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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S WEEKLY • juLY 24 - july 30, 2017 • Vol. 27 No. 30 Pamela Bevelheymer
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CONTENTS Meet
features Crime and Rescue Map......................................7
A Chat with Filmmaker Noël Wells.....................9 Up North’s Golden Age of Cinema, Part II.........10 Location, Location, Location!............................12 Enter the Bunker.............................................17 Who is Wade Rouse?.......................................20 Detroit-area Author Tom Stanton......................23 Downstate Destinations...................................26 Robby’s Taqueria.............................................32 Seen...............................................................33
dates..............................................34-40 music Michigan Rattlers Shake Up the Music Scene...31 FourScore......................................................41 Nightlife........................................................44
columns & stuff Top Five..........................................................5
Spectator/Stephen Tuttle...................................6 Weird..............................................................8 The Reel.....................................................29 Modern Rock/Kristi Kates................................42 Advice Goddess..............................................45 Crossword...................................................45 Freewill Astrology..........................................46 Classifieds....................................................47
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Americans to obtain private insurance. This has undermined ACA ability to reduce the uninsured. Further reductions being proposed for Medicaid expansion will increase uncompensated costs by $350 billion by 2027. The elimination of the individual mandate in the proposed Senate bill will result in higher premiums. Such non-group policies will see an increase of 20–25 percent in the first year. Both parties share responsibility for current ACA problems, the Democrats for some aspects of ACA being unconstitutional, and Republicans’ successful lawsuits undermined the ability of ACA to significantly reduce the number of the uninsured even more. Instead of blaming each other, take joint responsibility and find ways to reduce and hopefully eliminate the uninsured. Ronald Marshall, Petoskey
Pro-Life vs Pro-Birth
Republicans Share Some ACA Blame
The ACA was enacted to reduce the number of uninsured because 40 percent of the costs of the uninsured were being placed on the backs of those who were insured. This “uncompensated care” has seen a significant drop with the decrease in the uninsured under ACA. Republicans’ legal challenges were successful in allowing states to refuse the expansion of Medicaid and blocking efforts in diverting funds to help low-income
The July 24 issue of Time tells the desperate story of Republican and Right to life advocate Alison Chandler, a former pediatric nurse in New Jersey, whose threeyear-old son, Ethan, has heterotaxy, which caused him to be born with nine congenital heart defects. In his first three years of life, his care has cost almost $2 million. The return of lifetime insurance caps resulting from the Republican repeal of Obamacare would leave Ethan virtually uninsurable. His mother concludes that “The party that would have crucified me for aborting my child now wants to make it impossible for me to keep him alive.” Pro-life advocates are most certainly pro-birth, but pro-life? Not so much.
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BY Amy Kerr Hardin Armchair fiscal-policy critics abound. They love to opine on how their local leaders have bungled the budget, draining dry the community coffers. It’s all too easy to assume these financial jams are the result of some dastardly longitudinal experiment in incompetence on the part of officials. Yet, contrary to the incessant finger wagging directed at local leaders past and present, the systemic problem is much more complex and nuanced than some comprehend. In Michigan, many of those budgetary decisions in question were grounded in the state’s 1998 mandate to share statutory revenues — a formula-based percentage of the state’s sales tax collections — with its cities, villages, and townships. The mandate worked in tandem with an understanding that businesses would be required to pay their fair share in property taxes as determined by local assessors. Historically, both provided a reasonable bulwark for sound public-policy math. However, neither of these previously reliable revenue streams can now be trusted. Place the blame squarely on Lansing lawmakers and state tax courts, both acting in concert with business interests and their lobbyists. At about the same time state officials decided to neglect their lawful duty to share revenue among their constituent communities, tax courts similarly thought it a swell idea to allow commercial property owners to screw those same municipalities out of commercial real estate tax dollars. The public policy organization Good Jobs First reports that subsidies for Michigan businesses already rank third largest in the nation, clocking in at over $14 billion in recent years — all paid out of taxpayer’s pockets. So, it’s unconscionable that the state’s tax tribunal is aiding and abetting in yet another corporate welfare racket designed to further hijack critical local revenues. Called “dark store” tax credits, they’re just as ominous as they sound. The premise of the tax dodge is called “functional obsolescence”: Major retailers build structures, and then deem them unsuitable for future occupancy. Here’s how the scam looks in action: Step One: Developers propose construction plans for a super-sized store. Local officials are enticed by the prospect of increased revenues from the development. Post construction, the mega-retailer files to have its taxes reduced to a level similar to that of an abandoned structure in the community — a dark store. All the retailer needs then is for the Michigan Tax Tribunal to rubber stamp its request, which typically happens. Going forward, the retailer not only enjoys a criminally low tax rate but also fleeces the community through exorbitant refunds for property taxes paid previously. Step Two: The flimflammery continues. When the big box retailer eventually relocates to a newer facility, it places a deed restriction on the old property to prevent competing businesses from operating there, creating a win-win for the seller — no competition, and a ready example of an abandoned structure
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to bolster its “dark store” argument with the tribunal. For the community, however, it’s a lose-lose, leaving it suffering from blighted buildings and the loss of tax revenues. The negative impact on Michigan’s communities runs deep. Local units of government have collectively forfeited around $100 million since 2013. A Meijer store in Okemos won a tax settlement from Meridian Township that nicked the municipality for $320,000. The bulk of those funds were pilfered from the Okemos Public School budget. Alongside Meijer, Home Depot and Lowes are hot on the action. Their combined reassessments cost Mason County $300,000 in lost revenues, and Ottawa County lost $745,000. Lowes took Marquette Township to the cleaners for a $755,000 refund — an amount so significant to the function of its community that the local library had to cut its hours. Menards, a frequent filer like Meijer, attempted to tag the City of Escanaba for a hefty refund, but city officials appealed, and the case is now headed to the Michigan Supreme Court. So far, 30 municipalities have jointly submitted an amicus brief in support of the city. One vigilant Michigan lawmaker devoted himself to putting an end to the corporate piracy. The late Rep. John Kivela, a Democrat from Marquette, twice introduced legislation to block the dark store treachery. His first attempt flopped, but the second bill passed the House in 2016 by a 97–11 margin. Unfortunately, the Senate never took it up before the session closed. Last March, just weeks before Kivela took his own life, Rep. David Maturen, a Republican from the Kalamazoo area, introduced new legislation (HB-4397). The latest version has broad bipartisan support, with about half the House co-sponsoring the effort. Maturen is the vice chair of the House Committee on Tax Policy, where the legislation is currently being considered. His majority party affiliation will boost the bill. The Michigan Municipal League, the Michigan Townships Association, and the Michigan Association of Counties have thrown their full weight in support of the measure. Perhaps the third time will be the charm. Whether Lansing acts to shut down this corporate chicanery or not, Michigan’s municipalities would be well served to gird their loins. The Institute for Local SelfReliance, a public policy think tank, advises local leaders on how to deflect the dark store ruse and big box blight. In addition to implementing zoning policies that directly address the issue, the institute encourages officials to require developers to post a bond for demolition, and to require the timely removal of abandoned structures. It would also go a long way toward restoring faith in Lansing if the tax tribunal would stop enabling these big box bullies. Amy Kerr Hardin is a retired banker, a regionally known artist, and a public policy wonk and political essayist at Democracy-Tree.com. She and her husband have lived in the Grand Traverse area since 1980, where they raised two children, and have both been involved in local politics and political campaigns.
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Rare Find Unearthed at Michilimackinac It’s been a banner year for archaeologists at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. Archaeologists have uncovered a rare piece of trade silver — probably an earring or pendant — during this summer’s excavation of the 18th century settlement led by Dr. Lynn Evans, curator of archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks. “It is a big deal because trade silver is a rare find,” said Phil Porter, director of Mackinac State Historic Parks. “The current excavation has been very fruitful this summer, providing a wide array of interesting artifacts, including gun flints, porcelain, a complete chest lock, Jesuit rings, and two pieces of trade silver.” The triangular piece of trade silver dates to around 1765 and was unearthed at the site of a fur trader’s house. Trade silver was used as currency, and it is rare to find it at Michilimackinac because that settlement was abandoned and gradually, over several years, moved to Mackinac Island, giving residents plenty of time to pack up all of their valuables before they left.
bottoms up Cultured Ferments Co.’s Kombucha Tea Founded in 2016 by Traverse City’s Courtney Lorenz, a former culinary student at Northwestern Michigan College, Cultured Ferments is bringing a homebrew-inspired version of Kombucha — a slightly fizzy, fermented sweet tea — to the masses. Kombucha, thought to have originated in Russia a couple thousand years ago, had its last big moment in the mid-’80s — but its popularity is on the rise again, thanks to a renewed interest in the benefits it promises to impart to its drinkers via probiotics, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, and antioxidants. Cultured Ferments’ bottled brews use tea from Leelanau County’s Light of Day Organics, Michigan’s only tea farm. The teas are fermented for up to two weeks, after which they’re bottled and labeled; each step is monitored by Lorenz and her crew. Much like other fermented products (think sauerkraut or kimchi), fermented tea does have something of a sharpness to it and can be an acquired taste, although Cultured Ferments’ varieties make it easier, as they’re tempered with carefully balanced flavors. The Mind’s Eye Chai Kombucha, rife with autumnal spices, is said to taste like “apple pie in a bottle,” while Genuine Ginger Kombucha is similar to ginger ale, with equal parts spice and sweetness. And perhaps the prettiest of the bunch is the Namaste Nectar, a pale fuchsia-colored berry mix steadied with hibiscus. Find a complete list of locations (over two dozen in northern Michigan alone, plus more downstate) where you can buy Cultured Ferments’ kombucha teas at www.drinkcultured.com.
Celtic fusion group Nessa blends elements of classical, folk, jazz, funk, and world music to create a one-of-a-kind Celtic sound you can hear around northern Michigan in the coming week: 3pm Saturday, July 22, at the Cadillac Festival of Arts, Cadillac City Park; 7pm Friday, July 28, at the Summer Sounds Concert Series at Michigan Legacy Art Park in Thompsonville; and 8pm Saturday, July 29, at Blissfest Folk and Roots Miniconcert Series at Red Sky Stage in Petoskey. Nessamusic.com
All About Butterflies at the Botanic Garden Habitat loss and pesticides threaten the monarch butterfly in North America, but you can learn about efforts in northern Michigan to add a little bit of friendly space for the remarkable creatures. The State of the Monarch Butterfly takes place Aug. 6 from 1 to 3pm at The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park in Traverse City. Duke Elsner, Michigan State University faculty at the Leelanau Extension Office, will share his knowledge of the monarch butterfly and discuss his process of creating a monarch waystation. There is no fee for this class, but donations are requested. Advance registration is also requested. For more information visit http://thebotanicgarden.org/events
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Maybe we still don’t understand the river ecosystem, as we’ve taken out mature riverbank trees in more than one place. They kept what’s left of the natural riverbank intact. Metal sheeting will support the riverbank where mature willows once stood sentinel. What kind of city allows such a thing to happen? No rational setback requirements, no protection of native plants? One supposes the answer is the kind of city that believes high-end condos next to the river are more important than the river. What kind of developer is willing to endanger the riverbank so he or she can sell overpriced condos for a few thousand more? The answer is in the question. And what kind of owners want to brag about their lovely river views at the expense of the river they’re viewing? We’re told aesthetics were involved. You mean there is someone out there who believes metal sheets shoved down the riverbank are more aesthetically pleasing than a mature tree? Here’s a hint: There is nothing more aesthetically pleasing or useful on a riverbank than a mature tree. Nothing. (By the way, the view from the other side of the river isn’t so aesthetically pleasing anymore.) The City Commission has handed off the Boardman River project to the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). We can hope the DDA’s first priority is the river and not what gets built next to it. It won’t be easy; for decades, downtown Traverse City has used our river as a selling point rather than as the valuable asset it should be. Development here always seems to trump what nature gave us. It’s certainly true down-
It’s a shame because it is a nifty little river we’ve taken for granted for too long. Perhaps the DDA should start with a basic decision as to what it wants the river to be. If commisioners want it to be itself, they have to protect it by preventing even more intrusion onto its banks — a ship that has very nearly sailed. They’ll need to acknowledge that concrete and steel do not a riverbank make and prevent more being installed. And they’ll need to prohibit the removal of natural riverbank vegetation, whether for a condo or a parking lot/park. If they want the river to be a commerce magnet, then they need do very little. They can turn a chunk of it into a whitewater theme park, push more construction onto its banks, continue improving the views by removing those unsightly willow, and let the next generation live with those decisions. There was a time before we arrived when the river was perfect. Leaving what’s left of it alone might be the best plan. The DDA, which controls downtown parking, also has suggested making some changes to the fine structure of parking tickets. If you pay before midnight on the day you receive the ticket, the fine would be $5 instead of $10. The fine rockets up to $75 on your eleventh ticket instead of your sixth. One City Commissioner would like to wait for the results of some study — yes, there is a study — while another is sure these changes will just encourage scofflaws. Making parking tickets a little less punitive for those who have no choice but to park downtown where they work is a good idea. Cheaper parking for them would be even better. We don’t need to wait for a study to tell us that.
Crime & Rescue SUSPECT CHARGED IN SHOOTING A rivalry over a woman led to a shooting that left one man in the hospital and another in jail. Alan Bradley Halloway, 41, faces life in prison on a charge of attempted murder filed July 19 by Grand Traverse County prosecutors. He also faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm for the shooting two days earlier of David Loren Barber. Halloway and Barber met at the Bay Hills apartment complex some time before 1:20pm on July 17, argued over a woman, and Halloway allegedly shot Barber in the shoulder with a Ruger .22 caliber pistol, Traverse City Police Capt. Keith Gillis said. At least three shots were fired; Halloway also allegedly stabbed Barber in the arm during the attack, which was witnessed by three people at the apartment complex. Barber, 46, was taken to Munson Medical Center, where he was expected to recover. Halloway fled, and a Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s deputy spotted his pickup and attempted to stop him, but Halloway sped off. Halloway drove to his home on Ewing Street in Grawn, jumped out of his vehicle, and ran into his house, prompting officials to call in the regional emergency response team. Halloway surrendered a half-hour later after talking to hostage negotiators. WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH A woman died when two vehicles crashed and rolled over in Otsego County. State police were called to Bagley Township July 17 at 2:23pm after a car had crossed the centerline of McCoy Road and crashed head-on into an SUV. The driver of the car, 68-year-old Connie Finnegan, died at Otsego Memorial Hospital. The driver of the SUV, a 25-yearold Gaylord woman, was treated for unknown injuries, troopers said. PARENTS FACE OVERDOSE CHARGES Parents of an 11-month-old who was treated for a drug overdose in June face child abuse charges. The parents — 27-year-old Devin Lee Devereaux and 23-year-old Brianna Dawn Devereaux — face felony charges of third-degree child abuse; they were arrested in Gladwin July 16 and were arraigned the next day in Grand Traverse County. Grand Traverse County prosecutors filed the charges after they reviewed reports from the sheriff’s department and Child Protective Services. Deputies on June 7 were called to an East Bay Township home where the child was apparently suffering a drug overdose. The child was taken to Munson Medical Center, then airlifted to Devos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, where the child was treated and released. Investigators determined the Devereauxs had consumed cocaine in an area where the child spent time. TRAFFIC STOP ENDS IN SCRAMBLE A traffic stop near Cedar ended at a driveway where multiple suspects attempted to run for freedom. Six people fled, and all but the driver were found in an extensive search of the area Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies conducted. The driver was later found walking on the side of the road in Grand Traverse County and arrested for fleeing and eluding. Meanwhile, deputies found alcohol, prescription drugs, and LSD in the vehicle. The case started when deputies attempted to pull over a pickup for speeding on M-72 in Solon Township on July 16 at 2:06am. A 30-year-old man and 20-year-old woman from Grand Rapids showed signs of distress from LSD use and were taken to Munson Medical Center; a 31-yearold man was arrested for drug possession. INSANITY PLEA FOR STABBING A Boyne City
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woman who stabbed her mother to death pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to a murder charge. She will undergo psychiatric treatment. The plea was taken in the 33rd Circuit Court in Charlevoix on July 14. Rachael Marie Crisman, 30, stabbed Regina Plevinski to death in October. Crisman raised the insanity defense in her case and was evaluated by the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ann Arbor, Prosecutor Allen Telgenhof said. Doctors at the center determined that at the time she killed her mother, Crisman “suffered from a mental illness that caused her not to appreciate the nature and quality and wrongfulness of her behavior as well as the capacity to conform her behavior to the requirements of the law,” Telgenhof said. Telgenhof said he decided to accept the center’s determination rather than attempt to find an alternative opinion and take Crisman to trial. While witnesses believed Crisman was under the influence of drugs, she was thoroughly tested and found to have no illegal drugs in her system. Crisman will be detained in state mental health care facilities while she receives treatment.
As troopers arrived, they found people who had fled the scene and were waiting for police at a nearby intersection. They said that the suspect had fled the area in a vehicle. As they talked to police, they spotted the suspect’s vehicle coming toward them. Troopers made a traffic stop and arrested the 31-year-old suspect. The suspect had gone to the home of his estranged wife and got into an argument; the 29-year-old woman called a 33-year-old male friend and her father and asked them to come over to help her. While she waited for help, the suspect attacked her dog, which caused the couple to physically struggle outside her house. When the woman’s friend arrived with his son, the suspect pulled out a handgun and threatened the woman, who knocked it out of his hands. The suspect then picked up the gun and pointed it at the other man; he pulled the trigger, but the gun didn’t fire. The suspect then attacked the man while his son fled into the woods to call 911. The woman’s father arrived, and the group was able to flee to safety. No one suffered serious injuries.
WOMAN: “I’M DRUNK” A woman was arrested after she rolled her car in Leland. Deputies were called to River and Chandler streets, where a 2015 Kia sat on its roof with a woman inside July 18 at 1:19am. The woman had suffered minor injuries but would not cooperate with responders. As the 56-year-old woman from Tyler, Texas, was assisted out of the vehicle, she explained that she had hit another vehicle and rolled over. She stated, “I’m drunk,” deputies said. The woman was taken to Munson Medical Center for a court-ordered blood test and then to jail for suspicion of drunk driving.
TWO MAN CHARGED IN BREAK-IN Two men were connected to a Grand Traverse County break-in earlier this year. Sheriff’s deputies investigated a breakin at a Mayfield Township residence in April in which a muzzleloader, a BB gun and other items were stolen. The culprits also broke into a shed on the property. Investigators connected two Mesick residents to the crime: 27-year-old Gregory Alan Morris and 20-year-old Chad Eric Ferrill Jr. They were charged July 12.
MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT Troopers responded after a 12-yearold boy called 911 to report that a man had pointed a gun at his father. State police from the Houghton Lake Post responded to a felonious assault in Kalkaska County’s Orange Township on the evening of July 12.
attacked three women who were relaxing in a hot tub in Suttons Bay. Leelanau County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a condominium complex on July 15 just past midnight. Three women — a 22-year-old from Riley, a 23-year-old from Port Huron, and a 25-year-old from Byron Center — said a man had approached them, demanded that they leave, left, and then later returned and assaulted them. The man attempted to pull one of the women from the hot tub, and when another tried to intervene, the man punched the woman in the mouth, deputies said. The suspect, a 68-year-old Suttons Bay man, then kicked and knocked down the third woman. A bystander intervened, and the women were able to get away and call 911. The suspect faces three counts of assault and battery.
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Digital Cocktail If you visit Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory, you can’t skip one of its famous traditions: sipping on a Sourtoe Cocktail at the Sourdough Saloon. The drink, conceived in 1973, comprises the cocktail of your choice garnished with a pickled amputated human toe. (“You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips have gotta touch the toe,” says “toe master” Terry Lee.) On June 18, one of the saloon’s toes went missing when a patron, who identified himself as “a drunken fool,” took the digit (specifically, a second toe). Although the thief mailed the toe back with an apology, Travel Yukon has launched a campaign for an “insurance toe,” saying, “Our toe was returned, but we can always use backups!” [Alaska Dispatch News, 6/20/2017; Reuters, 6/26/2017) The Continuing Crisis Demit Strato of New York took to Facebook on June 26 from his throne room to excoriate his local Starbucks for making his venti iced coffee with regular milk instead of soy milk, as he ordered it. “I’ve pooped 11 times since the A.M. My bottom hurts from all the wiping. Do you think I enjoy soy milk? ... I don’t order soy milk because I’m bored and want my drink order to sound fancy. I order soy milk so that my bottom doesn’t blast fire for 4 hours.” For its part, Starbucks sent Strato a $50 gift card, and he told Buzzfeed that “many women are trying to go out on a date after this, too.” People Different From Us A China Southern Airlines flight between Shanghai and Guangzhou was delayed for five hours on June 27 after an 80-year-old passenger, identified only as Qiu, was spotted tossing coins into the engine as she boarded “to pray for a safe flight.” Passengers already onboard were asked to deplane while crews searched inside the engine and around the area, ultimately finding nine coins totaling the equivalent of about 25 cents. Local news outlets estimated the cost of the delay and the search at $140,000.
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Compulsions -- Could it have been overconsumption of caffeine that provoked Londoner Kit Lovelace to scan all 236 episodes of “Friends” to chronicle how much coffee each character drank? Lovelace told the Huffington Post in June he was disappointed that no one had ever collected data about the characters’ coffee habits, so he meticulously studied how much they drank, how their consumption changed over the years and how much they spent on coffee. (Spoiler alert: Phoebe drank the most coffee, and collectively the group spent more than $2,000 on joe over the course of the 10-season series.) -- A California man’s 2,000th visit to Disneyland in Anaheim on June 22 made him a celebrity in the park. Jeff Reitz began visiting Disneyland every day after receiving an annual pass as a gift in 2012. At the time, he was unemployed, but he continued his habit even after finding a job, using the $1,049 Disney Signature Plus Passport. “Until today, cast members would think I looked familiar, but now they know who I am,” Reitz said. “It’s been positive, it’s been a motivator, it’s been my workout gym. This past year I’ve lost about 40 pounds.”
-- A serial underwear thief in Tokyo was finally snagged July 4 when he was caught on surveillance video stealing nine women’s undergarments that had been hung out to dry. Yasushi Kobayashi, 61, told police that he’d been lifting lingerie for 20 years because he enjoys wearing them. Police found more than 1,000 pieces during a serach of his home. Great Art! Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, were hunting in late June for the artist tagging buildings with ... butt cheeks. At least 20 downtown fanny paintings, sporting from two to seven buttocks, have been reported. “It’s not very creative,” sniffed one office worker. “The bottom line is, whoever is doing this is destroying property,” Assistant Police Chief Jim Previterra said. Property owners are wiping the butts away as fast as they appear, but police say the vandal, when caught, will have to pay for cleanup. Police Report -- A SWAT team from the Sumter County (Florida) Sheriff ’s department raided The Villages retirement community on June 21, uncovering what they believe is a golf cart chop-shop operation, along with illegal drugs, in the sprawling complex near Ocala. Souped-up golf carts are a popular way to get around in the community, which is home to more than 150,000 people. Windshields, seat cushions, wheels and tires were found in the garage, along with drugs “in plain sight” in the home, Deputy Gary Brannen said. Five people, ranging in age from 38 to 63, were arrested. -- A determined pregnant woman in Asheville, North Carolina, was charged June 28 with misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon after she ran over the man who had been caught rifling through her SUV. Christine Braswell, 26, confronted Robert Raines, 34, in a Walmart parking lot, but when he ran, she couldn’t run after him. “Me being five months pregnant, I chased a little ways, then come back, jumped in the car, threw it in gear and come across the curb and ran him over. I was not going to let him get away with it,” Braswell said. Raines sustained minor injuries. -- A hopeful driver, pulled over by Dakota County (Minnesota) Deputy Mike Vai in June, produced a “get out of jail free” card from a Monopoly game in an effort to escape charges on a controlled substance warrant. The amused officer shared the incident on his department’s Facebook page, but took the unidentified man into custody nonetheless. Odd Hobbies The Wall Street Journal reported in June on a small group of enthusiasts who participate in the esoteric sport of container spotting -- discovering and documenting unusual shipping containers. Spotting a distinctive box “is analogous to the satisfaction that birdwatchers get from spotting a very rare breed of bird,” noted Matt Hannes, who maintains the Intermodal Container Web Page. Unusual boxes, known as unicorns, include those with outdated names or logos, or sporting discontinued colors, and those from very small shipping companies. Charles Fox of Indianapolis may be an extreme hobbyist: On his honeymoon, he spent two 12-hour days taking photos of a variety of boxes in Belgium. Mrs. Fox was not amused.
On Psychological Salves, SNL, and Steering Her Own Ship
A Chat with Comedianturnedfilmmaker Noël Wells
2017
Chris Janson with special guest Davisson Brothers Band • July 25
By Kristi Kates Big-city executives aim at a windowed corner office and a company car, chefs aspire to open their own restaurants, and doctors dream of headlining their own medical practice, but most comedic actors … ? They typically view Saturday Night Live as a career pinnacle. Texas native Noël Wells didn’t. She simply saw SNL as a jumping-off point to a more diverse career. Wells, who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010, had dabbled in acting as a hobby; she had been a cast member of “Esther’s Follies,” Austin’s modern-day vaudevillian show. But after college, she worked as an editor and a motion graphics artist. The pull to performance, however — comedy, in particular — was strong. So she decided to pursue ensemble acting work and moved to Los Angeles. By 2013, she’d gotten noticed and joined the cast of SNL during its 39th season. In July of 2014, SNL announced she wouldn’t return to the show. It was far from a death knell for Wells’ career. She spun right around and quickly moved on to a slate of well-reviewed guest appearances (The Aquabats! Super Show! and Comedy Bang! Bang! being two), and in 2015 snagged a co-starring role on the Netflix comedy series Master of None, playing the girlfriend to lead Aziz Ansari. Her latest project is her own: a film that she wrote, directed, and acted in. Released in 2017, Mr. Roosevelt premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival, winning the Audience Award in the Narrative Spotlight category, as well as the Lewis Black Lone Star Jury Award. Wells is bringing Mr. Roosevelt to this year’s Traverse City Film Festival, so we caught up with her by phone to find out more. Northern Express: I know you did some comedic acting in college, but what first drew you to it? Was it a specific inspiration, or … ? Noël Wells: I was a pretty goofy, energetic kid, and while I did community theatre in middle school and some in high school, acting felt like it came backwards out of wanting to express ideas, stories, and all the characters I saw around me. As for comedy, without getting too heady about what is funny, I think I see a lot of contradictions and pulling and tearing apart in the world, and I have very strong instincts to find ways to reconcile conflict. Humans are a bundle
of contradictions, and I love exposing those contradictions — not to tear people down but more to be like, See! We’re all stupid! But don’t get upset, it’s wonderful, and we can laugh and share a quesadilla. It’s a psychological salve for me. Express: Your turn on SNL was really entertaining, but being on the show didn’t end up being a long-term thing for you. In a prior interview, you called SNL a “comedy dinosaur,” a comment for which you got a little backlash. What happened there? Wells: I’m so glad you asked this. It bummed me out to see that comedy dinosaur headline, as it was far from my intent of what I was hoping to express — and a good reminder that clickbait is king. They ended up changing the headline because it was misleading, but by that time, the story based on the headline had been picked up by multiple news outlets. I got to see firsthand how quickly these things spread and how it becomes a game of telephone, and I learned a valuable lesson about how I would like to express myself and to avoid engaging in discourse that contributes to our cultural negativity. And also, maybe I’m not really as much of a comedy person as I originally thought and don’t have strong opinions about it! Express: So at what point did you decide, Yeah, I can definitely do this comedic acting thing as a career? Wells: When I started out writing my own characters and putting them on their feet or filming them, it was a no-brainer that I could do it. It felt like I was uniquely qualified to, but I was absolutely garbage when it came to acting in other people’s things. I just tried way too hard, and it felt very phony. So I took my first and only acting class in L.A., and the teacher’s mantra was basically “You are enough,” and I never understood what that meant. Like, how am I enough when I’m supposed to be playing this big idea and character? But one day, I was so frustrated with myself that I resigned myself to playing the character of this one scene as me — and what do you know, it actually worked. He was actually right. Now I get it: You don’t try and do the character, you do you — but through the circumstances of the character and their traits, you become someone else. Express: What inspired the idea for your film Mr. Roosevelt?
Wells: The movie started several years ago as the idea of this character Emily, who was a sort of self-absorbed millennial type, who was hardworking but very lost and couldn’t get out of her own way. I personally felt that way, and I saw so many people around me also feeling that way. I wrote a couple versions, all of her going back to Austin and facing people from her past who had gotten their lives together, but the scripts were all over the place. The centering event of Mr. Roosevelt came to me, and I thought it was the perfect vehicle to take the traditional ‘coming home because something bad happens’ indie trope and turn it on its head. Because to her, her drama seems to be the biggest drama in the world — but compared to the stakes of other people’s dramas, it’s absurd.
Mark Nizer, 4D Comedy & Juggling Show • July 27
Danish String Quartet • July 28
Express: You wore so many hats for this film — writing, directing, and acting — which are you most proud of, and why? Wells: You know, I really am proud of my directing. I went to film school but never admitted I wanted to be a director. It just felt so disingenuous, and everyone has this idea of what a director is supposed to be, and it always made my skin crawl. And I don’t know that much about cinema history, and I can’t get into a pissing match with anyone about directing, but somewhere in my body I just knew I could do this, and I would be good at it, and while I made a lot of mistakes, and there are so many things I wish I had done differently, I see this final product, and I see all this amazing work everyone put into it and how I got to steer this ship — it’s a pretty cool feeling when it lands. Express: So what’s next on your schedule, Noël? Can you give our readers a sneak peek? Wells: I have two movies I acted in coming out on Netflix soon, The Incredible Jessica James, starring Jessica Williams, and Happy Anniversary, starring me and Ben Schwartz. I’m working on several writing projects and plan to direct a second feature soon. To find out more about Noël Wells, visit her official website at noelwells.com. Her movie, Mr. Roosevelt, will screen at the 2017 TCFF on Saturday, July 29 at 6pm at Central High School and on Sunday, July 30 at 6pm at City Opera House.
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Up North’s Golden Age of Cinema, Part II Northern Michigan’s vintage movie houses are rewriting their scripts for a happier ending.
By Patrick Sullivan Sara Herberger, one of three paid employees of the Vogue Theatre in Manistee, got involved with the nonprofit in a roundabout way. Her eight-year-old son had asked about the then-dilapidated building after a fundraiser to restore it was announced, and she tried to explain to him what restoring it could mean to the community. Luke immediately saw the appeal of having a movie theater in town that he could walk to with friends. “He saw the Vogue, and he said, ‘What is the Vogue, mom?’ I explained it to him. And then, like a parent, I said, ‘So, what could you do to help the Vogue get here? Wouldn’t that be great to have a movie theater?’” she said. “He goes, ‘I could sell lemonade.’ So I wound up selling lemonade with my son for about a year and a half.” LEMONADE TO LA-LA-LAND Luke and his mom trudged through town with a wagon, visited farmers markets and festivals, and sold lemonade in front of the shuttered theater whenever they could. When filmmaker Michael Moore, an early supporter of efforts to restore the Vogue, heard about Luke’s extraordinary fundraising efforts in 2012, he invited him to be a guest of the Traverse City Film Festival. “It was funny — I mean, my son was like, ‘Yeah, I talked to this lady and this guy,’ and we were like, ‘Well, who are they?’ And he was like, ‘Well, her name was Susan.’” Herberger said. “And then it turns out that
was Susan Sarandon that he got to meet, and it was Michael Moore. So it was just a fun thing.” After a $2.6 million restoration (partly funded through lemonade), the Vogue Theatre reopened in December 2013. Today, it’s one of three nonprofit movie theaters operating in northern Lower Michigan — the others are the State Theatre in Traverse
than revitalizing a town, and community members who are willing to invest for the sake of local cinema. Jennie Schmitt, who with her husband, Rick, is one of the co-owners of the Garden, said it’s been a labor of love to get the theater on its feet again. “It’s not a moneymaker. We make enough money to keep putting more into it,
“I think people recognize the fact that people don’t get into it for the money,” Schmitt said. “There’s a sense that the Garden Theater is kind of everybody’s. You know, we may have just gotten the ball rolling, but it takes a village. I mean, everybody’s involved with it.” City and the Lyric Theatre in Harbor Springs — and it was one of the five small-town theaters invited to screen movies as part of TCFF’s pre-festival Around the Bay film series. (Also participating are the Lyric, the Garden Theater in Frankfort, the Elk Rapids Cinema, and the Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay.) In recent years in northern Michigan, movie theaters have come to inhabit a special place in the life of small towns and foster great devotion from residents. Take the single-screen Garden, a theater that’s been continually in business since it opened in 1924 but was taken off life support in the last decade, thanks to owners who are less concerned with making a profit
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but we don’t get anything out of it,” she said. “Really, the whole thing was, Rick and I lived in Frankfort, and we really liked the movie theater, and we knew the person who had owned it. It took us several years to be able to buy it from him, and we knew something had to be done, and we just kind of formed a group of people and got lucky.” A THEATER NOT QUITE CLOSED When the new owners took over the Garden in 2009, they inherited a distressed building in need of massive restoration. Schmitt remembers the Garden had been a tough place to see a movie when she moved to Frankfort in 1995.
“When we first moved here that first winter, they were like, ‘Oh, you’re cold, let me give you this blanket,’ and you’re like, ‘I don’t even want to know where that thing’s been,’” Schmitt said. In addition to the theater’s inefficient boiler, the women’s restroom had to be completely redone, and all of the seats needed to be replaced — a task that was accomplished through donations from the community. The building needed new carpet and sound proofing, and the concession booth had to be rebuilt. Someone donated a digital projector. “I think people recognize the fact that people don’t get into it for the money,” Schmitt said. “There’s a sense that the Garden Theater is kind of everybody’s. You know, we may have just gotten the ball rolling, but it takes a village. I mean, everybody’s involved with it.” In recent years, Schmitt said she and her husband and another couple that run the theater have gotten the Garden to a sustainable point, and they now hope to turn it into a nonprofit. What the Schmitts have learned in operating the Garden is that the place is more than a business — it serves as sort of a town center that brings people together. It’s an entertainment outlet for residents, and it boosts business overall on Main Street. It also helps the Schmitts’s other business, the thriving Stormcloud Brewery next door. “I would say the theater, it gives people a reason to come into town. I would say that the restaurants notice the difference — not just Stormcloud — but all the other restaurants,” she said. “You know, it’s Friday night in February, and you’ve got something to go to.”
FARM-TO-AUDITORIUM TREATS Members of the Bahle family in Suttons Bay have been operating the Bay theatre since they bought it in 1976. Bob Bahle managed it for years, followed by manager Denise Sica. Today, a new generation led by Erik Bahle has taken over. Long before there was a Traverse City Film Festival or a revived State Theatre in Traverse City, Suttons Bay was virtually the only place in northern Michigan to see independent and foreign films, thanks to the vision of Bob Bahle. The theater always has been a source of cultural enrichment and an economic driver for the village, but it’s never been very profitable. Today, Erik Bahle said he’s trying to figure out how to make sure the theater lasts another generation. A day before he talked to the Northern Express about the cinema business, his dad had travelled to Lansing to collect the Bay’s new beer and wine license, which had just been approved. They didn’t want to wait for the Liquor Control Commission to get around to putting it in the mail. The Bay will now serve hard cider and beer, and Erik Bahle has completely revamped the concessions to offer only Michigan-sourced treats. He found Michigan-made popcorn at Oryana in Traverse City, and that inspired him to try to go all the way, he said. “That’s what planted the seed to say that there’s got to be a way to source what we’re getting from right here in our backyard,” Bahle said. The theater now carries sour cherry gummy candy from Cherry Republic, chocolate bars from Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, caramel and toffee corn from Slabtown in Traverse City, dried apple chips hand-dipped in dark chocolate by Grocer’s Daughter in Empire, and Northwoods Soda from Williamsburg. Like some of the other small-town theaters in the region, the Bay is a for-profit business, but Bahle said it basically operates as a nonprofit. It’s kept alive out of love and for what it does for its town. “This business has been a flat-line business since day one; it has never made money, and it has never really lost money, it has just kind of carried itself right on the edge of success or failure,” Bahle said. “It’s Leelanau County’s only movie theater, and it’s one of the things that really sets Suttons Bay apart from the other towns. I think everyone benefits from it, other businesses benefit from it.” A BUSINESS IN ELK RAPIDS Joe Yuchasz takes a different approach to the theater business in Elk Rapids. His Elk Rapids Cinema has been basically a one-man show for 44 years, and as owner and sole full-time employee, he says business is good. But that’s not come without sacrifice. Yuchasz, who bought the theater in 1973, said he’s been so busy running the theater the last several decades that he never found time to settle down and start a family. Now 76, Yuchasz is something of a proud parent when talking about his theater. He remembers the first film he showed — Fiddler on the Roof. He’s been programing films, taking tickets, and serving concessions ever since. He’s gone through several generations of projection systems and replaced almost everything in the building, from the doors to the sound system, which once featured a couple speakers and now includes 69 with 10 amplification channels. All seats have been replaced, and he’s in the process of switching out all of the fluorescent fixtures for LED lights to conserve energy. Despite the changes, however, Yuchasz’s
theater remains, in a way, fixed in an earlier era. He said he doesn’t pay attention to other theater chains and largely runs his place the same way he did in the 1970s. He negotiates directly with distributors and won’t take deals for first-run blockbusters that lock him into showing the same movie for three or four weeks at a time. Another relic from a different era is Yuchasz’s concession stand. The prices have hardly changed over the decades. Yuchasz sells a small popcorn for a dollar and a small pop for 50 cents. He stocks small candy bars that sell for five cents. “That’s so if a kid’s got his last nickel, and that’s all he’s got, he can spend that if he wants to,” Yuchasz said. The theater opened in 1940. When Yuchasz, only its third owner, bought it, there were only three screens close enough to be considered competition — two on Traverse City’s Front Street and a drive-in south of town. Over the years there’ve been as many as 22 screens showing movies in Traverse City. Today there are 16. Yuchasz isn’t worried. He trusts in his instincts to select movies his local customers want to see —films worth keeping them from traveling out of town — and he’s confident he can stay in business as long as he’s able to run the theater. “I really read a lot of reviews,” he said. “You know, Rotten Tomatoes is a home page for me.” MOVIE AND POPCORN: $1 Earlier this year, business students from Baker College in Cadillac released an economic impact study to determine what effect the Vogue has had on Manistee. “They found that about two-thirds of the folks who came to movies also patronized other businesses in town on that trip,” said Frank Greco, a retired lawyer and member of the nonprofit’s board of directors who first volunteered to help when he learned of restoration plans in 2011. Greco said it’s impossible to quantify exact
cause and effect, but the Vogue is undoubtedly a part of a revival currently unfolding on River Street, the town’s main street. “It’s changed. It’s a lot of people to get downtown. And it makes the town feel more alive, just to have people around,” Greco said. “I’ve been here since 2005, and it certainly seems different to me.” Indeed, downtown Manistee seems to be experiencing a resurgence with several new businesses that have opened recently in the blocks around the theater. A new brewery is expected to open across the river next. Tim Doyen, who with his wife, Shelly, has owned the Ideal Kitchen for 11 years, recalls looking down the street and watching construction workers driving Bobcats in and out of the Vogue building, hauling loads of dirt. Doyen questioned the sanity of the project as bricks fell off the side of the 1938-built building that houses the Vogue. “When they first said they were going to put a bunch of money into that theater, I was skeptical that they were going to do it right,” Doyen said. “The finished product is just amazing. I mean, they did a great job.” Doyen believes the Vogue had been good for business. Tina Fisk, a cider and wine tasting room host at Douglas Valley cider in summer and teacher at Trinity Lutheran Manistee during the school year, said the Vogue adds life to Manistee all year-round. “It’s right there in the middle of town. It makes it look like something’s going on here,” Fisk said. She said the Vogue makes a great field trip for her students, who, on a weekday morning get to see a $1 movie and get a bag of popcorn and a water. SMALL THEATER RENAISSANCE The Vogue is the only movie theater in Manistee County, so its nonprofit operators believe their mandate is to show mainstream films. There are currently two screens at the theater, but there is room for at least one
The Vogue Theatre in Manistee has only three paid employees but a host of interns and volunteers keep the community’s theater humming.
more that could be used to screen films that are less commercial. That would take lots of money, Greco said. “That would let us do what some people want, which is to show more independent and art-type films,” he said. “It’s really tough to do with just the two screens when we’re trying to show the broad range of films that the community needs.” One of the great things about the Vogue, Greco and Herberger said, is that it gives kids in school a chance to see movies in a theater. “They are growing up, and that was something that started and was established, and now they come back to the Vogue, and they know what it is, and they know what it means,” Herberger said. Greco isn’t sure whether the Vogue would have been restored if the State Theatre in Traverse City hadn’t been restored and reopened. At the very least, the State proved that a nonprofit theater model could work in northern Michigan. “If that wasn’t there as a model, I think there would have been less confidence. And of course, we were able to draw on their experience and get their advice on things,” he said. “So, no way to know, but much less likely.” Schmitt, at the Garden in Frankfort, agrees that there is a sort of renaissance right now for small-town theaters in northern Michigan, especially ones that operate as a sort of public service. She’s glad the Garden is part of it, and she thinks others have been inspired by what’s happened in Frankfort and with the State in Traverse City. She said Michael Moore has been part of the impetus to in the theater revival, and that his enthusiasm for cinema is infectious. “Michael Moore has been a big champion of small-town cinema,” she said. “He’s championed us and other theaters.”
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Location,
Location,
Location! A Michigan Film Tour By Kristi Kates Some are obvious, some less so. Some are easy to access — some take a little adventuring. But what they all have in common is that they’ve got a direct line to Hollywood, having served as settings for various films shot in our Great Lakes state. Here’s how you can visit some of the locations where movie magic was made right here in Michigan.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 – Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill Location: Detroit This big-screen superhero epic is said to be the biggest film project ever shot in Michigan, with five months of shooting at over 40 locations. The movie itself was widely panned, but superhero super fans can still have some fun striding down the same streets that Batman did, thanks to the Batman v. Superman: Justice Tour app, a dedicated iPhone app that shows fans where scenes were shot. Action! Stop in to the main branch of the Detroit Public Library on Woodward Avenue, and you’ll be in the same place that Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, had a conversation with Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), at an “antiques museum.” Head to 1300 Beaubien in Greektown and check out the former police headquarters that was turned into the Gotham City Jail. View the giant Nicholson Terminal and Dock Company signs from the banks of the Detroit River, a sight that echoes the backdrop of a big Batmobile chase scene. Stop for a famous Reuben sandwich at Hygrade Deli (3640 Michigan Ave.) — renamed Ralli’s Diner for the film, a nod to DC Comics trivia — to see where waitress Martha Kent (Diane Lane) watched the TV news about Superman, aka her son, Clark Kent. And make a visit to the beleaguered Michigan Central Station (3/4 mile southwest of downtown Detroit in the Corktown District), the old shuttered passenger rail depot that was used for the movie’s biggest battle scene. Fun Fact: Dawn of Justice is the first live-action film to bring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman together, but Superman was a man of few words this time around; he had only 43 lines of dialogue.
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Road to Perdition
2002 – Tom Hanks, Jude Law Location: Holland Perdition, Michigan, doesn’t exist. Except for in this movie. The gangster drama was shot partly in Chicago and partly against a beautiful Lake Michigan backdrop, displaying a striking contrast between the inner turmoil of Hanks’ character Michael Sullivan (in a rare bad-guy role for the usually amicable actor) and the tranquil scenery surrounding him. Lake-loving locals Michigan will recognize shots in the film from Port Sheldon, Olive Township, and Saugatuck. Action! One of Perdition’s most pivotal scenes was shot at the Ottawa County Olive Shores County Park, right on the lakeshore in West Olive, Michigan. You can stroll the beach and see the foundation where Hanks’ character’s aunt’s beach house was built for the movie — the building itself was taken down after production ended — and view a special display the shares more information about the film shoot. Near Saugatuck, on the Blue Star Highway, you’ll find the location where the 1930s-era White Dog Inn used to be (it’s since been demolished); that inn stood in for the motel at which O’Sullivan narrowly escaped Jude Law’s character, the assassin Harlen Maguire. If you want to sleep where Tom or Jude slept, book yourself a room at Holland’s Country Inn. And if you feel like driving a little farther south (albeit out of Michigan entirely), check out the historic Hotel Florence in Pullman, Illinois; it’s the site of the film’s turbulent night scene. From there you can continue on to the Chicago area, where many other exterior and interior shots took place. Fun Fact: During their hours off the set, Hanks and Law reportedly visited the local AMC Star Holland 8 Theater to relax, popcorn in hand, and watch movies.
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 – Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins Location: Detroit Director Michael Bay has filmed parts of four prior Transformers movies in the Detroit area. Word is, he loves the local architecture, some of which he has even reconfigured to suggest the city of Hong Kong for Transformers: Age of Extinction. No matter what Bay remade Detroit to look like, the Motor City has proved the perfect place for robotic beings to stage battle. Action! If you’re brave enough, you can lurk around the outskirts of the vacant Packard Plant, which played host to giant pieces of machinery, graffiti, and a couple of old Chicago El Trains for part of the filming of the most recent Transformers film, The Last Knight. The closed and ruined 82,000 seat Pontiac Silverdome was another big location for the movie; if you’ve ever attended a football game or concert there, you probably recognized the cavernous domed space on the screen. Know someone who knows someone? Then you might be able to snag an invite to the Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Pontiac, where some of the interior scenes for the film were shot. If not, drive I-96 near Novi, where you can geek out over the fact that you’re cruising Optimus Prime’s old stomping grounds. Another Transformer-y route you can drive is M-52 between Webberville and Stockbridge, where the production filmed a car-chase scene. Fun Fact: If you saw filming notices posted around downtown Detroit back in 2016 for something called E75, you were actually seeing the code name for the Transformers: The Last Knight shoot.
Die Hard 2
1990 – Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia Location: Alpena John McClane, actor Bruce Willis’ tough-guy hero helming the Die Hard franchise, found himself in the second film battling against rogue military operatives who had taken over the air traffic control system at Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C., shutting down all of the runway lights and trapping aircraft up in the air, with fuel running low. Action! The scene where McClane rushes from a series of tunnels onto an airport runway — where he nearly gets hit by a plane — actually was filmed in eight different locations, including Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. One of the other locations? Lil’ ol’ Alpena County Regional Airport. During the February 1990 filming, the crew filled every available hotel room in Alpena, local houses were rented for the stars, the entire local supply of rental cars was booked, and several hundred locals were cast as extras, stuffing $1 million into Alpena’s economy. Hang around town for lunch after you visit the airport, and you’ll probably be able to get a few good stories about the shoot from locals, as it was a pretty big deal for the small town. Fun Fact: Moses Lake, Washington, was supposed to be the original location for this part of the shoot, but rain washed away the snow there, so the production moved to Michigan.
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Enter the Bunker The Secret hideaway of the Traverse City Film Festival Meg Weichman, hard at work in the TCFF Bunker.
Bunker host, Susan Fisher, and her dog, Gizmo, work late nights alongside the rest of the TCFF crew.
By Kristi Kates The individuals enter quietly, one by one, into the dark underground lair, each carrying charts and pens, provisions, and communication devices. They have a solid week stretching before them, with many challenges ahead, but their mission is clear. Nope, this isn’t the latest Tom Cruise suspense movie — it’s the core staff of the Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF), who meet up at what they affectionately nickname “The Bunker” for an annual weeklong cram session to solidify the film fest’s final preparations. Meg Weichman is the TCFF’s creative director. She’s one-third of the main trio behind the TCFF, the other two being Deb Lake, executive director, and Susan Fisher, business director. “For two weeks before the TCFF schedule is released, we just have to get out of the office,” Weichman said. “We used to meet up remotely, over conference calls and all that, but it was just so ineffective, especially as the festival grew, and we got more interns. There’s just too much happening in the office. So the three of us and some other key players all go off site, to work as a unit for a week without distractions.” The basement of Fisher’s Leelanau Peninsula home serves as The Bunker. “Susan is a very gracious host,” Weichman said. “We’ve got couches and nice chairs down there. We set up folding tables to use as desks. There’s a big TV, a mini-refrigerator. I
Mike Erway, TCFF designer, stays focused on his computer screen.
basically move into Susan’s house for the week, while other people crash on couches or just come and go as needed. This year we ‘moved in’ on June 12 and didn’t leave until June 19.” The Bunker is a constant hub of activity as the staff confirms movies, invites guests, and writes blurbs for the program, all with the end goal — completing the festival’s film and event schedule — in sight. “Everything comes together really fast,” Weichman said. “The three of us work well over 125 hours during that week, with the additional staff putting in even more hours, but it’s such a productive environment. We’re all together, and we have a lot of fun, even though it’s definitely so much work!” To ease the frantic pace a little, The Bunker screens a constant stream of movies as the staff plugs away at their tasks, one right after the other. “We do watch some films that will be screened at the festival — no spoilers, so we won’t mention those here — but mostly we just keep a long list of movies playing that we all like.” The crew chooses a different theme for part of their movie-watching in The Bunker each summer. This year they decided to focus on the films of Alfred Hitchcock and David Fincher. “We watched those in the order of least upsetting and not as dark to the most upsetting and darkest,” Weichman said with a laugh. The staff are also all self-proclaimed “passionate Stanley Kubrick fans,” so they watched 2001: A Space Odyssey and Barry Lyndon, the latter several times. “That’s the
one we play during the all-nighters,” Weichman said. “It’s super long, and the music and tone just suit sitting up all night and doing work.” Other Bunker picks this year included The Royal Tenenbaums, Heathers, Twister, Rear Window, and Quantum of Solace. The Talking Heads’ concert rockumentary, Stop Making Sense, is yet another favorite; it’s a performance film stuffed with quirky ’80s music. “We’re actually doing a special screening of that one at the Open Space this year,” said Weichman. “We always do a test screening before the festival to check all the equipment, but we usually don’t advertise it. This year though, we are, because we want to share our favorite movie with everyone. Stop Making Sense is, like, our official staff movie.” Between staffers coming and going, crucial members arriving from far away (Tribeca Film Festival programmer and TCFF mainstay Ian Hollander is one — he spent 26 hours traveling from New York City to Traverse City after his flight got cancelled), and a crazy-long list of things to do, this marathon retreat is hardly a getaway. But it proves so valuable each year as a place the staff can hunker down and focus, The Bunker at this point has become almost another critical member of the TCFF team. “It’s maybe a weird thing that we like The Bunker way more than we should,” Weichman said, “but it’s where we get everything done!”
Giant charts and TCFF notes cover the walls of Fisher’s basement, aka “The Bunker.”
The Bunker by the Numbers: • Total movies watched: 41 • Hitchcock movies: 6 • David Fincher movies: 7 • Stanley Kubrick movies: 5 • Wes Anderson movies: 5 • Bottles of water consumed: 52 • Cans of Cherry Coke Zero consumed: 62 • Bulk snacks eaten: 7 pounds • Dinners delivered: 12 • Cars in Fisher’s driveway: 9
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Student Films FEATURE FILM For the third year in a row, MSU’s Theatre 2 Film project will premiere a student-created, full-length feature film at TCFF. This year’s film, Stay With Me, is a psychological thriller in which a struggling Midwest farm family descends into dysfunction when threatened with the loss of their home. Date & Time: July 26 at Noon Location: Old Town Playhouse MSU SHORTS A collection of five short documentary and fiction films produced by MSU student filmmakers will be shown together. Date & Time: July 28 at 3 p.m. Location: Kirkbride at the Commons
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The films include: • The World is Beautiful In a world, in a country, on a map, in a wood lies a town of shadows. At the edge of that town, at the edge of the wood, there is a house with a boy named Charlie whose world is void of color until he meets Colette. • Creativity: A Gut Reaction This experimental film is a visual experience inspired by the poem, Gut Reaction, by MSU student Nicole Bush. • Amorphous An unconventional hypnotist ventures into a motel room to help a disturbed young woman and her older brother, but he gets more than he signed up for. Inspired by the stories of American author H.P. Lovecraft.
• On the Way Up Following her boyfriend’s attempted suicide, a young woman is forced to reevaluate their relationship and her own life. • Immiscible: The Fight Over Line 5 Every day 23 million gallons of oil pumps through the 64-year-old Enbridge Line 5 pipeline that runs underneath the Straits of Mackinaw. This environmental documentary takes a look at that pipeline and includes interviews from those involved in the fight to decommission it.
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Other MSU-produced shorts appearing at this year’s TCFF include: • Hard to Swallow Part of the “Faces of Flint” series that aired on WKAR, this spoken word piece by Flint hip-hop artist Mama Sol will be featured in the “Shorts: Inside Flint” program exploring the Flint water crisis. Date & Time: July 28 at 9 a.m. Location: Central High School Auditorium • Hubert: His Story Flint resident Hubert Roberts, a former inmate who uses his story and history to teach students in his city about their Black cultural heritage, is the hero and antihero of this documentary, which will be featured in the “Shorts: Fork in the Road” program exploring those times when two roads diverge. Date & Time: July 26 at noon Location: Bijou by the Bay • Tenure Produced as part of the MSU class, “The Television Pilot,” this film is about a theatre professor who is promoted to provost and must find the balance between her career, friendships, and love. It will be featured in the “Shorts: All the World’s a Stage” program. Date & Time: July 27 at 9 a.m. Location: Milliken at the Dennos Museum THE WOZ Free and open to the public, this hands-on interactive media and gaming showcase offers festivalgoers the opportunity to explore
and experience the latest in gaming and virtual reality technology. Free Welcome Party: July 26, 6-9 p.m. Open Daily: July 26-29, Noon-8 p.m.; July 30, Noon-3 p.m. Location: Hotel Indigo, 263 W. Grandview Parkway KIDS CAMPS Michigan State University is offering twoday camps for youth, ages 12-16, that focus on filmmaking and game design and development. These camps will have participants creating their own short films and digital games from scratch. The cost is $200 for each camp. • Filmmaker Camp Students will analyze what goes into making a great movie — the story, acting, directing, camera, sound, and editing — and will learn how to take their films to the next level. The end product of two intense days will be a short film created entirely by the students. Dates & Times: July 27-28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Central High School • Game Designer Camp Learn the basics of digital game design and development, including the process of prototyping, playtesting, and balancing, while building your own digital game. Other topics include the process, tasks, and roles involved in game development. Students also have an opportunity to play and analyze some current video games. Dates & Times: July 27-28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Central High School There are a limited number of openings
available for these exclusive camps. Register today at http://tcff.msu.edu/#camps to secure your spot! FILM SCHOOL Leading MSU faculty will discuss mobile storytelling and how to find funding for films at these workshops: • Mobile Documentary Filmmaking We all carry extraordinary filmmaking tools in our pockets that can document events at a moment’s notice, but how can we thoughtfully wield these tools while paying attention to quality, and what kind of stories lend themselves to using a mobile camera? Date & Time: July 29 at 3 p.m. Location: NMC Scholars Hall Tickets: $5 per person and can be purchased through the TCFF website • Finding Fund$ For Films A look at how to make it into the top-tier of filmmakers who receive funding and where to find funds as federal pools of support dry up. Date & Time: July 30 at Noon Location: NMC Scholars Hall Tickets: $5 per person and can be purchased through the TCFF website
Clockwise from top left: “On the Way Up,” “Stay With Me,” “Tenure,” “The Woz”
• Shape the Next MSU Feature Film MSU will be creating its next feature film and is looking for input from the TCFF community. MSU students will read the script and are looking for audience feedback on the development of the film, which will premiere in the summer of 2018. This event is free and open to the public. Date & Time: July 27, 4-6 p.m. Location: NMC Scholars Hall, Room 105 SPARTAN HEADQUARTERS Located at 333 E. State Street in Traverse City, the public is invited to stop by the Spartan Headquarters to receive free MSU swag, free film tickets for students with an MSU ID, and more information on all TCFF events associated with MSU. Dates & Times: July 25-28, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; July 29, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Wade Rouse didn’t set out to be a novelist. Trained as a journalist, he worked as a reporter and then in public relations. Along the way, he wrote four best-selling humorous memoirs, contributed to People, Good Housekeeping, and Coastal Living magazines, among others, as well as National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” But the memoirs stirred other memories of his childhood, leading to the novels “The Charm Bracelet” and “The Hope Chest.” Because they were inspired by heirlooms of his grandmothers’, he wrote them under the pen name Viola Shipman, his maternal grandmother’s name. Rouse will appear at the Darcy Library Tuesday, July 18, part of the Off the Page series of lectures and book-signings at the Benzonia Library and Darcy Library of Beulah. “I felt a calling to write books (about) what’s most important,” he said from his home in Saugatuck. “I wanted to do something that harkens back to a more sentimental, feel-good time.” Rouse said his desire to write is a lifelong ambition. “As far back as I can remember I wanted to be a writer,” he said. He earned his undergraduate degree from Drury University and his MA in journalism from Northwestern. “My favorite author was Erma Bombeck,” Rouse said, noting that she captured the “simple moments that unite us all. She was not only a great humorist but fought for her career.” Rouse wrote “The Charm Bracelet” with his grandmothers’ actual charm bracelets in mind. He said both of his grandmothers wore them and told stories about the charms. The Library of Michigan named the novel a 2017 Michigan Notable Book. The list features 20 books published the previous calendar year that are about or set in Michigan or are written by a Michigan author. “The Charm Bracelet” qualifies on both counts: It’s set in a small town on the coast of Lake Michigan, and Rouse moved to Michigan about a dozen years ago, though he spends part of the year in Palm Springs, California. This year, Rouse’s follow-up, “The Hope Chest,” was published once again to acclaim. Next March will see the third entry, “The Recipe Box.” Both also are derived in part from his childhood.
So why write under a female pseudonym? “It is a totally Victor/Victoria thing,” Rouse said with a laugh, “the opposite of JK Rowling. I write women’s novels under my grandma’s name.” From the moment he laid down the first words of “The Charm Bracelet,” he said that he used the pen name Viola Shipman, “and I never changed it. My literary agent was always supportive. For me there was no greater way to say thank you.” Rouse said he enjoys meeting readers and fans at events such as Off the Page. “I love the events at bookstores and libraries. It’s amazing that readers show up and share pieces of their own lives. “That was part of the Michigan Notable Books tour, visiting smaller communities that wouldn’t naturally be hosts. I was in Montague [in Michigan] a couple weeks ago. There was a huge thunderstorm, and they still kept putting out chairs. People were coming in droves.” He also feels a connection to Up North. “My aunt and uncle had a cottage in Leland since the ’70s. My uncle was the inspiration behind ‘The Hope Chest.’ He had ALS (as does one of the characters in the novel), yet he’d still take his wheelchair to his garden. That was one of the most inspiring things.” The Off the Pages talks by authors began last week with Travis Mulhauser, a 2017 Michigan Notable Book Award winner. It continues this week with Tom Stanton, whose most recent book is “Terror in the City of Champions.” Both “Off the Page” programs begin at 7pm and are free of charge. Seating opens 30 minutes before the presentations. For more information, contact the Benzonia Library at (231) 882-4111 or the Darcy Library at (231) 882-4037.
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By Ross Boissoneau Author Tom Stanton will make three stops in northern Michigan while promoting his latest book, “Terror in the City of Champions.” First Stanton will be a guest at Off the Pages, the Benzie County program for authors, appearing at the Mills Community House July 18 at 7 pm. On July 20, he will be at Bay View Association’s Voorhies Hall for its Big Read at 7:30pm. And on Aug. 25, he will be the guest of the National Writers Series at the City Opera House. Stanton is a native of the Detroit area. He co-founded The Voice newspapers in suburban Detroit and served as editor for 16 years, before embarking on a literary career in 1999. He’s written four baseball books. The first was “The Final Season,” a memoir of the last season at Tiger Stadium, during which he attended all the Tigers home games. The book won several awards. His second baseball memoir, “The Road to Cooperstown,” is about a road trip the author took with his older brother and father to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. “Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America” and “Ty and the Babe” followed. Stanton’s most recent book is “Terror in the City of Champions.” It delves into Detroit circa the mid-’30s, when the city was home to multiple sports champions. Within a six-month span, the Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings won a World Series, NFL title, and Stanley Cup, respectively — a major-sports trifecta achieved by no other American city before or since. At the same time, boxer Joe Louis was becoming a national sensation. While this was happening, however, the Black Legion was making its mark. A secret terrorist organization that flourished in Detroit and elsewhere in the Midwest until 1936, the Black Legion was a splinter group of the Ku Klux Klan. The white paramilitary group was founded in the 1920s by William Shepard in Ohio as a security force to protect KKK officers. It soon spread to cities such as Detroit, Indianapolis, and Cleveland. The Black Legion was responsible for a wave of murders, bombings and arsons. Its
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Downstate Destination: Detroit Maker Faire
The fiery fun of Cap’n Nemo’s Flaming Carnival is just one component of this year’s Detroit Maker Faire.
The Tesla Orchestra harnesses the power of faux lightning to create sound.
A SCIENCE FAIR ON STEROIDS By Kristi Kates If you’re intrigued by innovative inventions and cool, crafty creators, then the 2017 Detroit Maker Faire — essentially a science fair on some major steroids — is a downstate destination you should put on your summer to-do list. Taking place inside and on the grounds of the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan, Maker Faire offers up 24 acres of interactive fun that’s definitely not just for kids. You’ll be surrounded by sophisticated, smart happenings everywhere you turn, from robotics, rockets, and carnival trickery to computer programming, mechanical marvels, and more. All of it is crafted by ambitious engineers, scientists, DIY-ers, and artists who come together for this gathering of all things brainy. Here’s a sneak peek into what this year’s Detroit Maker Faire has to offer: ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS Electronics, computers, LEDs, diodes, components — these are some of Maker Faire’s biggest inanimate “celebrities,” and you’ll find plenty of exhibits to peruse utilize that all of the above and more, including a wide assortment of jewelry crafted from circuit boards and nearly a dozen robots created by regional First Robotics teams. GE Digital is hosting a major hackathon that will allow programmers to dig into their unique Predix industrial software; Carl Raymond of the Lansing Makers Network will display his Nixie Desk Clock using oldtime Nixie cathode numeral tubes linked to the signal transmitted from the atomic
clock in Colorado; and gamers will dig the new DigiBit, a wearable body action-driven gaming system for your smart device that offers gaming in both virtual reality and non-VR versions. MUSIC REVOLUTIONS Where there’s electricity, you’ll very often find music, and the Detroit Maker Faire is no exception. One of the biggest musical highlights this year is the Tesla Orchestra, a quartet of mini Tesla coils that modulates bolts of artificial lightning to generate music, as played by a self-proclaimed group of “engineers, artists, and misfits.” The fanciful Harpsi-Gourd uses Arduino ( single-board microcontrollers) to turn vegetables into an interactive musical experience; BOSEBuild shows off its Speaker Cube, a kit that enables builders to make their own Bose Bluetooth speaker, complete with personalized colors; and the Sonic Apocalypse presentation (from the Detroit Sound Conservancy) offers a little educational community insight as it outlines the important of preserving all of the Detroit area’s music and other cultural offerings during times of economic or political adversity. INCENDIARY INDUSTRIALS What better place than the Motor City to highlight ventures anchored in steel, iron, and other serious materials? Overseen by the newly constructed “Heavy Meta” — a 30-foot-tall fire-breathing metal dragon constructed from an old General Motors bus — this is one of Maker Faire’s most photogenic areas, full of steampunkfriendly sculptures, hot topics, and fiery demonstrations. The most notable of the
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group this year is Cap’n Nemo’s Flaming Carnival, which crafts fire-based games and interactive flame effects. “They’re bringing their flaming ping-pong game to our outdoor midway,” said Melissa Foster, the Faire’s media relations manager. “And yes, it does literally light on fire!” ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS Art is a driving force of Maker Faire, and one of this year’s standout art exhibitions is sure to be Coral Morphologic, a project of marine biologist Colin Foord. Coral Morphologic will bridge the gap between art and science by presenting stunning films of multi-colored fluorescent coral reefs in ultra-high-definition 4K; the project’s goal is to inspire people to help restore the reefs, but it also succeeds in creating some impressively beautiful art. Elsewhere at the Faire, check out some LEPs (light-emitting paintings); learn how to make your own illusionary stereo photographs (Anaglyphs and Phantograms) with your camera and some free software; and watch Billy the LEGO drawing robot show off his sketching skills. FOODIE FOUNDATIONS Even food finds a place of its own at Maker Faire. Farming in the City investigates how to grow a healthy, practical urban agricultural environment, one complete with humans, animals, and plants, in a place like Detroit; the Kitchen Chemistry Workshop (a great choice if you happen to bring your kids), lets you experiment with dry ice and explore surface tension with edible ingredients; and brand new to the Faire this year is Michigan’s own Dr. Nitro, who’s adding some scientificbased zing to various treats and confections
with his Dessert Lab, which allows you to sample nitrogen-infused dessert creations he’s made and frozen on the spot. JOIN THE MAKER MOVEMENT! This eighth year of Detroit’s Maker Faire is now on par with the rest of the major Maker Faires across the country (the biggest are, naturally, in bigger cities, but mini-Maker Faires also can be found in smaller towns). Over 25,000 attendees are expected to attend, and they’ll be viewing innovations from over 2,000 “Makers” who will be sharing their work and ideas. If you’re inspired by what you see, you can even apply to bring your own idea, invention, or presentation to Maker Faire in 2018.
The 2017 Maker Faire happens at The Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., in Dearborn, July 29–30. One-day admission to Maker Faire starts at $28 adults/$19 youth; two-day starts at $47 adults/$32.50 youth, plus fees. Tickets include admission to the museum. makerfairedetroit.com, (313) 982-6001.
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In my role at the Traverse City Film Festival, I’m part of the team that helps bring you the 120+ feature films headed your way come July 25–30, and these are some of my top picks and only-at-the-TCFF events and screenings that are worth checking out.
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eeing TCFF fan-favorite, nationally touring comedian (and noted “pot man”) Doug Benson’s (The LEGO Batman Movie, You’re the Worst) movie interruption—at which he and some of his funny friends throw witty barbs at the screen, à la Mystery Science Theater 3000 — is always a festival must do for me. And this year I’m extra excited, because not only will he riff on what has to be the most brilliant melding of anti-fascist social commentary with oozing, bug-killing slime, Starship Troopers, but also we might have a special guest in store that will make this night nothing short of legendary. (Hint: he kills bugs good.)
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ou might know Gilbert Gottfried as standup comedian, a former space on Hollywood Squares, the voice of the Aflac Duck, or the conniving parrot Iago in Disney’s Aladdin. But no matter how you are familiar with his work, you’ve never seen him like this. And you can see him in person at screenings of his incredibly profane, surprisingly heartwarming, and undeniably hilarious documentary.
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his is the film I am most excited we brought to the festival this year. Saturday Night Live’s Kyle Mooney wrote and stars in this imaginative, creative, and endearing gem of a comedy about a man obsessed with a cancelled children’s show. But it’s also not really about that at all, because the beauty of Brigsby Bear is its endlessly surprising joy. And it’s got some pretty stellar people behind it, including stars Mark Hamill (in a rare non-Star Wars role), Claire Danes, and Greg Kinnear. It’s also produced by the people who brought you The LEGO Movie.
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n our movie hunting this year, we came across more than a few films examining the tragedy in Syria. But City of Ghosts stands apart. It’s not only the best film on the subject but also it’s one of the most essential films of the year. The film follows three unbelievably brave Syrian journalists doing their jobs at unthinkable risk and is a shoe-in for the Oscar Best Documentary shortlist. I’d be shocked if it wasn’t among the final five nominees.
riter, director, and actor Justin Chon may be best known for his work as a sidekick friend in Twilight (you know, that one vampire movie), but it won’t be that way for long. His stunningly beautiful, Sundance Audience Award-winning breakthrough film Gook shows the Los Angeles riots through the unexpected lens of two Korean American brothers. Equal parts humorous and haunting, this is Clerks meets Do the Right Thing, and it’s truly something to see.
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By Kristi Kates Michigan Rattlers’ Graham Young and Adam Reed — a mustache-sporting duo from Petoskey — offer up honest Midwestern faces seasoned with a little California beach time. But it’s their unusual band configuration — guitar and standup bass, with vocals on top — that makes them stand out as they make a name for themselves out West. MEET THE BAND Graham Young (guitar) and Adam Reed (bass) have been good friends for most of their lives. The pair met playing sports as Petoskey-dwelling 10-year-olds. “Around then we also started buying tons of rock ’n’ roll CDs and learning guitar from the same teacher,” Reed said. “Very quickly, music became an obsession. I even listened to, and studied, the radio station The Bear FM every night. We always wanted to be musicians — it was that simple.” Once they became old enough to “play out,” they haunted every cafe and bar in Petoskey, making the most of any opportunity to further hone their sound and write more of their own tunes. “I like to describe our music as altcountry, or country-rock with an emphasis on songwriting,” Reed said. “We tour as an upright bass and acoustic guitar duo though, so I think we appear more like a folk or Americana band.” YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THEM “City Park Grill and Coffee and Connect in Petoskey were two places that let us play a lot when we were very young,” Reed said. “We played in cover bands mostly.” Later on, in high school, both musicians were part of the Petoskey Steel Drum Band, which travels all over the state each summer. “By the end of high school, we had a fair bit of performance experience under our belts,” Reed said. After high school, both musicians left Petoskey for out-of-state colleges, playing music in their respective locations of Illinois (Young) and Ohio (Reed). College graduation arrived for both, and Young persuaded Reed to move to Los Angeles and
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start a new band. One four-day cross-country drive later, the Michigan Rattlers were born. “We did come Up North periodically to play during our college years, but after college, the decision to get back together was easy,” Young said. THEIR INSPIRATION Everyone from Chet Atkins and Eric Clapton to Creedence Clearwater Revival have played a part in the development of the Rattlers’ sound. But the boys also keep things close to the belt with plenty of shout outs to their homeland. “It’s true there are Michigan references all over our music,” Young said. “Some are even quite specific. This makes home-state performances very exciting, like everybody’s right there, in on every joke. But of course, you don’t have to be from Michigan to enjoy the music.” CURRENT PROJECTS Once the pair arrived in L.A., things moved fast. They recorded their self-titled EP in one twelve-hour recording session with producer John Karkazis, known in the industry as Johnny K, who’s worked with established bands like 3 Doors Down, Trapt, and Pop Evil. “The goal at the beginning of the day was one or two good recordings, but once Johnny dialed us in, things just moved, and we ended up with five songs that we’re all very proud of,” Reed said. The resulting set has already spawned its first single, “Illinois Sky,” which shows off the country side of their sound as heard through an L.A.-style lens that narrows the focus and dynamics of their music, making it both more polished and accessible. “The song ‘Sweet Diane’ probably best exemplifies how well that [recording] session went,” Young said. “The tempo and dynamics and emotion all push and pull each other so effortlessly through that track.” SNAKEY BUSINESS What’s with the reptilian band name, you ask? “Well, I always liked the character of Michigan’s only venomous snake, the
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ROBBY’S TAQUERIA TC MEXICANA a taste of home
AT THE BAR BEYOND MARGARITAS By Janice Binkert Few things bring more satisfaction to Rosalba Montes Leko, aka Robby, than when people from her home country — she hails from Leon, Mexico — come in to eat at her restaurant, Robby’s Taqueria TC Mexicana, and afterward ask their server if they can meet the owner. “It happens more often than you would think,” she said. “So I come out of the kitchen, and they usually say something like, ‘I can taste the flavors — this is like my grandma’s food — it’s very authentic.’” That’s exactly what Robby is always aiming for: happy customers, authenticity, and flavors that evoke — or make — memories. PERSONAL TOUCHES “I love to cook, and I love to eat,” said Robby. Her only restaurant connection growing up, though, was that her father owned a bar in Leon that also served food. Her husband, Michael, had a host of restaurant experience under his belt when they met. He had worked his way through college cooking in restaurants in his native Traverse City, in Detroit, and in Kalamazoo — though by the time the two met in Mexico, where Michael lived for eight years, he was employed by the U.S. auto industry, and she was working in the leather goods sector. They eventually married, settled in Leon, and had no immediate plans to relocate to the States. It was only after a few vacation trips back to northern Michigan, and starting a family, that the couple began entertaining the idea of someday living here and opening a taqueria. They made the move in 2013 and began their foray into the restaurant business with two other partners in 2014, opening a Mexican café at the corner of Silver Lake and Zimmerman roads (the former Green Hill Grocery) in Traverse City. Eventually, the couple bought out their partners and began looking for a larger place. They opened their present space on Traverse City’s East Front Street, close to the downtown district, on Labor Day 2015. The central location and ample parking were big factors in choosing it. Today, nearly two years later, arriving customers are greeted by their
hosts amid the sight of a cheerful interior adorned with art and artifacts from Mexico, the sound of lively Latin music playing in the background, and enticing aromas emanating from the kitchen. “Our focus here is on the food and flavors and the personal touch,” said Michael. “We like to be able to talk to our customers personally when they come in.” PRESERVING THE CULTURAL LINK Robby said the first time she visited Michigan with Michael, they came to Traverse City, and she fell in love with it. “Of course I miss some things from my country,” she admitted, “but it’s better to be here for raising our kids. And one of the principal reasons for having this restaurant is that it helps me be closer to my community here while still keeping me connected to the people, the food, and the culture of Mexico.” While Michael was living in Mexico, he said he would take his American business clients out to eat, “and one of the things I noticed was that it was the authentic Mexican foods they really liked. So that was like my ‘test group’ for the future restaurant. I knew we would have to include things like sopa de tortilla [tortilla soup], spitroasted trompo pork [for tacos pastor], and arrachera [pounded, marinated and grilled Mexican flank steak] on the menu.” The current menu is large and ambitious but also carefully curated, incorporating dishes from several different regions of Mexico. “We are lucky to have a good team,” said Michael, “and we do everything we can to keep them. We cross-train everyone so that they can step in wherever they are most needed. That’s why Robby spends so much time in the kitchen, but also to ensure quality control, because everything we do — sauces, marinades, seasonings — is made from scratch.” Molé in particular is “a huge job,” Robby said. “Ours takes two days to make, but you have to take time and respect every ingredient — you can’t rush it.” Molé is traditionally prepared in a stone mortar, pounded together with a stone pestle. In the Mayan language, Robby said, molé means “mixing.” “The best thing to serve molé with
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is enmoladas,” said Robby. “That’s corn tortillas rolled up with a chicken filling — but the chicken has to be quite plain, because it will be bathed in molé sauce and topped with crumbled queso fresco. You have to taste each thing separately, but sense how it all goes together.” POP QUIZ The most popular item on the menu? “Everybody loves the guacamole,” said Robby, “and the tostones.” “The burrito divorciado,” countered Michael, “and the fajita burritos.” “Oh, and the chiles rellenos,” added Robby. “People love them as well.” “And the tacos, of course, especially the pastor.” One guesses that the list could go on and on. “I can’t complain.,” said Robby. Robby is clearly in her element as a restaurateur. “Maybe my food is not very fancy or sophisticated, but it is my food that I love, and it’s my personality that comes through when I cook it,” Robby said. Considering the multi-layered flavors and textures — as well as the creative plate presentations — coming out of Robby’s kitchen, the question of how fancy or sophisticated her food is or isn’t might be up for debate. But she remains humble. “I love it when the people who come here appreciate our food,” she said. “I’m mostly in the back cooking, but if I am needed somewhere out front, I will jump and go to that position, whether it’s serving or clearing tables or whatever. I am jumping a lot actually, because I also do the administration, and I have to shop for ingredients, and I am a mom of three! I’m always doing something, and I have long days, so when I get home, and I lie down in bed, I think, ‘Wow, I’m really tired.’ But as long I am working, I never get tired, because I really enjoy what I’m doing.” Robby’s Taqueria TC Mexicana is located at 830 East Front St. in Traverse City. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily. Catering, carry-out, and delivery via Chompler also available. (231) 486-6991, robbystaqueriatc. com. Rating: $-$$
OK, so you like margaritas. It’s what you want to enjoy with your guacamole and chips, your nachos, your tacos. And you certainly can get killer margaritas — all made with 100% agave tequila — at Robby’s. But why not try something that the locals (in Mexico) drink? Branch out with the Paloma (Jose Cuervo tequila, grapefruit soda, lime) or the Michelada (a fishbowlsized combo of Mexican beer, Clamato, and seasonings). How about a Modelo or Dos Equis on tap? Or a Mexican bottled soda? And that’s just scratching the surface. Check out happy hour at Robby’s from 3–6pm daily and get a taste of how Mexico does happy hour — including botanas, compliments of the house.
JUST DESSERTS SWEET AND SPICY They had me at tres leches (sponge cake infused with whole milk and sweetened condensed milk, topped with whipped cream). Then came silky flan and doughnut-like churros. A tempting trio. But wait … It seems that Robby’s connection with Moomer’s (she once worked for the local ice cream enterprise) has also yielded three unique, Mexican-inspired ice cream flavors made just for her: orchata (vanilla, cinnamon, rice milk and chocolate), Mexican chocolate with churros, and mango with chamoy (a spicy chile-andpickled-fruit sauce). “Chiles can be used in anything,” insisted Robby, “including sweets.” Tasting is believing.
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49TH ANNUAL CADILLAC FESTIVAL OF ARTS: 10am-5pm, Cadillac City Park. Featuring art exhibits, kids crafts, the String Instrument Petting Zoo, live music by Nessa, Image 1546 & more. For more info call (231) 394-1549. cadillacartists.org
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CHARLEVOIX VENETIAN FESTIVAL: Today includes the Drenth Memorial Footraces, Ryan Shay Mile, Street Parade, live music by The Ragbirds & Jeff Lehman opening, Bridge Street Block Party, Boat Parade, “Spectacular Harbor” Fireworks & more. venetianfestival.com/schedule-of-events
-------------------FISHTOWN 5K: 9am, Fishtown, Leland. $35. Proceeds help preserve Fishtown. fishtownmi.org
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LOCAL ARTISTS FAIR: 9am-4pm, Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Featuring 38 artists. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org
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SHORT’S BREWING TC TRAILS FESTIVAL: 9am-2pm, Ranch Rudolf, TC. Mountain bike enthusiasts can enjoy a day of singletrack, beer & fun. From 40 or 25 mile race distances. Northern MI Mountain Bike Association’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Find on Facebook.
-------------------TRIWALLOON SPRINT TRIATHLON & SPRINT DUATHLON: 9am, Walloon Lake Village. triwalloon.com
-------------------ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: 10am-4pm, Downtown Elk Rapids. Featuring work by more than 70 artists.
-------------------AUTHOR LISA MAXBAUER PRICE: Will sign her book “Squash Boom Beet.” 10am3pm, Horizon Books, Cadillac.
-------------------DOWNTOWN PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT: 10am-4pm, Downtown TC. Grab a camera & a team of 2-8, & compete for TCthemed prizes. Presented by Crooked Tree Arts Center. Register your team & pick up clues between 10am-1pm at Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. crookedtree.org
-------------------REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS OF ANTRIM CREEK: 10-11:30am, Antrim Creek Natural Area. Go on a hike at Antrim Creek Natural Area in search of frogs, salamanders, snakes, and turtles. Free. grassriver.org/ classes-and-programs.html
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VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING: 10am, Horizon Books, lower level, TC. Discussion will revolve around the cost of war & the impact locally. Free. vfp50.org
AUTHORS SIGNING: Horizon Books, TC. 11am-1pm: Rick Bailey will sign his book “American English, Italian Chocolate.” 1-3pm: Wendy Webb will sign her book “The End of Temperance Dare.” 3-5pm: Cynthia Williams will sign her book “The Whispering Pines Inn.” 5-7pm: Trilby Plants & Nancy Tucker will sign their book “Double Danger.” horizonbooks.com
-------------------JOB WINSLOW CHAPTER, NSDAR MEETING: 11am, Elks Lodge, TC. The speaker is Vice Admiral, Ret. of the U.S. Coast Guard John Currier. Reservations required. 946-6337. jobwinslow.michdar.net
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-------------------MEET THE AUTHOR: 11am, Cottage Book Shop, Glen Arbor. Christmas in July with “Santa” Jeff Schatzer, author of “The Elves in Santa’s Workshop” & “Professor Tuesday’s Awesome Adventures in History” series. Storytime, book signing & craft.
-------------------BEAVER ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL: 28599 Hideaway Trail, Beaver Island. Musicians include Beans, The Outer Vibe, The Legal Immigrants, Magnolia Wind, The Appleseed Collective & many more. bimf.net
-------------------“IN THE BLUE HOUR”: 1pm, Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. A modern dance performed by Third Coast Dance Company. Free. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org
-------------------TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA: 6pm, Hannah Park, TC. Presented by Riverside Shakespeare. Best friends Valentine & Proteus tease each other over their love affairs, but when they end up as rivals for the same woman, it tests their friendship. 941-4953. Free. Find on Facebook.
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“PAINTED LAND: IN SEARCH OF THE GROUP OF SEVEN”: 7pm, Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Afterglow reception with film makers Gary & Joanie McGuffin. $10 advance; $15 door. bayviewassociation.org
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“THE MERCHANT OF VENICE”: 7pm, Tank Hill, Frankfort. Presented by Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre. Free. lakesideshakespeare.org
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TRAVERSE CITY SAXOPHONE QUARTET: 7pm, Spice World Cafe, Northport. Enjoy everything from Argentine tango & Brazilian Bossa Nova to classic bebop & funk.
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BILLY MCLAUGHLIN: BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI CONCERT SERIES: 7:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. This internationally recognized fingerstyle guitarist will be joined by fingerstyle guitarist & harp guitarist J.B Davies. $20 advance; $25 door. redskystage.com
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“LEADING LADIES”: 8pm, Northport Community Arts Center. A comedy farce set in the early 1950’s featuring two down on their luck English Shakespearean actors Jack & Leo. 231-386-5001. $20; $5 students.
CONNEMARA COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES: 7:30pm, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. Featuring bluegrass with The RFD Boys. $20 advance; $25 door. shortsbrewing.com/connemaracommunityconcertseries
AMOS LEE WSG BAILEN: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. With six studio albums, Amos Lee bring blues, folk & soul. Tickets start at $33. tickets.interlochen.org
FOUNTAIN POINT CONCERT SERIES: 7:30-9:30pm, Fountain Point Music, Lake Leelanau. Featuring Olivia Millerschin. $10$20. fountainpointmusic.com
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-------------------GRETCHEN WILSON: SOLD OUT!: 8pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. A Grammy award-winning country music artist. Tickets start at $55. lrcr.com
-------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Featuring The Hollows.
july 23
sunday
SWIM, BIKE, RUN FOR FUN YOUTH TRIATHLON: 7:45am, East Jordan Community Pool. Choose from the Splashy Sprint: 100 yd. pool swim, 2.5 mile looped bike & 1 mile run, or the Classic Narwhal: 500 yd. pool swim, 5 mile bike & 5K run. runsignup.com
-------------------BEAVER ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL: (See Sat., July 22)
-------------------CITY OF RIESLING: 12-10pm, TC. Info: eventsquid.com
-------------------SUNDAY FUNDAY AT GREAT LAKES EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL: 12-5pm, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. $50,000 Great Lakes Grand Prix & WTCM Family Fun Day. Featuring a bounce house, balloon artist, JustWorld Horseless Horse show, & more. Tickets start at $10. greatlakesequestrianfestival.com
-------------------“LEADING LADIES”: 2pm, Northport Community Arts Center. A comedy farce set in the early 1950’s featuring two down on their luck English Shakespearean actors Jack & Leo. 231-386-5001. $20; $5 students.
-------------------TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA: (See Sat., July 22)
-------------------“CORIOLANUS”: 7pm, Tank Hill, Frankfort. Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre. Free. lakesideshakespeare.org/lst/performances
--------------------------------------WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. With Cristian Macelaru, conductor. $21 adult, $18 student & $11 youth. tickets.interlochen.org
july 24
monday
CITY OF RIESLING: 9am-5pm, TC. Info: eventsquid.com
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MUNSON HOSPICE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP/CADILLAC: 10am, Munson Home Health, 618 S. Mitchell St., Cadillac. Held every Monday. A friendly environment where grief & loss is understood. 800-252-2065. hospicebereavement@mhc. net. Free. munsonhomehealth.org
-------------------MUNSON HOSPICE SUPPORT GROUP: 11am, Leelanau Co. Government Center, Suttons Bay. Held on the second & fourth Mon. of every month in a friendly environment where grief & loss is understood. 800-252-2065. hospicebereavement@mhc. net Free. munsonhomehealth.org
-------------------MUNSON HOSPICE SUPPORT GROUP: 11am, Munson Home Health, Grayling. Held the fourth Monday of every month in a friendly environment where grief & loss is understood. 800-252-2065. hospicebereavement@mhc. net. Free. munsonhomehealth.org
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INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS COLLEGE FAIR: 2-4pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Dennison Center for Recreation & Wellness. About 80 colleges & conservatories will speak with college-bound high school students who are interested in pursuing higher education in the areas of music, dance, theatre, visual arts, creative writing, motion picture arts, & more. Free. tickets.interlochen.org
-------------------CHILDREN’S HEALING GARDEN: 4:30pm, Michael’s Place, 1212 Veterans Dr., TC. Plant flowers, plants, & other creative elements in memory of your loved one. mymichaelsplace.net
-------------------FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey. “Art without Boundar-
ies: LTBB Odawa Art in Vienna, Austria.” Eric Hemenway will share the story of how a large collection of Odawa art from Cross Village & Harbor Springs arrived in Vienna, Austria, where it is today. 231-758-3100. Free.
-------------------MONDAY NIGHT CONCERTS IN THE PARK: 7pm, Onekama Village Park. With Awesome Distraction.
-------------------A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION: 7:30pm, Charlevoix Public Library. Presented by Giulia Nesi, a Christian Science teacher & practitioner. 231-348-7648.
july 25
tuesday
MANISTEE SHORELINE SHOWCASE: 7-9:15pm, First Street Beach Rotary Gazebo, Manistee. Featuring organissimo!
-------------------11TH ANNUAL RUNNING BEAR 5K RUN/ WALK & 1/2 MILE KID’S RUN: 9am, Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor. Presented by the Glen Arbor Women’s Club. $18 advance; $20 day of; $5 kids. runningbearrun.com
-------------------MUNSON HOSPICE GRIEF SOCIAL GROUP/CADILLAC: 9am, Big Boy Restaurant, Cadillac. Held every Tuesday. A friendly environment where grief & loss is understood. 800-252-2065. hospicebereavement@mhc. net. Free. munsonhomehealth.org
-------------------COFFEE @ TEN, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey. With photographer, author & teacher Monte Nagler. Monte will talk about his work & share stores about his experiences studying with Ansel Adams. crookedtree.org
-------------------COFFEE AT TEN, TC: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Featuring Executive Director of Michigan Legacy Art Park Renee Hintz. crookedtree.org
-------------------RED DIRT ROAD: 10am-8pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. This local nonprofit that links Cambodian hand-stitched garments & accessories with fashion-savvy Western consumers presents exhibits that illustrate village life & offer many popular Red Dirt Road products, as well as several new product lines. Help change lives for villagers in rural Tramung Chrum. crookedtree.org
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13TH ANNUAL TC FILM FESTIVAL: Featuring over 1,000 movies. This year features two new big screens: Kirkbride Bride Hall, GT Commons & Central High School’s new
auditorium. Special guests include Leonard Maltin & Gilbert Gottfried. traversecityfilmfest.org
-------------------“BOOKED FOR LUNCH”: 12-2pm, Stafford’s Perry Hotel, Petoskey. With Anton DiSciafani, who will discuss her latest novel “The After Party.” Reservations required. 231-347-1180. $25. mcleanandeakin.com
-------------------CHRISTMAS IN JULY: A FUNDRAISER FOR THE BETSIE VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: 12-10pm, Iron Fish Distillery, Thompsonville. Help raise funds to support the vision of creating a community center to serve the residents of Benzonia, Cleon, Colfax, Grant, Homestead, Inland, Joyfield, Marilla, Norman Springdale and Weldon. $10.
-------------------“OUR NATIONAL PARKS” RECEPTION: 4-6pm, Petoskey District Library. Celebrate the work of 21 photographers on exhibit at the Petoskey District Library. crookedtree.org
-------------------“HISTORY OF THE ODAWA ANISHINABEK PEOPLE FROM THE GT REGION”: 4:30pm, Leelanau Historical Society, Norbert Gits Family Gallery, Leland. By JoAnne Cook of the GT Band. leelanauhistory.org
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OVERDOSE PREVENTION: 6-7:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, Thirlby Room, TC. Overdose recognition & response. Free Naloxone kits & explicit instruction on their use to save lives. Tax-deductible donation. Free. HarmReductionMI.org
-------------------TUESDAY NIGHT TREKS: 6:30pm. Hike with the Grand Traverse Hiking Club at the Ransom Lake Natural Area just south of Lake Ann. Free. facebook.com/GTHikers
-------------------“THE MERCHANT OF VENICE”: (See Sat., July 22)
-------------------OFF THE PAGE 2017: 7pm, Darcy Library of Beulah, Beulah. Today features Viola Shipman (AKA Wade Rouse), author of “The Charm Bracelet’ & “The Hope Chest.” 231-882-4037. Donations appreciated.
-------------------LILY HOANG, AUTHOR: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, The Writing House. Hoang will read selected pieces from her latest book “A Bestiary.” Director of the MFA program at New Mexico State University, Hoang is the author of five books. $18. tickets.interlochen.org
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“LEADING LADIES”: (See Sat., July 22) CHRIS JANSON WSG DAVISSON BROTHERS BAND: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the
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Arts, Kresge Auditorium. Country star Chris Janson has written singles for Tim McGraw, Hank Williams, Jr., Randy Houser & others. He is known for his hit “Buy Me A Boat.” Country group the Davisson Brothers Band
Rolling Hills
Antiques & Art
Open Year Round
-------------------LADIES’ DAY ON MAIN STREET 2-6pm, Bay Harbor. Giveaways, fashion shows & more. bayharbor.com have four albums under their belts. Tickets start at $32. tickets. interlochen.org
- Tues. by Chance
Daily 11-6
-------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Featuring the Straits Area Concert Band.
2 miles west of downtown traverse city 5085 barney road 49684 (231) 947-1063 Also visit us at www.rollinghillsantiques.com
july 26
wednesday
AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 10amnoon: Jennifer Weil will sign her book “Coral Tree: A Costa Rican Canon.” 122pm: Sally Messersmith will sign her book “Awaken Hana.” 2-4pm: Tom Powers will sign his book “Stick ‘Em Up.” 4-6pm: Susie McKenna will sign her book “Last Tracks.” horizonbooks.com
-------------------INDIAN RIVER LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE: 10am-2pm, Indian River Area Library, Tuscarora Township Building, lower level.
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PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH, DAY TIME SUPPORT GROUP: 10am, TC Senior Center. 947-7389.
-------------------RED DIRT ROAD: (See Tues., July 25) -------------------13TH ANNUAL TC FILM FESTIVAL: (See Tues., July 25)
-------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: 12pm, Pennsylvania Park, gazebo, Petoskey. Featuring the CTAC Summer Strings Program. crookedtree.org
-------------------FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB OF TC PROGRAM: 12pm, The Bluewater Hall, Greilickville. Learn the many uses & benefits of lavender. Free.
-------------------WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS: 5-7pm, Chateau Grand Traverse, TC. Featuring live music by Levi Britton. cgtwines.com/ winedown
Wednesday, August 9 through Saturday, August 12 When God decides there are too many sports in the world, He chooses to eliminate one of them - hockey. But that doesn’t sit well with fans of the underdog game. So God says if five pure-of-heart souls can plead their case to save their beloved sport, he’ll reconsider.
Tickets $35, $20, Student $15 VIP Reception $75 VIP Opening Night Reception includes pre-performance meet and greet with award-winning author Mitch Albom, appetizers, one complementary drink and one Tier 1 ticket to the performance. Quantity is limited.
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-------------------ELLSWORTH MUSIC IN THE PARK: 6-8pm, Lake Street Pavilion, Downtown Ellsworth. With Gordon Howie.
-------------------EVENING ON RIVER STREET: 6-9pm, River St., Elk Rapids. Live music by Drew Hale. 231-264-8202.
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SINGER SONGWRITER LISTENING PARTY W/ EMMA GUZMAN: 7-8:30pm, Higher Art Gallery, TC. Recently named “Best New Artist” by Detroit’s Metro Times, Guzman will be performing original acoustic songs from her recent CD “Roots.” Suggested donation: $10. higherartgallery.com
-------------------“LEADING LADIES”: (See Sat., July 22)
july 27
thursday
NORTHERN MI FLYWHEELERS ANTIQUE TRACTOR-ENGINE & CRAFT SHOW: Flywheelers Show Grounds, Boyne Falls. Gates open at 7am with an all-you-can eat breakfast buffet at same time. Opening Ceremonies at 9am. Parade of Power, 2pm. Tractor Safari, 7pm. Today is Seniors Day: 65 & older, $5. $7 adults, free for children under 12. walloonlakeflywheelers.com
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FRIENDS OF PETOSKEY LIBRARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: 10am-4pm, Petoskey District Library. petoskeylibrary.org
-------------------RED DIRT ROAD: (See Tues., July 25) -------------------13TH ANNUAL TC FILM FESTIVAL: (See Tues., July 25)
-------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 11am-1pm: John Wemlinger will sign his book “Winter’s Bloom.” 1-3pm: Maggie VanGalen will sign her book “The Adventures of Keeno & Ernest: A New Friend.” 3-5pm: Robert Muladore will sign his book “Tuebor: I Will Defend.” horizonbooks.com
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MUNSON HOSPICE CAREGIVERS GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: 11am, TADL, TC. The fourth Thursday of every month in a friendly environment where grief & loss is understood. 800-252-2065. hospicebereavement@mhc.net Free. munsonhomehealth.org
-------------------MUNSON HOSPICE LOSS OF A SPOUSE SUPPORT GROUP: 12:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Held the fourth Thursday of every month in a friendly environment where grief & loss is understood. 800-252-2065. hospicebereavement@mhc. net Free. munsonhomehealth.org
-------------------MUSIC ON THE BIDWELL PLAZA: 12:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Bidwell Plaza, Petoskey. With Dustbowl Aristocats. Free. crookedtree.org
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BOOK SIGNING: “FIELD GUIDE TO NORTHWEST MICHIGAN”: 1pm, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Author James Dake shares the making of the field guide & the stories behind the photographs in an interactive presentation. Free. grassriver.org
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HOW TO LEAD IN THE 21ST CENTURY: 3-5pm, Black Star Farms Meeting & Event Center, Suttons Bay. Presented by the Leadership Lunch Club. Featuring internationally respected author, speaker, leadership consultant & entrepreneur Brad Szollose. 231735-8290. $29. leadershiplunchclub.com
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ART RAPIDS! FREE CONCERT: Elk Rapids Day Park, Walk of Art, Elk Rapids. Featuring Jay Schumacher as the opening act at 6pm, followed by Peter, Paul & Mary Remembered at 7pm. artrapids.org/calendar
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WINE & CHEESE EVENT WITH VIOLA SHIPMAN, AKA WADE ROUSE: 6pm, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey. Viola Shipman is a pen name for Wade Rouse, author of “The Charm Bracelet” & “The Hope Chest.” 231347-1180. Free. mcleanandeakin.com
-------------------“THE MERCHANT OF VENICE”: (See Sat., July 22)
-------------------CONCERTS ON THE LAWN: 7pm, GT Pavilions, on the lawn, TC. Featuring K. Jones and The Benzie Playboys. gtpavilions. org/2017-concerts-on-the-lawn
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JAZZ AT SUNSET: 7-9:30pm, Chateau Chantal, TC. Featuring Janice Keegan & Chris Bickley. chateauchantal.com
-------------------MARK NIZER, 4D COMEDY & JUGGLING SHOW: 7pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. Tickets start at $28. tickets.interlochen.org
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SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7-9pm, East Park, Downtown Charlevoix. Featuring the Petoskey Steel Drum Band. Free. charlevoixmainstreet.org/summer-concerts
-------------------FOUNTAIN POINT CONCERT SERIES: 7:30-9:30pm, Fountain Point Music, Lake Leelanau. Featuring The Crane Wives. $10$20. fountainpointmusic.com
-------------------“LEADING LADIES”: (See Sat., July 22) --------------------
HOME FREE: 8pm, Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. This fiveman a cappella band are Season 4 champions of NBC’s The Sing-Off. Tickets start at $25. bayviewassociation.org
july 28
friday
18TH ANNUAL BAY HARBOR ARTS FESTIVAL: 10am-6pm, Bay Harbor. Featuring more types of arts & crafts, a “Make & Take Tent” for children, as well as a magician, & more. bayharbor.com
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NORTHERN MI FLYWHEELERS ANTIQUE TRACTOR-ENGINE & CRAFT SHOW: Flywheelers Show Grounds, Boyne Falls. Gates open at 7am with an all-you-can eat breakfast buffet at same time. Opening Ceremonies at 9am. Parade of Power, 2pm. Tractor Safari, 7pm. $7 adults, free for children under 12. walloonlakeflywheelers.com
-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY 52ND ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALES: 9am-9pm, Downtown Petoskey. petoskeydowntown.com
-------------------57TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY REGATTA: 10am-4pm, Little Traverse Bay, Harbor Springs. The Ugotta Regatta begins with “one-design” racing today. 231.526.7919. ltyc.org
-------------------FRIENDS OF PETOSKEY LIBRARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE: (See Thurs., July 27)
-------------------RED DIRT ROAD: (See Tues., July 25) -------------------13TH ANNUAL TC FILM FESTIVAL: (See Tues., July 25)
-------------------AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 11am-1pm: Phil Stagg will sign his book “Waterfalls of Michigan - Book 3.” 1-3pm: Sherri Daley will sign her book “What We Talk About When We’re Over Sixty.” 3-6pm: Linda Hughes will sign her book “Secrets of the Asylum.” horizonbooks.com
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ART SPEAKS: ALL ART HAS A VOICE: 129pm, Create Community Arts Studio, Boyne City. Pop Up Art Show features work of adults & students with disabilities. Sponsored by North Country Community Mental Health & partner organizations. norcocmh.org
-------------------CHARLOTTE ROSS LEE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: 12pm, Pennsylvania Park, gazebo, Petoskey. Featuring Keith Scott. crookedtree.org
MUNSON HOSPICE SUPPORT GROUP: 3pm, Alpine Haus, Gaylord. Held the fourth Friday of every month in a friendly environment where grief & loss is understood. 800252-2065. hospicebereavement@mhc.net. Free. munsonhomehealth.org
Congratulations to our patient of the month, Brooke Brown for excellent oral hygiene and good cooperation throughout treatment.
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UNION ST. ART HOP: 5-9pm, Higher Art Gallery, TC & Millie and Pepper, TC. Featuring snacks & activities, including portrait sketches by local artists Lisa Perrine Brown & Micheal Novak. downtowntc.com
-------------------PETOSKEY ROCKS!: 6-9pm, Downtown Petoskey. Featuring free carriage rides, Music in the Park, a Ghost Walk, & Movie In The Park. Free. petoskeydowntown.com
-------------------“CORIOLANUS”: (See Sun., July 23) -------------------EAST JORDAN MUSIC IN THE PARK: 7pm, Memorial Park, East Jordan. Featuring funk, jazz & soul with the Benjaman James Band.
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MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 7pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. With Dance North, a showcase of northern MI youth, ages 6 to 18 who will perform a variety of dance techniques choreographed & learned at their 16th Annual “Summer Dance Intensive,” taught by professional dancers.
www.schulzortho.com
-------------------MUSIC IN THE PARK: 7pm, Marina Park, Suttons Bay. Folk & bluegrass with the RFD Boys.
TRAVERSE CITY
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231-237-0955 • 106 E. Garfield Ave.
NESSA: 7pm, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville. This Celtic fusion group plays during the Summer Sounds series. $10. DANISH STRING QUARTET: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. $32.50 adult, $10 youth. tickets. interlochen.org
july 29
saturday
18TH ANNUAL BAY HARBOR ARTS FESTIVAL: (See Fri., July 28)
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BIKE4BREASTCANCER: 7am-2pm, East Park, Petoskey. Northern MI 15th Anniversary Ride. Choose from 50, 20 & 7 mile routes. bike4breastcancernm.org
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NORTHERN MI FLYWHEELERS ANTIQUE TRACTOR-ENGINE & CRAFT SHOW: (See Fri., July 28)
-------------------57TH ANNUAL CROOKED TREE OUTDOOR ART FAIR: 9am-4pm, NMC, TC. Over 100 artists & artisans from across the country will be on hand, displaying & selling pieces in a variety of media. Free admission. crookedtree.org/
-------------------ALDEN DAYS: Downtown Alden. Alden Run 5K & 10K at 9am. Parade 1pm. aldenrun.com
-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY 52ND ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALES: 9am-6pm, Downtown Petoskey. petoskeydowntown.com
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G.R.A. 5K & 10K: 9am, Hanson Hills Recreation Area, Grayling. runsignup.com/Race/ MI/Grayling/GRA5K
-------------------57TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY REGATTA: 10am-4pm, Little Traverse Bay, Harbor Springs. The Ugotta Regatta includes a “tour-of-the-bay” course today. 231.526.7919. ltyc.org
CHARLEVOIX
RANDY’S DINER IS THE PLACE FOR OUTSTANDING BURGERS! Open 6am-9pm Monday-Saturday
Gluten Free Burger Buns Now Available!
20th Anniversary 1997-2017
Car Show every Summer!
Visit Randy’s Diner for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Gyros, Cod, Subs, Soups, Salads, and much more!
Nothing’s Finer Than Randy’s Diner! VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR NEWS & SPECIALS.
1120 CARVER STREET, TRAVERSE CITY 231 946-0789
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ART SPEAKS: ALL ART HAS A VOICE: 10am-2pm, Create Community Arts Studio, Boyne City. Pop Up Art Show features work of adults & students with disabilities. Sponsored by North Country Community Mental Health & partner organizations. norcocmh.org
Ladies Night - $1 off drinks & $5 martinis with Jukebox
Tues - $2 well drinks & shots open mic w/ host Chris Sterr
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Wed - Get it in the can for $1 w/ Funky Professor
AUTHORS SIGNINGS: Horizon Books, TC. 10am-noon: Calvin Emerson will sign his book “Patience: A Hidden Treasure.” 12-2pm: Gail DeMeyere will sign her book “The Sweater: A History.” 2-4pm: Brandon Graham will sign his books “Good for Nothing” & “Missing People.” 4-7pm: Brett Champan will sign his book “Ride With Me.” horizonbooks.com
Thurs - $1 off all drinks
W/ DJ PRIM
Fri July28: Happy Hour: Jazz North
Then: DJ DANTE Sat July 29: G-Snacks
-------------------LOCAL AUTHORS BOOK SIGNING: 10am-3pm, Horizon Books, Cadillac. Featuring Letha McGraw, author of “Catching a Dragon” & “Jack and Sadie”; & Eunice Ghent, author of “PS Book” & “Through It All.” facebook.com/horizonbookscadillac
Sun July 30:
HEAD FOR THE HILLS LIVE SHOW
THEN: KARAOKE (10PM-2AM) 941-1930 downtown TC check us out at unionstreetstationtc.net
-------------------RED DIRT ROAD: (See Tues., July 25) -------------------13TH ANNUAL TC FILM FESTIVAL: (See Tues., July 25)
GALLAGHER’S
-------------------MEET THE AUTHOR: 11am, Cottage Book Shop, Glen Arbor. Meet Kate Hannigan, author of “Cupcake Cousins” & “The Detective’s Assistant.”
FARM MARKET & BAKERY
SWEET CHERRIES! Blueberries & Raspberries
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Home-baked Bread & Pies Homemade Jams & Jellies Local Honey & Maple Syrup Ice Cream & Donuts Cherry Products & Wines
EAST JORDAN GARDEN CLUB FLOWER SHOW: 12-4pm, Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. “Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Blooms.”
-------------------USHJA INTERNATIONAL HUNTER DERBY: 12-5pm, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Part of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. Tickets start at $10. mynorthtickets.com/
ON M-72 JUST 3.5 MILES WEST OF TC 231-947-1689•gallaghersfarmmarkettc.com OPEN DAILY 8am - 8pm
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LIVE MUSIC 7 DAYS A WEEK! HAPPY HOUR Mon-Thurs • 4-6pm Sun • ALL DAY!
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN
JOIN US ON THE PATIO! Mon, July 24 - Dueling Pianos • 7-9:30pm Tues, July 25 - Sweetwater Blues Band • 7-9:30pm Wednesdays - Electric Fusion Project featuring Jeff Haas & Don Julin • 7-9:30pm Thurs, July 27 - Ron Getz & Chris Sterr • 5-9pm Fri, July 28 - Yankee Station • 6-10pm Sat, July 29 - Fifth Gear • 6-10pm Sundays - Jeff Haas Trio w/ Laurie Sears & Anthony Stanco 7-9:30pm
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STAR PARTY: 4-6pm, Dune Climb, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. Safely examine the sun up close with solar telescopes during the afternoon at the Dune Climb & then return a little later to relax under the stars & observe Jupiter & Saturn. Please park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109.
-------------------JENNIE DEVOE: 7:30pm, Aten Place, Boyne Falls. Jennie brings her soulfulblues-Americana music. $16/$15. atenplace.com/Schedule.html
-------------------“LEADING LADIES”: (See Sat., July 22) -------------------BLISSFEST FOLK & ROOTS MINI CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Celtic fusion with Nessa. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door. Students, $8; kids 12 & under, $5. redskystage.com
-------------------IGNITE 2017: 8pm, The Children’s House Montessori School, Long Lake Rd., TC. Featuring Renowned Artist Donna Mejia. Belly dancers from around the country. $15 in advance; $18 door. raksincendia.com
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LOGAN BRILL: 8pm, Bay View Association, Bay View Bluff, Petoskey. Choosing grit & authenticity over pristine pop in her song choices, this young artist is a Knoxville native. $25. bayviewassociation.org
-------------------MUSIC IN MACKINAW CONCERT SERIES: 8pm, Conkling Heritage Park, Roth Performance Shell, Mackinaw City. Presents Cool 2 Duel: Dueling Pianos.
-------------------AUSABLE RIVER CANOE MARATHON: 9pm. Grayling to Oscoda. ausablecanoemar athon.org
13TH ANNUAL TC FILM FESTIVAL: (See Tues., July 25, plus Star Wars Pre-Party in Memory of Lars Kelto at The Little Fleet from 6-9pm. A benefit night for the Kelto Family prior to the showing of “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.” Star Wars themed cocktails & food. Costumes rewarded with drink discounts. thelittlefleet.com)
july 30
sunday
NORTHERN MI FLYWHEELERS ANTIQUE TRACTOR-ENGINE & CRAFT SHOW: Flywheelers Show Grounds, Boyne Falls. Gates open at 7am with an all-you-can eat breakfast buffet at same time. Opening Ceremonies at 9am. Parade of Power, 2pm. $7 adults, free for children under 12. walloonlakeflywheelers.com
-------------------57TH ANNUAL LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY REGATTA: (See Sat., July 29)
-------------------RED DIRT ROAD: (See Tues., July 25) -------------------13TH ANNUAL TC FILM FESTIVAL: (See Tues., July 25)
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SUNDAY FUNDAY: 12-5pm, Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg. Part of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. Experience the thrill of the $50,000 Flintfields Farm Grand Prix Show Jumping featuring Olympic athletes. Tickets start at $10. greatlakesequestrianfestival.com
-------------------“LEADING LADIES”: (See Sun., July 23) -------------------A SUNDAY PLEIN AIR PAINTOUT & WET PAINT SALE IN NORTHPORT: Artists will paint in Northport & surrounding country side the evening of Sat., July 29 & all day today. Reception & Wet Paint Sale tonight, 5:30-8pm at the Village Arts Building. Tickets: $10 advance, $15 door. northportartsforall.com/plein-air
-------------------FOUNTAIN POINT CONCERT SERIES: 7:30-9:30pm, Fountain Point Music, Lake Leelanau. Featuring Nik Carman & The Crazy Uncles. $10-$20. fountainpointmusic.com
-------------------BASIE, BEATLES, & BEETHOVEN: REBELS OR REVOLUTIONARIES?: 8pm, Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Tickets start at $13.50 for members. bayviewassociation.org
-------------------WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 8pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Kresge Auditorium. With Carlos Izcaray, conductor; Alon Goldstein, piano; Sarah Cahill, piano. tickets.interlochen.org handmade wares of some super talented local artisians.
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-------------------MEDICINE MEN & WOMEN GATHER: 6:30pm, on the new moon or the Wednesday prior to one, May-Oct. Gather to share medicines, plant knowledge & stories. Please email wisewomengather@gmail for more info.
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DOWNTOWN GAYLORD FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays, 9:30am, Downtown Gaylord Pavilion. Find on Facebook.
TC PATHS TO RECOVERY: Weds., noon, St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, TC. AlAnon meeting.
ALDEN EVENING STROLL: Thursdays, 6-8pm, Downtown Alden. A street party featuring live music, street performers, food & more.
-------------------BEACH BARDS BONFIRE: Fridays, Leelanau School beach. Open forum for By Heart poetry, storytelling & music. Starts with Children’s Hour at 8pm. 231-334-5890.
-------------------DIXIELAND DEVOTIONS: Weds., 7pm, The Presbyterian Church, TC. Enjoy the Backroom Gang Jazz Band as they celebrate 20 years of music, laughs & inspiration. 946-5680. tcpresby.org
-------------------ELLSWORTH MUSIC IN THE PARK: Weds., 6-8pm, Lake Street Pavilion, Downtown Ellsworth.
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GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOUR: Mon., 2-4pm, Perry Hannah Memorial at 6th & Union, TC. A 2 hour, 2-mile walk through TC’s historic neighborhoods. Emphasis is put on the 1840’s through the early twentieth century.
-------------------JORDAN VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND: Thurs., 7:30pm, Memorial Park, bandshell stage, East Jordan. ejchamber.org
-------------------QUIET TIME- GUIDED MEDITATION: Tues., 4pm, Munson Hospice House, TC. Enjoy a relaxing environment where you can push your pain & anxieties away. 800252-2065 or munsonhomehealth.org
-------------------STONE CIRCLE GATHERINGS: Sat., 9pm. Stone Circle: Ten miles north of Elk Rapids off US 31. Turn right on Stone Circle Dr. & follow signs. Poetry, storytelling & music under the stars with poet bard Terry Wooten. 231-264-9467. terry-wooten.com/index.html
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STORY HOUR: Weds., 10am, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Bring your preschoolers to listen to stories, have a snack & meet new friends. Sponsored by Alden District Library/Friends of the Library. 231-331-4318.
-------------------STROLL THE STREETS: Fri., 6-9pm, Main St., Boyne City. Featuring live music, magicians, caricature artists, face painters & balloon twisters. boynecitymainstreet.com
-------------------CHARLEVOIX CITY BAND CONCERT: Tuesdays, 8pm through Aug. 22. East Park, Downtown Charlevoix.
-------------------SUMMER POWER DAYS!: Wednesdays, 10am, Jul. 26 - Aug. 16, Grawn Splashpad, 2252 Sawyer Rd. Outdoor Literacy Events featuring a variety of activities such as reading aloud with kids, writing with kids, interactive book walks, & local author & illustrator visits! NOT a drop-off event.
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-------------------GROW BENZIE FARMERS MARKET: Mondays, 3-7pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia. Featuring free cooking & nutrition education classes. Find on Facebook.
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“BUGS, BIRDS, & BEASTS”: Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. This group exhibit includes two & three-dimensional art including fiber art, sculpture, assemblage, & framed work in encaustic, silk, acrylic, & watercolor painting. An opening reception will be held on Fri., July 28 from 5-7pm. An artist talk will be held on Sat., July 29 at 11am. Runs through Sept. 8. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org
-------------------“CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES”: Runs through July 25 at Jordan River Arts Center, East Jordan. An exhibit of works by Jordan River Arts Council Artist Gathering Participants. Hours are Tues. Sun., 1-4pm. Paintings will highlight Michigan scenes, as well as scenes from around the U.S. & other countries. jordanriverarts.com
-------------------“THIS PLACE FEELS FAMILIAR”: Presented by students from the Aesthetics of Health Class led by Interlochen Arts Academy’s Visual Art Department faculty member Megan Hildebrandt. Featuring art inspired by Cowell Cancer Center staff & patient interactions during the past year. Runs through the summer in the cancer center’s Reflection Gallery on the third floor & Health & Wellness Suite on the second floor, TC. munsonhealthcare.org/cancer
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-------------------ART LEELANAU ART-Y GRAS EXHIBITION: July 21-26, Old Art Building, Leland. 10am-5pm; Sun. hours are 12-4pm. oldartbuilding.com/art-leelanau
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-------------------FROM WITHIN II, A DEPARTURE FROM REALITY: Through July 30. Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. Presenting the perspectives of 20 artists. twistedfishgallery.com
-------------------JULY ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: Featuring Don Rutt & James DeWildt. The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. thebotanicgarden.org/events
-------------------MAGIC THURSDAY ARTISTS: Through Aug. 30, City Opera House, TC. This exhibition features paintings in oil, watercolor, pastel & acrylic. A portion of all sales benefits the City Opera House. cityoperahouse.org
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“OUR NATIONAL PARKS” JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Held in honor of Ansel Adams & the 100th Anniversary of our National Parks. Runs through Sept. 9.
-------------------THROUGH THE LENS: ANSEL ADAMS - HIS WORK, INSPIRATION & LEGACY: Runs through Sep. 30 in Bonfield & Gilbert Galleries. crookedtree.org
-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: MONTE NAGLER: VISIONS OF LIGHT: Runs through Aug. 2. A collection of photographic work by Michigan’s own Monte Nagler, a former student of Ansel Adams.
LAKE STREET STUDIOS, CENTER GALLERY, GLEN ARBOR: MARGO BURIAN EXHIBIT: Paintings of Leelanau County’s land & water - as processed through the imagination of Grand Rapids artist Margo Burian - are on display July 21-27. 231-334-3179. PAINTER AMY GAMBLE EXHIBIT: Jul. 28 - Aug. 3. Gamble will conduct a demonstration of her technique & tools on Sun., July 30 at 1pm. lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com/ centergallery_2017.html
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ESTUPENDO! IT’S THE RETURN OF SHAKIRA Colombian singer turned international superstar turned The Voice coach Shakira is back with a brand new album, El Dorado, her first since 2014. The album has already spawned its first single, “Nada,” plus a duet with reggaeton singer Maluma (“Trap”), and another, “Déjà Vu,” with Prince Royce. To promote all of the above, Shakira is headed out on her El Dorado World Tour with the support of Live Nation this fall. The trek will kick off on Nov. 8 in Cologne, Germany, and will continue through Europe until early December, after which Shakira and her entourage will take a short break, then start the U.S. leg of the tour in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 9, with stops in Toronto (Jan. 20), Detroit (Jan. 22), Chicago (Jan. 23), Los Angeles (Feb. 1), and Las Vegas (Feb. 10) … The new 2017 film Detroit, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, is based on real events that happened during the Detroit riots in the summer of 1967. The soundtrack will capture the sound of that time with a long list of classic Motown tunes and a brand new track from The Roots called “It Ain’t Fair,” which includes contributions from The Dap Kings and members of Lee Fields’ Expressions. The soundtrack will be released later this month on, naturally, Motown Records. The film, starring John Boyega, John Krasinski,
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Will Poulter, and Jack Reynor, will be in theaters on Aug. 4 … Adele had to cancel her tour’s final two shows, which were part of a massive fournight stand at London’s famed Wembley Arena, due to issues with her vocal cords. The singer, who’s been touring for the past 14 months, cancelled the shows on the medical advice of her doctor and wrote a Twitter note to fans saying that she was “devastated” — in part because she had previously announced that this tour might be her last … Selena Gomez has been busy — not on her own tour, but on the tour of her boyfriend, The Weeknd (aka Canadian singer/songwriter/producer Abel Tesfaye). In between heading backstage during Tesfaye’s concerts, where she said she enjoys being supportive and dancing all night, Gomez is also prepping for the release of her upcoming new album … LINK OF THE WEEK Singer Fergie, currently working on her sophomore solo album, Double Duchess, officially has left The Black Eyed Peas, the hip-hop/pop outfit she joined in 2002. The split was reportedly amicable, but now the Peas are once again a trio and promising an announcement about what comes next to fans who offer up their email address at the group’s revamped website, blackeyespeas.com …
THE BUZZ Detroit’s pending Motown Museum is $2 million closer to its goal after the William Davidson Foundation donated that much toward the $50 million plan to transform the old Hitsville U.S.A. bungalow into a full museum complex … Kalamazoo guitarist and vocalist Justin Jay Jackson has started a new band called the Last Gasp Collective … A huge new karaoke bar called 168 KTV Bistro in Madison Heights, Michigan, is quickly becoming all the rage with its
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Grand Traverse & Kalkaska ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM, TC 7/22 -- Les Dalgliesh, 7-9 7/25 -- Open & Un-mic'd w/ Ben Johnson, 7-9 7/28 -- Andre Villoch, 7-9 7/29 -- Corbin Manikas, 7-9 BONOBO WINERY, TC 7/23 -- Sunday Funday w/Jeff Brown, 2-6 7/28 -- Levi Britton, 6-8 BUD'S, INTERLOCHEN Thu -- Jim Hawley, 5-8
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FANTASY'S, TC Mon. - Sat. -- Adult entertainment w/ DJ, 7-close
STREETERS, GROUND ZERO, TC 7/29 -- Theory Of A Deadman, 8
GT DISTILLERY, TC Fri,7/28 -- Younce Guitar Duo, 7-9:30 HAYLOFT INN, TC Thu -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 KILKENNY'S, TC 7/21-22 -- One Hot Robot, 9:30 7/28-29 -- Afrodytee & the Tighty Whiteys, 9:30 Tue -- Levi Britton, 8 Wed -- The Pocket, 8 Thu -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30 Sun -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC 7/24 -- Open Mic w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9
SAIL INN BAR & GRILL, TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs, 9
TC WHISKEY CO. 7/27 -- Paul Livingston, 6-8 TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE, TC Tue -- Turbo Pup, 7-9 Thu -- G-Snacks, 7-9 Fri -- Rob Coonrod, 7-9 THE FILLING STATION MICROBREWERY, THE PLATFORM, TC 7/22 — The Freshwater Collective Band, 8-11 7/26 -- After Ours, 7-10 7/27 -- Rhett Betty & The Sinners, 7-10 7/28 -- Cousin Curtiss, 8-11 7/29 -- One Hot Robot, 8-11 7/30 -- Glenn Wolff & Robin Lee Berry, 7-10
THE LITTLE FLEET, TC 7/24 — Talking Heads vinyl by DJ Smiley, 6-10 7/28 -- Hot 'n Bothered, 6:309:30 THE PARLOR, TC 7/25 -- Clint Weaner, 7:30-10:30 THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO., TC 7/24 -- Rotten Cherries Open Mic, 8-9:30 7/25 -- The Workshop Live Jazz Jam: Summer Edition, 6-10 7/27 — The Last Gasp 7/29 — 100 Watt Prophets UNION STREET STATION, TC 7/24 -- Jukebox, 10 7/25 -- Open Mic w/ Host Chris Sterr, 10 7/26 -- Funky Professor, 10 7/27 -- DJ Prim, 10 7/28 -- Happy Hour w/ Jazz North, then DJ Dante, 5 7/29 -- G-Snacks, 10 7/30 -- Head for the Hills Live Show, then Karaoke, 5 WEST BAY BEACH RESORT, TC 7/27 -- Ron Getz & Chris Sterr, 5-9 7/28 -- Yankee Station, 6-10 7/29 -- Jazz North, 6-10; DJ Motaz @ View, 10-2 Mon -- Dueling Pianos, 7-9:30 Tue -- Sweetwater Blues Band, 7-9:30 Wed -- Electic Fusion Project Jam Band w/ Jeff Haas, Don Julin, Jack Dryden & Randy Marsh, 7-9:30 Sun -- DJ Motaz, 4-7; Jazz w/ Jeff Haas Trio plus Anthony Stanco & Laurie Sears, 7-9:30
Emmet & Cheboygan CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY 7/22 -- The Marsupials, 10 7/25 -- Nelson Olstrom, 10 7/28 -- Adam Labeaux & The Cloud Builders, 10 7/29 -- Revibe, 10 CLYDES, CARP LAKE 7/22 -- Open Mic w/ Billy P & Kate, 9 CRASH LANDING, PELLSTON 7/23,7/30 -- Open Mic w/ Billy P & Kate, 7-10
KNOT JUST A BAR, BAY HARBOR Mon,Tues,Thu — Live music LEGS INN, CROSS VILLAGE 7/28 -- Kirby, 6 LEO'S TAVERN, PETOSKEY Thurs — Karaoke hosted by DJ Micheal Williford, 10 Sun -- S.I.N. w/ DJ Johnnie Walker, 9 STAFFORD'S PERRY HOTEL, NOGGIN ROOM, PETOSKEY 7/22 -- Jake Slater (Elvis Tribute Artist), 8-11 7/23-24 -- Mike Struwin, 8-11 7/25 -- Michelle Chenard, 8-11
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7/26 -- Patrick Ryan, 8-11 7/27 -- Chris Koury , 8-11 7/28 -- Sweet Tooth, 8-11 7/29 -- Blake Elliott & the Robinson Affair, 8-11 7/30 -- Chris Koury, 8-11 THE GRILLE AT BAY HARBOR Nightly music UPSTAIRS LOUNGE, PETOSKEY 7/22 -- Off the Ledge, 10 7/28 — BoomaTwang & Squid Mouth 7/29 — The Lovely Buzzards & The Real Ingredients
Elk Rapids’ brotha James will share his 80’s rock & pop at Cellar 152, Elk Rapids on Fri., July 28 from 6:30-9:30pm.
Antrim & Charlevoix BLUE PELICAN, CENTRAL LAKE 7/29 -- Open Mic w/ Billy P & Kate, 6-9 BOYNE CITY TAP ROOM 7/22 -- Pat Ryan, 8-11
CELLAR 152, ELK RAPIDS 7/22 -- Levi Britton, 7:30-9:30 7/28 -- brotha James, 6:30-9:30 7/29 -- Clint Weaner, 7:30-9:30 RED MESA GRILL, BOYNE CITY 7/24 -- National Tequila Day Party w/ "Banjo Mike" Evans, 7-10 7/25 -- Blake Elliott & The Robinson Affair, 7-10
BOYNE CITY TAPROOM 7/29 -- Sean Bielby, 8-11 BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM, CHARLEVOIX 7/22 -- The Algorhythms, 8-11 7/23 -- Chris Calleja , 7-10 7/25 -- Sean Bielby, 7-10 7/28 — Pat Ryan 7/30 -- Pete Kehoe, 7-10
SHANTY CREEK RESORTS, LAKEVIEW RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, BELLAIRE 7/22 -- Kenny Thompson, 8:3011:30 7/29 -- Danny Bellenbaum, 8:3011:30
THE LANDING RESTAURANT, CHARLEVOIX 7/27 -- Nelson Olstrom, 1-3 TORCH LAKE CAFE, EASTPORT Mon -- Bob Webb, 6-9 Tue -- Kenny Thompson, 7:30 Wed -- Lee Malone, 8 Thu -- Open Mic w/ Leanna Collins, 8 Fri,Sat -- Torch Lake Rock & Soul feat. Leanna Collins, 8:30
Leelanau & Benzie AURORA CELLARS, LAKE LEELANAU 7/26 -- Pizza, Music & Wine Wednesdays w/ Clint Weaner, 6:30-9
LEELANAU SANDS CASINO, PESHAWBESTOWN Tue -- Polka Party, 12-4
DICK'S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU Sat -- Karaoke, 10-2
LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL, HONOR Thurs. -- Karaoke w/ Phattrax DJs, 9
HOP LOT BREWING CO., SUTTONS BAY 7/22 -- Benjaman James, 7-9 7/28 -- Kellerville, 6-9 7/29 -- Jen Sygit, 6-9
MARTHA'S LEELANAU TABLE, SUTTONS BAY Sun -- The Hot Biscuits, 6-9 Wed -- The Windy Ridge Boys, 6-9 Fri -- Dolce, 6-9
LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 7/22 -- Full Cord, 6:30-9:30 7/25 -- New Third Coast, 6:30-9:30 7/26 -- North Carolines, 6:30-9:30 7/27 -- Brady Corcoran, 6:30-9:30 7/28 -- Jim Hawley, 6:30-9:30 7/29 -- Andre Villoch, 6:30-9:30
SHADY LANE CELLARS, SUTTONS BAY 7/22 -- George Heritier, 5-8 7/29 -- A Brighter Bloom, 5-8
LAURENTIDE WINERY, LAKE LEELANAU 7/28 -- Friday Music Summer Series w/ Randy Reszka, 6
SPICE WORLD CAFÉ, NORTHPORT 7/22 -- Jeff Haas Trio & the TC Saxophone Quartet, 7-10 Sat. — Jeff Haas Trio plus Laurie Sears & Anthony Stanco, 7-10
ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH 7/22 -- Chris Michels, 6-9 7/28 -- Flipside, 6-9 7/29 -- Grove of Trees, 6-9 STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT 7/22 -- The Pistil Whips, 8-10 7/23 -- The Whiskey Charmers, 8-10 7/24 -- Kasondra Rose, 8-10 7/25 -- Jeff Bihlman, 8-10 7/26 -- Chloe & Olivia Kimes, 8-10 7/27 -- RFD Boys, 8-10 7/28 -- Dot Org, 8-10 7/29 -- Evan Burgess, 8-10 7/30 -- Barbarossa Brothers, 8-10 THE CABBAGE SHED, ELBERTA 7/22 -- Awesome Distraction, 5-9; Rootstand, 9-12 7/26 -- Jonny Magambo, 8:30 7/27 -- Open Mic Night, 8-11 7/28 -- Barefoot Music, 8-11 7/29 -- Adam Labeaux, 5-9
Otsego, Crawford & Central ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD 7/22 -- Christopher Dale, 7-10 7/28 -- Adam Hoppe, 7-10 7/29 -- Nelson Olstrom, 7-10
BENNETHUM’S NORTHERN INN, GAYLORD 7/25 — Randy Reszka SNOWBELT BREWING CO., GAYLORD Tue -- Open Jam Night, 6-9 7/28 -- Acoustic Bonzo, 7-10
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Q “Jonesin” Crosswords "It's PAT"--some pat answers, yes. by Matt Jones
ACROSS 1 Chicken ___ (Italian dish, informally) 5 TV logician 10 Blot 14 Hairy twin of the Bible 15 Fluorescent bulb gas 16 ___ cosa (Spanish “something else”) 17 French term for a temporary residence 19 Algerian setting for Camus’s “The Plague” 20 Did some pranking 22 One-named ‘50s-’60s teen idol 25 Shelley’s elegy for Keats 26 Castaway’s refuge, perhaps 27 Fix eggs, maybe 29 Running count 30 Cross-shaped Greek letter 31 Diva’s rendition 33 “___ Ho” (“Slumdog Millionaire” song) 34 Duo behind the CW series “Fool Us” 39 Giants giant Mel 40 Brand in the pet aisle 41 Bigwig 43 Handled 46 Tar clump 47 John who once co-hosted “Entertainment Tonight” 48 First Lady and diplomat Roosevelt 50 Got to the point? 52 With 56-Across, low-budget programming source 55 “It seems to me,” online 56 See 52-Across 60 Has ___ with (is connected) 61 Without ___ in the world 62 Golden State sch. 63 Construction area 64 “Death of a Salesman” protagonist 65 Marshmallow Easter treat DOWN 1 Rally feature 2 “___ told you before ...” 3 “Insecure” star Issa ___
4 Kid’s dirty “dessert” 5 “Damn Yankees” villain, really 6 Gazelles, to cheetahs 7 Fairy tale baddie (unless it’s Shrek) 8 “Marat/Sade” character Charlotte 9 Work out some knots 10 Symbol of deadness 11 Like some fibrillation 12 Thymine (T) : DNA :: ___ (U) : RNA 13 Graffiti artist who opened (and closed) Dismaland in 2015 18 Words between “chicken” and “king” 21 Wrecks 22 Qualified 23 “The faster the better” 24 “Kind of ___” (classic Miles Davis album) 27 Stereotypical last word of art films 28 “This American Life” medium 31 Sagrada Familia architect Gaudi 32 Splinter, for one 33 Leader of the Holograms, on Saturday morning TV 35 Like horror movie characters, as they eventually find out 36 Running account 37 Opening for Quest or glades 38 Shine’s partner? 42 Dissertation writer’s goal 43 Tintype tints 44 Homecoming attendees 45 Visit to an Internet page, informally 46 ___-Roman wrestling (var.) 47 Game show question that determines which team plays 49 Using half as many digits as hexadecimal 50 Most common throw with two dice (D6es, for those of you playing at home) 51 TV show that took in Ted Danson 53 Seafood in a shell 54 “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” star Michael 57 0∞F phenomenon 58 Torero’s encouragement 59 Quick snooze
: You’ve answered some questions about online dating recently, but I haven’t seen you mention dating sites that do criminal background checks. Do you think it’s a smart idea to sign up for one of these, or is it just more marketing hogwash? — Wondering
A
: There’s that very attractive man you see
on a dating site who spends “a lot of time abroad” — as one must, when primarily employed as a drug mule.
These dating sites that do criminal background checks probably seem like a wise choice. And they do offer their members something extra: a false sense of security. First, as one of the sites with “extensive background checks” admits: “Some people do manage to slip through the cracks. When in doubt, report it!” Charming. Kind of like telling bank customers, “If you notice armed robbers in the bank, feel free to tackle them while yelling, ‘citizen’s arrest!’” Of course safety is a primary concern, but ponder this: Your friends don’t backgroundcheck their party guests. Nor does the supermarket: “Hey, handsome, can’t let ya into the trendy baby veggies section till we check for outstanding warrants.” Also, not every person with a criminal record is someone to avoid. There’s being arrested because your little brother left a pillowcase of weed in your trunk versus being nabbed for your armed carjacking hobby: “No, officer, I swear…nothing of interest in the trunk…um, that is, if we don’t count the bound-and-gagged widow who owns the car.” There are countless articles listing some pretty obvious ways to protect yourself: Drive your own car to the date; meet in a public place; don’t leave your drink unattended; and don’t front anyone money. Another common piece of advice is to tell someone where you’re going and whom you’re meeting. Right. Surefire psychopath-stopper: “I told my roommate all about you, so you’d better put away that huge knife, buster!” One thing you can do to protect yourself — in online dating or any dating scenario — is gag the voice that’s shouting, “Happily ever after, here we come!” so you can pay attention to feelings that something just doesn’t add up. These feelings often don’t come out of nowhere. Research by neuroscientist Yue-jia Luo, among others, finds that our brain reacts to subtle signs we’re in danger — including ones we aren’t consciously aware of. The brain messages the body to get ready for “fight or flight,” adrenaline
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courses, blood gets pumped to our extremities, and goosebumps form on our arms (part of the physical basis of feeling creeped out). Online dating, like all dating, involves risk. Assess your level of risk and whether it’s worth the benefit — immediate access to numerous potential partners. There are some crafty criminals out there, but odds are, the problems you’ll experience will be the ordinary kind — finding out that a guy has a few girlfriends and not a few girlfriends out back under the tomatoes.
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: I’m in recovery, and my best friend and I have sleepovers every few months. She’s come over drunk and/or high on pot the past few times. It’s not that it’s triggering for me; she’s just annoying and not herself when she’s loaded. How do I ask her to not come over trashed? — Sober
A
: What does she do when she isn’t visiting you — attend Mass in a “Lucifer Rules!” T-shirt, pop by the animal rights march in a mink vest, and then park her ice cream truck outside the Jenny Craig meeting? Though you know what you need to tell her — don’t come over trashed — you’re probably being tripped up by something I wrote about recently: how women evolved to be the confrontation-avoiders of our species, probably to protect their ability to have and care for children. In 1990, developmental psychologist Eleanor Maccoby reviewed the research on sex differences in communication and found what researchers continue to see today: A major goal of girls’ (and women’s) speech is “to be ‘nice’ and sustain social relationships,” while for males, “the agenda is more often the single one of self-assertion.” Though being direct may not be natural for you, there are many things in our lives that aren’t “natural”: deodorant, motor vehicles, buying dinner at the supermarket instead of waiting behind a tree to club it with a rock. You’re simply asking your friend to be appropriate to the situation. You could open with an air bag of sorts — “I love you and love having you over” — and then say, “But, from now on, please don’t show up drunk or high for our sleepovers.” Enduring a little discomfort in the moment should keep you from being commandeered into future “fun” drinking games like “Let’s flip your cat over and do shots off her belly. I’ll do vodka; you do water. Last one to lose an eye wins!”
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(July 23-Aug. 22): Do you really have to be the flashy king or charismatic queen of all you survey? Must all your subjects put on kneepads and prostrate themselves as they bask in your glory? Isn’t it enough for you to simply be the master of your own emotions, and the boss of your own time, and the lord of your own destiny? I’m not trying to stifle your ambition or cramp your enthusiasm; I just want to make sure you don’t dilute your willpower by trying to wield command over too wide a swath. The most important task, after all, is to manage your own life with panache and ingenuity. But I will concede this: The coming weeks will be a time when you can also probably get away with being extra worshiped and adored.
had begun his work as a poet, Rainer Maria Rilke confessed that he was still finding out what it took to do his job. “I am learning to see,” he wrote. “I don’t know why it is, but everything enters me more deeply and doesn’t stop where it once used to.” Given the current astrological omens, you have a similar opportunity, Pisces: to learn more about how to see. It won’t happen like magic. You can’t just sit back passively and wait for the universe to accomplish it for you. But if you decide you really would like to be more perceptive -- if you resolve to receive and register more of the raw life data that’s flowing towards you -- you will expand and deepen your ability to see.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you feeling as
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daring about romance as I suspect? If so, I’ve composed a provocative note for you to give to anyone you have good reason to believe will be glad to receive it. Feel free to copy it word-forword or edit it to suit your needs. Here it is: “I want to be your open-hearted explorer. Want to be mine? We can be in foolishly cool drooling devotion to each other’s mighty love power. We can be in elegant solid-gold allegiance to each other’s genius. Wouldn’t it be fun to see how much liberation we can whip up together? We can play off our mutual respect as we banish the fearful shticks in our bags of tricks. We can inspire each other to reach unexpected heights of brazen intelligence.”
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You still have a
wound that never formed a proper scar. (We’re speaking metaphorically here.) It’s chronically irritated. Never quite right. Always stealing bits of your attention. Would you like to do something to reduce the distracting power of that annoying affliction? The next 25 days will be a favorable time to seek such a miracle. All the forces of nature and spirit will conspire in your behalf if you formulate a clear intention to get the healing you need and deserve.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem “The
Initiate,” Charles Simic speaks of “someone who solved life’s riddles in a voice of an ancient Sumerian queen.” I hope you’re not focused on seeking help and revelations from noble and grandiose sources like that, Gemini. If you are, you may miss the useful cues and clues that come your way via more modest informants. So please be alert for the blessings of the ordinary. As you work on solving your quandaries, give special attention to serendipitous interventions and accidental luck.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): For many years,
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the Tobe Zoological Park in China housed a “praying panther” named Ato. The large black feline periodically rose up on her hind legs and put her paws together as if petitioning a higher power for blessings. I suggest we make her your spirit ally in the coming weeks. I hope she’ll inspire you to get your restless mind out of the way as you seek to quench your primal needs. With the praying panther as your muse, you should be able to summon previously untapped reserves of your animal intelligence and cultivate an instinctual knack for knowing where to find raw, pristine satisfaction.
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PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): Years after he
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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Dear Hard Worker: Our records indicate that you have been neglecting to allot yourself sufficient time to rest and recharge. In case you had forgotten, you are expected to take regular extended breaks, during which time it is mandatory to treat yourself with meticulous
care and extreme tenderness. Please grant yourself an immediate dispensation. Expose yourself to intensely relaxing encounters with play, fun, and pleasure -- or else! No excuses will be accepted.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If extraterrestrial
beings land their space ship on my street and say they want to meet the creatures who best represent our planet, I will volunteer you Libras. Right now, at least, you’re nobler than the rest of u s , and more sparkly, too. You’re dealing smartly with your personal share of the world’s suffering, and your day-to-day decisions are based more on love than fear. You’re not taking things too personally or too seriously, and you seem better equipped than everyone else to laugh at the craziness that surrounds us. And even if aliens don’t appear, I bet you will serve as an inspiring influence for more human beings than you realize. Does being a role model sound boring? I hope not. if you regard it as an interesting gift, it will empower you to wield more clout than you’re used to.
ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During the
four years he worked on painting the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo never took a bath. Was he too preoccupied with his masterpiece? Modern artist Pae White has a different relationship with obsession. To create her fabric art pieces, she has spent years collecting more than 3,500 scarves designed by her favorite scarf-maker. Then there’s filmmaker James Cameron, who hired an expert in linguistics to create an entire new language from scratch for the aliens in his movie Avatar. In accordance with the astrological omens, Scorpio, I approve of you summoning this level of devotion -- as long as it’s not in service to a transitory desire, but rather to a labor of love that has the potential to change your life for the better for a long time.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The
purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers,” wrote author James Baldwin. Even if you’re not an artist, I encourage you to make that your purpose in the coming weeks. Definitive answers will at best be irrelevant and at worst useless. Vigorous doubt and inquiry, on the other hand, will be exciting and invigorating. They will mobilize you to rebel against any status quos that have been tempting you to settle for mediocrity.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re
in a phase of your cycle when the most useful prophecies are more lyrical than logical. So here you go: three enigmatic predictions to help stir up the creative ingenuity you’ll need to excel on your upcoming tests. 1. A darling but stale old hope must shrivel and wane so that a spiky, electric new hope can be born. 2. An openness to the potential value of a metaphorical death will be one of your sweetest assets. 3. The best way to cross a border is not to sneak across bearing secrets but to stride across in full glory with nothing to hide.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian
novelist James Joyce had a pessimistic view about intimate connection. Here’s what he said: “Love (understood as the desire of good for another) is in fact so unnatural a phenomenon that it can scarcely repeat itself, the soul being unable to become virgin again and not having energy enough to cast itself out again into the ocean of another’s soul.” My challenge to you, Aquarius -- in accordance with the astrological omens -- is to prove Joyce wrong. Figure out how to make your soul virgin again so it can cast itself out into the ocean of another’s soul. The next eight weeks will be prime time to achieve that glorious feat.
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