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letters Constitutional Sheriff Confusion Stephen Tuttle’s latest op-ed, “Bad Choice and Late Results,” could have been a series of articles concerning the woefully unprepared slate of Republicans running for local, federal, statewide, and county offices.

O’Malley now has an ad touting his support from our constitutional sheriffs and how he will always “back the blue,” but when these blues set themselves up as above the law and essentially become tin-pot dictators, that’s a position we all should rethink.

Of particular note were his thoughts regarding “constitutional sheriffs” and how they hold themselves in such high esteem and do not believe they are answerable to the Michigan Attorney General. When our local sheriffs didn’t like the fact Michigan State Police had enforced a legal executive order, for some reason they went to State Representative Jack O’Malley, who had already begun the process of aggravating the Michigan Militia, Proud Boys, and the Three Percenters. The end result was Operation Gridlock, our homegrown version of insurrection in Lansing.

I would encourage everyone to review the CSPOA website and observe how our constitutionally protected rights take on an entirely bizarre meaning when espoused by founder Richard Mack [former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona].

Unfortunately, Mr. Tuttle didn’t dive deep enough. According to the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) website, “The vertical separation of powers in the Constitution makes it clear that the power of the sheriff even supersedes the powers of the President.”

Let that sink in for a moment, because it could be the ultimate election denial— like with constitutional sheriff Dar Leaf [Barry County, Michigan].

Perhaps in the future, our elected county sheriff ’s offices should become a nonpartisan position.

John Hunter | Traverse City

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The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay presents a special performance honoring veterans on Friday, Nov. 11. Live from the Front—Byline: Ernie Pyle is a one-man show written and acted by Rick Plummer that delves into the life of Ernie Pyle, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist who reported from the front lines during World War II. Pyle was known for sharing the voice of the common soldier, bringing a human element to the horrors of the war. As Kari Karr, a Bay Theatre volunteer says, “As the memory of WWII fades with time, it is vital to never lose sight of the profound influence the war had on the lives of all Americans.” Plummer, who hails from Ludington, has performed the play on stages across the country, and he’ll appear twice at the Bay Theatre for a matinee (1:30pm) and evening (7pm) show.

General admission tickets are $10, $5 for veterans, and free for veterans of WWII. Learn more by visiting thebaytheatre.com.

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Davis & Davis Head to Elks Lodge Cadillac #680 this weekend! Gopherwood Concerts presents a night of original folk music with Michigan singer-songwriters Joshua Davis and Rachael Davis on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 7-11pm. Josh was a Top 3 finalist on NBC’s The Voice in 2015, and multi-instrumentalist Rachael has been performing since she joined her family band, Lake Effect, at age eight. Advance tickets: $15 adults, $7 students, free for 12 and under. At the door: $18, $9. Available in downtown Cadillac at After 26 Depot, Horizon Books, online at mynorthtickets.com, or by calling 1-800-836-0717.

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Hey, Watch It! From Scratch

In the age of comic book movie multiverses and franchise entertainment, the epic romantic drama has largely disappeared from the big screen. Thank goodness, then, for series like Netflix’s From Scratch that give this classic form its due. 15 or 20 years ago, From Scratch—an adaptation of Tembi Locke’s bestselling memoir—would have been a two-hour film. In 2022, it’s an eight-part miniseries, giving viewers more time to get invested in the grand love story between Amy (an aspiring American artist, played by Zoe Saldaña) and Lino (a Sicilian chef, portrayed by Eugenio Mastrandrea) who meet and fall in love while the former is studying abroad in Florence. Early episodes are anchored by the dynamite chemistry between the two leads, the breathtaking Italian scenery, and more than a few food prep shots that will make you wish you had your own live-in Italian chef.

But From Scratch also has considerable dramatic depth, as Amy and Lino grapple with career hurdles, family strife, cultural tensions, and, ultimately, unthinkable tragedy.

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There’s a lot to love at Traverse City’s The Flying Noodle: all the pasta, of course, including pre-made boxes fit for big groups; a hearty lunch menu; and delectable cocktails, to name a few. But every time we go, there’s one thing that always ends up on the ticket, and that’s the Garlic Dots ($10). Every Italian place has a take on garlic bread, but The Flying Noodle shoots for the stars and sticks the landing. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, the bread bites come swimming in a fragrant sauce of butter, garlic, parmesan cheese, and herbs with warm marinara on the side. You get a generous serving of 20 or so dots—good news for your taste buds, because you won’t be able to stop at just one or two. Pair your Garlic Dots with an entree from The Flying Noodle’s recently-launched fall menu full of cold weather comfort foods. Find the garlic goodness at 136 E. Front Street in Traverse City. (231) 943-1178, flyingnoodletc.com

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6 A Week of Beer Talk about bottoms up…Traverse City Beer Week kicks off this Friday, Nov. 11, for eight straight days of suds celebration.

Hop enthusiasts can get in on the fun by heading to traversecity.com/ tcbw and signing up for the TCBW mobile app passport, where you can track your brewery tour around town. Prizes include a cool beer week T-shirt (earned after five or more brewery visits) and the grand prize of a beer-themed getaway in TC. Best of all, the 20+ ale trail venues are in the broader NoMi area, so you can enjoy drinks from Townline Ciderworks in Williamsburg to Stone Hound Brewing in Acme to North Peak Brewing in downtown TC to Stormcloud Brewing in Frankfort. (Bonus: Many spots offer extra deals for TCBW participants.) You even get points toward your T-shirt for attending the Flapjack and Flannel Festival, held on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Jacob’s Farm just outside Traverse City.

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Stuff We Love: Turning Over a New Leaf The leaves are letting go in earnest, and while it’s tempting to blow them all into a neat pile— which we do recommend for a good jump—the Michigan Department of Resources and other environmental organizations across the North recommend different solutions to fall leaf cover. The simplest: Leave the leaves where they lie, as they provide an important winter ecosystem for insects, reptiles, and small mammals. (If you’re worried about your grass, run the lawn mower once more to get a finer cover.) When you really need to bust out that rake or blower—like to keep roads and storm drains clear—deposit leaves into your garden or landscaping beds for free, nutrient-rich mulch. When you can, avoid bagging leaves and sending them to the landfill—that practice accounts for millions of tons of “trash” that could serve a better purpose elsewhere. Instead, contact an organization like Bay Area Recycling for Charities for a leaf pickup; they use the leaves for compost.

TC Whiskey Co. to Grow Northern Michigan’s biggest craft distillery is about to become even bigger. Traverse City Whiskey Co. has announced plans to turn the former Cherry Growers Inc. facility in Elmwood Township into its new headquarters.

That $20 million expansion will generate an estimated 100 jobs and is supported by a $750,000 Michigan Business Development Program grant. TC Whiskey has been circling this particular project for quite some time; in early 2020, Chris Frederickson—the company’s president and co-founder—told Northern Express sister publication Traverse City Business News that TC Whiskey had purchased the 31,000-square-foot Cherry Growers property and was in the process of “retrofitting and reviving” the facility. The building will ultimately include space for processing, packaging, administrative offices, and a visitor center/tasting room, as well as significantly expanded distilling operations. Our most pressing question: Does this mean they can make twice as many batches of their Premium Cocktail Cherries? We shall see.

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bottoms up St. Ambrose Cellars’ X.R. Cyser What do you do when life hands you honey? For beekeepers Kirk and Sharon Jones, the ownership team behind Sleeping Bear Farms, the answer is make it into mead—and cider and occasionally beer and wine. Enter: Beulah’s St. Ambrose Cellars. Established in 2010, what began as an at-home operation has emerged as a fortress of all things fizzy, replete with flavors for every palette (not to mention the 18-hole disc golf course). The crème de la caramelized crème, however, is the taproom’s iconic X.R. Cyser. Featuring fermented Star Thistle honey blended with local apple cider—that’s what separates cysers from meads—this bestseller is finished with maple syrup and plenty of apple pie spice.

Enjoy one with a charcuterie board or in a seasonal Royal Apple cocktail. Grab yourself a 10-oz pour for $6 at St. Ambrose Cellars. 841 S. Pioneer Rd., Beulah. (231) 383-4262. Or, use their online locator (stambrose-mead-wine.com) to find your closest X.R. Cyser stash.

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DEBUNKING, NOT DEFUNDING spectator

By Stephen Tuttle If you watch a certain news channel, or listen to some Republican candidates, you would be inclined to believe crime is out of control. It’s those darn Democrats who have “defunded” the police and judges who let vicious criminals lose without bail. Why, it’s a miracle we aren’t gunned down the second we leave our homes and offices.

Missouri, South Carolina, and South Dakota.

That’s seven red states and three blue.

Conversely, the lowest violent crime rates are mostly blue states. Starting with the lowest rate, the top 10 are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island, Wyoming, Idaho, and Hawai’i.

That’s eight blue states and two red.

Reality is rather different, and the statistics are a little tricky.

Adding to the confusion, a left of center think tank called Third Way has analyzed the murder rates of all 50 states and determined the 25 Trump-voting red states have a collective murder rate a whopping 40 percent higher than the 25 Biden-voting blue states.

Crime statistics compiled by the FBI are lacking for 2021 because they do not include data from 40 percent of U.S. cities, including both Los Angeles and New York City. (Submitting such data is voluntary.)

What appears to be spikes in violent crimes per 100,000 people are deceptive because of the exclusion of large cities where the raw numbers are high but the per capita numbers less so.

Fortunately, the Major Cities Chiefs Association does keep track of such crimes and has published data from January 1 through June 30 of this year. They find violent crimes—murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault—up less than 4 percent

Data, of course, can be made to sing and dance depending on who's doing the collecting and analyzing. Those on the political right like to quote raw numbers and the handful of areas that are seeing spikes in violent crimes. Those on the left like to cite per capita numbers and historical trends, both of which contain more positive data. However, it is clear reports of our streets filling with rampaging killers unleashed by liberal judges have been greatly exaggerated. Once all the numbers have been mashed and compiled, it appears violent crime overall is up slightly and murder is

You are, in fact, significantly less likely to be the victim of violent crime today than you were just two decades ago, the fear-mongering reports notwithstanding. overall from the prior six months. Their data indicates that while robberies were up 12 percent and assaults up 3 percent, murders were actually down 2.4 percent and rapes down 5 percent.

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Those numbers aren’t great, but neither are they the hellish festival of crime being claimed by some. And there has been no correlation yet established between the elimination of most cash bails in some areas and crime rates.

Nor are there dots to connect between violent crime rates and claims of defunding the police, mostly because no police departments have been defunded.

Neither are these numbers anywhere near the peaks in violent crimes we’ve experienced this century. According to FBI data that does exist, the violent crime rate in the year 2000 was 500 reported incidents per 100,000 people, and as of 2021 it was 395 reported incidents. The most violent years, by far, were the 1980s and early 1990s, peaking at 758.2 reported incidents per 100,000 in 1991. The numbers have been steadily decreasing— with an occasional hiccup—ever since.

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It’s also a myth that Democrat-controlled blue states are the most violent. The states, plus Washington D.C., with the highest per capita incidents of violent crime, according to FBI statistics, are, in order from the worst: Washington D.C., Alaska, New Mexico, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona,

actually down very slightly.

Similar exaggerations on the campaign trails involve defunding the police. There has been no great movement to eliminate police. The Guardian reports funding for police departments has been reduced by $840 million since 2019, but it’s less dire than that sounds. Most of the “reduction” has been through attrition; reallocation for mental health, social services, and housing; and removing some departments. Portland, Oregon, for example, reduced their police budget millions just by eliminating their responsibility for the city’s parking system. It turns out there are plenty of ways to “defund the police” without impacting the numbers of uniformed officers on the street.

(As an interesting aside, The Guardian also reports that the 25 largest cities controlled

by Democrat mayors and/or city councils actually increased their police funding.)

Crime is not out of control, though some television talking heads and politicians definitely are. And despite the rhetoric from those farthest to the left, law enforcement isn’t going to be defunded any time soon; officers and deputies will still be serving and protecting as they always have.

You are, in fact, significantly less likely to be the victim of violent crime today than you were just two decades ago, the fear-mongering reports notwithstanding.

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by Susan Odgers Youth is typically a time of thinking we’re invincible. We believe we can pretty much do anything to our health without risking serious consequences. We skip meals and sleep, drink, and work too much and only sporadically get medical check-ups.

knee bends while talking on the phone and holding the handle of her stove’s door. To keep her mind alert she read a lot, played Scrabble, and wrote her family’s history. She had friends of all ages and was curious about other people and the world.

My experience of youth and health has been different. When I was 18 years old, I had a spinal stroke. Within one hour, I suddenly became a paraplegic. I’ve used a manual wheelchair full-time ever since. Then in 2021, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

At one point in our friendship, I helped her enroll in the New England Centenarian Study. Everything Mrs. Prindl had been doing to stay healthy was confirmed by the researcher's findings. One day she told me, “Life gets really good after 80, Susan.” In

Living a healthy, joyful life is both a privilege and responsibility.

And that’s true at any age.

My treatments at our local Cowell Cancer Center and the University of Michigan’s Rogel Cancer Center have included lots of testing, daily oral chemo, surgery, and soon, radiation. Some say I’ve experienced a “double whammy” with regard to my health.

The day after my breast cancer surgery, I decided to create a daily blog on the Caring Bridge online site. Every day, I’ve made two posts that have to do with what I’ve learned during my breast cancer journey.

Along with physical therapy, art therapy, guided imagery, and massage, I’ve found my daily blog writing practice helpful to my recovery.

Throughout my entire life, I’ve always been a glass half-full kind of gal. My flexibility and adaptability have helped me live a very big life: I’ve been married for 40 years, traveled the world and taught overseas, had my writing published, twice been awarded a prestigious doctoral fellowship, and even been the first wheelchair camper on South Manitou Island. The skills I learned to be able to cope with my paraplegia have helped me deal with my breast cancer. For example, not getting hung-up on “if only” or “why me?” thoughts.

I’ve been very fortunate to have many helpful people in my life. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve looked to others to learn how they’ve dealt with healthy aging. Unlike in my grandparents’ generation, when people lived shorter lives, the lines between middle age and older age blur, and how people live and define those periods in their lives has dramatically changed. The current motto at the Traverse City Senior Center is “Making longer lives, better lives.”

Most of what I know about healthy aging, I learned from one of my best friends, Mrs. Prindl. She lived to be 107.5 and was active up until the last week of her life. My friend taught me so many important life skills. Her daily living was balanced and moderate: She controlled her weight, drank beer, and moved her body, even if it meant doing deep

her case, that meant, amongst other things, traveling the world by herself on the QE II and helping create the ship’s library.

Our friendship was a two-way street. She was very interested in learning from me how to deal with her changing mobility needs. I needed to learn from her how to age healthily. During one of our afternoons together, she asked me for details on traveling using a wheelchair. She knew to get through larger airports, she was going to need a wheelchair escort.

If Mrs. Prindl were looking through recent issues of Northern Express, she’d find information on a variety of physical activities such as bird watching, the Turkey Trot community run, biking, dog walking, yoga, hiking, dancing, leaf peeping, and gardening. She’d be the first to say that all these activities can be enjoyed by people of any age.

In my statewide spinal cord injury group and our local stroke club, participants talk about the sports and outdoor activities they are active in. Regardless of the health challenge, there’s always a way to do things. It may be a different way, but it’s not inferior. Just this month, Dr. Oluwaferanmi Okanlami at the University of Michigan was awarded $1 million by the Neilsen Foundation for his adaptive sports programs. I don’t consider myself an athlete, but I have raced in a 5k run, downhill skied, and swam…all since my stroke.

Living a healthy, joyful life is both a privilege and responsibility. And that’s true at any age.

Susan Odgers has lived in Traverse City since 1987 and has taught at Northwestern Michigan College since 1989. A 2010 recipient of the Sara Hardy Humanitarian of the Year award, Susan serves on the boards of Traverse Area District Library, MI Writers, the Traverse City Human Rights Commission, and Ragdale Artists’ Community. This year, she's a Green Party candidate for the Wayne State University Board of Governors.

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1943: THE GATHERING STORM opinion

by Isiah Smith, Jr. “The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” —Leonardo de Vinci 1943 proved to be a critical year in the annals of American history. That year foreshadowed the disruptions that impact our lives to this day. On Jan. 1, Project Y—The Manhattan Project’s secret laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico, for development and production of the first atomic bombs under the direction of Robert Oppenheimer—began operation.

Later, in January the Casablanca Conference began, and FDR traveled from Miami to Casablanca, Morocco, to meet with Winston Churchill to discuss World War II. His goal: to finalize Allied military plans with the British Prime Minister. It was a precedentsetting odyssey. No president had ever departed the States during wartime, or ever visited Africa, or even ever traveled in an airplane. Since Lincoln, no president had visited an active battlefield. Too dangerous!

And FDR accomplished all those things without the press finding out.

A day later, on Jan. 15, the world’s largest office building, The Pentagon, was dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.

It was the year the Allied Forces, codenamed Operation Torch (OT), took back North Africa (Morocco and Algeria). OT was commanded by General Dwight Eisenhower and included the British First Army. After their initial resistance, the Vichy French agreed to a ceasefire. The Allies encircled several hundred thousand German and Italian personnel in northern Tunisia, finally forcing their surrender in May 1943.

The campaign had been marked by numerous atrocities and abuses by both German and Italian forces towards prisoners of war and local Jewish, Barber, and Arab populations.

These acts were often motivated by racism and antisemitism. 1943 was also the year a Japanese destroyer sunk future President Lt. John F. Kennedy’s PT-109 boat.

History consists of many small, seemingly unconnected events. Momentous events are buffeted by smaller, seemingly less important events that, viewed retrospectively, presage massive social changes to come.

On June 17, 1943, on an unseasonably hot 98-degree Fahrenheit day in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Newton Leroy McPherson was born. McPherson’s birth would profoundly impact politics, and thus life, in the United States. I would argue that this man’s birth provided the DNA leading directly to the violent divisions and ideological battles that culminated in 2020 in a bloody uprising against the government and the American way of life.

Forty-seven years later, in 1995, McPherson became the 50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and a two-fisted political provocatory who was intent on burning

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everything to the ground down around him. Through adoption, he had become Newton (“Newt”) Leroy Gingrich. Thus began an unprincipled assault on American politics, launching a frontal attack on any notion of civility and bipartisan cooperation in politics. He almost single handedly transformed political discourse into a contact sport with the singular goal winning by any means necessary. If “opponents” are destroyed in the process, so much the better.

In the future, when writing about the evolution of public policy, political discourse and thought in America, historians will demarcate the times as Before Newt and After Newt. Before Newt, political discourse was a gentleman’s sport, rich in analysis, critique, nuance, metaphor, and cooperation and respect. If it accomplished anything at all, it was the sharpening of wit, wisdom, and the discovery of a way forward toward forming a more perfect union.

That seems hard to believe today, when name callings, vulgar nicknames, and unrestrained lies are the order of the day.

The Gingrich era saw politics and public policy transformed from a system of thought and analysis to a belief system.

That ideology demanded nothing more than slavish devotion approaching religious fervor. To paraphrase writer and speaker Byron Katie, when you argue with beliefs, you lose, which perhaps explains why both Democrats and Republicans evolved into enemy camps armed with competing sets of beliefs. Under this sad situation, constructive conversations were not welcome at the table of political discourse and policy discussions.

Reasoned analysis was rejected in favor of empty slogans, lies, and misdirection.

The genius of mutually constructive conversation is that it offers both an endless supply of new ideas and fresh ways of handling existential issues facing our country today. As Neil deGrasse Tyson writes in his new book, Starry Messenger, “Unless we check our egos on our selfimportance, we run the risk of believing the world revolves around us and our opinions.

Personal truths are not truths.”

Of even greater threat to our national wellbeing and continued viability as a functioning democracy is the belief that the truth lies in a party, a person, an ideology, or in a system of beliefs. Ensnared in such traps, the freedom to think is replaced by embracing someone else’s untested ideas and world view. That way leads to autocracy and spiritual and moral decay, as evidenced by the last six years of American political history.

Every day, the divisiveness, mutual antipathy, and distrust between different schools of thought seem to grow exponentially. What the future holds I cannot predict.

Isiah Smith, Jr. is a retired government attorney.

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Suspicions Confirmed Amou Haji, 94, of Dezhgah, Iran, also known as the World's Dirtiest Man, refused to bathe for more than 60 years because he was afraid doing so would make him sick, Fox News reported. Apparently, he was right: For the first time, "villagers had recently taken him to a bathroom to wash," the Islamic Republic News Agency reported. "Not long after, he fell ill and finally ... he gave up his life," the report went on. Haji had no family, but villagers had built him a cinder-block dwelling for shelter on the outskirts of town.

Everyone Needs a Hobby -- Rosie Grant, 33, of Takoma Park, Maryland, stumbled upon a new hobby while finishing an internship at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., a year ago, The Washington Post reported. Her studies revealed her own interest in cemeteries, and she found social media threads of other taphophiles like her. On one of those, Grant noticed a list of ingredients engraved on a headstone in Brooklyn, New York, and thought she'd give the spritz cookies a try.

Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson's recipe didn't include instructions, but even so, Grant said the results were heavenly. "Cooking these recipes has shown me an alternative side to death," Grant said. "What a cool gift (MillerDawson) put on her gravestone." Grant has found other gravestone recipes -- several in the U.S. and two in Israel, all from women.

-- Remember the scene in "The Empire Strikes Back" when Han Solo gets frozen in carbonite? Catherine Pervan and her daughter, Hanalee, owners of One House Bakery in Benicia, California, have brought Solo back to life -- in bread, The New York Times reported. The two worked together for more than a month to create the 6-foottall "Pan Solo" sculpture from bread dough; now he stands outside their store as part of downtown Benicia's scarecrow contest.

"People are just super interested in it, and you see people smelling it and poking it," said Hanalee.

Nightmare Scenario A woman known as Jahrah, 54, who worked at a rubber plantation on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, lost her life at work on Oct. 23 after being swallowed by a 22-foot-long python, the Guardian reported.

Her husband reported her missing when she didn't return home from work; while searching for her, he found her sandals, headscarf, jacket and tools. Authorities caught a python that had been spotted nearby and found Jahrah's body in the snake's stomach, the local police chief said.

Backtrack The state of Maine is walking back a 2015 decision to eliminate its review process for vanity license plates, the Associated Press reported on Oct. 27. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has called the resulting vulgarities the "wild wild West," with about 400 offensive plates being subject to recall. "What I would say to those who want to engage in objectionable or questionable speech: Get a bumper sticker," she said. Because the plates are technically the property of the state, new rules to stifle the nasty messages can

be enforced, she said. Recall letters began hitting mailboxes this month.

It's a Mystery -- A huge, hollow metal object sat by the side of the road in New Brunswick, Canada, for weeks, and no one seemed to know what it was or how it got there, the CBC reported on Oct. 21. Finally, the New Brunswick Department of Transportation had it hauled away. Canadian Forces spokesperson Jamie Donovan said it likely is not connected to the military, and the DOT won't claim it, either.

Lying on its side, it's about 10 feet tall and has a concrete base and a hatch. "At this point it really is a mystery we are looking into," said Alycia Bartlett of the DOT. -- A Florida neighborhood is on high alert after a series of overnight visits from a welldressed man wielding a machete, WSVNTV reported. On Oct. 17, around 5:30 a.m., residents heard a knock at the door and saw the man on their doorbell camera, but he walked away after tapping the door with the machete. Other neighbors in Lauderhill had the same experience. "He didn't seem like someone lost or confused," one resident said. "He seemed very intentional, very businesslike, like he was dressed for business, just with a machete." Police have stepped up patrols of the area but say no crimes have been committed.

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Compelling Explanation -- After a "consensual search" on Oct. 26 in Clearwater, Florida, Robert Lawson, 50, was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and a syringe, The Smoking Gun reported. Pinellas County deputies approached Lawson as he loitered in a park; when they found the drugs and paraphernalia, Lawson demanded that they call the FBI and St. Petersburg Police because "he is allowed to carry methamphetamine," the police report noted. He was held in the county jail on $2,150 bond.

-- An unnamed 64-year-old woman in Gastonia, North Carolina, was charged for firing a gun within city limits on Oct. 24 after officers arrived to find her shooting at Mountain Dew cans in her backyard. Why? She told officers that she didn't approve of her father drinking the soda, Fox News reported.

"We totally understand that not everybody is a fan of the Dew but we can't stress enough how dangerous this is!" Gastonia police posted on their Facebook page.

It's Come to This The town of Llandudno in Wales has resorted to setting up a task force to address one of its most pressing problems, Metro News reported: marauding goats. The Kashmini mountain goats, which normally reside on the Great Orme headland near the town, got bold during the pandemic -moving into the community, eating hedges, sleeping in bus shelters and mixing it up in the supermarket parking lot. The new task force's main goal is protecting the animals from injury or death. "We should be very proud to have these wonderful animals on our doorstep," said councillor Geoff Stewart.

The goats are descendants of those presented to the town by Queen Victoria about 100 years ago.

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NEVER A DULL (SENIOR) MOMENT Senior centers put fun and care front and center

By Geri Dietze All people have one thing in common: We’re getting older day by day. Then again, Mick Jagger is 79 and still tours with that band of his…so clearly, this is not your grandfather’s retirement. While Jagger’s lifestyle may be anathema to the lives of most seniors, in the 2020s, aging in America looks and feels quite different than it used to.

Northwest Michigan, specifically Traverse City and Petoskey, has become one of the nation’s preferred regions for retirees.

And, why not? These vibrant locales meet all the criteria for those of a certain age: cultural and educational venues, walkable neighborhoods and downtowns, stunning natural beauty, and easy access to top-tier healthcare. Plus, solid programs catering to their interests and needs.

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY: Growing by the Day In Grand Traverse County, the Senior Center Network includes Traverse City, plus Fife Lake, Interlochen, and Kingsley, collectively offering over 100 programs focused on sports, health and wellness, enrichment, travel, and all-around fun.

Activities are as varied as anything

one would find at a resort, country club, or athletic club: golf and tennis, cycling and hiking, kayaking and paddleboarding, plus skiing and snowshoeing in the cold months. Indoor games include billiards, poker, Mahjong, euchre, and more. There are fitness classes for all levels, from yoga and cardio drumming (a fun workout with drumsticks and large exercise balls) to zumba and Pilates.

But wait—there’s more! There are social groups who discuss topics both serious and light and plenty of opportunities for volunteering and civic engagement. Free online learning offers hundreds of class choices. Some members come regularly for lunch, served three days a week. And travelers enjoy guided day trips or locations farther afield: Mackinac Island or Ireland; Great Lakes lighthouses or New York.

As one might imagine, the Senior Center Network is hopping.

“People come and go throughout the day,” says director Michelle Krumm. “[There’s] morning coffee, billiards, lunch, computer use in the member lounge, [and] the hustle between the various classes and programs throughout the day.”

The network is also growing—and fast: There are 5,000 Senior Center Network

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members with an average of 40+ new members joining each month, with no sign of slowing down. Such growth requires funding, and the Grand Traverse Senior Network relies heavily on the 2022 election to renew its previously authorized millage for the next 10 years. (The Senior Network does not receive funding from the $7.1 million grant awarded to the city for a new building.) And, while the millage is considered a low impact tax, costing just $10 for every $100,000 in property value, its effect is far reaching.

Currently, the network serves three generations of older adults, 50 and above, and is positioning itself for further growth.

“We are developing new programs and opportunities for this dynamic generation of older adults, and [we] have an eye towards the future, with the leading age of Generation X turning 60 in 2025,” Krumm says.

Those intergenerational members are easy to find. For example, Pat Hall was a nurse for many decades, finally retiring at age 80 to take care of her husband. Now widowed and a dementia patient, Pat, at 84, lives with her daughter Sue. Mother and daughter do two classes weekly, cardio drumming and Move and Shout, a seated activity combining exercise

and vocal elements particularly effective for those with Parkinson’s, dementia, and Alzheimer’s. But that’s not all the duo is up to.

“We did a six-week art class at Interlochen,” Sue adds. “We go to parties, and we are looking at taking some of the shorter day trips.” And, while there are more active classes that interest Sue, right now she is focused on her mother’s well-being.

“Everything I do involves my mom,” she says.

EMMET COUNTY: You’ve Got to Have Friends The Friendship Centers of Emmet County include the Petoskey location and the Huber Senior Center in Brutus. “Our seniors are pretty active and get around,” says Char Delis, director of marketing and development. “They love to have fun.”

The Friendship Centers of Emmet County also acts as the county’s Council on Aging, making it responsible to the state for a range of vital senior services, including inhome health care, light duty housekeeping, and respite care, in addition to vaccination clinics, hearing screenings, fall assessments, blood pressure monitoring, and much more.

Plus, the center is also the only organization that administers daily Meals on Wheels, now in its 50th year in Emmet

County. And, while a special grant from MDOT helps fund the Friendship Center buses to meet transportation needs of the senior population, the majority of funding comes from millage requests. The last request was particularly fraught because it included other entities requesting funds which could have had a severe impact on the Friendship Centers.

The Emmet County Board of Commissioners agreed to fund 100 percent of the center’s request, but executive director Deneen Smith hopes for some changes going forward. “We want the board to create a policy to guarantee a certain percentage of the millage for the senior centers or to change the language on the ballot to [make

it more] transparent.”

Smith indicates that the population of Emmet county has been growing by 3 percent annually, and while she says it “doesn’t seem like a lot,” those over 65 already make up about 32 percent of Emmet county’s roughly 33,500 population. She says there is no end in sight as Baby Boomers continue to enter retirement and choose Emmet County as the place to live their best lives.

And they certainly are doing just that at the Petoskey and Brutus centers. Fitness classes serve seniors age 60 and older and are designed to accommodate almost all fitness and skill levels. Certified yoga instruction focuses on easing stress, reducing pain, and increasing strength and flexibility There

are also classes in swat ball (seated balloon volleyball) and line dancing. Golfers have regularly scheduled tee times, and hikers enjoy Emmet County’s expansive preserves and conservancies in every season.

Presentations, entertainment, holiday parties, and special events are regularly scheduled. (The Veterans Coffee and Donut Hour recently had presentations on the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking and D-Day and the Normandy invasion.) Talented musicians and singers often perform before lunch, which serves 40 to 60 clients daily Monday through Friday. The number goes up to 80 or more when the favorites are on the menu: baked chicken, meat loaf, cabbage rolls. (Who doesn’t like comfort food?)

The RSVP program offers opportunities to those interested in volunteering for area nonprofits. “Our volunteers work all over,” says Delis. “Some work here as well, helping package Meals on Wheels or acting as greeters during lunch.”

Annetta Zink, 77, is a good example of the typical client. She began coming to the Friendship Center with her husband Ernest about nine years ago. “He grew up with a lot of these people,” she says. After he passed, in July 2022, she carried on with her friends and favored activities. Most days will find her and her group hanging out after lunch, playing euchre, or Wii bowling.

“We’re here almost every day,” she says.

“That’s what the center is for—to enjoy life.”

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COMING OF AGE Three women, three post-retirement adventures

By Ross Boissoneau

There are all kinds of cliches meant to suggest that as you get older, your habits, behaviors, and attitudes get more ingrained. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, right?

Wrong. For many, getting older means new thoughts, new experiences, new adventures. Travel, activism, even new modes of expression.

The Open Road Take Carol Lambertson, for example. A longtime employee at Munson Medical Center, she retired in 2017. “I spent 27 years in cancer research, 30 years all told,” she says.

So retirement—then what? “I’d been dreaming about traveling. I owned a pop-up camper. I looked at van living and the RV lifestyle.”

So she decided to travel, and added to it an activity she’d also been doing: “I’d been pet sitting for friends and friends of friends,” Lambertson says.

She sold her home in Interlochen and was almost ready to hit the road, but she knew she needed something more than her little camper to pack her life in. “I came on a motorhome for sale. It was 28 feet long. I’d never driven anything of that size. I was scared to death,” she recalls.

Nevertheless, on a snowy day in January, she started it up and headed south to visit friends in Florida.

Since then, Lambertson has spent summers in northern Michigan and the off-season wherever she has friends or a pet-sitting gig—whether that’s Florida, New Mexico, or Georgia. This fall, she’s been pet-sitting for friends near Honor, then will head off to Virginia, where she’ll be living in the lower level of a home while keeping tabs on a friend’s mother upstairs.

Her month in Virginia will allow her new 22-foot minilight travel trailer to be repaired after an incident with some tree branches. “[The motorhome] worked, but I downsized,” she says. Now she’s more mobile than ever, as she can drive her pickup truck wherever she wants while leaving the trailer set up.

So it’s onward and upward for the so-called Granny on the Fly. “That’s a name I gave myself. I said I was a granny running away,” Lambertson says with a laugh. “I’ll keep traveling and pet-sitting. Someday I won’t be able to do this, but it’s my choice.”

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The New Story Northport resident Sarah Shoemaker says she’s had several different occupations over the years. “I’ve been a lot of things: stay-at-home mom, teacher, proofreader. I wrote a lot that didn’t get published, so I went to library school and became a librarian,” she says.

But that writing bug never let go. After retiring, Shoemaker turned back to her love of writing, and today is the author of two published books. Mr. Rochester, a retelling of Jane Eyre, was published in 2017, and last month HarperCollins released her second book, Children of the Catastrophe.

The first book came to be because she enjoyed Jane Eyre and wondered about the other characters. Mr. Rochester approaches the classic by Charlotte Brontë through the eyes of the original title character’s employer and later husband.

Shoemaker was intrigued by the character and his mix of traits, described as proud, sardonic, harsh, and moody. “I thought somebody should write his story,” says Shoemaker.

“So I decided I would. I hoped and still hope that readers find him a little more understandable.”

Her second book is a historical novel about the tragedy of the burning of Smyrna, a city on the Agean coast of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the city was an important financial and cultural center of the Greek world. The Ottomans of that era referred to the city as “Infidel Smyrna” due to the numerous Greeks and the large non-Muslim population.

After the end of WWI, Greece occupied it briefly before Turkish army entered the city at the end of the GrecoTurkish War. A fire broke out, destroying most of the Greek and Armenian quarters of the city on September 13, 1922, with a death toll estimated to range from 10,000 to 100,000.

“I heard about the burning of the most cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean Sea. Very few Americans have ever heard of it,” Shoemaker says.

Is there more to come? Though she’s reluctant to provide any details, she leaves the door open to future stories. “I wouldn’t be surprised,” she says.

The Great Outdoors For Margaret Pierson, it’s not so much a new adventure that captures her days as it is the opportunity to devote more time to her environmental passions. She says her love of the water and the environment have been ingrained in her since her youth. Pierson grew up in Minnesota, the Land of 1,000 Lakes, and lived around Lake Minnetonka before moving to a farm where the outdoors always beckoned. When she relocated as an adult to northern Michigan in 1995, she fell in love with its beaches and watersheds.

It’s no wonder she’s become a vocal proponent of the environment and water in particular. “I moved from enjoyer to advocate,” she says. In 2013 she learned of Line 5, and was moved by the efforts of activists like Jim Olson, Elizabeth Kirkwood, Bill Latka, and others. “I saw the political connection and began to visit Lansing to discuss water policy,” Pierson says.

She also lived a life connecting with nature, purchasing property in the woods outside Empire in 2016, where she even fed birds by hand. “They would greet my car when I pulled in,” she says wonderingly.

Pierson retired from her career as a music teacher at Traverse City Area Public Schools in 2018, and two years later bought a condo in Arizona where she now winters.

Two years after that her plans changed again. She sold her home in Traverse City and the Empire property and bought a cottage on Little Platte Lake where she often watches the sun rise while listening to the loons. “I love what the light does here. I’ve got woods on two sides and the lake on another.”

She’s also furthered her interest in and activism for water resources beyond the Midwest. She was invited to become involved with a sustainable water group in Tucson, and is excited to have been introduced to the challenges of water in that area.

TO GRAY OR NOT TO GRAY? Stylists weigh on the best way to embrace your shades of gray

By Alexandra Dailey Maybe you’ve asked yourself this question while gazing in the mirror and spotting yet another silver hair amid the black, brown, blonde, or red. Men have long embraced the distinguished “touch of gray” look, but women often get the short end of the silver fox stick, with the stigma of looking old rather than refined.

So what are the pros and cons of going gray? How long does it take and what’s the process like? And how do you keep gray hair looking youthful and healthy?

PRO: You’ll save money in the long run According to Katie Baker of Vogue Salon in downtown Petoskey, most people decide to go gray when they get tired of the routine root touch-ups. Fewer visits to the salon mean saving money, which can be a huge selling point, though the shift to gray can be more costly upfront.

CON: You’ll have to put in some time and energy (and money) “People are more accepting of going gray for themselves and seeing it on other people,” says Baker. “But the transition of going gray is definitely an involved process—whether you let it grow out on its own or decide to have it done in the salon.”

PRO: You can age on your own terms Kerri Gee of Refuge Salon in Suttons Bay seconds Baker, adding, “Some women feel empowered by embracing the way they are aging and accepting the gray,” says Gee.

CON: You don’t know how your hair will look and feel On the flip side, Gee has also found that some women don’t think their natural shade of gray is as flattering to their skin tone as the artificial color was, and “this is hard to tell until the gray has grown out several inches,” she says.

Mallory Burroughs, stylist at A Kollaborative Studio in downtown Petoskey, adds “[Gray hair] can be harder to manage on a daily basis with its drier and more coarse texture. The unfamiliarity of that type of texture creates a struggle for some.”

Slow and Steady The stylists agree that a subtle transition is often the best approach for going gray.

“I think the most graceful way to shift would be to slowly back off of coloring by taking the steps to transition/blend, use foils to pull out color and add in some natural tones, and then tone with gray and silver,” advises Baker.

Gee knows many women who are beginning this process with dark hair and aren’t sure how to get started. Darker hair can take longer to shift to gray if you want to avoid a dichotomy (the dreaded “skunk stripe” look) between your roots and the rest of your hair.

“My best advice is to slowly head in that direction by lightening the root color little by little every appointment, maybe adding in a few subtle highlights,” suggests Gee. “If you want to be more aggressive, skip the root color lightening and go straight to a heavy highlight to transition

as quickly as possible! If you’re starting with blonde highlights or blended gray, the shift tends to be pretty seamless, but I usually estimate going gray will take six months to a year.”

Echoing Baker and Gee, Burroughs adds that “the transition isn’t an easy task, and it’s not always a pretty grow-out process. There is a general assumption that a stylist can simply color the hair gray to match one’s natural shade; however, it takes some skilled work.”

Burroughs also recommends lightening the hair with bleach, using a special highlight technique to lighten the hair significantly, plus applying a silver/gray tone on top.

“This is done to achieve a more blended look,” Burroughs explains. “It makes the grow-out process look far less extreme— ‘softer’ is how I like to describe it.”

The other route is to opt for a serious chop at your next haircut to remove as much of the previously colored hair as possible to make the grow-out process quicker with every appointment.

All three stylists note that there will most likely be salon upkeep in the short term, depending on your shade of gray and how your natural color blends with the applied gray.

Silver Lining Once the shift is complete, Baker recommends maintaining a fresh look with regular deep conditioning treatments and toning once in a while “to combat any yellowing that may occur.”

Gray hair often has a different texture—

think wiry and coarse—because you’re not only losing pigment, but also sebum, a natural hair oil. As for the yellowing—that happens because you’ve lost pigment and your hair is picking up colors from your environment, which could be everything from your shampoo to your blow dryer to your water. (Also, beware of chlorinated swimming pools!) Finding products that offer extra hydration, softening, and a clear tone can make your hair feel more like its old self.

The right haircut and style can also work wonders, even if that means a vastly different look than what you’ve sported for the last 20 years.

“You can absolutely still feel youthful and have fun with gray hair! I believe it’s all in the haircut and styling,” says Burroughs. “I love giving my clients an ‘edgier’ look with fun layers, face-framing, or even textured bangs.

My gray-haired clients who wear their hair shorter always tell me they get so many great compliments!”

Case in point: Young women are choosing to dye their hair silver and gray, not because their hair is changing but because the look is in vogue. (Though our stylist experts tell us that’s an expensive process that requires a lot of repeat visits.)

“More women are choosing to accept their natural gray hair color at younger ages, and many are even striving to mimic the look as it has become one of the top trends, more recently,” says Burroughs. “Some [women] are even aware they can get on board the silver trend with their natural color working to their advantage!”

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THE HOW-TO-RETIRE CHECKLIST Preparing your strategy for exiting the workplace and entering retirement

By Anna Faller These days, retiring is no easy feat. In a sea of inflation and increased costs, those caught without a floatation device (or a sizable savings account) often flounder. How do you stretch those hard-earned dollars in today’s sink or swim marketplace? And, most importantly, how do you make the choices that are right for you?

Northern Express caught up with local financial advisors Dennis Hesselink (Encore Financial Group, Cheboygan) and Sara Hornick (Hudson Retirement Clarified, Traverse City) to talk up-to-date tips and money management for retiring in a modern economy.

Step 1: 4 Find an Advisor We hate to break it to you, but there is no standard retirement formula. “Everyone’s situation is different,” says Hornick. “There are so many different factors that play into [when] someone decides to retire.”

As such, enlisting a financial advisor— specifically one who will work for you (for this, our sources encourage readers to seek out independent firms) and with whom you can build rapport—should be first on your list of retirement to-dos.

“You need someone who’s dealt with all these situations before and can put the pieces together for you,” Hornick says. “The sooner you have someone to guide you, the better.”

Step 2: 4 Remember to Breathe From here, you’ll likely have a few questions: What should I be doing first?

Are some steps more important than others? And the persistent: Have I forgotten anything? (“You don’t know what you don’t know,” agrees Hornick). Fret not, future retiree; step two of your post-work life is simply remembering to breathe.

“The acronym [Hudson Retirement Clarified] uses for what you should consider when preparing for retirement is BREATHE,” says Hornick.

The first letter, B, stands for Budgeting Income (a topic we’ll cover in depth later on). R means Risk Score, which addresses the scope of market volatility your investments can take, as well as the range of return you’ll need to cover your retirement goals. EA is for Evaluating Accounts and Asset Allocation, “that ensures that you’re taking the appropriate risks,” Hornick says, while also avoiding superfluous fees. T and H are Tax Minimization and Health, and the final E represents Estate Planning.

Focus on ticking your mnemonic boxes, and exhale knowing you’re good to go.

Step 3: 4 Figure Out Your Budget Budgeting is a crucial step to planning for retirement. Before you can build that cozy nest egg, you’ll first need to determine how much of your income you need to account for living expenses. This total, of course, is different for everyone.

“The problem we run into is people retire and then they figure out what their need is,” says Hesselink. Approaching the process in this order runs the risk of shorting your savings, and when that happens, he explains, clients can run into trouble.

Your retirement budget should also include wiggle room for tax bracket changes.

To put the concept in perspective, Hesselink asks us to consider a scenario in which you and your spouse decide you can survive on two-thirds of your original income. “For a couple whose income is $120,000, that difference of $40,000 means they’re [now] paying taxes at 12 percent instead of 22 [based on 2022 tax brackets and taking the standard deduction],” he says—a sizable chunk of unforeseen savings. “So, knowing where those thresholds are and guiding people to [them] is hugely important.”

Step 4: 4 Squirrel Away That Cash Once you have a financial target, it’s time to start putting money away. (And don’t forget to increase that amount if you happen to receive a raise!)

The key to a well-stocked retirement fund is building on several streams of income, a concept known as the “threelegged stool.” There’s guaranteed income like Social Security (which Hesselink stresses won’t foot the retirement bill alone); defined benefit programs wherein an employer ideally contributes a matching percentage (e.g., pensions, 401(k)s, and the like); and your personal reserves.

To get the best bang for your post-work buck, Hesselink recommends stashing 15 percent of your income for savings. “That’s the rule of thumb today for IRAs and matching funds. If you can do that, you can usually live comfortably,” he says.

Step 5: 4 Choose a Time When you retire is up to you, so long as you’ve met your budgeting benchmarks.

There is, however, an ideal time to take your Social Security; though it varies for everybody. For the uninitiated, Social Security is based on a foundational amount, which is calculated in relation to a person’s “full retirement age”—in the U.S., that’s 66 to 67, depending on the year you were

born. Up to the age of 70, which is when the payment hits its peak, the longer you can delay collecting, the higher your benefit payoff will be.

It’s here that things can be confusing.

Though seniors can take their Social Security as early as 62 years of age, collecting it prior to full retirement decreases how much they’ll receive.

Worst of all, that adjustment is permanent.

“Cost of living [is] also based on that lower rate,” says Hesselink. “Add to that inflation way over that cost of living, the longer people live, the worse [their finances] are going to be.”

Of course, there are exceptions. “The standard [assumption] is that I should wait until my full retirement age to retire, but that’s not necessarily the case,” says Hornick. Those with a history of diminished longevity, for example, might consider an early retirement. “If I’m a man in my 50s, and no man in my family [has lived past] the age of 70, maybe I want to retire in the next few years so I can enjoy some of life before that happens,” she explains.

Marital status, healthcare subsidies, and whether or not you plan to work part time, are also factors to consider. In this regard, expert support is a must. “You have to work with someone who understands the effects of [taking] that income,” Hesselink says.

Step 6: 4 Monitor the Market Hesselink also warns of the dangers of failing to plan for rising prices. “Most people retire on a fixed income without provisions for inflation,” he says. While that might have been par for the course in the past, the current (read: volatile) financial climate requires a more significant cushion.

To calculate the income growth you’ll need to outpace rising costs, Hesselink refers to the Rule of 72. “[By dividing] the inflation number”—which Hesselink estimates at about 12 percent—“into 72, that means in six years you need to double your income,” he explains.

In general, though, a retirement plan should factor in rising costs and inflation.

“When we build a plan for a qualified client, that’s what I like to see,” he says.

Step 7: 4 Set Your Affairs in Order Once your retirement savings are sorted, you’ll also want to take charge of your assets.

For most, a will is the most convenient, particularly for traditional nuclear families.

To avoid any confusion, however, Hornick recommends all accounts, “no matter what they are,” include stated beneficiaries or transfer of death designation.

For larger estates or those with vulnerable beneficiaries—children, for example, or family members in long-term care—Hesselink recommends a trust, a live document that conceptually owns its assets.

Though costly (and you’d need an attorney), they’re a valuable option for ensuring that your property ends up where you intended.

“Who’s making the choices?” Hesselink asks. “You, or someone else for you?”

Other end-of-life obligations could include purchasing long-term care insurance—“The market in this arena has shifted as people are living longer,” Hesselink notes—and broaching the topic with an attorney to put the needed papers in place.

Step 8: 4 Go-Go! When you finally reach that promised land of retirement, it’s easy to feel a little unnerved by all that extra time on your hands. “There can be a little bit of depression at first if you’re not ready for it,” says Hornick.

“All of a sudden, you’re not on vacation anymore, and you realize, this is my life!”

To avoid that initial shock, Hornick encourages her clients to do some preparatory soul-searching. “It really is about [asking yourself], what’s going to bring you meaning?” she says. “What are the things you’ve always wanted to do, and how can you accomplish those things?”

For starters, Hesselink advises budgeting for travel and leisure expenses. “Build a separate bucket for the things you want to do in your retirement plan,” he says.

The obvious next step is to get going!

When discussing the overall span of retirement, both sources detail three distinct stages. The first of these are your “go-go” years, the time in your retirement when you’re unrestricted by health or age. “You’ve got money—go have a blast!” says Hornick.

As retirees get a little older, they enter the mid-range “slow-go” years before the “no-go” years arrive and adventure takes a back seat.

It’s the “go-go” years you want to grab.

“I always tell people to take advantage of [that time],” Hornick says. “This is no dress rehearsal! We don’t get a chance to do it again.

You’ve got a bucket list, so let’s make it happen.”

Dennis Hesselink is a Registered Representative offering Securities through The O.N. Equity Sales Company, Member FINRA/SIPC, 10595 N. Straits Highway Suite 301 Cheboygan, MI 49721 (231) 597-8471.

Investment Advisory services offered through O.N. Investment Management Company.

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF MEDIA Movies, shows, podcasts, and more putting the golden years in the limelight

Northern Express Staff & Contributors There will soon be almost 60 million Americans over the age of 65, and for the first time, media and music are telling daring, vernacular, and joyful stories for people in their retirement years. Reflecting the full and vibrant experiences of aging, this list might help you relate, laugh, or discover a new spark in yourself.

MOVIES Queen Bees A romcom is rarely complete without some star power, and Queen Bees (2021) delivers with a stellar cast: Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, Loretta Devine, Jane Curtin, and Elizabeth Mitchell. Set in a retirement home run—at least on the social side—by the so-called Queen Bees, the story explores friendship, independence, love, and the realization that every stage of life is at least a little bit like high school.

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande This film is 93 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and for good reason. Emma Thompson plays retired and widowed teacher Nancy Stokes, who hires a young sex worker named Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack) to help her get in touch with her sensual side. Spicy, sex positive, and subversive, the film also manages to evoke real heart and humor. It’s rightfully rated R, though the story and characters take precedence over the naughty bits.

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Grace and Frankie on Netflix One of the more interesting ways to observe how people defy their age in real time is to watch all seven seasons of the Emmy-Awardwinning Grace and Frankie, the finale of which was released earlier this year.

Starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as on-screen rivals (alongside many other silver notables), the show tackles their unlikely family drama and spiritual awakenings, both of which are explored in a sophisticated and comedic light.

“Excuse My Grandma” Podcast Series Grandma Gail and her granddaughter, Kim, cohost a frank, intergenerational conversation about relationships, dating, and sex in this hilarious podcast. (Trust us—you’ll have no trouble finding a story to love thanks to 86 available episodes.) The combination of new and traditional opinions has hit a pop-culture nerve, and their familial bond allows them to go deeply into truly relatable situations of all romantic kinds and shapes.

Available free on Apple and Spotify.

The Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman Across the pond in Kent, England, four friends and retirees meet once weekly to discuss old, unsolved murders—that is, until they find themselves searching for clues in the midst of several real-life cases. With three books out and a fourth due next year, Richard Osman’s series is so popular that a radio version and future feature film franchise are already in the works. And we highly recommend the audiobooks, read by renowned actress Lesley Manville.

Only Murders in the Building on Hulu It’s hard not to love watching 77-year-old Steve Martin and his longtime friend, youngster Martin Short at 72, having so much fun, but that’s what you get with the darkcomedy serial now in its second season on Hulu. Combining a rolling whodunnit with an intergenerational friendship with costar Selena Gomez may sound like a stretch, but somehow it all works out with meaning and connection…and a great mystery along the way.

The Last Movie Stars on HBO Max Exploring the longtime relationship of Hollywood legends Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, (and based in part on transcriptions of audio tapes that have become part of Newman’s 2022 memoir*), this sixpart miniseries is unlike anything you’ve experienced. Partners HBO and CNN Films allowed actor/director Ethan Hawke full rein, and the result will resonate with anyone who’s ever been deeply in love. *If you just can’t get enough, the Paul Newman memoir, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man, is fresh out from Knopf Publishing. Edited by David Rosenthal with a forward from Melissa Newman, the book offers unvarnished reflections on his life and career.

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A CUT ABOVE ROBERTSON’S HAIR CENTER NEARS 120 YEARS

In 1912, the staff (from left) included founder Red Robertson, Charley Barr, Ed Benward, and Orion Root.

By Al Parker It’s 10:30am on a rain-soaked Wednesday, and there’s a steady flow of clients at Robertson’s Hair Center in downtown Traverse City’s historic Masonic Building.

Owner Roger Argue glides nimbly around the chair as he trims the hair of long-time customer Allen McSweeney, who’s made the monthly drive down from Petoskey to visit Robertson’s.

“I’ve been coming here for 40 years,” says McSweeney with a chuckle. “I’m loyal.”

He had a career as director of social work at Munson Medical Center before retiring and moving to Petoskey. “Seriously, all the people who work here are friendly,” he says of why he keeps coming back. “It’s a jovial place where there’s always a good story or a joke, along with great haircuts.”

Robertson’s has operated in the same location since 1903, with its 120th birthday just months away. It’s also one of those rare shops that has been owned by one proprietor, Argue, for more than 50 years.

“I’ve been here for 54 years and Joe [Schleicher] has been here for 53 years,” says Argue. “You don’t see a lot of guys who work together for 53, 54 years. We’ve [seen] some families for five generations, over the years.”

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Robertson’s is a comfortable place where everybody seems to know each other. Argue and Schleicher greet every regular by first name and ask about the family and how things are going. It’s like Cheers, but with barbering instead of brews.

The four-chair shop measures only 16 by 20 feet, one of the smallest of its type in

Between them, Robertson’s Hair Center barbers Joe Schleicher (left) and owner Roger Argue have more than a century of hair cutting experience.

the state of Michigan. But the cozy confines are part of the charm of Robertson’s, which got its start when Red Robertson cut hair for lumbermen, railroaders, sailors, and others who built Traverse City.

Over all these decades, it’s remained an old-school barber shop, never pretending to be a flashy, modern salon. Frankfort native Argue and a partner bought Robertson's in 1969, when a man’s haircut ran about $2.50.

“Styles have changed over the years,” recalls Argue. “But we’ve stayed busy, even

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through the hippie days and the mullets. I think a lot of it has to do with the location.

It used to be that 90 percent of our clients were regulars, but we get quite a few walkins now.”

The shop has endured over the years, bouncing back after challenges, including a 1987 fire that severely damaged much of the Masonic Building. “The fire shut us down for about three months,” says Argue. “But we went right back to work.”

Robertson’s was the first shop in town to

have a female barber in the early 1980s when Sandy Raymond joined the staff, according to Argue. Bea Roxburgh continues that legacy today.

“One of the biggest draws is that our place is like the places guys went when they were younger,” says Roxburgh, who’s cut hair for 17 years, the last two at Robertson’s. “They like the old style. Lots of new shops are nice too, but some people like the old style.”

Years ago, McSweeney routinely brought his two boys to Robertson’s. Matthew, now

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43, and Michael, 41, both made regular trips to the shop, where Argue was their favorite barber.

“The kids liked coming because Roger always gave out baseball cards and candy,” recalls McSweeney. “The boys are [living] out of town now, but when Michael comes back to Traverse City, he still stops by Robertson’s, not for a haircut, but just to say hi and see the guys.”

Let Your Hair Down It’s that kind of comfortable place, plus a dollop of humor. For example, the shop became an election headquarters for comedian Pat Paulsen’s presidential campaigns.

In 1971, Paulsen performed at the Cherry County Playhouse (CCP) and enjoyed it so much that he and writer/producer Neil Rose bought the operation in 1976. During the ’70s and ’80s, Paulsen ran several tonguein-cheek, fun-poking political campaigns for president. One campaign slogan was, “Just a common, ordinary, simple savior of America’s destiny.” Another was “We’ve upped our standards, now up yours.”

During Paulsen’s 1980 campaign, Argue put a large Paulsen poster in the shop’s front window along busy Union Street. His contribution to the political debate drew looks and laughs from passersby.

Paulsen wasn’t the only politician the Robertson’s team has encountered. In 1975, President Gerald Ford was Grand Marshall of the National Cherry Festival’s Cherry Royale Parade, whose route took him right by the shop.

“We got a chance to shake hands with Ford when the parade came by,” recalls Argue. “Whether you like a guy or not, he’s still the president.”

Another celebrity who came by for a shave and a haircut was Buddy Ebsen, who starred as Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies and later as the titular character in Barnaby Jones.

In 1972, Ebsen was starring in Our Town at the CCP and dropped by the shop. When Argue finished shaving and trimming the star, Ebsen’s hair was swept up, put in a can, and displayed in a place of honor on a shelf, where it remained for decades.

Other famous clients have included Lyle Waggoner, best known as a member of the Carol Burnett Show cast; George Lindsey, Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show; and Al Melvin, who gained fame as Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch.

Still Cutting Celebrities, forever-clients, and a solid reputation have kept Robertson’s in the game despite the many changes of the passing decades. And at 79, Argue has made very few concessions to trimming his own workload.

He’s at the shop cutting hair and greeting friends Wednesdays through Saturdays.

“Some days the legs get a little tired,” he admits with a smile. “But I have no plans to retire. There was a guy in Interlochen who worked til he was 102. I’ll go for that. I just take it another year, another year.”

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NOT JUST TENNIS FOR OLD PEOPLE Pickleball mania hooks players of all ages and skills in northern Michigan

By Jillian Manning According to a 2022 report from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America, with 4.8 million players nationwide, up 40 percent from 2020.

Northern Michigan is one of the hotspots for the sport, and was in fact one of the very first places where pickleball took hold outside its origin state of Washington.

Gary Ford, eventual founder of the Traverse Area Pickleball Association (TAPA), began playing in the 1980s, long before many of us had even heard of the tennis-badmintonping-pong hybrid.

“For a long time, there was only one supplier for pickleball equipment when we started playing,” Ford says. “And every time we ordered balls or paddles from them, we’d ask them, ‘Is there anybody else in our state playing?’ … And he says, ‘No, you’re it.’ So we were the first people to play in Michigan.

And we’ve come to learn that we may be the first area in the country outside of Seattle to take up the sport.”

Short on Courts It took decades for the sport to catch on,

not just in NoMi but around the country.

Part of that, at least in our neck of the woods, was simply based on court availability. Ford began playing on a friend’s court at Torch Lake, then in the parking lot of the Grand Traverse Yacht Club, and eventually on courts at the YMCA that had to be specially lined and then unlined for each game.

It took years—and a fair amount of fundraising—to get dedicated courts at the Y, which began with striping basketball courts and then some of the indoor tennis courts. Suffice to say, court time was scarce.

“Our debate for a while was, since we had so few courts, we didn’t know if we wanted to invite more people to play and wake up one morning and not have the ability to get on our courts,” Ford explains. “So we were kind of unsure whether to grow the sport or just enjoy it ourselves. Eventually, we decided to share with other people, and then the sport started getting picked up by other people around the state and around the country.”

The big shift locally happened when the YMCA opened its new west-side facility. Ford says that afforded TAPA the opportunity to negotiate to convert the old facility into more space for pickleball, which now offers six indoor courts. Outdoor

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courts are a bit easier to come by—like at the Boardman Valley Nature Preserve, Slabtown Dog Park, and Grace Macdonald Park—but, of course, can only be used part of the year.

Glen Arbor faced similar growing pains throughout the last decade. Ron Calsbeek, a tennis player turned pickleballer, serves as the chairman of the Glen Arbor Park and Recreation Board. He says sport’s official start was somewhat inauspicious.

“We eventually arranged to have pickleball courts taped on the floor of the Town Hall [gymnasium], and people began playing there. We had three courts in that little Town Hall, but they were four feet shorter than the regulation pickleball court without that much back court. So it was kind of an unsafe situation.”

Growing demand prompted the parks and rec board to seek better solutions. Soon, the Leelanau School’s gym was lined for three regulation courts, and the school’s outdoor tennis courts got a pickleball makeover too.

By the time the parks’ five-year planning session came around, a public survey made it clear more pickleball space needed to be made available.

That led to the installation of three dedicated outdoor courts at the Glen Arbor

Township Park.

“Those courts are among the most desirable courts…people love playing pickleball in that setting, and they’re beautiful courts,” Calsbeek says. “As you can imagine, the addition of those courts then brought more and more attention to the game.”

Big on Growth Calsbeek says that roughly 100 people take to the courts each day during the summer season, and play has to be limited to one hour per day to keep up with the 20-30 players waiting at any given time. Winter is a slower season—Calsbeek says the Leelanau School courts are mostly used by locals when visitors and snowbirds depart.

In the TC area, Ford estimates those summer numbers are quadrupled, with 400 folks playing on any given day. And according to Grand Traverse Bay YMCA President Andrew Page, the organization sees 350-400 pickleball visits weekly during cold weather months. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa sees smaller numbers—only 36 players per week—but is now offering open play three times per week (Monday, Thursday, and Friday), learn-to-play classes, and daily court rentals.

No matter how you slice it, the sport is trending up. TAPA now boasts a membership of 250+ players, many of whom are making the switch from other racquet sports.

“There’s no doubt that pickleball is growing more rapidly than tennis,” Calsbeek says. He adds, however, that for folks who think pickleball is stealing tennis players or killing the big-court sport, “the appearance is deceptive.”

“I don’t think tennis is dying,” Calsbeek says. “The number of people playing tennis outnumbers the number of people in the nation playing pickleball by something like three to one. But pickleball is growing so rapidly that that’s a statistic that’s probably going to change.”

When it comes to folks making the switch, Ford thinks the choice is obvious. “If you play tennis and if you play pickleball, pickleball is more fun than tennis,” he says matter-of-factly, noting how many folks can get a better workout and longer points with pickleball.

Ready for More Ford points to how pickleball has exploded this year thanks to major network coverage, growing professional leagues, and celebrities taking up the game. It’s even the topic of a new play from Jeff Daniels—titled simply Pickleball—that debuted at Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea this summer. Ford predicts that there will be youth leagues starting up around the country, and that one day soon we’ll see pickleball added as an Olympic sport.

The narrative of the sport has certainly done a 180. What began as a quirky countryclub-esque activity grew into a popular game for older racquet sport players in the last few years. But now, the age barrier is breaking down as more young people come to the sport.

“Pickleball had a reputation, originally, as sort of a sport for old people,” Ford says.

“And while some of the original people playing the sport tended to be 50 or older… the demographics now are going lower and lower every year. When younger people are exposed to the sport, they end up loving it

because they can play at any level.

“We had a young woman who’s a very high-level tennis player who played in our tournament this summer, and she got absolutely hooked,” he continues. “She just said, ‘My friends were telling me not to go over to the dark side.’ But, you know, she just absolutely loved it.”

With more players comes the need for more courts, and both Calsbeek and Ford say there’s plenty of demand for more courts across the North.

Glen Arbor is wrapping up another community survey for their parks and recreation department. Calsbeek says that while there is pressure for more courts, the parks board will be selective about where they go.

“There is strong sentiment to keep [Glen Arbor Township Park] as it is,” he explains. “Some people have said, really quite eloquently, that the beauty is it’s not a pickleball center, and it’s not a tennis center, and it’s not a basketball center. It’s not a children’s play center, but it includes all of those things, and they all have an important part in the park. And none of them should be sacrificed for any of the others.”

One solution could be looking outside the heart of Glen Arbor for space. Calsbeek mentions Myles Kimmerly Park between Glen Arbor and Maple City as an opportunity to take the pressure off the downtown courts, especially in the peak of tourism season.

Meanwhile, Ford mentions TAPA is supporting efforts for new outdoor pickleball courts at Bowers Harbor Park on Old Mission Peninsula, at Traverse City Christian Schools, and in Green Lake Township. He adds that Herman Park in Suttons Bay, which already has four courts, is looking to add four more in spring of 2023.

When it comes to indoor courts, opportunities are scarcer, but Ford is hopeful the newly-approved Kmart development in Acme will come to fruition with six indoor courts. Because at the end of the day, he knows the game will only continue to grow.

“It’s just a huge amount of fun at whatever age you are,” he says.

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BELL’S ICEMAN COMETH CHALLENGE: 9am, Kalkaska Airport. A 30-mile point-to-point cross-country mountain bike race from Kalkaska to TC. Additionally, the Meijer Slush Cup & Sno-Cone events add an 8-mile course for beginning riders as well as a race for children 10 & under. Both of these events start at Timber Ridge Resort, TC. iceman.com

“HAVE A HEART” ART MART: 11am5pm, Arts for All - NEW LOCATION, 1485 Barlow St., TC. This fundraiser supports local artists & artisans as well as Arts for All of Northern Michigan (A4A). The Real Estate One Charitable Foundation is making a 50% matching donation on all sales made. Featuring at least 20 local artists & artisans. Free. artsforallnmi.org/events

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-----------------COMMUNITY CRAFTERS HOLIDAY SHOW: 9am-3pm, Suttons Bay/Bingham Fire Hall. Homemade arts & crafts from area artisans. Free.

-----------------FRIENDS OF TRAVERSE AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY BOOK SALE: 9am6pm, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. Held to commemorate 40 years! In addition to the usual hardcovers & paperbacks, this sale will feature special feature books, CDs & DVDs. Hardcovers are $2, paperbacks $1, children’s books $1, specialty books marked $5 & up, CDs are $1 each or 10 for $5, & DVDs are $2 each or 5 for $5. Fri., Nov. 4 is the Friends Pre-Sale from 6-8pm. Sign-up for membership! Everything is half off.

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-----------------SNOWMOBILE SAFETY CLASS: 9am, East Jordan Trailblazers Clubhouse.

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-----------------BLUEBIRD NESTBOX WORKSHOP: 10am, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. The Grand Traverse Audubon Club will supply all materials & tools. Greg Miller from the Michigan Bluebird Society will tell you how & where to erect the boxes’ early nest spring to attract bluebirds. Reserve your spot by emailing: gtac.board@grandtraverseaudubon. org. Free.

-----------------TILE GLAZING EVENT: 10am, Northport Arts Association, Northport. There will be 4” ceramic tiles for glazing. Open to all ages. Sessions are 10-11:30am; 12:30-2pm; & 2:30-4pm. Sign up: volunteersignup.org/WPK4C. $5-$15. northportartsassociation.org

-----------------TREETOPS TRIFECTA: 10am, Treetops Resort, Gaylord. 5K (10am) & 1K (4pm) trail runs on Sat., Nov. 5, & a 13.1 M (9am) on Sun., Nov. 6. greatlakesendurance.com/michigan-races/treetopstrifecta/race-information/592-treetopstrifecta.html

-----------------TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH SCANDINAVIAN BAZAAR & BAKE SALE: 10am-2pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, Frankfort. Locally handmade crafts featuring Scandinavian Tomtens

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-----------------2022 HOLIDAY ARTIST MARKET: 11am-4pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Engage with over 30 artists, shop gifts & fine art, & stroll through the exhibits during these free museum days. Featuring everything from traditional paintings to ceramics & accessories made from textiles, metals, glass & more. The Museum Store’s holiday display will feature handmade ornaments, felted wreaths, holiday cards, & Fair Trade gifts crafted by artisans around the world. Free admission. shop.dennosmuseum.org/2022-holiday-artistmarket

-----------------ZONTA OF PETOSKEY’S 50TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER: 11am-2pm, Bay Harbor Yacht Club - Lange Center, Petoskey. Themed “50 and Fabulous,” this event will present its full runway show & highlight the latest fall & winter fashions from more than 30 retailers in the Petoskey-Harbor Springs area. Includes an elegant lunch, entertainment, a silent auction & a gift basket raffle. Michelle Chenard will be the featured performer. $75. zontapetoskey.com

-----------------FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL: 12-2pm, East Bay Branch Library, TC. Enjoy cider, donuts & apples, play yard games, do crafts, peruse a book sale & celebrate your community. All ages are invited to this free event. events.tadl.org/ event/fall-harvest-festival

-----------------FALL FAMILY FILM FUN: 1pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Featuring “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” plus bonus cartoon: Bugs Bunny in “Rabbit Seasoning.” $1. thebaytheatre. com/special-events

-----------------GLCO PRESENTS PRAGUE’S TREASURES: 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. This concert combines works by Mozart & Beethoven first performed, commissioned by, & dedicated to the capital of Bohemia. A preconcert talk by Libor Ondras, orchestra conductor & music director, starts at 6pm in the Community Engagement Room. Free for veterans, active service members & students 18 & under by calling 231-487-0010. $35, $45, $65. glcorchestra.org/concerts

-----------------“DRACULA, A FEMINIST REVENGE STORY”: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Harvey Theatre. Horror &

Arts and crafts, live entertainment from Old Town Playhouse Young Co., storytelling with Parallel 45, and award winning authors and their books are all part of the Traverse City Children’s Book Festival, Sat., Nov. 12 from 10am-2pm at City Opera House, TC. tcbookfest.com

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-----------------COMEDY WITH ED HILL: 7:30pm, Traverse City Comedy Club, TC. Originally from Taiwan, Ed is an award-winning comic who moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared on AXS TV’s “Gotham Comedy Live,” “Laughs” on Fox, TED Talks, & XM Radi. $20-$25. traversecitycomedyclub.com

-----------------NORTHLAND PLAYERS PRESENT “A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM”: 7:30pm, The Opera House, Cheboygan. A funny musical comedy. Tony Award Winner. $18 adults; $13 students. Senior Sunday Matinee, $13. 231-627-5841. theoperahouse.org

-----------------QUEER CABARET: 7:30pm, Grand Traverse Circuit, TC. Mashup Rock & Roll Musical presents “Queer Cabaret: Fall into Weird Fundraiser,” a night of song & comedy made from some of the weirdest mashup ideas ever. Doors open at 6:30pm, with the show beginning at 7:30pm. $20 Cheap Seats, $40 limited VIP (includes snacks & drinks). mashuprockandrollmusical.ludus.com/ index.php

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-----------------6TH ANNUAL VETERANS BUFFET DINNER: 12-4pm, Elks Lodge #323, TC. Free for veterans & active military.

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-----------------FRIENDS OF TRAVERSE AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY BOOK SALE: (See Sat., Nov. 5, except today’s hours are 12-4:30pm.)

-----------------LEELANAU READS AUTHOR EVENT WITH SARAH SHOEMAKER: 1pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Hear a conversation with Northport author Sarah Shoemaker about her new book “Children of the Catastrophe.” This is the culminating event of Leelanau Reads, a county-wide community read hosted by the four Leelanau County libraries.

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-----------------JAZZ (LATE) BRUNCH W/ FUNKY UNCLE: 3pm, The GT Circuit, TC. Wine from Chateau Chantal & food from Edson Farms. $20 suggested donation; $5 students.

-----------------NORTHERN MICHIGAN BRASS BAND: 3pm, The Cheboygan Opera House. Continuing their long-standing tradition of programming something for everyone, this 30-piece, British-style brass band will perform an eclectic mix of traditional brass band classics, marches, transcriptions, featured solos, contest pieces, pop & jazz. $15 adults; free for students. theoperahouse.org/ tickets

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monday KID’S CRAFT

LAB: PAINTING WITH CORN: 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Experiment with color, paint & corn. Surprise yourself with what patterns corn kernels can make. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

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IS COMING TO THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM!: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Kids will get a chance to vote for their favorite exhibit! Polls open at 9:30am & close at 4:30pm with results emailed out at the end of the day. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

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ODAWA IN THE 20TH CENTURY MOVING FROM PAST TO PRESENT: 2pm, Helena Township Community Center, Alden. Featuring Director of Repatriation, Archives & Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Eric Hemenway. Eric will look at the history of the Odawa in the 20th century, bridging a gap that is often overlooked in public history. 231-331-4318. Free.

OLD TOWN PLAYHOUSE AUDITIONS: 6:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, Schmuckal Theatre, TC. For “Why We Have a Body” by Claire Chafee & directed by Aria Davis. The play has roles for four women of varying ages. Auditions are open to all community members.

Performances will be Jan. 12-15, 2023. oldtownplayhouse.com/get-involved/auditions.html

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December 3, 2022 | 1:00 PM OBSERVING WITH NASA - FAMILY DAY Make a Comet Project with Astronomical Society Presentation by Jerry Dobek NMC Head of the Astronomy& Science Departments

STORY”: (See Sat., Nov. 5, except today’s time is 2pm.)

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PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: 10:30am, Suttons Bay Bingham District Library.

Enrich your day with stories, songs & more. Free. sbbdl.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - STORYTIME ADVENTURES: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “Nanbosho, Soaring Eagle and the Great Sturgeon.” Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

-----------------“THE WRECK & RESCUE OF THE SCHOONER J.H. HARTZELL”:

3:30pm, Leelanau Historical Society Museum, Leland. This film will be followed by a Q&A with Director Rich Brauer. Free. leelanauhistory.org/Events

-----------------IAF: JOHN KORNBLUM: THE NEW WORLD ORDER AFTER UKRAINE: 6:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Kornblum is recognized as an expert on U.S.-European political & economic relations, in particular in Central & Eastern Europe.

He served as the U.S. ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP & as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. $15. tciaf.com/event-Nov-8-2022

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AFTER HOURS: 5pm, BJ’s Catering & Conference Center, Gaylord. $5 members; $10 non-members. gaylordchamber. com/business-after-hours

MUSICALE: Music recital featuring jazz pianist Steve Stargardt, scholarship winner Ruby Bardenhagen, piano; folk music by Mary Anne Rivers & Deb Francis, & contemporary duo flutist Katherine Beier & Cheryl Knight, piano. Refreshments follow. 1pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Free; donations welcome. gtmusicale.org

-----------------NMCAA’S LAUNDRY PROJECT: Eastfield Laundromat, 8th St., TC. A free laundry service for low-income families in the greater Grand Traverse Area during the school year. 947-3780.

-----------------TECHNOLOGY DAY WORKSHOP: 10am-3pm, Traverse City Disability Network Office. Individuals with disabilities will learn about the safe use of technology. Today’s topics include Netflix & Amazon Prime. Free. disabilitynetwork. org/events/technology-day-workshopnovember-meeting

-----------------KID’S CRAFT LAB: PAINTING WITH CORN: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Experiment with color, paint & corn. Surprise yourself with what patterns corn kernels can make. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

-----------------DOCUMENTARY SCREENING OF “STORM WARRIORS HEROES OF THE SHIPWRECK COAST”: 3:30pm, Leelanau Historical Society Museum, Leland. Free. leelanauhistory.org/Events

-----------------BENZONIA ACADEMY LECTURE SERIES: ANISHINAABE HISTORY: 4pm, The Mills Community House, Benzonia.

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-----------------FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT: 5:30-7pm, Bellaire Public Library. Enjoy dinner, Storytime & craft fun. Register. bellairelibrary.org

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MISTICE/VETERANS DAY: 9am-3pm, Open Space Park, TC. Presented by Veterans for Peace Chapter 50.

-----------------VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: 9am, Gaylord Middle School. All Veterans are invited & should call Gaylord Middle School to be added to the guest list: 989-731-0848. Refreshments served with cinnamon rolls.

-----------------TRAVERSE CITY FESTIVAL OF TREES - 25TH ANNIVERSARY: Golden-Fowler Home Furnishings, TC. Benefits the Zonta Club of Traverse City. Featuring the Yuletide Emporium, Tall Tree Gallery, Tiny Tree Tour, Foodie Friday, Singa-Long Saturday, & Holly Jolly Sunday.

Free. goldenfowler.com/fot

-----------------STORYTIME: 10:30am, Leland Township Library, Leland. Enjoy stories & more for young children aged 0-6 & their caregivers. Free. lelandlibrary.org/ programs-events

-----------------STORYTIME ADVENTURES: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “Nanbosho, Soaring Eagle and the Great Sturgeon.”

Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

-----------------TC BEER WEEK: Nov. 11-18. Take a self-guided tour of local breweries & restaurants. Track your tour in the passport by checking in to the places you go & you’ll be eligible to win prizes. traversecity.com/tcbw

-----------------LIVE FROM THE FRONT - BYLINE: ERNIE PYLE: 1:30pm & 7pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. Beloved WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle is brought to life in this one-man show, reminding us how different our world would be without the heroism & sacrifices of America’s armed forces. GA: $10; Veterans: $5. thebaytheatre.com/special-events

-----------------“TINKER BY TWILIGHT” ART OPENING: 4-7pm, Tinker Studio, TC. Tinker Studio will unveil their “Tinker Tapestry Art & Artisan Market” for the first time.

Shop holiday decor while you enjoy a twinkling atmosphere of luminaria, festive sips & nibbles & creative gift-giving inspiration. Free. facebook.com/events/ 1298439727584715?ref=newsfeed

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THE RED DRESSER HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 4-8pm, The Red Dresser, TC. Nov. 11 is Early Shopping & a ticketed event. No tickets are required for Nov. 12-13. facebook.com/TheRedDresser

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-----------------80’S SKATE NIGHT: Centre Ice Arena, TC. The North Stars Girls Hockey Program is holding its inaugural 80’s Skate Night, a fundraiser to benefit the program. The open skate will take place from 6:30-9:30pm. Featuring food by local food truck, Good on Wheels; beverages, door prizes, a silent auction, & various kids activities. Free for kids; $20 for adults. eventcreate.com/e/traversecity-80-s-skate

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-----------------JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: 7:30pm, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium. See one of Broadway’s longest-running shows courtesy of Interlochen Arts Academy’s musical theatre students. $33; $17 for students. interlochen.org/concerts-and-events/ signature-series?search=jesus

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ALEX CUBA: 8-10pm, Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC. Born in Artemisa, Cuba, Alexis Puentes recorded the album “Morumba Cubana” alongside his twin brother Adonis in 1999.

His latest album, “Mendó,” won Best Latin Pop Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards. $25-$35. dennosmuseum.org

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HUNKS MALE REVIEW: THE PERFECT GIRLS NIGHT OUT: 8pm, Odawa Casino, Ovation Hall, Petoskey. $20. etix.com/ticket/p/2584474/hunks-malereview-petoskey-ovation-hall

-----------------INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS JAZZ COMBO: 8pm, City Opera House, TC. Enjoy a diverse program of jazz standards & contemporary charts composed or arranged for small ensembles. $25, $20, $10 students. cityoperahouse.org/node/445

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AT JACOB’S FARM: 8am, Jacob’s Farm, TC. Run, walk or “stalk” your way through Jacob’s 10-acre corn maze. Includes an off-road adventure throughout the farm. $35 per runner; includes free GA entry into Flapjacks Flannel. Find on Facebook.

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GRAND TRAVERSE SKI CLUB SKI SWAP: 8am, TC West Middle School.

Find just the equipment you’ve been looking for at this annual sale. facebook.com/events/796672171785575/?r ef=newsfeed

-----------------THISTLE & THREAD HOLIDAY SHOW: 8am-4pm, VFW Hall, 3400 Veterans Dr., TC. Homemade arts & crafts from area artisans. Free.

-----------------CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: 9am-4pm, Old Mission Peninsula United Methodist Church, TC. Enjoy this old fashioned Christmas Bazaar with handcrafted items, Christmas accessories, & a huge bake sale. A soup lunch will be available. Free admission. oldmissionpeninsulaumc.org

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LONG LAKE CRAFT SHOW: 9am-3pm, Long Lake Elementary School, TC. Featuring over 65 local vendors, this community event supports local craftspeople & the students at Long Lake. Third grade will be hosting a bake sale, & fifth grade will host a lunch. facebook.com/ events/470394361569624

-----------------“TINKER TAPESTRY” ART & ARTISAN MARKET: 10am-4pm, Tinker Studio, TC. Over 30 local artists & artisans will have their work featured at this event. Free. facebook.com/events/133 3427474064444/1333433727397152/?r ef=newsfeed

-----------------BREAD MAKING CLASS: BASIC BREAD MAKING: 10am, Bellaire Public Library. Registration required. Free. bellairelibrary.org

-----------------EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKET: 10am-3pm, EB2 Vintage, TC. Enjoy a festive celebration of the season with gift ideas. facebook.com/eb2vintage

-----------------FREE DROP-IN FAMILY ART: 10amnoon, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Stop by for a fun, free art activity for all ages. crookedtree.org/class/ctac-traverse-city/free-drop-family-art-november

-----------------HOLIDAY MARKET: 10am-4pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia. You’ll have the opportunity to purchase locally-produced & hand-crafted items for everyone on you holiday gift list - & maybe for yourself, too. growbenzie.org/events/2022/11/12/ hbfmabf8r0xhzh91go37zjjxynxs6t

SHOP YOUR COMMUNITY DAY: Downtown TC. For every purchase you make at participating stores today, 15% of the sale will be donated to one of the 30 non-profit organizations of your choice. Held all day. downtowntc.com/ shop-your-community-day

-----------------TC CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL: 10am-2pm, City Opera House, TC. Featuring arts & crafts, live entertainment from Old Town Playhouse Young Co., storytelling with Parallel 45, & more.

Also featured are award winning authors from TC & around the country. Authors will be on hand to sign & sell their books. Free. tcbookfest.com

-----------------THE RED DRESSER HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 10am-4pm, The Red Dresser, TC. Nov. 11 is Early Shopping & a ticketed event. No tickets are required for Nov. 12-13. facebook.com/TheRedDresser

-----------------TRAVERSE CITY FESTIVAL OF TREES - 25TH ANNIVERSARY: (See Sat., Nov. 11)

-----------------LITTLE WAVES: 10:30am, Petoskey District Library. “Musical Adventures”: Aimed at children 4-10 years of age & their families, this program features a multimedia storybook time with Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra (GLCO) percussionist & program director Tim Mocny, an opportunity to hear one or more GLCO musicians demonstrate & explain how their instruments work, & fun music-related activities for kids. Free.

-----------------DEER WIDOWS WEEKEND: 11am3pm, The Village at GT Commons.

Featuring a two-day indoor craft & vendor show in Kirkbride Hall, giveaways, shopping specials & more. The first 250 through the doors each day will receive a logo bag, free tunnel tour & a $5 mimosa coupon. Free. thevillagetc.com

-----------------TC BEER WEEK: (See Fri., Nov. 11) -----------------WILD TURKEY TROT 5K: 11am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. grassriver. org/classes-and-programs.html

-----------------FLAPJACK & FLANNEL FESTIVAL: 12-6pm, Jacob’s Farm, TC. Wear your flannel & drink brews, wines & cocktails paired with flapjacks. Live music from Broomcloset Boys, Bootstraps Boys & Avid Kain. VIP tickets: $75; includes 8 drink tokens, 1 hour early entry, & more.

GA: $30 until Nov. 11; $40 after Nov. 11. Includes 2 drink tokens & 1 pancake. $15 kids tickets. Brew Bus will provide rides to & from Jacob’s Farm from the Old Town Parking Deck for free from 11:45am-7pm. eventbrite.com/e/ flapjack-flannel-festival-2022-tickets-416886608067

Charlevoix Public Library. Presented by the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra for ages 4-10 & their families. Featuring a multimedia story, an opportunity to hear one or more GLCO musicians demonstrate & explain how their instruments work, & fun music-related activities for kids. Free. business.charlevoix.org/ events/details/glco-s-little-waves-children-s-music-program-at-charlevoix-library-11-12-2022-14034

-----------------IN-STORE BOOK SIGNING: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. Tracy Mikowski & co-author Catherine Crawford Robey will sign their book “Tor & Raven Are Friends.” horizonbooks.com

-----------------TRAVERSE CITY SHOP & SIP: 1-7pm, Park Place Hotel & Conference Center, TC. Offering 70+ upscale handmade vendors, a VIP experience, & three cash bars. VIP Preview tickets: $15 (1-3pm).

GA: $5 (3-7pm). 12 & under, free. A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to Project Feed the Kids. mynorthtickets. com/events/traverse-city-shop-andsip-2022-11-12-2022

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LADIES NIGHT OUT: 4:30-7:30pm, Harbor Springs. Get your passport at any open business, make purchases & get passports initialed. Turn in your passport at the end of the evening & join in for the post-evening celebration at Stafford’s Pier; doors open at 7pm & raffle drawing at 8pm. harborspringschamber.com/events/details/ladiesnight-out-2022-10989?calendarMon

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POWER OF THE PURSE: 5pm, Treetops Resort, Gaylord. Benefits Otsego County United Way. $20, $25, $50, $75, $1,000. pop2022.square.site

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GOPHERWOOD CONCERT: JOSHUA DAVIS & RACHAEL DAVIS: 7-11pm, Elks Lodge Cadillac #680. Enjoy a night of original folk music with Michigan singer-songwriters Joshua Davis & Rachael Davis. Josh was a Top 3 finalist on NBC’s The Voice in 2015 and released his latest album, The Way Back Home, in 2017. Rachael joined her family band Lake Effect at age 8, & by age 12, & continuing each year since, has closed the Sunday morning Gospel set with her solo acapella version of Amazing Grace at Wheatland Music Festival. Advance tickets: $15 adults, $7 students, free for 12 & under. At door: $18, $9. Available in downtown Cadillac at After 26 Depot, online at mynorthtickets.com, or by calling 1-800-836-0717.

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AUSTRALIA’S THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER: 8-10:30pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Direct from Las Vegas. Welcome Back 2022 World Tour. $35, $40, $45. lrcr.com/eventcalendar/concerts/australia-s-thunderfrom-down-under

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sic singer & songwriter has released two albums: “Bronco” in 2015 & “High Country Sound” in 2021. His second single, “Love You Like That,” was a Number One hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. $20. etix.com/ticket/p/5749979/ canaan-smith-petoskey-ovation-hall

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FAMILY NIGHT AT THE OBSERVATORY: 8pm, Rogers Observatory, TC. Enjoy viewing planets, stars & the moon at this special family night. Free. gtastro.org

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GOOD ON PAPER IMPROV TROUPE: 8pm, Traverse City Comedy Club, TC. Enjoy this six-person group’s hilarious & high-energy show. $15. traversecitycomedyclub.com/good-on-paper

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LAMB’S RETREAT SONGWRITER CONCERT (WEEK 2): 8pm, Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs. Featuring Edie Carey, Jim Bizer, Sarah Sample, Michael Crittenden, & John D. Lamb. $20. springfed.org/product/lambs-retreatconcert-wk-2

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COMMUNITY VOICES: 10:30am, Elmwood Township Hall, TC. The New Waves faith community will continue the series of monthly presentations on housing & homelessness. Ashley Halladay-Schmandt, director of the NW Coalition to End Homelessness, will help you understand the homeless response system by sharing more detail about how people access services while experiencing homelessness. Free.

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TRAVERSE CITY FESTIVAL OF TREES - 25TH ANNIVERSARY: (See Sat., Nov. 11)

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CRANKSGIVING: Noon. Riders will be provided a list of food items & tasked with purchasing them. The groceries will be donated to local food pantries. In addition to shopping, participants will be challenged to commit at least one act of random kindness on the route. Expect to ride 2-5 miles. facebook.com/norteTC

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THE RED DRESSER HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 12pm-4pm, The Red Dresser, TC. Nov. 11 is Early Shopping & a ticketed event. No tickets are required for Nov. 12-13. facebook.com/TheRedDresser

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“FALL FOR DANCE”: 7pm, Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center. The 16th annual fall production performed by the Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet Upper Level dancers & faculty. $30 adults; $10 students; $50 reserved. crookedtree.org

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Held at Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan & Gold Mine Resale Shops, Petoskey. Help support survivors & their family members who utilize Safe Home Services. The Safe Home is operated 24/7 by Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan. It is a caring, secure & supportive place to seek refuge from domestic abuse & sexual assault when home is not a safe place to live. Grocery or supermarket gift card donations & financial contributions help Safe Home staff purchase exactly what is needed at any given time. Nonperishable donations are also accepted. wrcnm.org/get-involved/safe-home-needs

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-----------------DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY GROUP: Fridays, 1-3pm through Nov. 18. 856 N. Mitchell St., Cadillac.

Learn skills for managing difficult emotions, mindfulness, coping skills for distress tolerance & skills for setting boundaries with others. Group limited to 10 people. Register: 231-846-4495.

-----------------HEALING PRIVATE WOUNDS RECOVERY GROUP: Thursdays, 5:307pm through Nov. 17. 856 N. Mitchell St., Cadillac. A 10 week recovery program. For adults who have been sexually abused. Explore ways to heal from sexual abuse trauma. Register: 231846-4495.

-----------------BELLAIRE WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 9am-noon, Nov. 11 – May 12. Held at 3 locations: Bee Well Mead & Cider, Short’s Brewing Co., & Terrain, Bellaire.

art MEMBER ARTISTS’ EXHIBIT: FALL FOR THE OAB: Old Art Building, Leland. Annual member artists’ exhibit & sale from Oct. 29 through Nov. 6. Over 40 local artists, all members of the Old Art Building in Leland, share works of art inspired by Leelanau’s autumn setting.

Exhibit will be open from 11am-4pm daily, free of charge. oldartbuilding.com/ events/member-artists-exhibit-fall-forthe-oab

-----------------SMALL WORKS HOLIDAY EXHIBIT: Glen Arbor Arts Center. An annual showcase of 2D + 3D work that offers small, original art at affordable prices; $150 or less. Runs Nov. 4 through Dec. 15, & features over 100 works of art, 12 x 12 or smaller, by 17 artists working in mixed media, collage, paper, painting, wood, clay & photography. glenarborart. org

-----------------BEST IN SHOW: Oct. 3 - Nov. 5, Higher Art Gallery, TC. Featuring art by B. Lucy Stevens & Diane Hawkey. higherartgallery.com

-----------------TRAVERSE AREA CAMERA CLUB MEMBER SHOWCASE EXHIBIT: Traverse Area District Library, TC. Photographic exhibit by members of the Traverse Area Camera Club runs through Nov. 18. tacameraclub.org

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-----------------SHIPWRECKS OF THE MANITOU PASSAGE EXHIBIT: Runs through Dec. 30 at Leelanau Historical Society Museum, Leland. This exhibit illustrates the stories of the ships, steamers & crews lost in the Manitou Passage, the waters that surround the Leelanau Peninsula & its islands. leelanauhistory.org/exhibits

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-----------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - TOGETHER THROUGH ART: CROOKED TREE PAINTERS’ STUDIO EXHIBITION: Runs through Dec. 22 in Atrium Gallery. The CT Painters’ Studio aims to encourage artistic expression in all media & at all levels.

- “TRAVELOGUES: JURIED EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY”: Runs through Nov. 5 in Gilbert Gallery. High-

lights outstanding images that embody the essence of travel. Forty-eight pieces by 25 Michigan artists were selected for this exhibition. crookedtree.org/event/ ctac-petoskey/travelogues-juried-photography-exhibition - “WORK: JURIED EXHIBITION OF FUNCTIONAL ART”: Runs through Nov. 5 in Bonfield Gallery. Featuring work exploring the relationship between form & function. crookedtree.org/event/ ctac-petoskey/work-juried-exhibitionfunctional-art

-----------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - “HONKY TONK: PHOTOGRAPHS BY HENRY HORENSTEIN”: Runs through Nov. 12 in Cornwell Gallery. A collection of photographs documenting the changing world of country music. crookedtree. org/event/ctac-traverse-city/honky-tonkphotographs-henry-horenstein-tc - SMALL WORLDS: JURIED EXHIBITION OF SMALL WORKS: Runs through Nov. 12 in Carnegie Galleries. Nearly 100 original works of art no larger than 12” in any dimension fill the galleries. This juried exhibition opportunity was open to artists working across the United States. 93 artists from 29 states were selected for this exhibition. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-traversecity/small-worlds-juried-exhibitionsmall-works

-----------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - “JASON S. YI: DISSIMULATIONS”: Runs through Dec. 23. Jason S. Yi is an interdisciplinary artist working in photography, video, sculpture, drawing, & site-specific installations. Immigrating from South Korea to the United States at an early age, his work is conceived through a bi-cultural lens & interrogates the notion of perception’s equivalence to reality.

- 2022 ANNUAL CAPE DORSET PRINT COLLECTION: Runs through Nov. 27. In this collection of 34 prints by 15 artists, there is a diverse array of themes & techniques that showcase each artist’s individual voice.

- INFINITE SPLENDOR, INFINITE LIGHT: Runs through Dec. 23. Two years after graduating from DePauw University in 1953, Bruce Walker became a case officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. As a CIA officer, Walker participated in the Tibetan resistance project (code name ST CIRCUS) in its earliest stages, only six years after the Chinese People’s Liberation Army invaded Tibet & captured the capital city of Lhasa. In 2002, Walker donated his 66-piece collection of Tibetan thangkas, works on paper, & religious objects to DePauw University. dennosmuseum. org/art/now-on-view/index.html

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Tár American writer and director Todd Field takes a Eurocentric approach to his cinematic stories, allowing a patient pace, hypnotic quiet, and highly nuanced actors to drive his narratives (In the Bedroom and Little Children).

Field’s first project in 16 years arrives with pent up social and political commentary that feels as if it’s been boiling all that time.

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The film assembles a pitch perfect international ensemble to support Blanchett in standout performances by Nina Hoss as Tár’s partner and wife, Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) as the emotionally battered personal assistant Francesca, and Sophie Kauer as Olga, the new muse of Tár’s eyes and ears, but a millennial smart enough

Tár unleashes a highly sophisticated and imaginative exploration of personal politics and the paranoia of living in a cancel culture where each of us can be predator or prey…or sometimes both.

Tár unleashes a highly sophisticated and imaginative exploration of personal politics and the paranoia of living in a cancel culture where each of us can be predator or prey…or sometimes both.

to outsmart her. They, and others in the cast, work together to create a kind of hyper-realism that reveals painful truths about our collection of 21st-century conditions.

The contemporary story is told through the eyes of the title character Lydia Tár, an elite cosmopolitan intellectual considered to be one of the greatest living composers and conductors of her time. Played by Cate Blanchett in an opus of a performance that is sure to be nominated for multiple awards, Lydia is both madness and genius rolled into one, and she carries the film from beginning to end in an aria that takes her from being celebrated global icon in the overture to a tragic outcast in the coda.

Restrained and told in movements that build until the abrupt but haunting finale, Tár is the cinematic equivalent of a great novel.

It is told in lyrical movements that capture modern narcissism, intergenerational disdain, the mob mentality of social media, and the question of where an artist stops and art begins.

Set in Berlin and playing confidently within the highly-specialized world of international classical music, the narrative follows Tár as she is surrounded by sycophants and admirers and uses her prowess to manipulate and control them like musicians in her orchestra. But her past indiscretions with her own power come back to haunt her when the maestro is confronted in rapid prestissimo tempo with a series of personal and professional crises she is not prepared for.

Premiering at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year and released by Focus Features, the R-rated film has been marketed as a psychological thriller, but don’t expect a tension-filled ride. Tár is more allegorical but equally rewarding for those who appreciate passionate subtlety over jumpscares.

Blanchett alone is worth the significant investment of time in the 2 hour and 38 minute experience, but Field and his creative team deliver just enough mystery to keep you on the edge of your seat, waiting for the final moment when the baton tip falls.

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BY ROB BREZSNY

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here are tips on how

to get the most out of the next three weeks: 1. Be a master of simmering, ruminating, marinating, steeping, fermenting, and effervescing. 2. Summon intense streams of self-forgiveness for any past event that still haunts you. 3. Tap into your forbidden thoughts so they might heal you. Discover what you're hiding from yourself so it can guide you. Ask yourself prying questions. 4. Make sure your zeal always synergizes your allies' energy, and never steals it. 5. Regularly empty your metaphorical trash so you always have enough room inside you to gleefully breathe the sweet air and exult in the earth's beauty.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author Michael

Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka, but as a child moved to England and later to Canada. His novel *Running in the Family* describes his experiences upon returning to his native Sri Lanka as an adult. Among the most delightful: the deluge of novel sensory sensations. On some days, he would spend hours simply smelling things. In accordance with current astrological omens, I recommend you treat yourself to comparable experiences, Virgo. Maybe you could devote an hour today to mindfully inhaling various aromas. Tomorrow, meditate on the touch of lush textures. On the next day, bathe yourself in sounds that fill you with rich and interesting feelings.

By feeding your senses like this, you will give yourself an extra deep blessing that will literally boost your intelligence.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You evolved Libras

understand what's fair and just. That’s one of your potencies, and it provides a fine service for you and your allies. You use it to glean objective truths that are often more valuable than everyone's subjective opinions. You can be a stirring mediator as you deploy your knack for impartiality and evenhandedness. I hope these talents of yours will be in vivid action during the coming weeks. We non-Libras need extrastrong doses of this stuff.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here are

tips on how to get the most out of the next three weeks: 1. Be a master of simmering, ruminating, marinating, steeping, fermenting, and effervescing.

2. Summon intense streams of self-forgiveness for any past event that still haunts you. 3. Tap into your forbidden thoughts so they might heal you. Discover what you're hiding from yourself so it can guide you. Ask yourself prying questions. 4. Make sure your zeal always synergizes your allies' energy, and never steals it. 5. Regularly empty your metaphorical trash so you always have enough room inside you to gleefully breathe the sweet air and exult in the earth's beauty.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sometimes,

Capricorn, you appear to be so calm, secure, and capable that people get a bit awed, even worshipful. They may even get caught up in trying to please you. Is that a bad thing?

Not necessarily—as long as you don't exploit and manipulate those people. It might even be a good thing in the coming weeks, since you and your gang have a chance to accomplish big improvements in your shared resources and environment. It would take an extra push from everyone, though. I suspect you're the leader who's best able to incite and orchestrate the extra effort.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you have

been posing as a normal person for too long, I hope you will create fresh outlets for your true weird self in the weeks ahead. What might that entail? I'll throw out a couple of ideas. You could welcome back your imaginary friends and give them new names like Raw Goodness and Spiral Trickster. You might wear fake vampire teeth during a committee meeting or pray to the Flying Spaghetti Monster to send you paranormal adventures. What other ideas can you imagine about how to have way too much fun as you draw more intensely on your core eccentricities?

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): I suspect you will

have metaphorical resemblances to a duck in the coming weeks: an amazingly adaptable creature equally at home on land, in the water, and in the air. You will feel comfortable anywhere you choose to wander. And I'm guessing you will want to wander farther and wider than you usually do. Here’s another

quality that you and ducks will share: You'll feel perfectly yourself, relaxed and confident, no matter what the weather is. Whether it's cloudy or shiny, rainy or misty, mild or frigid, you will not only be unflappable—you will thrive on the variety. Like a duck, Pisces, you may not attract a lot of attention. But I bet you will enjoy the hell out of your life exactly as it is.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When you Aries

people are at your best, you are driven by impeccable integrity as you translate high ideals into practical action. You push on with tireless force to get what you want, and what you want is often good for others, too. You have a strong sense of what it means to be vividly alive, and you stimulate a similar awareness in the people whose lives you touch.

Are you always at your best? Of course not. No one is. But according to my analysis of upcoming astrological omens, you now have extra potential to live up to the elevated standards I described. I hope you will take full advantage.o live up to the elevated standards I described. I hope you will take full advantage.

“Jonesin” Crosswords "A Little Pick-Me-Up"--just what I need. by Matt Jones

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In my experience,

you Tauruses often have more help available than you realize. You underestimate your power to call on support, and as a result, don't call on it enough.

It may even be the case that the possible help gets weary of waiting for you to summon it, and basically goes into hiding or fades away. But let's say that you, the lucky person reading this horoscope, get inspired by my words. Maybe you will respond by becoming more forceful about recognizing and claiming your potential blessings. I hope so! In my astrological opinion, now is a favorable time for you to go in quest of all the help you could possibly want. (PS: Where might the help come from?

Sources you don't expect, perhaps, but also familiar influences that expand beyond their previous dispensations.)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sometimes, life

compels us to change. It brings us some shock that forces us to adjust. On other occasions, life doesn't pressure us to make any shifts, but we nevertheless feel drawn to initiating a change.

My guess is that you are now experiencing the latter.

There's no acute discomfort pushing you to revise your rhythm. You could probably continue with the status quo for a while. And yet, you may sense a growing curiosity about how your life could be different. The possibility of instigating a transformation intrigues you. I suggest you trust this intuition. If you do, the coming weeks will bring you greater clarity about how to proceed.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): "We suffer more

often in imagination than in reality," wrote ancient Roman philosopher Seneca. That's certainly true about me. If all the terrible things I have worried about had actually come to pass, I would be unable to function. Luckily, most of my fears have remained mere fantasies.

What about you, fellow Cancerian? The good news is that in the coming months, we Crabs will have unprecedented power to tamp down and dissipate the phantasms that rouse anxiety and alarm. I predict that as a result, we will suffer less from imaginary problems than we ever have before. How's that for a spectacular prophecy?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Poet Matt Michael writes,

"Sure, the way trees talk is poetry. The shape of the moon is poetry. But a hot dog is also poetry.

LeBron James’ tomahawk dunk over Kevin Garnett in the 2008 NBA Playoffs is poetry. That pothole I always fail to miss on Parkman Road is poetry, too." In accordance with current astrological omens, Leo. I'd love for you to adopt Michael's approach. The coming days will be a favorable time to expand your ideas about what's lyrical, beautiful, holy, and meaningful. Be alert for a stream of omens that will offer you help and inspiration. The world has subtle miracles to show you.

ACROSS 1. Scale in the zodiac 6. Jackal or coyote, e.g.

11. Letters meaning "everything sucks" 14. Rude gazer 15. "Asteroids" producer 16. Italy's equivalent of the BBC 17. Publishing company that's all about brevity 19. Comprehensive abbr.

20. "That was an accident!"

21. Base after third 22. Big Greek island 24. 1975 ABBA hit 25. Preceder of X, Y, Z, or Alpha 26. Feeling faint 27. Pool poker 28. Midwest exclamation 30. Tilt a bit 32. #1 song of 1973 and 1996 37. Words before and after "what" in an unrepentant phrase 38. Granola bit 39. Genoa goodbyes 40. Verbal lapse 43. Exciting cry (that's not-as-exciting numbers if you switch the syllables) 44. "Got it!"

45. Amazed DM reaction 46. "Back to the Future" role 48. Stunned disbelief 49. Common URL ending 52. Unaccountable quality?

53. D&D class 55. Item with a combination lock 56. ___-Wan Kenobi 57. She released "Midnights" 60. "Avenue 5" actor Josh 61. Like baked dough 62. Kitchen peeler 63. Labor of love?

64. Nervous 65. Humble dwelling

DOWN 1. Doritos ___ Tacos (legendary menu item) 2. Place to chill out?

3. Radar spots 4. Sports judges 5. Retriever remark 6. What fan fiction is not 7. Molecular matter 8. UFC fighter Diaz 9. Tirade cause 10. Studio 54, for one 11. Game with a lot of staying put 12. One of three Dominican brothers who played for the same team in 1963 13. Tiny parasites 18. Estevez's brother 23. Deep massage technique 25. Father ___ Sarducci of early "SNL" 26. "Fantastic Mr. Fox" director Anderson 27. Stock graphics 28. Nebraska steak hub 29. Comedian Holmes 31. 11 Wall St. institution 32. Star___ (tuna brand) 33. Capital city since 1966 34. Saved for the future 35. "Pearl" star Mia 36. "___, All Ye Faithful" 41. Wray of "King Kong" 42. Structure in some defense games 47. Aquarium acquisition 48. It's a big pain 49. Egypt's largest city 50. Disposed of, gangster-style 51. Mersey measure 52. Order option 53. 1990s point-and-click puzzle game 54. Some are pale 55. Ear cleaner 58. "You Will Be My ___ True Love" ("Cold Mountain" song) 59. Upscale hotel amenity

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