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The City of Gaylord is celebrating 100 years this weekend with a parade and City Hall open house. This celebration, just shy of three months after a devastating tornado leveled parts of the town, is intended to honor “100 years of community.” Saturday, Aug. 13, from 12pm to 3pm, the parade will cruise through town, ending at City Hall. There, participants can view the Gaylord Area Council for the Arts’ “Hometown” exhibit, which features the work of local artists. City officials will also be collecting memorabilia—photos, newspaper clippings, tickets to special events, etc.—for a time capsule that will be sealed up and opened again 50 years from now in 2072. Kids will get to explore the city’s public works trucks and police vehicles that will be on display at City Hall, and a farmers market and sidewalk sale will happen concurrently for hungry shoppers. Get all the details at cityofgaylord.com.
Life in the 1800s Comes Alive Head to the Port Oneida Fair in the Rural Historic District of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to experience life as it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The fair runs Aug. 12-13 from 10am to 4pm. Take the trolley, hike, bike, or drive to the select historic sites where a variety of traditional rural crafts and activities take place. Over 60 demonstrators will be at the Thoreson, Olsen, Burfiend, Dechow, and Kelderhouse farms, as well as the schoolhouse. nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/pofair.htm
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Black Mirror lovers, this one’s for you. From international bestselling author Sayaka Murata (Convenience Store Woman) comes a fresh short-fiction collection to make you rethink…well, just about everything. Her first book to be translated to English, courtesy of Ginny Tapley Takemori, Life Ceremony contains 12 narratives ranging from disconcerting to darkly absurd. In her title story, protagonist Maho attends a “life ceremony” (read: bizarre funeral), only to learn that it’s customary to eat the deceased. There’s the lighter brief of “Love on the Breeze,” whose perspective is that of a bedroom curtain, which falls uncomfortably against “A First Rate Material,” wherein it’s trendy to reuse human parts as objects like jewelry and furniture. As predicted, Murata’s skin-tight prose takes familiar forms and irreparably distorts them. As for what’s really going on? That’s up to you to decide.
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tastemaker L’Chayim’s Reuben
“L’Chayim” in Hebrew means “to life,” and what’s life without a little corned beef? At the eponymous delicatessen—with locations in Beulah, Frankfort, and now Glen Arbor— you don’t even have to ask. Their famous “cool” Reuben sandwich shaves priceless time off the afternoon queue, and you definitely don’t want to wait for this. Featuring thinlysliced corned beef stacked between house-made Jewish Rye—or, if you’re feeling extra peckish, on any one of their scratch-baked bagels—this heaping hand-held is finished with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing. While you’re waiting for your order or enjoying the accompanying pickle slice, be sure to peruse the drool-worthy deli case (feta spreads, olives, and salads, oh my!). Need a last-minute picnic plate, or in charge of your company’s lunch festivities? The Reuben, along with nine other sandwiches, can be turned into a customized platter, capable of serving up to 12. To life, and one heck of lunch! Find L’Chayim Delicatessen in Beulah, Frankfort, and Glen Arbor. For menu and location information, visit lchayimdeli.com.
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