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all of us to pay into the plan so all of us can benefit from the services when we need them. I know, at this point in time, it is not politically correct for me to state this; but — we survive together or not at all.

— Keli MacIntosh, Traverse City

Christmas tradition needs change

The Christmas light we need most is the divine, and to receive it we do not need electricity, probably only prayers and good deeds. But not everyone has this understanding, as we see in the energy waste that follows with the Christmas decorations.

Protest against energy waste this Christmas; let’s change this tradition for a more human and less commercial holiday. Energy consumption in December usually increases due to the lighted Christmas decorations.

However, today there are campaigns to encourage water and energy savings. But why keep this tradition of lighted Christmas decorations?

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Behind the bells................................................10 Millions of donors’ dollars................................12 Ride the rails with Santa Claus.........................14 How to be a docent..........................................15 Beneficial backpacks.........................................16 New ballet awakens at Interlochen....................17 ‘Christmas Carol in Prose’..................................18 Seen.................................................................23

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We need to save energy because the extract of nature compromises the environment.

Generating thermal power involves the burning of oil, coal and corn we extract from the earth, Nightlife...........................................................25 which is cleared for planting of raw materials that might be used for the production of our food.

letters Trump should avoid self-dealing

President-elect Donald Trump plans to turn over running of The Trump Organization to his children, who are also involved in the transition and will probably be informal advisers during his administration. This is not a “blind trust.” In this scenario Trump and family could make decisions based on what’s best for them rather than what’s best for the country.

Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is purging anyone who was close to Chris Christie, because when Christie was a federal prosecutor he put Kushner’s father in jail for tax evasion. One of those purged is Mike Rogers, an intelligence expert who could have been an asset to the Trump administration. One can perhaps understand eliminating Christie from the administration (besides, there is always Bridgegate), but Kushner seems to be putting personal revenge — or at least his own comfort level — ahead of the welfare of the country.

Lastly, Trump’s proposed tax cuts would save thousands for wealthy people (like his own family) while giving a tiny tax break to working families. If Trump intends to “drain the swamp,” he should avoid both the substance and the appearance of self-dealing. This is not a great start. I hope he rethinks these positions.

— Tom Gutowski, Elmwood Township

Trump the change we need?

I have had a couple of weeks to digest the results of this election and reflect. There is no way the selection of Trump as POTUS could ever come close to being normal. It is not normal to have a president-elect settle a fraud case for millions a couple of months before the inauguration. It is not normal to have racists considered for cabinet posts. It is not normal for a president-elect tweet outrageous comments on his Twitter feed to respond to supposed insults at all hours of the early morning. There is so much about the presidentelect and his actions (and reactions) that are not normal. His supporters say, “Give him a chance.

He will change Washington.” Well, he has changed Washington. Republicans who opposed him are now compliant (and therefore complicit) with his choices for cabinet. No Republican is voicing concerns about the settlement of the fraud case, or the 3,500 pending Trump lawsuits out there, or the choice of his children as close advisers (nepotism, anyone?). Yes, Trump will change Washington. But will it be the change we need? Time will tell, but I sincerely doubt it.

— Roxanne Rowley

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Health care system should benefit all

It is no secret that the health insurance situation in our country is controversial. Some say the Affordable Care Act is “the most terrible thing that has happened to our country in years”; others are thrilled that, “for the first time in years I can get and afford health insurance.”

Those who have not been closely involved in the medical field cannot be expected to understand how precarious the previous medical insurance structure was. Not only were people complaining that premiums were too high; insurance companies could no longer afford to pay for all the testing, procedures and treatments that patients were demanding; and hospitals were unable to continue to carry these costs. The system was on the brink of imploding.

The ACA is not perfect; but at least it was an attempt at a change. It is my understanding that a big reason for the problems with this insurance system is that young healthy people would rather pay a fine than the premiums. For them, that plan was better for their bottom line.

I would like to draw some comparisons of health insurance and auto insurance for them to consider. I you don’t drive a car, you don’t need to buy car insurance. One would think that, if you don’t use health care services, you shouldn’t have to buy health insurance.

But there is one big problem with that premise: There is a law stating hospitals must provide medical services for anyone presenting to the emergency department in need of care. So why would anyone think there is a problem with a law stating potential recipients of health care must pay for it? I can follow the reasoning that young people don’t plan to need major health care.

But, would they be willing to pay cash up front before receiving any services? Why should the rest of us pick up their hospital bills? And I have heard young people say they don’t want to pay for health care for seniors. They fail to see the big picture. I have paid tens of thousands of dollars for car and health insurance over the last 50 years and have used almost none of those services.

The energy generated by hydroelectric depends Top Five...........................................................5 on fresh water, which is increasingly scarce on the planet. So it’s important to life to save water Spectator/Stephen Tuttle...................................4 Weird................................................................8 and energy.

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The lighted Christmas decorations are a tradition Modern Rock/Kristi Kates.................................26 that came after Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb in 1879 and released it The Reel.......................................................27 Advice Goddess..............................................28 during Christmas 1880.

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It was a marketing gimmick that became a Freewill Astrology...........................................30 tradition in the end-of-year festivities. I believe Classifieds......................................................31 that today this tradition is maintained for similar reasons — to draw attention, attract customers and increase sales.

Even with some awareness of the importance of saving water and energy, no one gives up the lights on the Christmas decorations. Shopping malls, streets, squares, trees, walls — all covered with light. For what? What is the point? To warm up sales? To maintain a tradition?

Isn’t it time to change this Christmas tradition?

The change is necessary to our survival. We changed the way we communicate, have fun, relate, feed ourselves, get our hair cut.

At Christmas, Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who died to save his people. A lot of people this time of year are already out of their homes helping others in gestures of solidarity, feeding, above all, hearts with love.

But many still follow old rituals and traditions that leave the heart empty. Besides the issue of energy waste this holiday season, there are others that also deserve consideration.

Collaborate, be aware your community needs to change certain traditions, protest against waste, make a more conscious home and be truly happy!

May God enlighten us!

— Rosita Capelo Fonteles

Interestingly, I haven’t heard anyone complain that it isn’t fair that I have paid all this money and never used it for myself. I’ve been paying to cover the auto accidents of people who drive recklessly, distracted, or under the influence; and for health care for people who are burdened with disease or just don’t take care of themselves.

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS A story in last week’s edition about parasailing businesses on East Grand Traverse Bay mistakenly described Grand Traverse Parasail as a business that is affiliated with the ParkShore Resort. It operates from a beach club two doors down from the resort. The story also should have noted that prior to the filing of a civil lawsuit in federal court by Saburi Boyer and Traverse Bay Parasail against Bryan Punturo and the ParkShore Resort, a similar lawsuit was dismissed from 13th Circuit Court in Traverse City upon a motion from the defendant’s attorney. Express regrets the error and omission.

Instead of feeling resentful, I feel grateful that I have not needed to benefit from those insurances. As you ponder how you should approach your health insurance, keep in mind that the system is set up for

A story in last week’s edition about The Fillmore restaurant in Manistee misstated Jacob Slonecki’s job at Arcadia Bluffs Golf Course. He was a cook.

Express regrets the error.

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As President-elect Donald Trump takes control of U.S. foreign policy, a large percentage of the population is betting that he lacks the skills required to handle our numerous overseas problems. An equally large segment of the public is expecting him to go into problem areas with guns blazing to destroy our opponents. I think both groups will be proven wrong.

Trump is definitely a neophyte in diplomacy, but he’s not stupid and wants to succeed as president. If we learned anything in this election campaign, it should be clear that he’s his own man and will pursue policies he thinks will make him “a winner.” It should also be clear that any adviser to President Trump whose last name isn’t Trump (or Kushner) is going to have absolutely zero control over him, so I don’t get too worked up about the names being mentioned as potential advisers.

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He’ll do what he wants, confident that his judgment on most matters is superior to anyone else’s. With that understanding of how I think the Trump administration will operate, here’s a prediction of how he will approach three key interrelated issues: ISIS, Iran and Russia.

During the campaign, Trump promised to destroy the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) to improve relations with Russia, and to “fix” the Iran nuclear deal (“one of the most incompetent deals of any kind I’ve ever seen.”).

To turn his rhetoric into fact, Mr. Trump, I believe, will make a cold calculation of what cards he has in hand, first, with regard to ISIS. His assessment of the situation is clear: “Syria is fighting ISIS; and you have to get rid of ISIS. Russia is now totally aligned with Syria, and now you have Iran, which is becoming powerful, because of us, is aligned with Syria. … Now we’re backing rebels against Syria, and we have no idea who these people are.” Trump’s own plan for dealing with ISIS remains a “secret.”

But when the Syrian conundrum is viewed as a transaction among the major players — in other words a negotiation — clearly, the U.S. is in a weak position. I believe “negotiator in chief ” Trump will decide to cut our losses. He will go along with perpetuating the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria by aligning U.S. efforts with those of Russia and abandoning our support for both the Syrian rebels and the Kurds (unless they are willing to regroup and focus exclusively on fighting ISIS).

I think Trump will surmise that Russia is not likely to work with us on our broad range of other problems (Ukraine, NATO, missile defense) if we try to reverse current trends in Syria. There, Russia has rejected our assertion that overthrowing Assad should be part of the strategy and has gone “all-in” with its air force to help the Assad regime destroy the “terrorists” — synonymous in Assad’s view with ISIS and the opposition groups (including some we support). By supporting Assad, Moscow has solidified its hold on military bases in Syria and on its newfound role as a player in Middle East politics.

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With the U.S. holding such a weak hand (no boots on the ground), and despite the humanitarian disaster playing out in the war zone, the president-elect seems likely to play along with the Moscow-Damascus strategy, leaving Assad in power, the opposition in disarray and ISIS under siege in eastern Syria. For the opposition groups that we supported and often created, their future is dim. Like the proxy armies we created in days gone by, they will, I fear, see that we don’t “have their back.” For the Kurds, once again their dreams of independence seem doomed — incompatible with our interests in Iran and unacceptable to our largest Muslim ally, Turkey. For Moscow, accepting the inevitable in Syria could open the way to Putin’s and the president-elect’s hinted-at desire for rapprochement.

Trump will need Iran to keep fighting ISIS, and for Iran to keep supporting Hezbollah in Syria against ISIS. Severing the tentative ties with Tehran that were built through the nuclear deal makes no sense so long as those pro-Iranian forces are needed in that final battle to “destroy” the Islamic State. That fact limits how far a Trump administration can push Iran.

Prospective Trump administration official John Bolton’s demand for “regime change” in Iran doesn’t make any sense in that (or any other) context. (If I’m wrong on this, let’s get together the next time you’re in Thunder Bay.) But that leaves the much-maligned Iranian nuclear deal in its current state of uncertainty. Once demanding it be “torn up,” Trump recently promised he would “fix” it. Tehran may well be interested in having that discussion. The Iranians have mostly complied with the terms of the deal, removed tons of enriched Uranium, disabled the Arak plutonium reactor, and taken thousands of centrifuges out of service. Some of this could quickly be reversed if Tehran feels it’s under attack from the Trump administration.

But Iran is dissatisfied with the slow pace of economic opening, and so too are western companies. Businesses are holding back until they know whether Trump plans to scuttle the deal, or only to tweak its provisions.

Again, for businessman Trump, that will prove attractive; another high-stakes negotiation, this one with the ayatollahs over what they need to do to allow free enterprise to blossom.

All of this could be 100 percent wrong and might even appear so by the time this column is published. But what is certain is that Trump’s Syria/Iraq/Iran/Russia challenge will be no easier for him to solve than it has been for his predecessors. Who he chooses to listen to and how he goes about the task will tell much about the future of U.S. foreign policy, and will tell our allies and adversaries much about the enigmatic Trump.

Jack Segal is co-chair of the International Affairs Forum. After the holidays, on Feb. 16, the IAF will host Gen Next Foundation Executive Director Humaira Wakili. Gen Next aims to combat violent extremist recruiting on the internet.

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1 Mackinac swimmer eyes Alcatraz Since Dan Brady swam from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island to raise money for Habitat for Humanity, he’s collected $60,000 of a $100,000 fundraising goal.

He hopes his next swim— the four miles out-and-back to Alcatraz in San Francisco — will raise the remainder.

The Traverse City business owner decided he wanted to swim the Straits of Mackinac first and then he realized if he did something crazy like that, he should raise money for charity. He said his passion for Habitat made his choice easy.

Habitat is completing its eighth home in the 10-unit Depot Neighborhood project in Traverse City this month. They are net-zero homes that feature solar panels and conservation-minded construction, which means residents shouldn’t ever have to pay an electric bill, said Wendy Irvin, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region. She said Brady, a former Habitat board member, has gone above and beyond being a supporter of the nonprofit.

The Alcatraz swim will take place Dec. 4. To contribute, visit danbradyswimsforhabitat.com.

tastemakers Boyne City Bakery’s kouign-amann When the head baker hails from Brittany, France, you can pretty much expect exceptional pastries, and that definitely rings true at Boyne City Bakery.

One of the bakery’s most popular items is the kouign-amann (pronounced kween a-mon) as baked by Gildas Berrou. He has more than 30 years of baking experience in the French school, and it shows, especially in the delicate balance and rich flavor of this unusual selection.

“Kouign-amann is almost — but not quite — like a croissant dough,” explained Berrou’s wife and the bakery’s co-owner, Tara Ostrum-Berrou (her sister, Siiri Ostrum-Pfalzer, is the third partner in the business.)

“The layers of the dough are carefully folded, and as they are, sugar is sprinkled between each layer. Then, the way that the dough is placed in the pan allows butter to seep into the sugar and caramelize it. The name literally means ‘cake butter,’” she said with a laugh. The resulting pastry does indeed offer buttery layers of dough with sharply sweet amber bites in between, reminiscent of the top of a creme brulee.

The original version of kouign-amann was given to French sailors of a hundred years ago to take to sea because of its ability to stay fresh for a week. Boyne City Bakery follows (most of) that guideline. If you can’t make it to the shop, the bakery will ship anywhere in the U.S. as long as the kouign-amann can arrive in five days or less.

Boyne City Bakery is located at 110 S. Lake St. in Boyne City, 231-497-6060, or find it on Facebook.

Push it to the limit at the Farmland 5K Run and Free for All Bike combo. Run the 5K, then bike six laps on a cyclocrossstyle loop (about 12.6 miles) on the bike of your choice. 5K starts at noon Dec. 3 at Lew Rasho Farm, 1154 Rasho Road, Traverse City. For more information, visit farmlandtc.com.

On the agenda: A 67-mile detour There will be a public meeting Wednesday about roadwork that will close Charlevoix’s drawbridge for a dozen consecutive nights, requiring a 67-mile detour.

Work on the U.S. 31 bascule bridge over the Pine River Channel is scheduled to begin Dec. 26. The dates when the bridge will be placed in its up position and closed to traffic for 12 nights between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. have yet to be determined.

When the bridge is up, traffic will be routed around Lake Charlevoix to get from one end of the city to the other.

Most of the work can occur while the bridge is in its down position; two-way traffic will be maintained through traffic shifts during daytime construction.

The $1.9 million Michigan Department of Transportation project will shore up the steel substructure, improve the mechanical and electrical systems, reconstruct the roadway approaches and replace the traffic warning gates.

The public meeting to discuss the project takes place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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NO PEACE ON EARTH spectator by stephen tuttle Ah, yes, the season of peace on earth. Uh-huh.

We might think after 15,000 years of what we euphemistically call civilization we’d have found a better system of dispute resolution than killing each other. We would be wrong.

Wars currently rage in various forms in at least a dozen locations around the globe. In some places, like Iraq, automated, mechanized killing goes on unabated. In others, like Darfur, machetes and clubs serve the same purpose.

In Afghanistan, home to the longest war in American history, the various sides have racked up more than 1.2 million deaths, including civilians, according to Amnesty International. In Iraq, depending on whose numbers you choose

We now have American military personnel, other than embassy guards, in a whopping 150 countries. That seems just a trifle excessive.

We’re in places we don’t need to be staying longer than we need to stay. Some of it is a vestige of wars long over. We’ve got 50,000 troops in Japan, more than 53,000 in Germany and nearly 25,000 in South Korea. All three would seem capable of defending themselves.

We are the world’s largest arms dealer, spend more on the military than any other country by far, have more bases in more places and more military equipment. Our out-of-control over-budget extended-deadline defense spending has been immune to reform since President Eisenhower warned us about it.

Instead of figuring out how to get involved in far-flung civil wars, our instinct should be the precise opposite to believe, somewhere between 250,000 and 1 million bodies have piled up.

But those are just the wars that make it to the evening news. There are plenty more.

The Syrian civil war, in which there are at least four distinct sides, has already managed to extinguish 250,000 lives.

Boko Haram, one of the many murderous offspring of al-Qaida and ISIL, is randomly killing folks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad. That war without purpose has claimed 30,000 lives so far.

The ancient feud between the Kurds and the Turks has spilled into Turkey, Syria and Iraq, and taken 45,000 lives with it.

Then there is the Somali civil war, a bloodbath that has taken 500,000 lives in its three decades plus of barbarity. Various armed clans worked in concert to successfully oust a military dictator only to start fighting each other. Kenya’s military then got involved, working with the nascent Somali central government, its first of any kind for more than a decade.

We can’t forget Darfur, a region in western Sudan. The civil war there started as a protest against what was deemed oppression of non-Arab citizens in the area. The Sudanese government responded with a non-Arab ethnic cleansing program that killed 200,000 and resulted in Sudan President Omar alBashir being indicted by the International Criminal Court for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

We have our own carnage in the Western Hemisphere, too. The Mexican drug wars, in which murder and massacres are considered part of doing business, have so far killed 165,000 people.

Unfortunately, we seem to somehow have our paws in every single conflict. If we don’t have advisers or troops then we’re selling arms to one side or every side.

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We’ve never met a military budget we couldn’t break, a deadline we couldn’t miss or a conflict we couldn’t enter.

For example, we just spent $4.4 billion for one ship. One. It’s big trick is firing a guided artillery shell up to 70 miles. That will come in handy if we need to take Guadalcanal or Iwo Jima again. Unfortunately, each fancy shell can cost as much as $1 million, and even the dummy practice shells are $400,000 each.

More money for more involvement in more war. We spend far more developing better ways to kill people than we do developing better ways to save people from disease.

President-elect Donald Trump, when not talking about which countries he’d like to bomb, did make some noises about pulling back our military entanglements. That would be an excellent idea, especially if coupled with an overhaul of the Pentagon procurement system.

Military intervention should be held to the highest national security interest standards.

Are those folks really a threat to us? Do we have a legitimate reason to be fighting them? Is there a better nonmilitary intervention?

Instead of figuring out how to get involved in far-flung civil wars, our instinct should be the precise opposite; how we prevent our young men and women from being sent someplace to be killed by people who don’t want them there.

Iraq and Afghanistan have cost us the lives of nearly 7,000 American men and women in uniform, and more than $1 trillion dollars. That’s more than enough.

We can’t prevent wars or the absurd reasons they’re fought. But we can surely prevent our country from being involved in all of them.

The new president could start his America First efforts by bringing our troops home, to America first.

Crime & Rescue WINTER IS HERE

From Cheboygan to Leelanau, winter weather descended upon northern Michigan, and cars slid off of roads, trees collapsed in the wind and power lines failed.

Leelanau County sheriff’s deputies said they were busy beginning Nov. 19, when a winter storm struck and made driving dangerous. At 4:18 p.m., deputies were called to M-22 near Freeland Road where a 1993 Subaru with three occupants slid off the road and rolled over.

The driver, a 47-year-old Northport man, was taken to Munson Medical Center to be treated for a back injury. The two passengers were not injured.

The following day, on I-75 in Cheboygan County, a 22-year-old St. Ignace woman left the road and rolled her 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe in icy conditions at 12:45 p.m. near Indian Trail Road.

She was not injured.

“With the first snow of the year we ask drivers to slow down,” said Cheboygan County Sheriff Dale Clarmont. “Icy roads are difficult to detect and by the time you drive on it, it’s too late and easy to lose control of your vehicle.”

FEDERAL PRISON FOR CHILD PORN

A 55-year-old Mancelona man was sentenced to spend years in federal prison for possession of more than 19,000 images of child pornography.

Thomas Arlan Evans was sentenced Nov. 18 to 210 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles said.

The federal investigation began after the execution of an August 2015 search warrant at Evans’ home amid a domestic violence investigation.

Police seized electronic items from Evans’ home and discovered tens of thousands of sexually explicit images of children as young as toddlers, some of them depicting sadistic acts, according to a press release.

Evans pled guilty in July to possession of child pornography. He was sentenced Nov. 18.

VAN AND CAR COLLIDE

The driver of a van pulled in front of a car and caused a crash on M-22.

The crash happened Nov. 17 at 6:23 p.m. at the intersection of Shady Lane in Bingham Township, Leelanau County sheriff’s deputies said.

A 33-year-old Traverse City man stopped his van to turn onto M-22, but he pulled in front of a car driven by a 34-year-old Traverse City woman, causing a crash. Both drivers were taken to Munson Medical Center for treatment of nonlifethreatening injuries. The van driver was cited for failure to yield.

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Road Nov. 21 at 3:10 p.m. and determined the woman had been headed north when she lost control, slid across the road and struck a tree.

The woman was taken to Munson Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.

WOMAN BUSTED WITH POT AT AIRPORT

Police investigated after a 36-yearold woman was found in possession of a small amount of marijuana by security at Cherry Capital Airport.

Traverse City Police interviewed the New York City woman and let her catch her flight Nov. 18, Capt. Jim Bussell said. The woman told police she possessed the pot for a medical study having to do with anxiety.

Bussell says a report was sent to prosecutors who will decide whether to charge the woman with a crime.

POLICE CRUISER DAMAGED

A Leelanau County sheriff’s patrol vehicle suffered extensive damage in a crash that occurred during an emergency call.

The deputy, who was not injured, was headed to a call in Empire Township at 8:39 p.m. Nov. 21 when deer ran in front of the patrol car. The deputy struck two or three deer, causing extensive damage to the vehicle.

The deputy was headed to South Plowman Road near Echo Valley Road where a 37-year-old Thompsonville man had crashed his pickup truck.

Another deputy helped get that man to Munson Medical Center to be treated for serious injuries.

The driver had lost control his pickup and struck a tree, which fell onto his truck, deputies said. Investigators also determined that the pickup driver was drunk, and they request thirdoffense drunk driving charges.

The man was gone by the time police arrived, but they found him walking a block away. When officers approached the 20-year-old, he resisted and was tasered as he appeared to go for a knife in his pocket, Bussell said.

The man was taken to Munson Medical Center to be medically cleared and then taken to jail. The girlfriend was taken to Munson for treatment of visible injuries and dizziness. She told police she’d been dating the man for four years.

HOMELESS MAN STRUCK AND KILLED

A 61-year-old homeless man was struck and killed by a car in Garfield Township.

David Knoll was pronounced dead at the scene on Barlow Street near Manor Lane at 6:28 p.m. Nov. 21, Grand Traverse County sheriff’s deputies said. Knoll was struck by a car driven by a 49-year-old Midland woman.

Traffic was rerouted around the crash scene as deputies investigated and determined that the man was not in a crosswalk and that he was struck in a dark, unlit portion of the road. The road was reopened at 10:15 p.m.

Investigators determined that neither Knoll nor the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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MAN TASERED AND JAILED

A man was tasered and jailed after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend in a Traverse City motel room.

Police were called after the man repeatedly struck his girlfriend’s head against the floor at the Grand Traverse Motel on East Front Street Nov. 18 at 10:30 p.m., Capt. Jim Bussell said.

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MAN ACCUSED OF MOLESTATION

A 66-year-old Kingsley man is accused of molesting a girl between 2007 and 2012.

Grand Traverse County sheriff’s deputies arrested Gerald Wayne Gethicker Nov. 18 on four counts of criminal sexual conduct. He faces up to life in prison if he is convicted.

The victim went to police in October and said she’d been sexually abused over five years, deputies said.

Deputies arrested Gethicker at his home, and he was arraigned Nov. 21.

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A 73-year-old woman was injured when she lost control of her car and drove into a pine tree in Leelanau County.

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Future of Travel Australian aviator David Mayman has promised investors that his personal jet packs will hit the market by mid-2017, though early adopters will pay about $250,000 for one, to fly a person at up to 60 mph for 10 minutes. The JB-10 (developed by Mayman and designer Nelson Tyler) has made about 400 test runs in Monaco and over downtown London and New York City, but the partners realize that ultimate success will require that the fuel tanks be downsized so that the craft can be powered electrically -- and thus seek crowdfunding both for that model and a larger one to accommodate the Pentagon’s (Special Operations Command) tactical needs.

The Continuing Crisis -- Wild Life: The state agency Colorado Parks and Wildlife filed 21 criminal charges in October against the Squirrel Creek Wildlife Rescue center in Littleton, alleging that some of the orphaned and rehabbing animals Kendall Seifert houses are not being kept according to the state’s strict standards -- and that Seifert’s 15-year-old center is also home to his popular swingers’ club (Scarlet Ranch) featuring weekend sex parties. One of the criminal charges suggests that rescue animals could be stressed by gazing at activity in the ranch’s bar area. Seifert said he will challenge the charges out of fear that many of the raccoons, foxes, song birds, coyotes, skunks, rabbits and squirrels he would have to relinquish would not find suitable facilities elsewhere.

-- In St. Paul, Minnesota, a 25-year-old woman told police on Nov. 3 that she was involuntarily roughed up several hours after being voluntarily roughed up at Arnellia’s Bar’s weekly “Smack Fest” -- in which female patrons competitively slap each other’s faces for three “rounds” under strict house rules. The woman said she spoke amicably with her opponent, but by closing time, the opponent and several friends, including men, punched and kicked her outside the bar. (In other slapping news, a 71-year-old woman died in Lewes, England, in November while participating in a Chinese healing seminar that emphasizes being slapped repeatedly to rid the body of poisoned blood and toxins. The “healer,” Hongshi Xiao, charges clients around $900 to beat what he calls the “sha” out of them.)

-- Episode Almost Ended in a Tie: In November, in a remote area of Oregon’s Maury Mountains, a 69-year-old man killed an elk and dragged the carcass behind his offroad vehicle up a hill. According to the Crook County Sheriff ’s office, the vehicle suddenly flipped over backward, and the man landed on, and was impaled by, the elk’s antlers.

Fellow hunters summoned a helicopter, and the man has apparently survived.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit (1) In a retail market long dominated by priests, “nonsectarian” funeral eulogizers now offer to give individually tailored remembrances of the deceased for a fee, according to an October report by a New York Post reporter who interviewed two local “celebrants,” who cited the declining appeal of “prayers.” (2) The British retailer ASOS announced in August that 3-foot-long clipon dinosaur tails had sold out in one of its two models (although New York magazine, which reported it in the U.S., was, for obvious reasons, baffled about why).

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The Way the World Works Brittany Maynard, then 29, became “the face of the Right to Die movement” in 2014,

according to a New York Post column, when she chose a legal physician-assisted suicide rather than awaiting the growth of her terminal brain tumor. In October, terminally ill California mother Stephanie Packer hoped to be “the face of the Right to Live movement” after revealing that her insurance company denied coverage for a drug that could extend her life -- but at the same time disclosed that her suicide drugs are covered, and even disclosed her co-pay ($1.20).

Medical Marvels Margaret Boemer’s baby LynLee was “born” twice. In an October Texas Children’s Hospital interview, doctors described how the need to rid Boemer’s fetus of a rapidly growing tumor required them, at Boemer’s 23rd week of pregnancy, to remove the fetus completely from the uterus until it was “hanging out in the air” so that they could cut away the tumor and then reposition the fetus into the uterus.

LynLee was “born” again by C-section 13 weeks later.

Suspicions Confirmed San Francisco State University researchers revealed in April that no fungi or fecal bacteria were found on the seats of the city’s bus line or rapid transit trains (unlike their findings in 2011 before officials adopted easier-toclean seats), but that a “rare” and “unusual” strain, called Pigmentiphaga was found -previously associated only with South Korean wastewater and the South China Sea. The city’s Department of Health said, of course, not to worry.

Perspective A high-level policy document released by the Chinese government in September detailed plans to use technology to monitor citizen behavior to such a degree that each person would receive a “social credit” score (similar to a FICO score in the U.S. but covering a range of conduct beyond financial) that would be the basis for allotting perks such as government support in starting businesses and whether parents’ children are eligible for the best schools. “(K)eeping trust is glorious,” according to the document, and “good” behavior promotes a “harmonious socialist society.”

Arkansas Chic Kristi Goss, 43, an assistant to a Garland County (Arkansas) judge, was arrested in October and charged with stealing nearly $200,000 in public funds, which she used to buy such things as a tuxedo for her dog, sequined throw pillows, a “diamond bracelet” (retailing for $128) and, of course, Arkansas Razorback football tickets.

The Aristocrats!

(1) Motorist Kurt Jenkins, 56, was arrested in November in Boynton Beach, Florida, after a pedestrian said Jenkins, naked, motioned him to his car to take a look. The pedestrian said there were children in the area -- and also that Jenkins appeared to have wires running from his genitals to an unidentified “electrical device.” (2) Among a stash of pornography found recently on the computer of Michael Ward, 70, were photos of humans having some sort of sex with “horses, dogs, (an) octopus and (an) eel,” according to a report of England’s Chelmsford Crown Court proceedings. A pre-sentencing order forbade Ward to have contact with children under 16 (but was silent about possible contact with fish or mollusks).

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Cindy Green rings a bell with her granddaughter, Madilyn, Nov. 19 outside a Kmart in Traverse City. EXPRESS PHOTO

Behind the bells The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign inspires a lifelong dedication for local officers and volunteers

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By Beth Milligan

alk into a grocery store, retail center or downtown district during the holidays and you’re bound to hear them: the insistent, silvery chimes of a Salvation Army bell-ringer.

Started in 1891 as a fundraiser to provide the poverty-stricken residents of San Francisco a free Christmas dinner, The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign today has expanded to tens of thousands of communities across the U.S. The donation pots — typically placed in front of well-trafficked local businesses and accompanied by an volunteer or paid bellringer — have become such a familiar sight that the reaction from passersby is often automatic. Hear a bell, reach for loose pocket change or a dollar from the billfold to put in the kettle. Holiday good deed accomplished.

But where does the money placed into those ubiquitous red kettles actually go?

How are the donated funds spent? And why does such a diverse group of individuals — spanning all ages, demographics and backgrounds, some volunteers boisterous and outgoing, others bashful and reserved — return year after year to stand for hours in subzero temperatures and ring a small bell?

‘THEY GAVE ME SO MUCH’ The Salvation Army, created in 1865, is a faith-based organization with a mission to “preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.” Though it enjoys household name recognition — Forbes lists Salvation Army as the second-largest U.S. charity after United Way — its inner workings can be mysterious to those who’ve never had cause to call on its programs or services.

For direct beneficiaries of Salvation Army resources, however, the organization inspires a fervent, often lifelong following — one that can lead to recurring volunteerism or even careers with the nonprofit. Capts.

Jeff and Dawn Russell, a married couple who serve in Traverse City’s Salvation Army, both had childhood experiences that shaped their adult service with the group.

“I grew up in (government) housing with a single mom in Madison (Wis.),” said Dawn.

“One of the Salvation Army leaders came to our home and asked if they could take us to their church and youth programs. I loved it.

Since I was 5 or 6 years old, I grew up in the Salvation Army.”

The organization offers a broad array of services to families in need, including meal and food, energy bill and emergency financial assistance. Salvation Army has divisions to provide emergency disaster assistance and emergency shelter, as well as an extensive network of religious programming and youth development classes.

Dawn, who says she participated in or witnessed the impact of “all of those programs,” began helping with holiday bell-ringing at a young age. “I knew the kettles helped people, and I knew I needed to be a part of that,” she said. “That was my way of giving back, because they gave me so much. We were on public assistance at the time, so the food assistance (from the Salvation Army) was a major thing for us.”

Jeff also grew up benefiting from Salvation Army programming, first with his mother in Brooklyn and then in California when he went to live with his uncle, an officer with the organization. “That was in fourth grade. I had all these experiences with the food drives and the bell-ringing and Christmas with the Salvation Army. I grew up off and on in it.”

Ruth Blick, director of community resource development at Traverse City’s Salvation Army, says stories like the Russells’ are

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common not just among staff but a large number of volunteer bell-ringers.

“It’s amazing how many families have been impacted by the Salvation Army,” she said. “It’s everyone from great-grandfathers in World War II who depended on it (to survive) to someone who just needed food for a month or was out of work short-term and then got back on their feet. But they never forget the difference it made at that point in their lives.”

THE VOLUNTEERS Jessica Culbertson is one such example of a volunteer. Her grandmother, Mary Louise Johnson, learned of the Salvation Army as a child and sought the organization out on her own. As an adult, Johnson was honored as a “super sergeant” and devoted her life to the Salvation Army, bringing all of her children — and eventually grandchildren, including Culbertson — to the group’s Sunday school, camps and after-school programs in Grand Haven and later Manistee.

“It became her whole life,” recalled Culbertson. “She ran the thrift store. She would do Bible studies. She used to go around to the local bars and jails and counsel those in need.

She was part of Toys for Tots. And she had more than 20 years of bell-ringing experience.”

Johnson passed away of lung cancer in 2009. Though Culbertson, now 36 and living in Traverse City, was deeply involved in Salvation Army programming as a child and teen, she didn’t remain active in the organization as an adult. But her grandmother’s death prompted her in recent years to reconsider volunteering.

“This year it really hit me that I wanted to honor my grandma,” she said. “The best way I could do that is to carry on her legacy and start bell-ringing, and to get my daughter involved and teach her what my grandma taught me.”

Culbertson and her 13-year-old daughter, Madison, completed their first shift of bell-ringing outside a Traverse City Family Fare store on Nov. 17. Madison held a sign with a photo collage of her great-grandmother explaining Johnson’s service to the Salvation Army.

“It was a natural high — so many people saw our sign and stopped and asked about her,” Culbertson said. “They would share their own experiences with the Salvation Army and were so willing to give. I could hear parents talking to their children when they walked up about the Salvation Army and how they help the community. It created a dialogue, which I thought was awesome.”

Madison was also impacted by the bellringing experience, which the motherdaughter duo plan to repeat, Culbertson said. “My grandmother died before (Madi-

son) got to know her, so she mentioned she got to feel close to her by doing that. She was very emotional about it. She thought she was paying it forward, and that grandma would have been proud.”

Cindy Green is another first-time volunteer bell-ringer in northern Michigan this year. On Nov. 19, Green bundled up her 8-year-old special-needs granddaughter, Madilyn, to ring outside a Traverse City Kmart during the region’s first major winter storm. “I’ve tried to do little things to help people at Christmas, but I’m not always able to give money,” Green said. “I thought I could give of my time instead. My family has had help before (from the Salvation Army), and my granddaughters do different things with them, so I thought this would be a good way to help.”

had “given already, but comment they cannot pass a bucket without contributing, and slip in some more.”

One donor “weaved his way to the bucket and began freely slipping in currency from his recently cashed check,” Mountz recalled.

“I sensed he could have been over-served, and said there was a daily limit. He said, ‘OK, I’ll be back tomorrow.’” Mountz also keeps an extra bell on-hand for kids to ring. “Most love doing it,” he said. “I let them know they can have their own station when they get older, and they can hardly wait.”

In Petoskey, the Salvation Army’s Amy Evans praises the commitment of longtime volunteer Tim Kubek, who not only dresses up and plays Santa Claus but mans a kettle outside Oleson’s on a full-time basis, Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. She

“It’s amazing how many families have been impacted by the Salvation Army.”

— Ruth Blick, director at Traverse City’s Salvation Army Green says she felt particularly motivated to volunteer this year in the midst of the post-election climate. “I keep looking at different things going in the country and the world, and I think we need to be a kinder people,” she said. “We were put here to help other people, not just take care of ourselves.”

The 59-year-old says she brought her granddaughter to set an example for her. “I think it’s really important young people learn to help other people,” she said.

For other Salvation Army volunteers, bell-ringing has become an annual tradition stretching back years and even decades. Tom Mountz, a long-time maintenance supervisor with the National Park Service, is entering his 23rd year of bell-ringing in Traverse City. “I am always heartened to hear someone’s story of the help they received from the Salvation Army,” he said. “These are often somber stories, closing with their deep appreciation of the Salvation Army.”

Mountz, who is usually posted outside of Horizon Books on Front Street, has acquired a wealth of humorous anecdotes in his time by the kettle. When Gordie Howe approached one year, Mountz said: “You look familiar. Are you Stan Mikita?” The question — referencing a fierce opponent of Howe’s — caused the hockey legend to break out in a “belly laugh,” Mountz said. Gov. William Milliken and Sen. Robert Griffin both donated generously to Mountz’ kettle, he said, as have countless nameless contributors who

says Kubek exemplifies the importance of volunteers to the Red Kettle Campaign, which runs from early November to Christmas Eve. “If you put an unmanned kettle in the highest traffic area with big signs around it, it’ll bring in one dollar,” Evans said. “A bell-ringer will bring in a few hundred dollars. It makes a huge difference to put someone out there.”

THE LOGISTICS Putting “someone out there,” however, is no easy logistical feat. In Traverse City, which has 19 bell-ringing locations operating Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., there are approximately 3,400 twohour volunteer shifts to fill every season.

Each shift is invaluable, explains Blick, because if volunteers can’t be found for a particular time window, the kettle goes empty.

“For every two hours of bell-ringing, there is an average of $80 raised (in one kettle),” said Blick. “That’s one family’s heat for a month, or 80 meals, or three kids attending camp for a day. The average person might not be able to donate $80, but if they can give us two hours of their time, that’s invaluable.”

Traverse City’s Red Kettle fundraising goal this year is $175,000 — a target in the neighborhood of successful campaign goals in recent past years, officials say. That figure represents 40 percent of Salvation Army’s overall Christmas fundraising goal, with the other 60 percent coming from mailed-in checks and dropped-off donations.

Longtime volunteer Tim Kubek, left, gathers with volunteers young and old during The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign last year in Petoskey. HANDOUT PHOTO

Petoskey’s Salvation Army has a $70,000 Red Kettle fundraising goal this season, according to Evans. “We’re going off a percentage of previous years,” she said. “Last year was a record-breaking year of $81,000, because we had good weather. But in previous years, our maximum was $58,000.” Petoskey’s Salvation Army — which serves Charlevoix and Antrim counties in addition to Emmet — has 13 bell-ringing locations and 14 countertop kettles in rotation.

So how do all those donations get spent?

The Salvation Army first stresses that dollars raised in each local service area stay in that particular service area. In Traverse City, $72,000 goes toward the Good Neighbor Fund, which provides “emergency assistance to our neighbors experiencing challenges with medical/ dental, vehicle repair, housing, energy and other critical needs.” Dawn Russell, the Salvation Army captain, explains that if a resident’s car breaks down and they’re working paycheck to paycheck, “it can be devastating without some kind of help to fix that.” The Good Neighbor Fund helps cover such unanticipated emergency costs. Other Red Kettle funds go to supporting year-round programming, including the Salvation Army’s food pantry and energy assistance program.

Evans says Petoskey dollars support a similar discretionary fund, as well as holiday vouchers and Christmas gifts for families. “It goes into a local fund for year-round use,” she says. “If someone needs bus fare to get to a medical appointment, or diabetic socks, or help with the water bill — which isn’t covered under energy assistance — this fund helps pay for those things.”

Both Traverse City and Petoskey’s Salvation Army locations reiterate how important volunteers are to meeting their Christmas fundraising goals. Interested residents can sign up for Traverse City bell-ringing shifts at satraversecity.org or call 231-946-4644; people near Petoskey should visit sapetoskey.org or call 231-347-3531. Individuals can also host “virtual” Red Kettle campaigns through onlineredkettle.com, which allows for collecting donations through social media, email and text message.

Green says she’s learned firsthand that regardless of an individual’s time or financial constraints, it’s still possible to make a difference.

“Everybody has a little time to give,” she said. “Everybody can do a little something.”

Beth Milligan is The Traverse City Ticker’s head writer.

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An unprecedented number of capital campaigns is underway at nonprofit institutions looking to improve infrastructure and modernize facilities

An addition is underway at the Dennos Museum in Traverse City.

By Patrick Sullivan Northern Express It you haven’t heard about all of the money being raised for nonprofit projects around northern Michigan recently, it’s probably because your bank account is too small.

In recent years there’s been an explosion in capital campaigns, or pushes to raise enormous sums of money primarily from wealthy donors, by nonprofits or foundations for big construction projects.

“We’re talking hundreds of millions of dollars of campaign; there are an amazing number of campaigns going on,” said Phil Ellis, executive director of the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation. “I think some of them are potentially transformational for our region.”

The campaigns vary tremendously in size and scope — one group wants to raise $1.6 million for a homeless shelter, another $12 million for an elementary school, another $100 million for an arts center campus.

Organizations typically don’t talk about the campaigns until they’ve raised 75 or 80 percent of the goal. In the early stages, fundraisers contact a few wealthy donors who can put up the bulk of the stake.

So many drives are occurring now because there’s a lot of need among organizations to shore up infrastructure and modernize facilities. But there’s another reason, according to Ellis: Wealthy baby boomers are getting older and are looking for things

to do with their money. And this region has a lot of wealthy residents, at least part-time.

“There is this transfer of wealth. It’s not like it’s theoretical. It’s happening,” Ellis said.

“And so, I think there are a number of organizations that feel like they’ve got to get into the mix of this, because there’s a field that’s ripe and how do we harvest?”

There is no central registry to look up the campaigns, but Ellis, because he heads an organization that helps wealthy people set up charitable foundations, is in a position to know what’s going on. Some campaigns are

because its supporters don’t just live in the area, they live around the world. Most of what Interlochen raised has come from outside the region. Of the $98.6 million raised so far, $11.2 million came from permanent or part-time residents of Benzie, Grand Traverse or Leelanau counties.

The Interlochen Library, on the other hand, is in the middle of a $2.5 million capital campaign for a new building. Those donors are going to be local.

“That’s a very different group of donors that they are looking to,” Ellis said.

“There is this transfer of wealth.

It’s not like it’s theoretical. It’s happening.”

— Phil Ellis, executive director, Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation

well on their way to their goal and have become public. Interlochen Center for the Arts has raised close to $99 million of its $100 million goal. Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools has raised $10 million of $12 million.

There are others Ellis won’t mention because they are in their “quiet” phase, and the organizations don’t want to talk about the fund drives until they’ve lined up big donors.

Different organizations are going to have different experiences because each has their own constituency, Ellis said.

Interlochen, for example, is different

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Ellis said “donor fatigue” is a concern for people in big and small organizations today when they embark on projects.

“When you get to a point where we are now, where there are so many things going on — locally we’ve got the GTACS campaign, Munson, NMC, and then some of the smaller campaigns — there comes a point at which you hit some donor fatigue, quite frankly,” he said.

Christie Minervini, who is fundraising chair for Safe Harbor, a nonprofit dedicated to housing the homeless in Traverse City, said her organization is in the midst of a

“quiet” capital campaign to build a shelter, but she was nonetheless willing to talk because her group is preparing to take its campaign public in February.

Minervini said big donors like to provide seed money rather than fill in gaps, so organizations approach the wealthy before they approach the public.

Minervini said she noticed that there are a lot of campaigns taking place right now, but Safe Harbor was able to stand out enough to overcome the challenge.

“There’s a finite amount of money in the community, and we’re all dividing that up right now,” Minervini said. “But we don’t feel like we’re competing with a lot of people who would be in our category. … I think that if the cause is important enough, then individuals want to be involved and want to find a way to make it work financially.”

Wayne Mueller, executive director of the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools Foundation, been in charge of fundraising for 13 years and said he is not afraid of donor fatigue.

“I think sometimes when there’s a lot of different campaigns going on in the community, I think it helps all campaigns,” he said.

“I think when people see generosity, it triggers them to be generous.”

Ultimately, all of this means that an unprecedented amount is being injected into northern Michigan’s economy.

“Some of them are definitely economic drivers.

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tal, and services and so forth, then you’re bringing in not only new business, but new professionals,” he said. “It’s a pretty major impact for northern Michigan.”

Here’s an incomplete list of some of the capital campaigns large and small that are happening in the region: MUNSON LOOKS TO GROW UP Munson Healthcare is in the midst of two campaigns, one in Charlevoix where it has raised most of the $3 million needed for a hospital renovation and another at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

It hopes to raise up to $30.2 million to pay for part of a new tower for the main campus.

That would pay for a neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatric center and a maternity unit that would inhabit two floors of the new tower. That campaign is in its early stages.

“We’re just starting to gather some leadership gifts right now,” said Des Worthington, chief development officer for Munson Healthcare Foundations.

That’s just part of the new Munson tower, a project that could cost more than $100 million. How the project looks in the end depends on how much money can be raised and how much money can be saved to be devoted to the project from the operations budget.

There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the whole project following the Nov. 8 elections, Worthington said. National health care policy is now uncertain, as is the ability to build tall buildings in Traverse City following the approval of Proposal 3.

“There are a lot of unknowns,” Worthington said. “What is known is that this is an absolute need for our region.”

Take the maternity ward. It was built in 1995 in anticipation of 1,200 births per year.

Today, the hospital sees 2,000.

ONE NEW SCHOOL, ANOTHER IMPROVED Mueller feels good about the trajectory of the first phase of GTACS’ capital campaign to modernize its buildings.

It’s raised $10 million toward a goal of $12 million to build a new elementary school at the Immaculate Conception campus in Traverse City.

“Definitely, there’s good momentum toward it, but that’s still a couple million dollars (short), so there’s still a lot of work to do,” Mueller said.

GTACS still has to raise the money and get final approval from the city, but Mueller said he hopes to see construction begin at the end of the school year, in June 2017.

The campaign began its quiet phase in January 2015 and went public in September.

This will be followed by a second phase when GTACS will attempt to raise $8 million or more for the renovation of St. Francis High School on Eleventh Street.

That building is old and needs work, but Mueller said the plan is to completely revitalize the building.

“Our hope is that it will essentially look like a new building by the time it’s done,” he said.

PETOSKEY’S WORLD-CLASS VENUE There will be an alteration of the skyline looking over Bay Harbor to Little Traverse Bay this winter.

Construction of an architecturally striking, $25 million performing arts center is underway, and Jill O’Neill, executive director of the Great Lakes Center for the Arts, is excited.

“Folks that are here in the area will see the theater itself coming out of the ground during the winter,” O’Neill said.

Plans for the center started in 1999, and it became part of the Bay Harbor master plan in 2000.

The center is nonprofit and donor driven — Bay Harbor developer David Johnson

kicked off the project with the donation of land. Efforts to raise the $25 million to construct the building began in 2014. Eightytwo percent has been raised so far, and now that the campaign has entered its public phase, O’Neill says it’s got the momentum to reach its goal. She said people from across the region, from Charlevoix to the Straits, are excited about the project and have been donating money.

The center is scheduled to open on July 7, 2018, but excitement should grow next summer when the first season’s lineup of concerts is announced.

A big part of the public campaign will be the sale of naming rights to seats in the 500seat theater. O’Neill said it’s an opportunity for people to become invested in the project.

O’Neill said she’s been aware that there have been a lot of other capital campaigns occurring while the performing arts center campaign was underway, but she doesn’t believe it hindered them.

Maris Harrington, director of development for the center, agreed.

“People want to invest in areas and regions that are thriving and growing,” she said.

INTERLOCHEN TRANSFORMED When Interlochen set out in 2012 to raise $100 million, it turned not just to donors around northern Michigan, but to donors around the world.

Today, Interlochen has reached 99 percent of its goal, said Tim Dougherty, vice president for advancement at Interlochen.

“When we set the hundred-milliondollar goal, we thought we might top that in early 2018. Now it looks almost inevitable that we’re going to pass that goal by Jan. 1,” Dougherty said. “We have been really blown away by the outpouring of support.”

The campaign — Dougherty refer to it as a “comprehensive campaign” rather than a capital campaign because it includes fundraising across the organization, including for operations — launched with a four-year quiet phase. When the campaign went public in July, Interlochen said it raised $92 million. It’s raised $7 million since, a number Dougherty said he thinks is amazing.

The campaign will complete the final pieces of a transformation of the campus that began 15 years ago, Dougherty said. Eleven new buildings have opened since 1998.

The centerpiece of the new campaign will be a new central music building, expected to break ground in the spring. Interlochen also plans to renovate and expand its lakeside dance facility. The Dennison Center, a student recreation building, opened in October.

It also plans to improve access and beautify its beach on Green Lake.

“These four projects — we kind of think of them as completing the revitalization of the campus,” Dougherty said.

Dougherty said even if Interlochen executed its campaign amid a swarm of other campaigns, he never heard any hints of donor fatigue.

“Anecdotally, we haven’t heard that objection, even from our local supporters,” he said.

BIG, QUIET THINGS HAPPENING AT NMC Bigger things — and broader requests for funding — may be in the works at Northwestern Michigan College, but school officials are not ready to go into details about plans for a capital campaign.

Paris Morse, NMC director of development, said the school is in the preliminary stages of figuring out how much money it needs to raise and what projects it wants to pursue.

“The college and the foundation have been working closely together to identify fundraising priorities for us into the future,” Morse said. She didn’t want to go into details.

That’s not to say things aren’t already happening.

The college broke ground in August on a $5 million expansion of the Dennos Museum that will include two new galleries, a sculpture gallery, an expansion of the Inuit art room and another classroom.

“We’ve been thrilled by the generous donations we’ve received from the Milocks and Smiths, and that bodes well for the future,” Morse said. “We are certainly looking to increase our fundraising in ways that we haven’t done before.”

HOSPITAL BUILT WITH OIL MONEY Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord is about to get a lot bigger.

It plans 17,000 square feet of “heavy renovation” and 15,000 square feet of new construction, said Christie Perdue, executive director of the Otsego Memorial Hospital Foundation.

The expansion is thanks to a capital campaign that went public on Sept. 22.

The hospital is attempting to raise $4 million for a $14 million project. It will make up the difference through bonds and savings in the hospital’s budget.

During the quiet phase, which lasted a year, the hospital raised $3 million, Perdue said.

This is a big undertaking for the foundation.

“It’s one of the biggest (campaigns) that I am aware of, as far as the number of donors and total amount that we’re looking to raise,” she said.

The campaign also brought in the single largest gift the foundation has ever received — $750,000 from the Johnson Oil Company family to build the Dale E. Johnson Emergency Department.

The new emergency room will see the number of exam rooms grow from a dozen to 19. Construction is expected to break ground in the fall of 2017.

When the campaign started, Perdue said she was concerned about low oil prices because most of the potential big donors were in the oil business. Profits rebounded as the campaign went along, and that helped meet the goal, she said.

Perdue said she didn’t think the foundation’s campaign was affected by other capital campaigns across northern Michigan.

“In our area, we did not have any other major campaigns going,” she said.

SHELTER FOR SAFE HARBOR When the Safe Harbor board did a feasibility study to determine whether a capital campaign to raise money for the construction of a homeless shelter would be possible, it got some difficult news.

Members were told that to get started, they would need a single donor to pledge a quarter million dollars, said Minervini.

“I just thought that was really unachievable and pie-in-the-sky, and ‘How are we going to get this lead gift?’” she said. “And two weeks later, we had the lead gift.”

Safe Harbor is still in the quiet phase of its campaign, but Minervini said it is getting ready to turn to the public for help. She said she couldn’t discuss how much has been raised so far.

“I’m happy to tell you that we’re doing extremely well, and we’re on track to meet our 80 percent goal at the end of February,” Minervini said.

After that, Safe Harbor plans to turn to the community for the remaining 20 percent. For the public campaign, it will tap into its volunteer network and use events like the annual September community breakfast, which raises money while giving attendees a chance to hear from folks who have gotten out of homelessness thanks to help from Safe Harbor.

Minervini said the organization is fortunate to have received gifts that have enabled it to begin the renovation of its building on Wellington Street so that it can meet its goal of having a permanent homeless shelter open by winter 2017.

It is seeking to raise $1.6 million, which includes construction costs and two years of shelter operation.

The Great Lakes Center for the Arts is scheduled to open at Bay Harbor in July 2018.

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Santa’s Train Wonderland features 2,500 feet of model railroad track.

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Ride the rails

with Santa Claus at Castle Farms

By Kristi Kates

BAHLE’S

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Santa Claus has been visiting Castle Fams every Christmas season since 2009.

But over the past several years, ol’ Saint Nick has been taking something of a backseat to his train collection, which has been drawing a big crowd of adult model train aficionados right alongside the kids.

In the summer months, Charlevoix’s Castle Farms, originally built as a castlethemed model farm inspired by the stone buildings of Normandy, France, welcomes guests for myriad different occasions. In addition to special events, people visit to enjoy the grounds, which include a small lake and reflection pond, fountains, walking paths, and a hedge maze.

Castle Farms also features the largest working outdoor model trains in Michigan as part of its extensive gardens: the Garden Railroad, which features both model 1890s-era steam locomotives and 1950s diesel locomotives; and the Fantasy Railway, which highlights unique architecture and more whimsical features. Together they include more than 70 trains and 2,500 feet of model railroad track, with two observation towers offering visitors a look at the entire layout from above.

Many of those trains are brought inside and set into a winter wonderland scenario just in time for Santa’s arrival.

“The holiday event has grown to become a two-day train extravaganza, filling three of our indoor rooms with activities and train displays,” said Alissa Post, Castle Farms’ marketing director.

The biggest draw is the large HO-scale Polar Express train display (inspired by the train from the film of the same name) in the King’s Gallery, with tiny houses, holiday decorations, faux snow and department stores filling out the little Christmas village.

“The West Garden Room will be filled with elevated G-scale trains and G-scale train tables, as well as Thomas riding trains for the kids,” Post said.

Twenty model train engines in all, a mix of modern and steam trains, will be in operation, with each train engine pulling around eight cars for a constantly moving, busy display full of intriguing miniature details.

Guests who would like an even bigger treat can sign up for a VIP session with Santa ($20 per person; space is limited), in which Santa spends an hour with his special guests so you can ask him all about his trains. The visit includes a storytelling session, holiday crafting, hot cocoa, a professional photo taken with Santa and a special holiday gift.

If all of this train-viewing makes you want to hop on a train yourself, you can get close with Castle Farms’ own tram ride, also available during Santa’s weekend.

“Our outdoor tram rides loop around the castle for a unique experience,” said Brittany Maggrett, Castle Farms’ venue coordinator.

“They offer such great views of the castle’s architecture and the garden grounds.”

All together, the Santa’s Train Wonderland event spans generations, from kids fascinated by the trains and Santa, to families and adults who enjoy both exploring Castle Farms’ architecture and reliving their childhood hobbies.

And you’ll want to keep an eye out for Santa himself, who often stops by the displays to “check on his trains.”

“I like that the best,” Maggrett said, “it’s really fun to watch how people react when Santa pops up. The whole event was originally called ‘Santa at the Castle,’ but adults love the trains so much we changed it up a bit, so now we have activities for everyone.”

Santa’s Train Wonderland will take place at Castle Farms, Charlevoix, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 and 4. Tickets are $5 per person.

For more information, visit castlefarms. com or call 231-237-0884.

Kristi Kates is a contributing editor and freelance writer.

Volunteer docent Joan Tebo gives a tour of Crooked Tree Arts Center’s annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition in Petoskey. HANDOUT PHOTO

How to be a docent: The perfect volunteer job for art fans

By Kristi Kates If you can’t get enough of museums and love sharing knowledge with others, you just might want to be a docent. A docent is a combination of trained museum guide, informal teacher and enthusiastic volunteer. It can be an opportunity to dig deep into what your favorite museum has to offer.

The Express spoke with two museums in northern Michigan that offer docent or volunteer programs to find out more about how you can get involved.

Jason Dake is curator of education at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, and while he’s just started a new cycle of docents (the Dennos docents work from September through the first week of June each year), he said the best way to get started is to fill out a volunteer application on the Dennos website.

“On the application, you can indicate you’d like to be a docent in addition to volunteering, and I’ll start meeting with potential docents again next August.”

If next August sounds like too long to wait, you can volunteer at the Dennos for occasional events in the meantime and get to know the museum better so you’re fully prepared next fall.

At the Dennos, the docents’ biggest duty is leading tours through the galleries (both children and adults), and advancing those tours by contacting the guests before they arrive so a tour can be put together that matches their particular interests.

Docent opportunities are a little different at Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey. Docents do conduct tours, but they also work with CTAC on a more ongoing basis during the runs of exhibitions in the Gilbert and Bonfield galleries.

Prospective new and experienced docents at CTAC all get the opportunity to attend regularly scheduled docent training and enrichment talks specific to the current CTAC exhibitions, as well as general art topics.

“New docents are also invited to shadow experienced docents until they gain confidence in leading interactive docent tours,” said CTAC’s Galleries Director Sheila Ruen, who heads up the docent program.

The biggest duty of a docent is to lead tours through the museum and its exhibits; they’re also the “front line” of each museum, as they’re often the first face guests really get to engage in conversation. CTAC’s docents also advance tours just as the docents at the Dennos do, and help guide them through the facility.

“Docents help orient guests to the building and offer information about the structure of their tour,” Ruen said. “And they engage the students or adults in dialogue relevant to the exhibits.”

At the Dennos, volunteering as a docent can also lead to some nice perks, especially if you’re a music fan.

“Once you’re an active volunteer, you can apply to be a concert usher,” explained Dake.

“So that’s actually kind of a perk of being a docent or volunteer, since you’ll get to see the shows.”

If the Dennos has already confirmed its docents, you can still volunteer at other places in the museum, including greeting guests at the front desk, helping with special events, and staffing the museum store.

So you’ve learned what the job of a docent is, and how to apply to become one. But what kind of person best suits this intriguing volunteer position?

“Well, we always say you don’t have to be

A docent discusses artwork at the Dennos Museum Center. HANDOUT PHOTO

an art major or teacher, but we do require people who are interested both in learning for themselves, and helping others learn,” Dake said. “Different backgrounds in docents are good, because that brings out different views of the art — our docents have been engineers, art students, journalists, nurses — all kinds of people.”

CTAC’s docent goals are similar, in that they accept a wide range of people to become docents; it emphasizes that leaning upon the experience of current docents can really help aspiring docents to learn more. “We believe that all interested volunteers can develop the skills and qualities that contribute to engaging docent tours,” Ruen said.

“Flexibility and a sense of humor also help,” Dake said, “especially when you get 90 kids coming in all at once for a tour.”

And what you’ll get in return for being a docent is invaluable.

“Docenting is enriching in several very important ways,” Ruen said. “Docents engage students and adults in dialogue about visual art, design and culture. Docents influence and expand visitors’ understanding of art, themselves, each other and the world. And both student and adult visitors bring fresh perspectives to the exhibitions, which in turn, expands the docents’ worlds. Docents also form strong friendships and community through their volunteer work. That’s all a powerful experience for the docents.”

To learn more or inquire about becoming a docent, visit the Dennos Museum at dennosmuseum.org (231-995-1055) or the Crooked Tree Arts Center at crookedtree.org (231-347-4337).

Kristi Kates is a contributing editor and freelance writer.

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BENEFICIAL BACKPACKS: Two local programs help children

By Kristi Kates The four divisions of Petoskey’s Manna Food Project, the nonprofit that helps feed the hungry in Emmet, Charlevoix and Antrim counties, complement each other well.

The first three are the food bank; the food rescue program, in which Manna rescued and redistributed a half-million pounds of useable food last year; and the food pantry that serves 100 families every week, functioning much like a grocery store where families can shop for food but with no bill at the end.

The fourth cog in Manna’s ongoing charitable wheel is also the newest: the backpack program for children.

“Our backpack program started in 2011,” explained Ruth Milks, backpack program coordinator and Manna volunteer. “We’d seen a need in the schools where kids were arriving at school on Monday morning hungry.”

Once Manna was made aware of the problem, it launched the backpack program to help, starting with nine schools.

“The program expanded rapidly, and today we cover 44 schools, preschools and Head Starts,” Milks said.

Each school contacts Milks with its list of students in need (“each school runs the program independently,” Milks pointed out), and then Manna supplies the food each week to get the children through the weekend, when they don’t have access to school lunch programs.

“Each tote contains 3,000 calories worth of food,” Milks said. “A main entree, which is usually a pasta dish; cereals; two kinds of fruit; breakfast bars; and sometimes peanut butter and juice. The calories are about half of what kids would need over a weekend.”

The food is distributed in Meijer shopping bags to each child; originally, the food was put in backpacks, hence the program’s name, “but the kids didn’t like the backpacks,” Milks said. “So now we just put the Meijer bags into their own backpacks, and they like that a lot better.”

The children are surveyed every spring to

find out what kinds of food they like. “For instance, currently they love macaroni and cheese, and especially ramen noodles,” Milks said. “And while of course it’s good to give them something you want them to eat, it’s better to put something in the bag they actually will eat. We also constantly change the contents so the kids don’t get bored with the food.”

The program has proved to be a success; right now, The Manna Food Project is serving backpacks to 2,280 children every week.

“It’s definitely helping the kids have food on the weekends, and they also often keep the fruit or snack bars for during the week, so this helps them get past the stigma of being ‘poor’ or not having snacks during school,” Milks said.

“June is the best time of year for us because you sit down and think, ‘holy cow, we fed 80,000 meals to kids over the school year.’ You reflect on that, take a short break, and then start working on the Snack Packs, our backpack equivalent program for summer, because kids have to eat then, too.”

In Traverse City, Traverse Bay Sunrise Rotary has established its own backpack program to help with a different need of economically stressed children.

“Ours isn’t food; our focus is on ‘school startup’ items, all the traditional back-toschool supplies you’d buy for a kid,” explained program coordinator Ryan Sterkenburg.

Pencils, pens, notebooks, calculators, scissors, binders and the backpack itself — all these things children need for school can easily add up in price, and can be tough to acquire for struggling families.

Rotary acquires lists of families who are utilizing the various free/reduced programs at the schools, and that helps them determine who might additionally be helped by the offer of a backpack.

“Each backpack contains about 22 items,” Sterkenburg said. “We spend a week each summer preparing and stuffing the backpacks; then parents are notified by Traverse City Area Public Schools that they qualify, and they can then pick up a backpack for each kid the third

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The Manna Food Project’s backpack program started in 2011. HANDOUT PHOTO

week in August each year.”

At the moment, the backpacks are provided to kindergarten through fifth-grade students; they’re not passed out to grades six through eight yet.

“There are usually other programs in place to help families by grade six, but if a family comes to us and asks if we can please continue the backpack program for their kid, of course we will,” confirmed Sterkenburg.

“We’ve been focusing on the earlier grades first to help kids get a real foothold as they start school.”

The TC Sunrise Rotary backpack program also helps the latter end of schooling, but additionally supplying the backpacks to a certain faction of high school students.

“We also allot them to high school kids that the schools have identified as couchsurfing, or essentially homeless, but still making that effort to get to school,” Sterkenburg added, “so the program helps those with the highest need right now, but we’re continuing to evaluate it to keep a close eye on how we can best help.”

In 2016, Rotary passed out a total 1,300 backpacks, and the organization has found

that they’ve been a real boon to kids who need these tools to learn and study.

“We get so many comments about the program from those who participate,” Sterkenburg said. “The kids are just beaming, and many of them ask, ‘is this really mine?’ when we pass the backpacks out. The parents are thankful, and we get such great letters. Some families go through five or six years of needing the backpack program, so we’re very glad it can help them.”

“It’s both a burden off of the parents, and I think the kids feel better because having these things makes them more like all the other kids — they don’t feel left out.”

For more information, or to offer support/ donations, or if you would like your family to be included, you can find the Manna Backpack Program at mannafoodproject.org or call 231-347-8852. You can find the TC Sunrise Rotary Backpack Program at tcsunriserotary.org, or on Facebook, or inquire at a TCAPS school.

Kristi Kates is a contributing editor and freelance writer.

Interlochen director of dance Joseph Morrissey, right, coaches Cecily Lewelling (Aurora) and Jonatan Myhre-Jorgensen (Florimund).

INTERLOCHEN PHOTO

New ballet awakens at Interlochen:

‘THE SLEEPING BEAUTY’

By Kristi Kates

“The Nutcracker” is known worldwide as the traditional Christmas ballet and a must-see for many. But this year, Interlochen Center for the Arts has decided to do something a little different for the holiday season and will be telling the story of “The Sleeping Beauty” in a way that’s at once elegant and unexpected.

Joseph Morrissey is the director of dance at Interlochen and explained that this production of “The Sleeping Beauty” is going to really maximize what a ballet can be.

“Through Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beautiful musical score, we’re reimagining the story, with more emphasis on the characters and narrative,” Morrissey said. “We’ll really be focusing on what Tchaikovsky is saying through motion and movement.”

COMPANY DANCE TRAVERSE PHOTO

Morrissey worked to create a new synopsis of “The Sleeping Beauty’s” traditional storyline that’s based off of a combination of the 1697 story “The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood” by Charles Perrault, and the Brothers Grimm version called “Little Briar Rose.” It’s Morrissey’s way to both bring out lesser-known elements of the tale (such as the all-important spinning wheel that sends the princess into a deep sleep), and to make the stage production of the ballet more concise.

“The original ballet is so long — close to four hours,” he said. “Even here at Interlochen, it’s traditionally been staged in three acts. I’ve consolidated this to two acts; the things that ballet aficionados expect to see are still there, but I’m also making it a little more audiencefriendly, and there’s such a nice pace to the production now.”

‘THE NUTCRACKER’ TIMES TWO For winter ballet fans, what’s more merry than “The Nutcracker”? Two “Nutcrackers,” of course — and that’s what you’ll be able to see in northern Michigan this December.

At Traverse City’s Dance Arts Academy, Company Dance Traverse is readying its production of the ballet in a traditional format, with choreography from former ballet mistress Melinda Baker, direction from new ballet faculty member Catrina Choate, and poster art by local talent Glenn Wolff.

CDT’s artistic director, Betsy Carr, explained that while “The Nutcracker’s” story is universal, every ballet company interprets it differently.

“I feel like we add a lot of heart to ours,” she said. “It’s set in the Victorian era of Christmas, with sweeping, beautiful gowns and three different backdrops for the house scene, the snow scene, and

Morrissey has overseen versions of “The Sleeping Beauty” before, but he said it’s never been presented like this.

“There’s a new sense of magic to it,” he said.

“We’ve repainted sets, added new set elements, and new costumes; and the look of it is a hybrid with lots of candlelight for the haunting medieval elements, plus the elegance of the baroque era. Some of the new costumes are especially gorgeous.”

He’s also reinstating scenes that had previously been taken out in earlier Interlochen versions of the ballet.

“I’ve added back the hunting scene, with the baronness/huntress costume, and put in a dream scene for the prince, where he and Aurora meet and have a lovely dance in their dreams before he has to battle with Caraboss,” he said.

Caraboss, the villain of the story (familiar

the Kingdom of Sweets.”

Calling CDT’s production of “The Nutcracker” “a visual feast,” she confirmed that the cast is led by a local favorite, scholarship-winning 17-year-old dancer Hyla Perillo as the Sugar Plum Fairy. The cast includes 144 adults and children in all to tell the tale of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince at her family’s Christmas party.

Dance Arts Academy and Company Dance Traverse’s production of “The Nutcracker” will take place at the Milliken Auditorium in the Dennos Museum Center Dec. 8-10 at 7 p.m., with matinees Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, call 231-941-4234.

Meanwhile, in Petoskey, Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Dance Department and School of Ballet are readying their dancers for their take on “The Nutcracker,” which will take the stage at the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center

to movie audiences as Maleficent in the Disney version of “Sleeping Beauty”) will be portrayed

by Gulshirin Dubash, Interlochen’s instructor of theater arts and the only Interlochen staff member in the production.

“She really gets what I’m doing with the play and with her role, which is that of an evil fairy dealing with themes of rejection and revenge,” Morrissey said. “And we’ve added in many more special effects for her role, which is going to look fantastic.”

The rest of the cast are all students, including Caraboss’ four gargoyle-demons, who also got a period makeover and will appear in vintage suit jackets. Two casts will alternate performances, with two sets of leads; in one ensemble, Princess Aurora will be portrayed by senior Michaella Barron, with senior Mason Bassett as Prince Florimund; both are making their principle dance debuts at Interlochen.

In the second ensemble, the princess will be danced by sophomore Cecily Lewelling, and the prince will be junior Jonatan Myhre-Jorgensen, an Interlochen student from Denmark.

“There are 101 roles in each performance, so for a high school production this is quite big,” Morrissey said. “And we’ll also have a full orchestra, the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra as directed by Dr. Matthew Schlomer.”

Another new element in this production of “The Sleeping Beauty” is the score, which Morrissey spent nearly 60 hours rearranging with Interlochen ballet accompanist Steve Larson; it will still sound familiar, but with a new energy.

“We get set into a template of the score that people come to expect, but we wanted this to be different,” Morrissey said. “The score is the constant driving force of the ballet, so it had to be right.”

With the story, music, costumes and dancers presented in a fresh way, this unique take on “The Sleeping Beauty” is a real gift from Interlochen and is sure to become a treasured memory for audience and performers alike this holiday season.

“It’s true that this story is not centered around Christmas specifically,” Morrissey said, “but I think that’s all the more reason to make it feel even more festive and celebratory.”

“The Sleeping Beauty” will be presented at Interlochen Center for the Arts’ Corson Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and $10 for youth. For tickets and more information, visit tickets.interlochen.org.

Kristi Kates is a contributing editor and freelance writer.

as choreographed and directed by CTAC School of Ballet artistic director Heather Raue and dance instructor Karrie Benedict.

While the story of “The Nutcracker” remains the same each year — as does the ‘snow’ that falls in CTAC to conclude the “Waltz of the Snow” scene — the costumes, props and divertissements within the ballet are reinvented.

“We don’t want to give all the surprises away, but there will be plenty of color, sparkle and magic,” Dailey said. “Raue and Benedict strive to re-choreograph scenes from the ballet to provide something both classic and new for the audience.”

Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Dance Department and School of Ballet will present “The Nutcracker” at the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center, 500 N. Spring St. in Harbor Springs, on Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and on Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit crookedtree. org or call 231-347- 4337.

— Kristi Kates

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Anderson Whiting said. “Our actors will be on the floor, up in the balcony, weaving The title, as Parallel 45 Theater’s execu- through where the audience is seated. This tive director Erin Anderson Whiting ex- isn’t just a gimmick to ‘be different’ — it’s because of the way the play is written, and plained, is as traditional as it gets.

“The original story is actually called ‘A you’ll see how that’s revealed when you atChristmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost- tend the play.”

The audience will feel like they’re actuStory of Christmas,’” she said. “It just got ally inside the story, she added. “The actors shortened over the years.”

She’s referring, of course, to Parallel will be very close to the guests, which we 45’s upcoming production, “A Christmas hope will make the story really come to life Carol in Prose,” known to most as simply “A and feel more ‘real.’”

Another element that will make it unique Christmas Carol,” the classic Victorian-era morality tale of a bitter old London-dwell- are ‘illusion elements,’ as designed by magician ing miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and the Whiting. “It is, after all, a story with a ghost of Christmas past, and with ghostly holiday experience that Scrooge moving around in time” transforms him.

Anderson Whiting said.

In the Parallel 45 version, the Parallel45Theatre’s But while this is a more theater company is aiming to “make the story more Dickens inProse modern interpretation of how the play is presented, the visuthan ever.” It’s being performed Presented by Cherry T Ball Drop als and story are rooted firmly in a setting that aims to conjure in the time of the original up how it might feel to actually writings. “The costuming, the be in London in the mid-1800s. set pieces — all are still set “It’s still the story that peoin the traditional Dickensian ple love, but with an original era,” Anderson Whiting said. script written by one of our Parallel 45’s sponsor for the play, local own company members, Ben Whiting, who is a playwright and magician,” Anderson Traverse City nonprofit CherryT Ball Drop, is paying for 100 percent of production costs Whiting said.

As you may have guessed by the name, and will distribute all of the play’s proceeds to Whiting also happens to be Anderson Whit- a number of local charities.

“The audience will still recognize everying’s husband — they met in 2012 over this very show, when Parallel 45 produced it for thing they love about “A Christmas Carol,” Anderson Whiting said, “but we think … the first time.

“When Ben wrote the script back then, he it will feel more meaningful in the way it’s was working to peel back decades of adapta- represented. Our hope is that it will connect tions that had been done of the story, from the more with why it was written — Dickens had musical versions to the Disney version,” An- strong feelings about how the poor was bederson Whiting said. “He wanted to get back to ing treated in England during his time, and the core of what Dickens had written — back he decided that a story would have more impact in talking about poverty than an article. to that beautiful, stunning, original story.”

All the text, dialogue and narration in He wanted to change peoples’ feelings and the Parallel45 version are being presented knew they wouldn’t listen unless the narrative tugged at their heartstrings.” just as Dickens wrote.

“What makes it different is that we simplified how it’s cast,” Anderson Whiting Parallel 45’s production of “A Christmas Carol said. “Only six actors play all of the roles; in Prose” will run Dec. 1-11. For more inforall actors play multiple roles except for Bill mation, visit parallel45.org/carol. Tickets are Church (director of theater at Interlochen), tiered in price at $13, $24 and $35, with difwho plays Scrooge. Our other actors are two ferent options for traditional and more imlocal talents, plus actors from New York City, mersive seating. To buy tickets, visit the City Opera House box office at cityoperahouse.org London and Toronto.”

Even more unique is how the play is or call 231-941-8082. staged.

“The play is going to be at City Opera Kristi Kates is a contributing editor and freeHouse — but we won’t be on the stage at all,” lance writer.

By Kristi Kates

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY: Shop small to support your northern MI businesses.

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LIGHTS SPECTACULAR: Enjoy tree lighting, wagon rides, elf on stilts, photos with Santa, & more at Treetops Resort, Gaylord from 6-8pm. Free. treetops.com

-------------------AUTHOR SIGNINGS: Nov. 25-27, Horizon Books, TC. Info: horizonbooks.com

-------------------TREE LIGHTING, SANTA & MOVIES: Santa will arrive in Downtown Harbor Springs on a fire truck. The tree lighting ceremony takes place at 6:30pm. There will also be Christmas carols, & The Lyric Theatre will show “White Christmas” at 8:30pm; tickets, $2. Find ‘101st Harbor Springs Tree Lighting’ on Facebook.

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BREAKFAST & A MOVIE: Featuring “Shaun the Sheep.” & a light breakfast. 10am, Peninsula Community Library in Old Mission Peninsula School, TC. Free. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

-------------------ANNUAL KIDS MAGIC SHOW: Featuring Magic Lady Jania Taylor. Presented by Angel Ambassadors at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey from noon-2pm. Admission is one new wrapped toy for Toys for Tots. Proceeds benefit Northern MI Veterans & their families. redskystage.com

-------------------ASA SKI SWAP: Antrim Ski Academy will hold this annual equipment & clothing sale from 9am-5pm in the Grand Ballroom in Lakeview Hotel at Summit Village, Shanty Creek Resorts, Bellaire. You can drop off your items at the swap location on Fri., Nov. 25 from 5-8pm, & again on Sat. from 8-10am. 231-633-4928.

-------------------HOLLY BERRY ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: Featuring over 100 artists. 10am-4pm, FrankfortElberta High School. From 12-2pm kids can visit Santa & Mrs. Claus along Main St. Families can enjoy free horse-drawn carriage rides during their visit. Frankfort-elberta.com/holiday-activities

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GREAT MACARONI & CHEESE BAKE-OFF: 10am-5pm, wineries of Old Mission Peninsula.

Each dish is paired with an Old Mission Peninsula wine. Tickets, $40. SOLD OUT. wineriesofoldmission.com

-------------------“PETER & THE STARCATCHER”: 7:30pm, Mary Schmuckal Theatre, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tickets start at $15. mynorthtickets.com

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NORTHPORT HOLIDAY CHEER: Enjoy free horse drawn carriage rides from 4-7pm in Northport. There will also be Victorian carolers, live music, tree lighting at 6pm, Santa, & more. northportomenachamber.org

-------------------18TH ANNUAL “WREATHS FOR HAITI SALE”: Handmade by Haiti mission team members. 9am-3pm, Traverse Bay United

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Methodist Church, TC. 231-228-5927.

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HOLLY POP!: Celebrate the beauty of the season & shop distinctive artisanal products in the Leelanau Community Cultural Center at the Old Art Building, Leland from 10am-4pm. Find ‘The Old Art Building’ on Facebook.

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STAFFORD’S DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY HOLIDAY PARADE: 10am-noon. Ends at the Perry Hotel, where children can see Santa. Collections for Toys for Tots & the Harvest Food & Supply Drive for the Women’s Resource Center. business.petoskeychamber.com

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

-------------------FRANKFORT COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING: 7pm, Rotary Park. frankfort-elberta.com

-------------------EMPIRE ARTISANS MARKET: 11am-5pm, Empire Town Hall. empirechamber.com

-------------------GLEN ARBOR HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE: 10am-4pm, Glen Arbor Township Hall. visitglenarbor.com

-------------------“THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE”: Presented by Theatreworks USA at City Opera House, TC at 11am. General admission, $9. cityoperahouse.org

sunday

nov 27

THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS PARTY: 5-10pm, Elberta Life Saving Station.

Share your leftovers potluck style. Andrew Bolander will present “Chronicles of the Life Saving Station,” an historical talk. Live music by Mr. Dan Kelly. villageofelberta.com

-------------------RUTH & MAX BLOOMQUIST: Enjoy “rootsy acoustic Americana folk” with Ruth & Max, who have had a passion for music for over 40 years. 4pm, Sleder’s Tavern, TC. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door. 947-9213.

-------------------AUTHOR SIGNINGS: Nov. 25-27, Horizon Books, TC. Info: horizonbooks.com

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“PETER & THE STARCATCHER”: 2pm, Mary Schmuckal Theatre, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tickets start at $15. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM: 3-5pm & 6-8pm, Music House Museum, Williamsburg. The show “All The Gifts” will feature The Accidentals, E Minor, Emilee & Kate, Jake Allen, Penny & Rachel, Mary Sue Wilkinson, Charlie Millard, & Stephie James. Tickets, $30. musichouse.org

-------------------AN IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA: Featuring top Irish music, song & dance in a performance rich in history, humor & energy. 7pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Tickets: $27, $24 museum members; $30 at door. dennosmuseum.org

May Erlewine is traveling this weekend for the release of her EP, “The Little Things.” Enjoy soul/groove inspired music on Fri., Dec. 2 at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey at 8:30pm. Tickets: $20 members, $25 non-members. blissfest.org; & at The Cathedral Barn at Historic Barns Park, TC on Sat., Dec. 3. Doors & dinner service at 6:30pm; show at 8pm. Show tickets start at $15.

Dinner, $15. historicbarnspark.com. Photo by John Hanson.

nov 28

monday

POETS MEET MUSICIANS: 7-9pm, Acoustic Tap Room, TC. 231-392-6121.

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FRIENDS @ THE CARNEGIE: Join Christi Petersen of Maple Moon Sugarbush & Winery, who will share how her family expanded their business from backyard sugaring to becoming America’s first & only maple winery. 7pm, Carnegie Building, Petoskey. petoskeylibrary.org

nov 29

tuesday

TSO CIVIC STRING ENSEMBLES: Enjoy a festive holiday concert. A light reception will follow. 7pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Free. traversesymphony.org

LECTURE ON CLIMATE CHANGE: With Dr. Elizabeth Del Buono, a surgical pathologist from Munson Medical Center. 7pm, NCMC’s Iron Horse Café, Student Center, Petoskey.

Free, but tickets required. 231-439-6225.

nov 30

wednesday

CHARLEVOIX WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT: 7pm, First Congregational Church, Charlevoix. Free.

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AUTHOR DAVID BURCH: Will talk about his life, which transpired into his book “Pocket Full of Dreams.” 3pm, Jordan Valley District Library community room, East Jordan. jvdl.info

-------------------HOLIDAY BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5:307:30pm, Sommerset Pointe, Boyne City. Entry by cash donation; all donations benefit local food pantries.

Ladies Night - $1 off drinks

& $5 martinis w/ Jukebox

Tues - $2 well drinks & shots OPEN MIC W/HOST CHRIS STERR Wed - Get it in the can for $1 w/skin & friends (90’s hip hop show) Thurs - Ladies Night - $1 off drinks & $5 martinis w/DJ Fasel

Friday & Saturday December 2 & 3

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Discover Unity’s positive, practical Christianity!

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. • Youth Program 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Eileen Stulak, Sr. Minister

3600 Five Mile Rd., Traverse City, MI 231.938.9587 • www.unitytraversecity.org

dec 01

thursday

HOLIDAY COMMUNITY NIGHT: Downtown East Jordan, 5-8pm. Featuring the Lighted Parade, Soup Cookoff, lighting the Community Christmas Tree, Santa, JRAC open for children’s crafts, & more. ejchamber.org

-------------------CHURCH WOMEN UNITED MEETING: 11am-1pm, Grawn United Methodist Church.

Featuring a speaker from the Cowell Family Cancer Center. Ingathering: Hats, gloves & socks for Blair & Silver Lake Elementary schools. Bring a food dish to share & table service for a potluck lunch.

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OLD FASHIONED POTLUCK CHRISTMAS PARTY & CAROLING: Presented by the Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society at the American Legion Post, 4007 Swaney Rd., Old Mission.

Doors, 5:30pm; dinner, 6pm. 231-223-7746.

-------------------MIDEAST:JUSTPEACE FALL/WINTER SERIES: Presents the film “The Lab,” which shines new & startling light on the world of Israeli arms dealers. 6:30pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Free. Find ‘MidEast:JustPeace’ on Facebook.

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MAY ERLEWINE EP RELEASE & DANCE PARTY: Enjoy an evening of soul/groove inspired music that May has been developing for her upcoming winter EP due out in Dec. 8:30pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Presented

by Blissfest. Tickets: $20 members, $25 nonmembers. blissfest.org

-------------------LADIES NIGHT: 5-9:30pm, HERTH HALL, Elk Rapids. Featuring various vendors. Free admission. 586-216-5610.

-------------------DOWNTOWN PETOSKEY HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 6-9pm. Featuring Santa, the tree lighting, live music by Charlie Millard & more. petoskeydowntown.com

-------------------PARALLEL 45 THEATRE’S “A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE”: (See Thurs., Dec. 1)

-------------------LUNCHEON LECTURE: “Turbine Blades.”

11:30am-1pm, NCMC Library conference room, Petoskey. $10. 231-348-6600.

-------------------CHILDREN’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY: Tree lighting at Tom’s Food Markets, Interlochen at 5pm; then follow Santa to Interlochen’s Golden Fellowship Hall, 5:30-8pm. Enjoy caroling, holiday crafts & more. 231-276-6767.

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“PETER & THE STARCATCHER”: 7:30pm, Mary Schmuckal Theatre, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tickets start at $15. mynorthtickets.com

DOWNTOWN TC HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: Enjoy holiday music, holiday tree lighting, Santa’s arrival, horse & carriage rides, & more from 5-10pm. www.downtowntc.com

PARALLEL 45 THEATRE’S “A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE”: Presented by CherryT Ball Drop at 7pm at City Opera House, TC. Tickets start at $13. cityoperahouse.org

“A CHRISTMAS STORY,” CADILLAC: Presented by the Cadillac Footliters at Cadillac High School Auditorium at 7pm. Tickets: $10 advance, $12 door. Find ‘Footliters’ on Facebook.

--------------------------------------CANADIAN BRASS: Christmas Time Is Here: Currently Ensemble in Residence at the University of Toronto, the Canadian Brass performs in Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts at 7:30pm. $30. interlochen.org

-------------------THE ART OF: TRAVELING: A conversation with local artists about global issues. 6:30pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Free. dennosmuseum.org

-------------------HOLIDAY COMMUNITY NIGHT: Starts at 5:30pm in Downtown East Jordan. Includes a Soup Cook-Off, “Make & Take” craft for kids, Lighted Parade, community tree lighting & caroling, Santa visit, & much more. 231-536-7351.

dec 02

friday

24TH ANNUAL MADRIGAL CONCERT: Presented by the Leelanau Children’s Choir & Leelanau Youth Ensemble at Leland Community Methodist Church at 7:30pm. Tickets: $15 adults, $5 students. 231-883-SING.

-------------------FIRST FRIDAYS FOR FOODIES: Join Local Eats Delivery in the CTAC Kitchen, Petoskey at 11am as Ann Marie Tingleff demonstrates the preparation of several recipes. Free. crookedtree.org

-------------------BELLAIRE FARMERS MARKET & YARD SALE: 9am-1pm, inside the Community Center.

-------------------HOLIDAY IN THE VILLAGE: Suttons Bay. Today features the Holiday Stroll from 5-8pm with refreshments & hors d’oeuvres, street carolers, & more. suttonsbayarea.com

-------------------HOLIDAY CONCERT: Featuring NMC Chamber Singers & NMC Canticum Novum. 7:309:30pm, Central United Methodist Church, TC. Suggested donation of $10 for adults & $5 seniors & students. nmc.edu

-------------------“PETER & THE STARCATCHER”: (See Thurs., Dec. 1)

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“A CHRISTMAS STORY,” MANISTEE: 7:30pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. Tickets start at $16. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------“THE BISHOP’S WIFE”: Presented by GAAA Readers’ Theater at Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Glen Arbor at 7:30pm.

Free. glenarborart.org

Ball Drop at 2pm & 7pm at City Opera House, TC. Tickets start at $13. cityoperahouse.org

Acme. Pre-party reception: 5:30pm. Dinner buffet: 7pm; includes entertainment by Northern MI DJ. $32/person. 231-534-6150.

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MERRY MARKETPLACE: This art & craft show takes place at the Old Art Building, Leland from 10am-4pm. Featuring 20 local artisans. 231-256-2131.

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--------------------------------------HORIZON BOOKS, TC EVENTS: 11am-1pm: Linda McLean will sign her book “Wanda & Winky” & Carol Trembath will sign her book “Water Walkers.” 3-6pm: Local authors such as Anne-Marie Oomen, Thomas Lynch & Teresa Scollon will read parts of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” horizonbooks.com

-------------------WINTER SONGS & CAROLS: Manitou Winds presents this eclectic mix of chamber music, poetry, & prose. 7:30pm, Grace Episcopal Church, TC. Free. manitouwinds.com

-------------------A TASTE OF BETHLEHEM: 2-8pm, First Christian Church, TC. Enjoy native animals, a live Nativity scene, food, music, crafts & entertainment. Free. 946-4074.

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THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA: By Craig Lucas & Adam Guettel. 2pm & 7:30pm, Harvey Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $17; $15 senior, $10 youth. interlochen.org

NMC JAZZ BANDS WINTER JAZZ ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE: 5pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Tickets: $7-$12. dennosmuseum.org

-------------------“A CHRISTMAS STORY, CADILLAC”: (See Fri., Dec. 2)

-------------------MERRY MAKERS MARKETPLACE: An art fair featuring 22 artists. Held at Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey from 10am-4pm. Free admission. crookedtree.org

-------------------MEASURE FOR MEASURE: A Christmas Performance by this men’s choral group from Ann Arbor. 7:30pm, The Opera House, Cheboygan. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 students. theoperahouse.org

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1ST ANNUAL LIGHTS OF LOVE: This event takes place in East Park, Charlevoix. The lighting of the Lights of Love Christmas Tree will happen at 5:15pm. There will also be a short dedication & caroling. Sponsor a light or purchase an ornament to decorate the tree in memory of or in honor of loved ones. Proceeds benefit Hospice of NW MI. 800-551-4140.

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SANTA’S TRAIN WONDERLAND: 10am3pm, Castle Farms, Charlevoix. Featuring over 20 model trains, tram rides, face painting & more. General admission, $5. VIP sessions available. castlefarms.com

HANDMADE HOLIDAY MARKET: 10am-4pm, Hacienda Restaurant, Elk Rapids.

-------------------16TH HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: 10am-3pm, Cadillac. Sponsored by the Cadillac Garden Club.

Tickets: $15 advance, $20 day of. 231-510-9047.

GAYLORD SANTA PARADE: 5:30-7:30pm. Activities including live music, sleigh rides & more start under the pavilion on Court at 5:30pm. The parade starts at 6pm, followed by the lighting of the Christmas tree & pictures with Santa.

CERAMICS/BLOCK PRINT WINTER MARKET: With ceramic artist Benjamin Maier & block print/watercolor painter Duncan Moran. 11am5pm, Maier Studio, 10201 S. Center Hwy., TC. A preview sale will be held on Fri., Dec. 2 from 6-8pm at the studio. maierceramics.com

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dec 04

sunday

“IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE”: This concert series is presented by the Leelanau Community Choir at Suttons Bay Congregational Church at 3pm. Free. 231-271-6091.

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18TH ANNUAL “WREATHS FOR HAITI SALE”: Handmade by Haiti mission team members. 9am-3pm, Traverse Bay United Methodist Church, TC. 231-228-5927.

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FARMLAND 5K RUN & FREE FOR ALL BIKE: Held at the Lew Rasho Farm, 1154 Rasho Rd., TC, the 5K run starts at noon.

12:30pm: Post Race Party starts. 1pm: Free for All bike race. Info: farmlandtc.com

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THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA: By Craig Lucas & Adam Guettel. 7:30pm, Harvey Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts. Tickets: $17; $15 senior, $10 youth. interlochen.org MERRY MAKERS MARKETPLACE: An art fair featuring 22 artists. Held at Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, CTAC members only shop from 4-6pm, while the public can shop from 6-9pm. Free admission. crookedtree.org

dec 03

saturday

MAY ERLEWINE EP RELEASE SHOW & WINTER DANCE PARTY: Enjoy an evening of soul/groove inspired music that May has been developing for her EP “The Little Things.” Doors & dinner service at 6:30pm; show at 8pm, The Cathedral Barn at Historic Barns Park, TC. Show tickets start at $15. Dinner, $15. historicbarnspark.com

-------------------24TH ANNUAL MADRIGAL CONCERT: (See Fri., Dec. 2)

-------------------“IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE”: This concert series is presented by the Leelanau Community Choir at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Leland at 7:30pm. Free. 231-271-6091.

-------------------MERCHANTS HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 6-9pm, Downtown Harbor Springs. Enjoy shopping, live music by the Petoskey High School Steel Drum Band, & more.

-------------------BIGGEST LITTLE HOLIDAY PARTY: Attendees relax by placing their holiday party planning into the GT Resort’s hands & celebrate in “Grand” style. Held at the GT Resort & Spa,

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CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: 10:30am-2:30pm, St. Francis High School Gymnasium, TC. Presented by St. Francis Parish, there will be an Old-Fashioned Chicken Dinner, Christmas cookie sale, raffles & more. 947-2460.

CHARLES R. MURPHY PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION & SALE: 10am-4pm, CTAC, TC. crookedtree.org

“IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE”: This concert series is presented by the Leelanau Community Choir at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Glen Arbor at 7pm. Free. 231-271-6091.

HOLIDAY IN THE VILLAGE: Suttons Bay. Today features cookies, crafts & more at Suttons Bay Bingham District Library, Santa arriving for tree lighting, & more. suttonsbayarea.com

HOLIDAY IN THE VILLAGE: Suttons Bay. Today features Antlers & Elves – Brain Storm! at Enerdyne, Community Choral Concert at Congregational Church, & more. suttonsbayarea.com

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-------------------“PETER & THE STARCATCHER”: (See Thurs., Dec. 1)

-------------------14TH ANNUAL JINGLE BELL JAM: 7pm, following the Sleighbell Parade, at American Legion Post #10, Manistee. Featuring bands Peace Love Music, Junk Monkey, Sufferin Succotash, & The Rock Supply. Admission is one new, unwrapped toy or cash donation.

Proceeds benefit Toys for Tots/Gifts for Teens program in Manistee County. 231-510-9674.

-------------------7TH ANNUAL LIGHT UP THE NIGHT & SOUP COOK-OFF: 9am-7pm, Downtown Bellaire. There will also be a scavenger hunt, ornament making, visit with Santa, caroling & more. bellairechamber.com

-------------------“A CHRISTMAS STORY,” MANISTEE: (See Fri., Dec. 2)

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--------------------------------------“PETER & THE STARCATCHER”: 2pm, Mary Schmuckal Theatre, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tickets start at $15. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------SANTA’S TRAIN WONDERLAND: (See Sat., Dec. 3)

-------------------HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: With the Bay Area Big Band with Edgar Struble. 3:30-5pm, First Congregational Church, TC. Tickets: $15$20. bayareamusicfoundation.org

-------------------“A CHRISTMAS STORY,” MANISTEE: 2pm, Ramsdell Theatre, Manistee. Presented by the Manistee Civic Players. Tickets start at $16. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------PARALLEL 45 THEATRE’S “A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE”: Presented by CherryT Ball Drop at 2pm & 6pm at City Opera House, TC. Tickets start at $13. cityoperahouse.org

PARALLEL 45 THEATRE’S “A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE”: Presented by CherryT

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OVEREATERS ANNONYMOUS: No dues, fees, weigh-ins, or diets. Meeting Tues. at 12:15pm; Thurs. at 1:30pm; Fri. at 8am; & Sat. at 10:30am. Call Pat: 989-448-9024; Tom: 231590-8800; or Genie: 231-271-1060.

-------------------ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - YOUNG PEOPLE’S MEETING: Fridays at 8pm, Grace Episcopal Church (basement), TC. www. district11-aa.org/

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - OPEN SPEAKER MEETING: Saturdays at 8pm, Munson Medical Center (basement), TC. www. district11-aa.org/

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AMATEUR RADIO TECHNICIAN CLASSES: Presented by the Cherryland Amateur Radio Club in the training room for New Approaches Center, TC. Meets every Weds. for about 12 weeks, starting Oct. 26. Free, but you must have a copy of the American Radio Relay Leagues Technician Class workbook, version 3. www.cherrylandarc.com

TOY HARBOR

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COMPULSIVE EATERS ANONYMOUS - HOW: Held every Thurs. from 5:30-6:30pm at Friends Church, 206 S. Oak Street - at 5th Street, TC. For more info: traversecityCEAHOW.org

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YOGA 1-2: With Kelly Stiglich 500-ERYT at GT Circuit, TC on Tuesdays at 5:30pm. $10 suggested donation. gtcircuit.org

SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER

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OM GENTLE YOGA: With Kelly Stiglich 500-ERYT at GT Circuit, TC on Saturdays at 10:30am. $5. gtcircuit.org

-------------------MCLAREN NORTHERN MI DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the second Mon. of each month from 7-8pm at the John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey. northernhealth.org/wellness

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DEBTORS ANONYMOUS: 12 Step Meeting. Held on Tuesdays from 7-8pm at Munson Community Health Center, east door, Room G, TC. For info, email: tcdajp34@gmail.com

-------------------ADOPTION SATURDAYS: Pets Naturally, TC hosts one dog & one cat from the Cherryland Humane Society on Saturdays from 11am2pm. www.petsnaturallytc.com

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INDOOR FARMERS MARKET, THE VILLAGE AT GT COMMONS, TC: Held in The Mercato on Saturdays through April 29 from 10am-2pm. thevillagetc.com

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CTAC ARTISANS & FARMERS MARKET: Fridays, 10am-1pm, Bidwell Plaza during good weather, or Carnegie Building, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

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DEPOT COFFEEHOUSE: Fridays from 6-7:30pm at After 26 Depot Café, Cadillac. Enjoy coffee with dinner or dessert while listening to live entertainment. 231-468-3526.

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THROUGH THE WINDOW, ALL MEDIA: Through March, Three Pines Studio, Cross Village. threepinesstudio.com

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HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET: Through Dec. 18, Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. Featuring over 40 vendors. Admission by donation. jordanriverarts.com

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NORTHPORT CAR FERRY “MANISTIQUE” & TRAIN FESTIVAL: This exhibit runs through Dec. 18 at the GT Lighthouse Museum, Leelanau State Park, Northport. $4 adults, $2 children 6-18, free for 5 & under. 231-386-7195.

-------------------“PET INSPIRED ART”: Works of local artists at GT Distillery, downtown TC. Runs through Dec. 946-1259.

-------------------MIDWEST TWILIGHT: This painting by Glenn Wolff has been installed on the south wall of the Omelette Shoppe, Cass St., TC. dennosmuseum.org

-------------------PROTECTION: This Woodland Indian screenprint by Jackson Beardy is installed on the east wall of Cuppa Joe, 1060 E. Front St., TC. dennosmuseum.org

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“MAKING ART TOGETHER”: The Northport Arts Association will host this open studio every Thurs. from 10am-1pm in the Village Arts Building, Northport. northportartsforall.com

-------------------PLEIN AIR PAINTING EXHIBIT: Presented by the Plein Air Painters of Northwest MI at the City Opera House, TC. Runs through Dec. cityoperahouse.org

-------------------“OTHER WORDS FOR NATURE”: Runs through Dec. 15 at the Cowell Family Cancer Center, TC. 231-392-8492.

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5TH ANNUAL FARM TO FRAME JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: Through Nov. 30, Aerie Restaurant, GT Resort & Spa, Acme.

From the seed to the harvest, & from the market to the plate, this exhibit highlights phases of local agriculture & food production. crookedtree.org

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BLISSFEST JAM SESSIONS: Every Sun., 1-4pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. Bring your instruments or just sing along or listen. www. redskystage.com.

BOXING FOR PARKINSON’S: Parkinson’s Network North meets at 10am every Mon. at Fit For You, TC for these free sessions. gtaparkinsonsgroup.org

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - Back to School: CTAC Teachers’ Exhibition: Runs through Jan. 7 in the Atrium Gallery. crookedtree.org

“JUST FOR US” BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: Meets the first Tues. of every month from 6:30-8:30pm at the McLaren Northern MI John & Marnie Demmer Wellness Pavilion & Dialysis Center, Petoskey. 800-248-6777.

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - A Walk Through Michigan Seasons: Featuring landscape artists Alan Maciag, Margie Guyot & Lori Feldpausch. Runs through Dec. 3. crookedtree.org

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-------------------SONG OF THE MORNING, VANDERBILT: Free yoga classes, Tues. – Fri., 7:30-8:30am. songofthemorning.org

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OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT: - Holiday Market: Held in the Fisher classroom through Dec. 23. Featuring over 100 artists of all media. - Members Exhibit: Runs Dec. 2-30, with an opening reception on Fri., Dec. 2 from 5-7pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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INCLUDING: Fischer, Volkl, Lange, The North Face, Head, Nordica, Blizzard, Scott, Marker, Tecnica, Spyder, and Burton.

Cross Country Ski, and Snowshoe Rentals. We’re stocked with all your needs for fun in Northern Michigan. Come in and see why we’ve been a local favorite for over 50 years!

on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. Carnegie Building, 451 E. Mitchell St., next to Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Donations welcome. For schedule find ‘Petoskey Film Theater’ on Facebook. 231-758-3108.

TRAVERSE BAY BLUES SOCIETY JAM SESSION: Held the third Thurs. of every month from 7-10pm at InsideOut Gallery, TC. traversebayblues.com

-------------------PETOSKEY FILM THEATER: Showing international, indie, art house & documentary films

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-------------------DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - Permanence & Impermanence: Iceland – a Land of Temporal Contrasts. By Jean Larson.

Runs through Dec. 31.

- Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon: The works of renowned photographer Paola Gianturco. Runs through Dec. 31.

- Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection: On display through Nov. 27. Featuring 27 images by 7 artists in stone cut, stencil, lithography & etching/aquatint. dennosmuseum.org

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NORTHERN SEEN 1 Jeff Korinek, Christina Johnson, Nikki Theisen and Chris Weidman celebrate with some champagne at The New York Restaurant in Harbor Springs.

2 Kim Baker and Connie Landis chat with Nell Vickers about her alpaca rugs at the Snowman Shoppe at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts.

3 The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Christmas Campaign kicked off Nov. 11 at Horizon Books in Traverse City. From left are Capts. Jeff and Dawn Russell, Val Stone, Edward Agee, Mayor Jim Carruthers, Gordon Cornwell, Bud Welch and City Administrator Tom Menzel.

4 Shane Peterson checks out some potatoes at the Boyne City Farmers Market as Tom Hunt explains why Coveyou Scenic Farm has the best produce in town.

5 Todd Ackerman hangs with Lacy Czubaja, Anne Donakowski and Jen Wagar at Northern Lights Recreation in Harbor Springs.

6 No event is complete without a visit from some alpacas. Here are two at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts.

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FOURSCORE by kristi kates

The Weeknd – Starboy – Republic Records FINE DINING ON LAKE MICHIGAN

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The much-anticipated return of The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, is here, staking its claim to electrified alt-R&B on the title track, which finds the artist collaborating with Daft Punk as the tune opens with “Thriller” organs and accelerates to a stadium-worthy end. “False Alarm” contradicts itself with its punky beat and dark melody, while “Party Monster” channels a little D’Angelo. The Weeknd’s second collaboration with Daft Punk (“I Feel it Coming”) is both as mechanical and as dramatic as you might expect.

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Emeli Sande – Long Live the Angels – Atlantic Capitol

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There’s no sophomore stumble on Sande’s second album. This is 18 tracks full of the Scottish singer-songwriter’s impressively controlled vocals, bursting out of their arrangements to gracefully transmit her feelings on love, faith and change as built upon her soulful roots. Tracks like “Sweet Architect” and “Breathing Underwater” almost take a gospel approach, while any trendwagon Sande hops on (working with Jay Electronica on “Garden”) is infused with care into her own original sound.

Bruno Mars – 24K Magic – Big Atlantic

Does anyone encapsulate “funky” these days better than Bruno Mars? Probably not, as evidenced yet again by his newest collection of tracks, on which he collaborated with Skrillex on production to craft this standout set. There are nods to many of Mars’ own musical idols here, from New Edition to Babyface (as heard on “Finesse” and “Too Good to Say Goodbye,” respectively), but the real standout is that super-catchy title track, a fully fused hybrid of Timberlake hook and Mark Ronson swagger that instantly requires a replay.

Alicia Keys – Here – RCA

Keys has traditionally been thought of as a soulful, thoughtful piano balladeer, so it’s nice to hear her expanding her musical boundaries to include funk, folk, reggae and more aggressive beats in her newest songs. “Illusion of Bliss” rolls in the big organs and Leslie speakers to channel James Brown and Keys’ contemporary Janelle Monae, while “Work On It” features sharp production from Pharrell Williams.

It’s a noticeably shallower set lyrically, compared to her earlier work, but perhaps she’s simply choosing to grow in one direction at a time.

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• 522 - MANISTEE Tues. -- Karaoke Thurs., Fri., Sat. -- DJ • BUCKLEY BAR - BUCKLEY Fri. -- DJ Karaoke/Sounds - Duane & Janet • CADILLAC SANDS RESORT Porthole Pub & Eatery: Thurs. -- Live music

SandBar Niteclub: Fri. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs Fri. -- Karaoke/line dancing, 8:30 Sat. -- Dance videos, 8:30 • COYOTE CROSSING - HOXEYVILLE Thurs. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Live Music • DOUGLAS VALLEY WINERY MANISTEE

Sun. -- Live music, 1:30-4:30pm • HI-WAY INN - MANISTEE Wild Weds. -- Karaoke Fri.-Sat. -- Karaoke/Dance • LOST PINES LODGE HARRIETTA Sat. -- Karaoke, dance videos

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska • 7 MONKS TAPROOM - TC Weds. -- Levi Britton, 7:30-10:30 • ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM - TC 11/26 -- Andre Villoch, 7-9 11/28 -- Poets Meet Musicians, 7-9 12/2 -- Andre Villoch, 7-9 Tues. -- Open & un-mic'd w/ Ben Johnson, 7-9 • BUD'S - INTERLOCHEN Thurs. -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 • FANTASY'S - GRAWN Adult Entertainment w/ DJ • GT DISTILLERY - TC 11/26 -- Jeff Brown, 5-8 • GT RESORT & SPA - ACME Lobby: 11/26 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 12/2 -- John Pomeroy, 7-11 12/3 -- Blake Elliott, 7-11 • HAYLOFT INN - TC Thurs. -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 Fri. - Sat. thru Nov. -- The Cow Puppies Fri. - Sat. thru Dec. -- Two Old Broads & 3 Buddies • HORIZON BOOKS - TC 12/2 -- Zach Power, 8:30-10:30 • INCREDIBLE MO'S - TC 11/26 -- TC Knuckleheads, 8:30-11:30 • LEFT FOOT CHARLEY - TC Mon. -- Open mic w/ Blake Elliott, 6-9 • LITTLE BOHEMIA - TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 • NORTH PEAK - TC Kilkenny's, 9:30-1:30: 11/26 -- One Hot Robot

12/2-3 -- Sweet J Band Mon. -- Team Trivia Night, 7-9; karaoke, 9-1 Tues. -- Levi Britton, 8-12 Weds. -- The Pocket, 8-12 Thurs. -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:301:30 Sun. -- Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 7-9 • PARK PLACE HOTEL - TC Beacon Lounge: Mon. -- Levi Britton, 8:30-11:30 Thurs. - Sat. -- Tom Kaufmann, 8:30-11:30 • PARKSHORE LOUNGE - TC Fri. - Sat. -- DJ • RARE BIRD BREWPUB - TC 11/30 -- Jack Pine, 8:30 Mon. -- Open mic night, 8:30 Tues. -- Trivia night, 7 • SAIL INN - TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • SIDE TRAXX - TC Weds. -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 Fri.-Sat. -- DJ/VJ Mike King • SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN - TC 11/27 -- Ruth & Max Bloomquist, 4 • STATE STREET GRILLE TC 11/26 -- Balsam Brothers, 7-11 • STREETERS - TC Ground Zero: 11/26 -- I Prevail w/ Sleepwave, Becoming Human, Live For Tomorrow, 8

12/2 -- Pop Evil w/ Citizen Zero, 7 12/3 -- Comedy w/ Donnie Baker, 9 • TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE - TC Tues. -- Turbo Pup, 7-9 Weds. -- Open mic, 7-9 Thurs. -- G-Snacks, 7-9 Fri. -- Rob Coonrod, 7-9 Sat. -- Chris Dark, 7-9 • THE OL' SOUL - KALKASKA Weds. -- David Lawston, 8-12 • THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO. - TC 11/26 -- Blair Miller, 8-11 12/2 -- Seth Bernard & Friends, 8-11 12/3 -- Turbo Pup, 8-11 Mon. -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8-9:30 Weds. -- WBC Jazz Society Jam, 6-10 • TRATTORIA STELLA - TC Tues. -- Ron Getz, 6-9 • UNION STREET STATION TC 11/28 -- Jukebox 11/29 -- Open mic w/ Chris Sterr 11/30 -- Skin & Friends 12/1 -- DJ Fasel 12/2-3 -- SP3 Sun. -- Karaoke • WEST BAY BEACH RESORT - TC Tues. -- Sweetwater Blues Night, 7-9:30 View: Thurs. -- Jazz w/ Jeff Haas Trio,

Antrim & Charlevoix • BC TAPROOM -- BC 11/26 -- The Shifties, 8-11 • BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM - CHARLEVOIX 11/26 -- Lee & Jake, 8-11 11/27 -- Chris Calleja, 6-9 11/29 -- Sean Bielby, 7-10 12/2 -- Chris Koury, 8-11 12/3 -- Jabo Bihlman, 8-11 12/4 -- Pete Kehoe, 6-9 • CELLAR 152 - ELK RAPIDS 11/26 -- Levi Britton, 7:309:30 12/2 -- Jeff Brown, 7:309:30

12/3 -- Jim Moore, 7:309:30 • JORDAN INN - EAST JORDAN Tues. -- Open Mic w/ Cal Mantis, 7-11 Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • MURRAY'S BAR & GRILL - EAST JORDAN Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • QUAY RESTAURANT & TERRACE BAR CHARLEVOIX Weds. -- Live jazz, 7-10 • RED MESA GRILL BOYNE CITY

11/29 -- Blake Elliott & The Robinson Affair, 6-9 • SHORT'S BREWING CO. - BELLAIRE 11/26 -- Brewski Bash w/ Turbo Pup @ 9pm 12/2 -- Blake Elliott, 8:3011 12/3 -- Levi Britton, 810:30 • VASQUEZ' HACIENDA ELK RAPIDS Acoustic Tues. Open Jam, 6-9 Sat. -- Live music, 7-10

Take your pick of where you want to hear TC's indie/folk/rock artist Levi Britton play... Cellar 152, Elk Rapids on 11/26, 7:30-9:30pm; Short's Brewing Co., Bellaire on 12/3, 8-10:30pm; Mondays in the Beacon Lounge, Park Place Hotel, TC, 8:30-11:30pm; Tuesdays at Kilkenny's, TC, 8pm-12am; & Wednesdays at 7 Monks Taproom, TC, 7:30-10:30pm.

Leelanau & Benzie • BELLA FORTUNA NORTH - L.L. Fri.-Sat. -- Bocce e DeRoche, 7-10 • BLACK STAR FARMS - SB Third Weds. of ea. mo. -- Jazz Café w/ Mike Davis & Steve Stargardt, 7-9 • DICK'S POUR HOUSE - L.L. Sat. -- Karaoke, 10-2 • JODI'S TANGLED ANTLER BEULAH Fri. -- Karaoke, 9-1 • LAKE ANN BREWING CO. 6:30: 11/29 -- Dune Brothers • LAUGHING HORSE -

THOMPSONVILLE 11/26 -- Liquor Boxx wsg Kronie Thurs. -- Karaoke, 9 • LEELANAU SANDS CASINO - PESHAWBESTOWN Tues. -- Polka Party, noon-4pm • LUMBERJACK'S BAR & GRILL - HONOR Thurs., Fri., Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • MARTHA'S LEELANAU TABLE - SB Weds. -- The Windy Ridge Boys, 6-9 Sun. -- The Hot Biscuits, 6-9 • ROADHOUSE - BENZONIA

Weds. -- Jake Frysinger, 5-8 • ST. AMBROSE CELLARS BEULAH 11/26 -- Maggie McCabe, 6-9 Tues. -- Speakeasy Open Mic Night, 6-8 • STORMCLOUD BREWING CO. - FRANKFORT 11/26 -- The Pistil Whips, 8-10 12/2 -- Chris & Patrick, 8-10 12/3 -- Escaping Pavement, 8-10 • WESTERN AVE. GRILL GLEN ARBOR Fri. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Karaoke

Emmet & Cheboygan • BARREL BACK RESTAURANT - WALLOON LAKE VILLAGE Weds. -- Michelle Chenard, 5-8 • BEARDS BREWERY - PETOSKEY Weds. -- "Beards on Wax" (vinyl only night spun by DJ J2xtrubl), 8-11 • CAFE SANTE - BOYNE CITY 11/26 -- Sean Bielby, 8-11 Mon. -- Nathan Bates, 6-9 • CITY PARK GRILL - PETOSKEY 11/26 -- Adam Lebeaux Band, 10 11/29 -- The Urban Sturgeons, 9 12/1 -- Open mic night w/ Lee Dyer & Tai Drury, 9 12/2 -- The Honorable Spirits, 10

12/3 -- Too Much Of A Good Thing, 10 • DIXIE SALOON - MACKINAW CITY Thurs. -- Gene Perry, 9-1 Fri. & Sat. -- DJ • KNOT JUST A BAR - BAY HARBOR Fri. -- Chris Martin, 7-10 • MOUNTAINSIDE GRILL BOYNE CITY Fri. -- Ronnie Hernandez, 6-9 • OASIS TAVERN - KEWADIN Thurs. -- Bad Medicine, DJ Jesse James • ODAWA CASINO - PETOS-

KEY 11/26 -- The Down Home Group, 8 12/2 -- Donnie Hartman Duo, 8 12/3 -- The Pistil Whips, 8 • STAFFORD'S PERRY HOTEL - PETOSKEY Noggin Room: 11/26 -- Chris Koury 11/27 -- Pete Kehoe • STAFFORD'S PIER RESTAURANT - HS Pointer Room: Thurs. - Sat. -- Carol Parker on piano

Otsego, Crawford & Central • ALPINE TAVERN - GAYLORD 11/25-26 -- Nelson Olstrom, 7-10 12/2 -- Nelson Olstrom, 7-10 12/3 -- Mike Ridley, 7-10 • BENNETHUM'S NORTHERN INN - GAYLORD 11/28 -- Jake Allen, 6-9 11/29 -- Randy Reszka, 6-9 • DEAD BEAR BREWING CO. -

GRAYLING 11/26 -- Reese Janisse 12/2 -- Oh Brother Big Sister 12/3 -- Lou Thumser • MAIN STREET MARKET GAYLORD 11/26 -- Brighter Bloom 12/2 -- Dave Menzo 12/3 -- Acoustic Bonzo

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BY KRISTI KATES

After fighting a long-running battle with cancer, Sharon Jones, vocalist for the revivalist R&B band Sharon Jones and the DapKings, passed away last week. Jones, known for her raucous, energetic performances and soulful voice, leaves behind seven albums with the Dap-Kings, the band that worked tirelessly to bring the funk and soul sounds of the ’60s and ’70s back into current music; one of those albums, “Give the People What They Want,” was nominated for a Grammy award in 2014.

Jones also appeared with the band in 2013 film “The Wolf of Wall Street” and the Netflix series “Luke Cage.” She herself was the subject of a rockumentary called “Miss Sharon Jones!” that premiered in 2015.

Detroiter-turned-Nashville resident Jack White didn’t forget his original hometown over Thanksgiving. His Nashville-based Third Man Records expanded its holiday turkey drive up to the Motor City last week, partnering with the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries to request donations of Thanksgiving dinner items for the less fortunate. People who contributed foodstuffs were gifted with 10 percent off coupons to purchase any item at the Third Man Records store plus a free 7-inch vinyl record of their choice.

Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer The Weeknd has announced

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starter dates for phase one of his upcoming 2017 The Starboy: Legend of the Fall tour, which will start with a dozen European shows in February and March. The North American segment of the tour will start in Vancouver, B.C., on April 25, with stops nearby including Chicago on May 23, Detroit on May 24 (at The Palace of Auburn Hills), and Toronto on May 26; all this, of course, is in promotion of The Weeknd’s new album, “Starboy,” which is out now on Republic Records.

Old-school Jersey rock fans rejoice — SiriusXM is launching Bon Jovi Radio, a limited-run channel that will play all Bon Jovi, all the time. The channel will also spawn a private performance for SiriusXM listeners at a secret location in Miami on Dec. 3, at which the band will perform songs across the span of its entire back catalog, including tunes from the band’s latest album, “This House Is Not For Sale.”

LINK OF THE WEEK: With the arrival of mid-November, we lost another music legend: Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter, poet and artist, who passed away at the age of 82. His songs were covered by everyone from Nina Simone and Tori Amos to R.E.M. and the equally legendary Jeff Buckley. Find out more about the musical legacy this important and influential artist has left behind at his official website, leonardcohen.com.

MichiBUZZ: Aretha Franklin kicked off the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game last week with the national anthem, preceding S-Curve Records singer Andy Grammer as the game’s halftime performer. … Rooney, the California band that brought you the hit 2003 indie-rock single “Blueside” and then disappeared, will be back on the scene at Detroit’s Shelter on Saturday, Dec. 3. … Also on the 3rd, you can catch Mac Miller at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak after his concert at The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids the night before (Dec. 2). … Rapper Big Sean has built a full recording studio called The Sean Anderson Studio of Infinite Possibilities in his old high school, Cass Technical High School of Detroit. … Creed singer Scott Stapp will be in concert with opening act Adelitas

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The reel

by meg weichman

arrival

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his hugely imaginative exploration of space and time, and head and heart from Denis Villeneuve (“Sicario”) is a singular achievement, and it’s the richest, best and most overwhelming movie so far this year. An alien invasion is a story we’ve all seen before, but you’ve never seen one like this cliche-busting, meditative marvel that is all at once intimate and grounded, epic and fantastical. Because this is sci-fi at its most soulful and thought-provoking, not check-your-brain-atthe-door escape (think “Close Encounters,” not “Independence Day”). Linguistics scholar and professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) shows up to work one day only to have her class interrupted by the news that an oblong monolith of a spacecraft has parked itself above Montana with identical ships in eleven other random locations around the world. Sparking hysteria, the questions are many. What do they want? Why are they here?

And in the search for those answers, Louise is recruited to head up the U.S. government’s efforts to communicate with these visitors whose written language resembles Rorschach ink blots more than any earthly alphabet. Villeneuve assembles the film’s incredible performances, stunning cinematography and sonic landscapes with an otherworldly sense of grace. But let’s be clear, there is not much else otherworldly about “Arrival.”

Because as is true of the best sci-fi, it isn’t about aliens, it’s about the human experience, and it isn’t about the future, it’s about the here and now. Minds will be blown, tears will fall, hearts will break, and this deeply felt film will soothe and speak to you in a way that needs no translation.

‘FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM’ I am part of the “Harry Potter” generation, meaning they’re not just books, they’re not just movies, they’re my adolescence, engrained in my very being (I mean, I did write this while watching #harrypotterweekend on #freeform).

Five years ago, with the release of the final “Harry Potter” film, I closed that chapter on my life, a symbolic gesture of growing up.

Yet thanks to the internet, theme parks, cable and new books/plays, even though it’s been so many years, it seems like “Harry Potter” is more omnipresent than ever.

So for me, and many of my peers, hearing that “Potter” author J.K. Rowling would pen an original screenplay, adapting a “Hogwarts textbook” by telling the backstory of its author Newt Scamander was the kind of “just-takemy-money-now” announcement where the film’s eventual quality doesn’t even factor in to the excitement.

But turns out the quality is there, and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” isn’t just a continuation of a big cash cow for Warner Brothers et al., it’s also a continued opportunity to grow with these stories and this world that has provided so much comfort and joy throughout people’s lives.

And for both Potterheads and neophytes alike, the resultant film is an enchanting, spirited, inventive and sweet fantasy adventure that, yes, most definitely casts a spell over audiences. It’s both familiar and fresh — an extremely savvy franchise expanding move that is the rare kind of blockbuster entertainment that dares to be restrained on the special effects, have an honestto-God story, and even a little subtext.

On the surface it’s an effervescent family film, but there’s also a simmering sense of darkness that speaks to adult fears and concerns (no PG entries for this franchise) — yet another example of how the Potterverse has so superbly expanded, grown and matured with its audience.

Now back to this Newt Scamander character (Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne), a magical naturalist of sorts. He’s traveled the world researching and caring for magical creatures in an effort to protect them and bring understanding with his latest adventure finding him in Prohibition-era New York City.

Sheepish and shy, he’s great with animals, but not so great with humans. And even though people have a difficult time connecting with the character, Redmayne brings so much charm and warmth, that by film’s end he has stammered his way into your heart.

So with a suitcase full of magical creatures and

unclear motivations, mere moments after arriving in town one of his charges, a niffler (basically a kleptomaniac platypus attracted to all things shiny), gets loose. The niffler’s escape not only sets the story in motion, but also sets the tone for the extreme delight to expect from the menagerie of fantastic beasts you’ll meet.

Through happenstance, Newt gets entangled with no-maj (nonmagical person) Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), an ex-soldier with dreams of opening a bakery. He becomes the audience’s surrogate — the film’s heart — and comic relief.

Newt also runs afoul of the U.S. wizarding authorities, catching the interest of an auror officer on the outs, Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston, more of her please!), a plucky dynamo of gumption and guts, along with her breathy telepathic younger sister Queenie (Alison Sudol).

Together they work to wrangle Newt’s escaped creatures at the same time other, much darker forces are brewing, and the risk of the magical community’s exposure is at an all-time high.

There are also lots of subplots, including the efforts of an anti-magic crusader (Samantha Morton); a high-ranking official in the Magical Congress (Colin Firth) using a troubled boy as an informant (Ezra Miller); a Hitler stand-in and Voldemort precursor, Gellert Grindlewald, that has gone missing; a newspaper tycoon (Jon Voight) launching his son’s bid at a Senate seat, and even a little romance between Jacob and Queenie.

It’s all quite dense, a little too long, and rather heavy on the exposition. Thankfully “Potter” mainstay David Yates is at the helm. And while his direction doesn’t exactly take things to new heights, this is a world he is so comfortable in that he translates it to a new time and place beautifully, laying a foundation that other directors can expand and improve upon. Yates sets forth a rich, stylized period universe, a nostalgic and sanitized dream that just gleams, especially with the lush costuming of the great Colleen Atwood.

So although Rowling’s script is no doubt overstuffed, you can’t help but get the sense she is leaving crumbs that will pay off down the line. It’s an exciting start for what is a planned five-film franchise. And the experience of watching a Rowling story on the big screen where I didn’t know what to expect or how the movie would end, was not only an entirely new one, it was one I can’t wait to do again.

Meg Weichman is a perma-intern at the Traverse City Film Festival

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acksaw Ridge is based on the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a young man who volunteered for the Army during World War II. Doss was like any of the millions of Americans who wanted to serve their country — enthusiastic and patriotic — but his strict adherence to his faith prevented him from ever touching a weapon. Eventually training as a medic, when thrown into the bloodiest battle of the Pacific Theater with no weapon to protect himself, Doss singlehandedly saved the lives of 75 men and became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor.

Doss’ story is one of almost supernatural courage, and it should be examined in a way to allow viewers to gain insight into a very compassionate and unique man. And hopefully we would come away from his story with a sense of Doss in ourselves, no matter how meager. But the director, Mel Gibson (“Braveheart,” “The Passion of the Christ”), is a man who’s known more for his excess and masochism than subtlety and examination. Gibson wants you to know that war is hell, and he’s not afraid to show you some truly disgusting and terrifying imagery to get the point across. Each exploding head, each severed limb, each charred corpse is presented with a breathlessness borne not of reverence for sacrifice, but pure pornography. It’s graphic, shocking — almost gleeful — and all it does is cheapen the message. Doss died in 2006 at age 87. He remained a devout, humble man his whole life and never traded on his heroism. And here his incredible story of compassion, courage and faith is merely the framework on which a schlocky and hokey film is hung.

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n “Inferno,” the latest in the “Da Vinci Code” franchise from director Ron Howard, beloved national treasure Tom Hanks is the only thing making the movie remotely interesting. You’d think a race-against-the-clock thriller to stop a catastrophic event from happening would be at least sort of compelling, but it isn’t Hanks returns as Robert Langdon, the quick-thinking symbologist who, in the previous installments, unspooled the mysteries of Christ’s bloodline and foiled a papal conspiracy, all using his encyclopedic knowledge of history, symbols and art. Yet he somehow still manages to be incredibly boring as a character. This film puts him up against a geneticist who has secretly engineered a virus that will kill billions, all in the name of preventing the complete destruction of humanity due to overpopulation. The name of the virus? Inferno. And how can Langdon stop Inferno before it’s unleashed on the world? With clues hidden in Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno,” naturally. “Inferno” makes the mistake of putting everything (and therefore nothing) on the line and expects you to take the bait. The clues, set pieces and revelations that should ignite your interest fizzle out, leaving your mind to drift to other, more interesting and more fun stories. “Inferno” is too outlandish to be fun. It takes itself too seriously and suffers as a result. So, if you can’t heft such grandiose subject matter without allowing for some tongue-incheek layers, you shouldn’t even bother. And you, my friend, shouldn’t even bother with “Inferno.”

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On one level, a man pining for a life in sexual captivity makes about as much sense as a wild animal breaking in to a zoo. Evolutionary psychologists David Buss and David Schmitt note that we humans evolved to choose between two different sexual strategies — shortterm and long-term. Women typically benefit more from a “long-term sexual strategy” — a commitment model, i.e., getting men to stick around to invest in their children. Men often benefit more from a “short-term sexual strategy” — a lack-of-commitment model, i.e., sticking it into a long line of sexfriends. That’s because a man can have sex with thousands of women and never end up pregnant with something that needs to be fed, clothed, and sent to hipster day care.

Though a man gets more shots to pass on his genes with the short-term “I love a parade!” approach, it’s sometimes more advantageous for him to opt for a long-term strategy. It’s a huge time-, energy-, and resource-suck to perpetually be on the hunt. Also, Buss explains, because “highly desirable women” can hold out for commitment, men can get a much better woman if they’re willing to go for a longterm thing (buying the relationship stroganoff instead of living off the free samples in the supermarket).

Whether to commit generally doesn’t play out in men’s heads in such clear cost-benefit terms — like calculations on whether to go all in on pork futures. It’s emotion that pushes them toward commitment — loving a woman who happens to insist on a commitment and wanting to make her happy. Economist Robert H. Frank calls love ”a solution to the commitment problem.” Mushywushy feelings are what keep you with that special someone — instead of running off the moment somebody who’s objectively a better deal moves in next door or your beloved is tossing their cookies on the

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side of the road: “Bye, hon…hope somebody nice comes along to hold your hair back!”

So a man’s being willing to officially take his penis off the market — even if he isn’t particularly hot on the idea of marriage — is a really big deal. There are two major reasons you spend the rest of your life with one person: Either you realize you love them more than you love your freedom or you’re serving a sentence for a string of really bad felonies.

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— Hating Myself For Sounding Snobby

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: It’s something of an attraction killer when you look deep into a woman’s eyes — and feel pretty sure you can see clear out the back of her head.

Yes, 15 years ago, you pledged to spend forever with this woman — surely intending to follow through, despite how she probably makes major life decisions by consulting fortune cookies.

The truth is, we can lack foresight when we’re younger. (As late as eighth grade, I announced to my parents with great gravitas: “Roller-skating is my life!”)

Though you care about her, what you’re missing — being similar in essential areas — is called “assortative mating.” Psychologist Michelle Shiota notes that “studies have repeatedly found that similarity between romantic partners in domains such as socioeconomic status, educational background, age, ethnicity, religion, physical attractiveness, intelligence, attitudes, and values predicts higher levels of marital satisfaction and lower likelihood of separation and divorce.”

Sure, you could focus on what you love about her and try to get your intellectual needs met elsewhere. However, if what makes you feel alive and connected to somebody is engaging intellectually, this might just be a bridge too far — being with someone who believes the Electoral College is where your 18-year-old niece is going next fall to study bioengineering.

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SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A journalist dared composer John Cage to “summarize himself in a nutshell.” Cage said, “Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.” He might have added, “Avoid the nutshells that anyone tries to put you in.” This is always fun work to attend to, of course, but I especially recommend it to you Sagittarians right now. You’re in the time of year that’s close to the moment when you first barged out of your mom’s womb, where you had been housed for months. The coming weeks will be an excellent phase to attempt a similar if somewhat less extravagant trick.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I frequently

tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow,” wrote naturalist Henry David Thoreau in Walden, “to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.” I’d love to see you summon that level of commitment to your important rendezvous in the coming weeks, Aries. Please keep in mind, though, that your “most important rendezvous” are more likely to be with wild things, unruly wisdom, or primal breakthroughs than with pillars of stability, committee meetings, and businessas-usual.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): ): For you Tauruses, December is “I Accept and Love and Celebrate Myself Exactly How I Am Right Now” Month. To galvanize yourself, play around with this declaration by Oscar-winning Taurus actress Audrey Hepburn: “I’m a long way from the human being I’d like to be, but I’ve decided I’m not so bad after all.” Here are other thoughts to draw on during the festivities: 1. “If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone.” - Barbara De Angelis. 2. “The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.” - E. E. Cummings. 3. “To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” - Sandra Bierig.

4. “We cannot change anything until we accept it.” - Carl Jung.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Are your

collaborative projects (including the romantic kind) evolving at a slower pace than you expected? Have they not grown as deep and strong as you’ve wished they would?

If so, I hope you’re perturbed about it. Maybe that will motivate you to stop tolerating the stagnation. Here’s my recommendation: Don’t adopt a more serious and intense attitude. Instead, get loose and frisky. Inject a dose of blithe spirits into your togetherness, maybe even some high jinks and rowdy experimentation. The cosmos has authorized you to initiate ingenious surprises.

CANCER June 21-July 22):

I don’t recommend that you buy a cat-o’-nine-tails and whip yourself in a misguided effort to exorcize your demons. The truth is, those insidious troublemakers exult when you abuse yourself. They draw perverse sustenance from it. In fact, their strategy is to fool you into treating yourself badly. So, no. If you hope to drive away the saboteurs huddled in the sacred temple of your psyche, your best bet is to shower yourself with tender care, even luxurious blessings. The pests won’t like that, and -- if you commit to this crusade for an extended time -- they will eventually flee.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Nobel Prize-winning

novelist Gabriel García Márquez loved yellow roses. He often had a fresh bloom on his writing desk as he worked, placed there every morning by his wife Mercedes Barcha. In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you to consider initiating a comparable ritual. Is there a touch of beauty you would like to inspire you on a regular basis? It there a poetic gesture you could faithfully perform for a person you love?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “For a year I

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watched as something entered and then left my body,” testified Jane Hirshfield in her poem “The Envoy.” What was that mysterious something?

Terror or happiness? She didn’t know. Nor could she decipher “how it came in” or “how it went out.” It hovered “where words could not reach it. It slept where light could

not go.” Her experience led her to conclude that “There are openings in our lives of which we know nothing.” I bring this meditation to your attention, Virgo, because I suspect you are about to tune in to a mysterious opening. But unlike Hirshfield, I think you’ll figure out what it is. And then you will respond to it with verve and intelligence.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A reporter at the

magazine Vanity Fair asked David Bowie, “What do you consider your greatest achievement?”

Bowie didn’t name any of his albums, videos, or performances. Rather, he answered, “Discovering morning.” I suspect that you Libras will attract and generate marvels if you experiment with accomplishments like that in the coming weeks. So yes, try to discover or rediscover morning.

Delve into the thrills of beginnings. Magnify your appreciation for natural wonders that you usually take for granted. Be seduced by sources that emanate light and heat. Gravitate toward what’s fresh, blossoming, just-in-its-early-stages.

ScORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According

to traditional astrology, you Scorpios are not prone to optimism. You’re more often portrayed as connoisseurs of smoldering enigmas and shadowy intrigue and deep questions. But one of the most creative and successful Scorpios of the 20th century did not completely fit this description. French artist Claude Monet was renowned for his delightful paintings of sensuous outdoor landscapes. “Every day I discover even more beautiful things,” he testified. “It is intoxicating me, and I want to paint it all. My head is bursting.” Monet is your patron saint in the coming weeks. You will have more potential to see as he did than you’ve had in a long time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Hundreds of years ago, the Catholic Church’s observance of Lent imposed a heavy burden. During this sixweek period, extending from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, believers were expected to cleanse their sins through acts of self-denial. For example, they weren’t supposed to eat meat on Fridays. Their menus could include fish, however. And this loophole was expanded even further in the 17th century when the Church redefined beavers as being fish. (They swim well, after all.) I’m in favor of you contemplating a new loophole in regard to your own self-limiting behaviors, Capricorn. Is there a taboo you observe that no longer makes perfect sense? Out of habit, do you deny yourself a pleasure or indulgence that might actually be good for you? Wriggle free of the constraints.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) “The Pacific

Ocean was overflowing the borders of the map,” wrote Pablo Neruda in his poem “The Sea.” “There was no place to put it,” he continued.

“It was so large, wild and blue that it didn’t fit anywhere. That’s why it was left in front of my window.” This passage is a lyrical approximation of what your life could be like in 2017. In other words, lavish, elemental, expansive experiences will be steadily available to you. Adventures that may have seemed impossibly big and unwieldy in the past will be just the right size. And it all begins soon.

PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I have a deep fear

of being too much,” writes poet Michelle K. “That one day I will find my someone, and they will realize that I am a hurricane. That they will step back and be intimidated by my muchness.” Given the recent astrological omens, Pisces, I wouldn’t be shocked if you’ve been having similar feelings. But now here’s the good news: Given the astrological omens of the next nine months, I suspect the odds will be higher than usual that you’ll encounter brave souls who’ll be able to handle your muchness. They may or may not be soulmates or your one-and-only. I suggest you welcome them as they are, with all of their muchness.

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