Northern Express - June 12, 2023

A Not-So-Welcoming Trailhead

Having eagerly anticipated the reopening of Lossie Road Nature Trail, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Whitewater Township Board of Trustees and Parks and Recreation Commission for seeing to the project. Many downed trees had to be cleared in difficult, wetland terrain.

After jogging the trail several times, I have encountered a couple areas near the west end of the trail that are flooded in most weather conditions and one small tree is down across the trail (A). The trail remains accessible to hikers and runners, if typically soggy.

Of more immediate concern is an area not far from the eastern trailhead (B). There, someone seems to have placed rifle targets on the south side of the trail, across from an open field on the north side of the trail.

I can hardly imagine a less welcoming entrance to a public trail than one with an overt display suggesting firearms are regularly discharged directly across it.

Doug Marsh | Williamsburg

Answering the Question

I hope you will carry more thoughtprovoking columns such as “The Tragic Lives of Mass Shooters” by guest writer, Greg Holmes. Since you have started the Guest Opinion page, it has become my favorite part of the paper.

I believe your Letter to the Editor section does not give writers nearly enough space to develop well-organized and meaningful ideas. I really am flummoxed by the paper’s seemingly inconsistent and arbitrary idea that the Letter to Editor section should only cover ideas related to the region or feedback on published letters.

I don’t believe there are any easy or onesize-fits-all answers to Mr. Holmes’ question of “What is our responsibility when we encounter the lonely, the disadvantaged, the abused person looking for love?” The root causes of the lonely, disadvantaged, and abused people can be many and very complex.

Maybe we are asking the wrong question. Maybe we should be asking, “What is our responsibility when we encounter the welladjusted, advantaged, and unabused person looking for love?” The answers to Mr. Holmes’ question might be clearer.

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48 Hours in Frankfort

Roll the cameras—the Frankfort48 Film Contest is full of action this weekend! The contest is the trial grounds for the local films and filmmakers who make it into the Garden Theater’s Frankfort48 Film Festival in October. These aren’t films folks have worked on for months or years; instead, participants are given just 48 hours (thus the name) to create a 3-5 minute short after being given a line from a movie, a prop, and a location to creatively incorporate in their film. After a whirlwind weekend, the films will be screened on Sunday, June 18, at 8pm at the Garden Theater in Frankfort. A panel of judges will select the top three films to receive prizes and extra air time at the festival in the fall. For more details or to sign up to participate—note: there’s a max of 20 entrants—head to gardentheater.org/frankfort48.

What’s Cooking at Shady Lane

Celebrate your dad at Shady Lane Cellars’ Father’s Day Cookout. Offering a brat and Gruner Veltliner pairing for $18, the Suttons Bay winery will also have a cigar lounge with cigars available to purchase. This event runs from noon until 5pm on Sunday, June 18, along with live music from Luke Woltanski from 2-5pm. shadylanecellars.com/event-home/events

Hey, watch It! American Born Chinese 4

Disney+ has a new series out, and believe it or not, it’s not part of the Marvel, Star Wars, or princess franchises. This fresh story—currently sitting at 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes—is instead based on the award-winning graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, the former Library of Congress Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The show follows teen Jin Wang as he tries to fit in at his high school…while also navigating his role in the center of a battle between ancient Chinese gods. No big deal, right? If you liked Oscar-winner Everything Everywhere All at Once, you’re going to find a lot to love here, from the action-meets-comedy genre blend to the familiar faces of Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan. This one is perfect for families, offering a true coming of age tale alongside some fantastic choreography and magical takes on the real—and mythical— worlds. Now streaming on Disney+.

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The Mill’s Whole Wheat Hand Pie

Opened in April in Glen Arbor, The Mill café and bakery is a one-stop shop for all things nostalgia, from the charm of its past as a local grain mill to their wildly-popular Whole Wheat Hand Pies. An elegant take on the classic pasty, each pie is baked in a hot-water crust—that’s what creates that buttery crumble—and is packed with locally-sourced ingredients. This month, the PB&J gets an adult upgrade in a pie filled with apple- and almond-butters, Sweet Teague apples, and rich brown sugar. (Be sure to stay tuned to their menu, as a galette-style handheld with asparagus is already in the works for summer!) Savor one inside the café—ask for it warmed and thank us later—or take your goodies on the road. Get your hands on one ($7) at The Mill in Glen Arbor (5440 W. Harbor Hwy). Order online at themillglenarbor.com, or find them on social media @themillglenarbor.

6 Fishing, Beer, and a Fun Run

Right Brain Brewery (RBB) is ready to kick off Father’s Day weekend with some creative family fun. Perfect for the outdoorsy family, the Magnet Fishing event on Saturday, June 17, is like a giant version of the Let’s Go Fishin’ game beloved by kids of the eighties and nineties. You’ll throw a big magnet tied to a cable into the water and reel in scrap metal from the Boardman, searching for both junk and buried treasure. All proceeds from the collected scrap metal will go toward the Boardman River Clean Sweep. Magnet fishing runs from 12-3pm. Register ($25 per person) at rightbrainbrewery.com. Also at Right Brain on Saturday, you can participate in the Juneteenth Fun Run/Walk ($5) put on by TART Trails and Northern Michigan E3. The 4K and 6.4K routes start and end at RBB, followed by an afternoon of community with RBB brews and food from the Chubby Unicorn food truck. Register at traversetrails.org/event/ juneteenth-family-fun-run-walk.

Stuff We Love: A Secret Garden

Sshh! This one is for your eyes only. The Secret Garden at Brys Estate has opened for the season, and it’s time to channel your inner Mary Lennox and go explore the beauty of the soothing purple blossoms. The 12-acre garden is home to 6,000 lavender plants plus a swath of strawberries, with a U-pick option for the berries once they’re on the vine. If visiting for the flowers and fruit wasn’t enough, may we also recommend stopping by for a scoop of custom Moomers ice cream, made specially from the lavender and strawberries of the Secret Garden. Oh, and there are also freshly baked treats, lavender lemonade, and a whole slew of lavender products to peruse including lotions, soaps, essential oils, and candles. And did we mention you’re only steps away from Brys Estate and its awardwinning wines? Find the Secret Garden at 3309 Blue Water Road on Old Mission Peninsula or visit bryssecretgarden.com to shop online.

For 17 years, the Traverse City Business News, sister publication to Northern Express, has been celebrating the young movers and shakers of northern Michigan with the 40Under40 awards, sponsored again by Hagerty. Now, it’s time for a new class of superstars, and the TCBN is open to applications for the 2023 cohort. Individuals in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, and Kalkaska counties are eligible for nomination. (And, of course, they must be under the age of 40 until at least September 1.) Nominees stand out for their leadership, local influence, economic impact, and community service in our region. To put a friend or colleague’s hat in the ring, head to tcbusinessnews.com/40-under-40-nomination-form. You’ll want to have their job title and contact info prepared along with some shining achievements and compelling reasons why they should make the list. All nominations are due by June 21 at 5pm. Winners will be notified ahead of the September announcement and featured in that month’s issue of the TCBN.

Old Mission Distilling opened last weekend, located near Bowers Harbor Vineyard and Peninsula Market out on Old Mission Peninsula. The distillery joins several other businesses—including coffeehouse Mission Proper, a beauty salon, and Tinker Studio—in the newly renovated Seven Hills complex. The sunny weather and bright, airy space of the building shared by the distillery and Mission Proper led us to select the Summer Fling off the cocktail menu. (Could any name be better for this drink? We think not.) This beverage has all the flavors you crave in June: strawberry rhubarb vodka mixed with (organic!) raspberry lemonade. It’s pretty, it’s pink, and it goes down soooo smooth. While you’re there, shop the bottle options from Old Mission Distilling or explore the coffee side of the store, which also offers baked goods, high-end versions of pantry staples, and giftable homegoods. Grab a glass ($13) at 13795 Seven Hills Road in Traverse City. (231) 224-6011

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SAME TRUMP, NEW CAMPAIGN LIES

spectator By Stephen Tuttle

At least one presidential candidate is back to his old ways, his lie machine barely slowing down. Here’s a sampling.

According to the Associated Press, Trump claims he “inherited record high unemployment” and created the “lowest unemployment in history.” The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) would beg to differ. In January, 2017, when Trump took office, the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent. The highest on record was 24.9 percent in several months of 1933. When Trump left office in January, 2021, the unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, very good but nowhere near the record low of 2.5 percent in May of 1953.

classified and otherwise, he took when he left office. He said, “I’m supposed to negotiate with NARA...” about the records. (NARA is the National Archives and Records Administration.) Nope, not even close. The Presidential Records Act (PRA) is clear and specific that all presidential records, with few exceptions, such as correspondence with personal lawyers, must be sent to NARA as soon as a president leaves office.

Trump further claimed he had the right to take the documents and that he was “…only taking boxes of records and mostly clothing and other things…” and further claimed all presidents going back to Jimmy Carter had done the same thing. Except the other presidents did no

The former president has also opened up some new lines of misinformation, disinformation, and outright fibbing.

He claims he created “the best job growth ever.” Once again those contrarians with all those pesky statistics at DOL tell a different story. Job growth averaged 227,000 new jobs per month in the last three years of the Obama Administration but only 197,000 per month during the first three years of Trump’s term. (It’s not fair to include the last year of Trump’s term given the shutdowns and economic turmoil during the pandemic.)

He also claimed to have overseen record stock market numbers. True enough when discussing the Dow Jones and NASDAQ raw numbers but not true in terms of market growth. The stock market increased about 50 percent during Trump’s term but 150 percent during Obama’s eight years in office. (Obama started with the economy and markets in the tank with little room to go anywhere but up, and Trump inherited an economy already on the upswing with less upward room available.)

Trump is telling some impressive whoppers about crime, claiming it’s “the worst it's ever been” and saying it was at all-time lows during his term. According to CNN reporting, during his tenure he claimed, “Our crime statistics are at a level that they haven’t been at” and are “record setting.” None of that is even remotely close to the truth.

According to FBI statistics, our highest violent crime rate was in 1991, when there were 758.2 violent crimes per 100,000 people. The low was just 150.1 crimes in 1960. The rate was 397.5 in 2016, Obama’s last year in office, and 402.6 in 2020, Trump’s last year. (The FBI defines violent crime as murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.)

The former president has also opened up some new lines of misinformation, disinformation, and outright fibbing.

In an April 5 speech at Mar-a-Lago, he veered into a fantasy about the records,

such thing; NARA says they took possession of all those presidential papers immediately upon those presidents’ departures from office. And the “boxes of records” taken are an overt violation of the PRA.

He claimed in the same speech that we left behind “…$85 billion worth of the best military equipment in the world…” when we left Afghanistan. The Department of Defense puts the number at $7.1 billion and claims most was destroyed after any sensitive technology was removed.

Then there are the calls to officials in Georgia demanding they “find” him enough votes to reverse his loss there. He said, “Nobody found anything wrong with that perfect call until a book promotion tour months later…” That’s just bizarrely wrong. The Washington Post and others reported the story the next day, and Trump’s calls were met with outrage by many.

Then there was the ongoing delusion about voter fraud in 2020. Trump claimed in his April speech, “Millions of votes were illegally stuffed into ballot boxes, and all caught on government cameras.” That’s just an outright lie; there is no video or evidence of any such thing. The Associated Press, which laboriously tracked alleged fraud in battleground states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—found 475 instances, about half of which actually benefited Trump.

His latest bit of nonsense is his claim that, if elected, he will “end birthright citizenship by executive order on day one.” No, he won’t because the Fourteenth Amendment says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States…” No president can undo the Constitution by executive fiat, period. New campaign, same Trump.

WHAT STEPS CAN WE TAKE TO ADDRESS OUR HOUSING CRISIS?

guest opinion by Yarrow Brown

It’s time to focus on things you can do right now in your community to keep the conversation going around housing. With the summer arriving, there is added pressure for people trying to find housing, and the real estate market continues to price people out who live and work here year round.

Housing connects to almost everything else in our complex community system. Housing stability, quality, safety, and affordability all affect health outcomes. We need to continue to help our communities become “housing ready” and remove barriers to responsible growth.

The two main ways to address this are allowing more density for housing in areas where it makes sense and to allow for smaller square footage units and homes to be built. These include duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, and accessory dwelling units.

Another important piece of the puzzle is removing housing restrictions that limit the type of housing that can be built based on size or what it’s made from or who can live there. Let’s embrace alternative housing options that are safe, affordable, and healthy for our residents.

Change can be uncomfortable, and some of us are wary of high-density apartments in certain locations. But the reality is we simply don’t have enough housing units for the people who live here or want to move here for work and for the quality of life we all enjoy.

The bottom line? It’s imperative for our communities to make changes to allow for the housing required for everyone who lives here. We tend to have singlefamily only zoning, so even if it’s a small change like allowing for apartments above garages or for a home to have more than one unit, that can make a huge difference. Communities can create districts or areas where higher density is allowed.

If you’re comfortably housed, it may be hard to understand why there’s a housing crisis or why people can’t afford to buy a house or rent an apartment. But there are very few units available, compounded by a limited workforce to build the housing. Many people are priced out and can’t afford the mortgage or rent.

We can’t attract and retain talent to our region without enough housing. Over 85 percent of those looking for housing that is affordable—and by “affordable,” I mean paying 30 percent or less of their income on housing—make $65,000 a year or less.

Beyond the lack of housing stock, there’s a shortage of resources to support rehabilitating existing structures and limited infrastructure. Without much-

needed water, sewer, broadband, or natural gas, it’s very expensive to build housing. We need to do more to reduce the costs of housing, protect our natural resources, and prevent sprawl. We need to build housing where people want to live—close to amenities, including transportation.

It can be daunting, and as an environmentally-minded person, I struggle with some of the development I see around us. I still get sad when I drive by a newly-cut forest or an old hay field that will now have housing. But we can develop responsibly with the appropriate plans, encouragement, and resources for our region. And some of these changes come from updating our zoning ordinances to encourage less sprawl.

We’re fortunate to have three land conservancies working as partners with our communities to protect the most sensitive and vulnerable areas. They also understand the need for housing and collaborate with many communities to support housing where there’s little conservation value or impact to the natural environment.

Community and public systems to deal with our waste and water are better for the environment compared to so many individual septic systems. And they are expensive to fund. We just need to get there and make sure there are resources for our communities to tap into to expand the infrastructural needs in our region.

How can you help? Beyond contacting your legislators, you can also show up and speak up locally! Attend your local planning commission to learn what’s going on and the changes being considered to provide more housing opportunities. If you have a specific request or want to support an agenda item, let them know. If you’re a resident of that community, it’s more impactful to hear from you.

Lastly, you can invest in housing or work with a partner nonprofit to create a secure year-round rental, develop a duplex, or create an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in your backyard. Invest in your community by creating more housing or supporting organizations working toward that goal.

We have an opportunity in northern Michigan to lead the way for our rural communities to use the new tools, to develop local and regional housing funds, and help create communities with housing for all. We know that housing is a necessity for everyone, and with some small changes, we can make a big impact.

Yarrow Brown is the executive director of Housing North, a 10-county housing agency serving northwest Michigan.

Gravel

Compelling Explanation

When Ocala, Florida, police officers questioned 37-year-old Daniel Robert Dinkins about a nearby burglary on May 13, he responded, "That may have been me." Earlier, officers had been called to a home where someone had thrown a brick through a window where a baby was sleeping inside, then left a book on the front porch. Dinkins said he wanted to swim in the neighbors' backyard pool and "wanted to share the book with them," Ocala News reported. He also told police he was a "time traveler" and was trying to "save the baby from something way in the future when the child is much older." Strangely, Dinkins said he wasn't aware there was a baby sleeping inside. He faces a felony burglary charge.

Government in Action

A central India food inspector, Rajesh Vishwas, lost more than his phone on May 21, NBC News reported. While snapping a vacation selfie at Kherkatta Dam, Vishwas dropped his phone into the water. According to him, his device contained sensitive governmental information, so he ordered the reservoir to be drained. Vishwas said he got permission from R.C. Dhivar, a local water resources official, but Dhivar argued that he'd given permission to drain only 3 or 4 feet of water. Instead, "They had emptied the water up to 10 feet." It took three days to drain the 530,000 gallons of water, but in the end, it was all for naught: Vishwas' phone was unusable. As was he: He was suspended from his job pending an investigation.

That Rule Doesn't Apply to Me

An unnamed woman in Tacoma, Washington, was arrested and detained in a negative pressure room at the Pierce County jail on June 1 after refusing for more than a year to get treatment for tuberculosis, KOMO-TV reported. A judge issued 17 orders for her to be involuntarily detained before police caught up with her. "We believe she was trying to avoid being captured," said Sgt. Darren Moss. Officers surveilled her while she was still at home and observed her riding a city bus to a casino. "The health department had asked her to just do it on her own ... now she's going to have to do it in our facility, unfortunately," Moss said. He said TB was once common in the jail, hence the negative pressure rooms, which "isolate the air within the room so it doesn't infect the rest of the rooms within the facility."

Rude

New York attorney Anthony Orlich is probably tearing his hair out in the wake of an incident in late May, the New York Post reported. Orlich allegedly snatched the wig off the head of Brooklyn singer Lizzy Ashleigh while walking along a city street at night; Ashleigh captured the aftermath on her cellphone and posted a video to TikTok, which garnered hundreds of thousands of views. In the video, Ashleigh yells at Orlich: "Sir! For what reason did you take my wig off? What makes you think that that's OK?" Orlich refused to apologize, even with his friends encouraging him to. Ashleigh has said she plans to take legal action, but Orlich is already in trouble: His firm, Leader Berkon Colao & Silverstein LLP, has fired him, according to a LinkedIn post.

Cheesy

Delaney Irving, 19, of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, said of her May 28 victory in a cheese-rolling contest in Gloucester, England: "It feels great!" That's in spite of the fact that she woke up in the medical tent after taking a fall and hitting her head, The Guardian reported. "I remember running, then bumping my head ... I still don't really believe it," she said. The contest involves rolling a 7-pound wheel of cheese down the almost-vertical Coopers Hill, and Irving wasn't the only contestant who lost their footing.

Lucky!

A piglet got a second chance at life on May 25, according to KVVU-TV. As Lars Gradel, Rebecca Zajac and her son, Colton, drove along the interstate that day near Las Vegas, they witnessed a baby pig as it was thrown from a truck. "We saw a pig fly out the side of the truck, and he tumbled about 10, 15 times down the side of the freeway," Gradel said. They stopped to rescue the pig, who didn't seem to be hurt. "Lucky," as he was named, was given a new home at the All Friends Animal Sanctuary, where he'll eventually meet fellow porcine Mister Picklesworth. "Now Lucky's going to be wallowing in mud and rooting around in the ground and ... eating watermelon and popsicles in the summer," said sanctuary founder Tara Pike.

Fixer-Uppers

Looking for a bargain home in Burbank, Oklahoma? "Bargain," as in: more than 17,000 square feet for only $60,000. United Press International reported on May 30 that the former Burbank High School is on the market and listed as a single-family home. The building, constructed in 1924, features five "bedrooms," four bathrooms and an indoor basketball court, along with an auditorium. The school closed in 1968, and conditions are pretty rough inside. "There is plenty of opportunity to make this property your own," the listing promises. Meanwhile, in Fort Meade, Maryland, high school seniors listed their school building on Zillow as a graduation prank, United Press International reported. They described the 12,000-square-foot school as a "half-working jail": "All 15 bathrooms come with sewage issues ... (and) trash-scented air freshener and water issues!" The listing was removed several hours after appearing, said Bob Mosier, spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Bright Idea

Coffee Smile, a cafe chain in Russia, knows how to milk social media. Owner Maxim Kobelev put up posters in his stores in May that announced plans to start offering human breast milk in their lattes and cappuccinos. Oddity Central reported that Kobelev claimed to have contracted with lactating mothers whose milk is tested for safety. "The child eats just a little," one supplier said in a promotional video, "so I thought, why not earn extra money? I even made coffee with my breast milk for my husband; he liked it." Turns out, it's all an attention-seeking hoax. "There were many of my friends who wanted to try this coffee," Kobelev said. "For them, I prepared a drink with a mixture of goat and almond milk. The taste is very similar -- I know this because, as the father of two children, I also tasted the real thing."

By Sarahbeth Ramsey

What We Wish Visitors Knew

What We Wish Visitors Knew

Leelanau County is home to destinations like Empire, Northport, Leland, and Suttons Bay. The county is even more popular for its picturesque views, including rows of vineyards, stunning waterways, and historic storybook towns. The county’s crown jewel, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, makes Leelanau County one of the most highly visited areas in northern Michigan, especially in the summertime.

We asked a few business owners, leaders, and locals what they would like to share with you about visiting Leelanau County this summer. Here’s what they said.

SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE

Ever since it was named “The Most Beautiful Place in America,” Sleeping Bear Dunes has been a national attraction. On a summer weekend, you can find hundreds

of cars in the lakeshore’s parking lots, watch kids scrambling up the golden sand of the Dune Climb, and hear the constant shutter of cameras clicking as everyone tries to get a breathtaking Lake Michigan pic.

It’s a hot spot, to be sure—and for good reason—but Merrith Baughman, director of interpretation and visitor service, recommends folks explore beyond the obvious draws of the park.

“What I would like people, whether a firsttime park visitor or knowledgeable neighbor, to know about visiting the park is there are so many different recreational activities and places to explore beyond the Dune Climb and Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive,” Baughman says.

“This park’s complexity and variety of things to do can be a surprise to many visitors. To get the most out of any visit the best trip planning tools are the park’s website, nps.gov/slbe, and the National Park Service app. The more you know about current conditions, programs, and events, the better your experience,” Baughman says.

LAKE LEELANAU

The waters of Lake Leelanau shift from placid to bustling as soon as summer weather hits. Between sailing, waterskiing, paddle boarding, fishing, or even star-gazing, it’s a rare day when you don’t see people on the water. But boats threaten that clean and clear water, and not just from gasoline or excessive wave chop. It’s invasive species that pose the biggest threat.

Annalise Povolo, director of administration and programs of the Lake Leelanau Association (LLLA), shares an important message about invasive species and watercraft.

“Please remember visitors and locals need to clean, drain, and dry their motorized and non-motorized watercraft when they are moving between water bodies,” Povolo tells us. “Some aquatic invasive species can attach to boats, while others can become tangled on propellers, anchor lines, or boat trailers. Many species can survive in bilge water, ballast tanks, and motors or may hide

in dirt or sand that clings to nets, buckets, anchors, and waders.”

In recent years, LLLA has been fighting Eurasian watermilfoil, an aquatic plant that grows densely and obstructs water-based recreation, in the 89,000-acre watershed. Their team, along with other regional partners, has to hand harvest the plants to keep the growth under control.

“Aquatic invasive species are incredibly costly and time-consuming to control. When boaters take action every time they leave the water, they can stop the spread of harmful aquatic invasive species,” Povolo says.

In order to help with this mission, LLLA has announced that its first high-pressure boat cleaning station is now open at the Narrows DNR Boat Launch.

Whether you seek sustenance, a glass of wine, a local brew, or a great workout, the Leelanau Trail’s 17 miles between Traverse

THE LEELANAU TRAIL

Leelanau County locals share their tips, gripes, and hopes for summertime

Kids fishing program at Sleeping Bear Dunes

Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail

Fishtown

City and Suttons Bay has it all.

The trail is part of the TART Trail network, which serves non-motorized recreation enthusiasts in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. This year, TART launched a robust trail etiquette campaign to foster a culture of kindness on our shared pathways to encourage healthy, happy communities to enjoy being active in the outdoors.

Kate Lewis, director of communications, tells us her top tips for a safe and serene summer on the trails:

“In recent years there has been a seismic shift in how people travel and spend their leisure time,” Lewis says. “The outdoor industry has exploded, with more folks finding their way around town on their feet and making travel plans based on recreational amenities. As we gear up for another busy summer season on the trails, we want to encourage all trail users, locals, and visitors alike, to practice the three C’s of courtesy, caution, and control.

“When we all practice courtesy, caution, and control, the trails become a special place where we all have the space and safety to move our bodies and clear our minds,” Lewis continues. “It’s really simple. Be kind. Be considerate. Stay to the right, pass on the left. Alert others of your presence. Ring that bell. Use your voice. Smile and wave as you slowly pass by.”

LEELANAU PENINSULA WINE TRAIL

In Leelanau, the trails aren’t just for the bikers; they’re also for the wineries. The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail offers a chance to explore the award-winning wines of the area from over 20 wineries. There’s even a wine pass that you can purchase to ensure you are able to try everything the trail has to offer during your stay.

Of course, the popularity of the wine trail means more cars—or buses—on the roads. It also means more people are driving by the towns and attractions in Leelanau County… and sometimes passing them by altogether.

It’s no surprise, then, that Nick Hartmann, managing director of the Leelanau Wine Trail encourages exploring the region when you’re out for a wine tour.

“I think the most important thing we want tourists [and] locals who may be new to the area to know is really just how much there is to do on the Leelanau Peninsula,”

Hartmann says. “Of course, the mission and focus of the LP Wine Trail is to promote the wineries; however, while tourists are enjoying wine tasting, they are able to explore and find things like hiking, boating, shopping at local stores, and phenomenal food options all around the area.”

In short: Don’t limit your adventure. (And besides, you’ll need some food—and maybe a stroll—between tastings anyway!)

FISHTOWN

Though its docks, boats, and shanties date back 150 years—with some new additions, of course—Fishtown of Leland remains a working waterfront, boasting some of the freshest catches of the day. Shops, restaurants, and art galleries offer local goods to explore while you wait for your dinner to come in off the boat.

But nothing lasts that long without help, upkeep, and future planning, and that’s where the Fishtown Preservation Society (FPS) comes in. Amanda Holmes, executive director of FPS, tells us how the area has continued to thrive.

“This may seem surprising to some, but we’ve discovered that few people are aware that the core historic parts of Fishtown are owned and cared for by [our] 501(c)3 non-profit organization … and have been for more than 16 years. Once people understand this, they are more appreciative of what it takes to keep a place like Fishtown here and open to the public—free of charge. All of our work is done with donations from the public—no federal or state funding,” Holmes explains.

“Few people also realize that we also own and operate the two boats, Joy and Janice Sue,” she continues. “They are not exhibits, but authentic, active commercial fishing vessels integral to this working waterfront and the Leland community.”

So when you’re visiting, what should you keep an eye out for?

“We hope that people will seek out and appreciate the Great Lakes fish that they can get at their local restaurants or at markets like Carlson’s in Fishtown,” Holmes says. “It is a resource that shouldn’t be taken for granted—always ask about where the fish that you are eating comes from. If it was caught by a Michigan commercial fisherman, you get brownie points for eating local.”

The Leelanau Trail

Photo credit: Tom Balazs

Big Voices, Big Bands, and Big Hits Big Voices, Big Bands, and Big Hits

A MUSIC NERD’S GUIDE TO THE 2023 INTERLOCHEN ARTS FESTIVAL

By Craig Manning

Another summer is upon us, which means another slate of big-name artists are headed to Interlochen Center for the Arts for the annual Interlochen Arts Festival. If you’re like us, you consider those firefly-lit nights under the Kresge Auditorium roof to be sacred—an idyllic way to while away northern Michigan summer nights with friends, family, and new acquaintances alike.

But which of this year’s more than two dozen events will be on your event slate for the summer? Northern Express has your guide to the pop and rock parts of this season’s lineup to help you navigate who’s playing, what they’re known for, and what songs to check out to get ready for showtime.

JUNE 22: BIG &

RICH

Who they are: A platinum-selling country duo formed in the early 2000s, Big & Rich is composed of ace Nashville songwriter Big Kenny and bassist John Rich, whose previous band Lonestar scored an all-genre Billboard chart-topper with 1999’s “Amazed.” Together, Big & Rich make glossy and colorful radio country music—to the point where they’ve dubbed themselves “America’s technicolor cowboys.”

Key track: Big & Rich’s most iconic single, by far, is the 2004 popcrossover smash “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy),” a country rock/ country rap hybrid built around a double entendre so brazen it would make James Bond himself blush.

prompting Rolling Stone to credit the band for “representing the [bluegrass] genre for a whole new generation.” Before they were big stars, though, Greensky Bluegrass were a trio playing open mic nights in Kalamazoo. Now a five-piece, Greensky Bluegrass keep their live shows thrilling with extended jams, flourishes of electric instrumentation (traditionally taboo in the allacoustic world of bluegrass), covers of classic rock songs (Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain,” for instance, or Pink Floyd’s “Time”), and explosive light shows. Key track: We’re particularly fond of “Past My Prime,” the stomping, road-trip-ready rave-up that Greensky Bluegrass often use to open their concerts.

and his band, The Impersonators, are touring in support of last year’s The Boy Named If, Costello’s 32nd studio album. Key track: Widely covered and even more widely beloved, “Alison”—a gorgeous little love song from Costello’s first album— remains his greatest song.

JULY 12: STYX

style of swooning doo-wop pop that made him famous all those years ago.

JUNE 26: GREENSKY BLUEGRASS

Who they are: Let’s hear it for these Michigananders! Greensky Bluegrass have built a national following in recent years, even

JUNE 27: ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPERSONATORS

Who they are: A key figure in the 1970s British punk and new wave scenes, Elvis Costello is a genuine living legend, known for writing smartly literate (and extremely wordy) songs that still manage to pack a poppy, melodic punch. His first three albums in particular— 1977’s My Aim Is True, 1978’s This Year’s Model, and 1979’s Armed Forces—are widely considered to be among the finest rock albums ever recorded. Currently, Costello

JUNE 30: MAT KEARNEY

Who they are: Kearney made a name for himself in the early 2000s for his unique, genrebending dynamism. Here was an acoustic-guitar-toting troubadour that could write a tear-jerking ballad to soundtrack the closing moments of a Grey’s Anatomy episode, but who could also deliver songs that combined elements of folk-pop and hip-hop. Kearney’s most recent album, 2021’s January Flower, tilts more toward his no-frills singersongwriter side, and his current tour follows that lead with a simple “acoustic trio” approach.

Key track: Kearney is best known for his 2006 hit “Nothing Left to Lose,” a breezy summer song if there ever was one. For a more recent triumph, check out “Pontiac,” a wistful song from January Flower about getting older and yearning for the simple pleasures of youth.

Who they are: Styx ranks among America’s biggest bands, having ascended all the way to the top of the Billboard pop charts by combining the big-chorus power balladry of bands like Chicago with the prog rock audacity of Rush. More than 50 years after they first formed, Styx are still making albums and touring— albeit, sans original lead vocalist Dennis DeYoung.

Key track: Styx closes out the main set of every show by playing “Come Sail Away,” an anthem so big and celebratory, it’s probably worth the price of admission all by itself.

Key track: Valli has a boatload of iconic hits, from “Sherry” to “Walk Like a Man” to “December, 1963.” Our fave is “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” partially because of the Valli original, partially because of Heath Ledger’s spirited cover version from the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You.

JULY 21: RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER

Who they are: A luminary in country music and bluegrass, Ricky Skaggs is a 50-year music industry veteran with a true journeyman career. Though he’s notched 12 number one hits on the Billboard country chart, Skaggs tends to shift into bluegrass mode when he calls up Kentucky Thunder, a six-piece outfit known for their dazzling instrumental prowess and thrilling live shows.

JULY 20:

FRANKI VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS

Who they are: 2023 marks a jawdropping 70 years since famed singer Frankie Valli released his first song, called “My Mother’s Eyes.” Now 89, Valli is still touring the nation and singing the same

Key track: Listen to Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder go full string band on “Blackjack,” a cover of a J.D. Crowe song that gets Skaggs and co. playing their instruments so fast your head will spin.

JULY 23: FIVE FOR FIGHTING

Who they are: Five for Fighting is the stage name of singersongwriter John Ondrasik, who managed to score major mainstream success as a goodold-fashioned piano man in an early 2000s pop music landscape dominated by boy bands and nu metal. Though he’s not a hitmaker at the moment, Ondrasik has at least two songs—“Superman (It’s Not Easy)” and “100 Years”—that will get played on the radio until the heat death of the universe. Key track: The big hits are understandably the cornerstones of Five for Fighting’s live show, but Ondrasik never wrote a better song than “The Riddle,” a narratively rich ballad about fleeting summers and the lightning-fast momentum of life.

JULY 27: THE TEMPTATIONS/ THE FOUR TOPS

Who they are: This double-header will bring two legendary Motown acts to northern Michigan for a night of immortal hits. Both acts hail from Detroit and came to prominence in the 1960s when Motor City was briefly America’s preeminent Music City. Combined, the two bands have 61 Top 40 hits to their names.

Key track: Oh, don’t make us pick just one! Together, The Temptations and The Four Tops have contributed some of the most iconic songs ever recorded to the American music repertoire, including “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,”

“Get Ready,” “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me),” “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),”

“Reach Out I’ll Be There,” and “When She Was My Girl.”

AUGUST

10: TRAIN

Who they are: A pop-rock band from San Francisco, Train first came to the airwaves 25 years ago with “Meet Virginia,” a big hit from their 1998 self-titled debut album. Frontman Pat Monahan is the only original member still in the band, but he’s turned Train into a surprisingly durable mainstream force, scoring big pop hits as recently as 2017. All told, Train have charted 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 (so far), almost all of which crop up somewhere in the band’s greatest-hits-driven live show.

Key track: Train’s biggest song is 2010’s “Hey Soul Sister,” but their most iconic has to be “Drops of Jupiter,” a mid-tempo ballad from 2001 with a sumptuous string arrangement and quirkily sad lyrics that Monahan wrote about his mom after she died of cancer. Unsurprisingly, the song is typically both the emotional peak and the grand finale of Train’s setlist.

song is called “Crystallize,” and it’s a good sampling of the type of dance-infused violin music she makes.

AUGUST 19: THE BEACH BOYS

JULY 24: DONNY OSMOND

Who they are: A cross-media personality who has spent more than 50 years in the limelight, Osmond is nearly as well-known for his TV resume (starring in the 1970s variety series Donny & Marie; winning a season of Dancing with the Stars; and hosting Pyramid in the early 2000s) as he is for his music. Fresh off a lengthy Vegas residency, the former teen idol is hitting the road this summer and putting the focus back on the music, from his early days with the family band The Osmonds to his more recent material.

Key track: Speaking of recent material, we suggest checking out Osmond’s newest album, 2021’s Start Again, which figures heavily into his recent setlists. The title track, especially, is a moving treatise on resilience from a guy who probably knows a thing or two about carrying on.

AUGUST 9: DARK STAR ORCHESTRA

Who they are: A Grateful Dead tribute band, Dark Star Orchestra not only performs Dead songs but recreates actual Dead setlists start-to-finish. Since The Grateful Dead are beloved among fans for the fact that no two setlists were ever the same—and the fact that a song could transform completely from one show to the next— watching Dark Star Orchestra recreate classic Dead concerts in meticulous fashion should thrill any hardcore Deadhead.

Key track: Our best advice on this one is to delve into some classic Grateful Dead bootlegs. Who knows? The bootleg you choose could be the show Dark Star Orchestra decides to recreate at their August 9 Interlochen performance.

AUGUST 11: LINDSEY STIRLING

Who they are: Stirling got famous in 2010 as a contestant on America’s Got Talent. There, her unusual collision of various art forms (classical violin; bits of modern pop, hip-hip, and electronic music; choreographed dance) got Stirling to the quarterfinals. She’s kept one foot in both the classical and modern worlds ever since, holding onto her violin as the centerpiece of her work, but also collaborating with everyone from EDM producers to major pop stars. Her live shows are particularly acclaimed for their kinetic flow and elaborate choreography. Key track: Stirling’s signature

AUGUST

17: THE LONE BELLOW

Who they are: An Americana trio with indelible harmonies and big, shout-to-the-rafters songs, The Lone Bellow came up during the early 2010s folk-rock revival but never got as much attention as the core bands of that movement—The Lumineers, say, or Mumford & Sons. That’s a shame, because The Lone Bellow has big gifts for catharsis and crescendo—precisely the types of talents that can make a live show transcendent.

Key track: Hear The Lone Bellow’s catharsis and crescendo at work on “Tree to Grow,” a track from their 2013 debut album that closes out every show they play. After one listen, you’ll know why it’s the perfect concert capper.

Who they are: Surfing, cars, beaches, and romance: These were the ingredients that drove many of The Beach Boys’ greatest hits, and they remain perfect fodder for a concert on a summer night. While this touring version of The Beach Boys doesn’t include most of the original members—core visionary Brian Wilson no longer tours with the band, for instance—they still bring all the greatest hits. Key track: Pop music doesn’t get any more glorious than “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” and “God Only Knows,” signature songs from the 1966 masterpiece Pet Sounds that often get paired together in the band’s setlist.

SEPTEMBER 1: BRANDI CARLILE

AUGUST 18: THE CONCERT: A TRIBUTE TO ABBA

Who they are: The real ABBA haven’t toured since 1980. Fortunately, as the musical Mamma Mia! proved, listening to other people sing the songbook of those Swedish pop geniuses can be plenty of fun.

Key track: This show seems primed for a sing-along crowd, so make sure to bone up on the entire ABBA greatest hits before you head to Kresge Auditorium on April 18. Not that you don’t already have songs like “Dancing Queen” and “Take a Chance on Me” memorized…

Who they are: Funnily enough, the first 2023 Interlochen Arts Festival show to sell out is also the last one on the calendar. But that’s hardly a surprise, given how Brandi Carlile’s stock has skyrocketed in recent years. Once a best-kept secret in the Americana world, Carlile leveled up in 2018 with her album By the Way, I Forgive You, which earned six Grammy nominations including for Album, Song, and Record of the Year. An ardent feminist and a fierce advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, Carlile uses her songs and her big, big voice to lift up the marginalized.

Key track: It’s “The Joke,” a song Carlile wrote “for people that feel under-represented, unloved, or illegal.” In the midst of a historic trend of anti-LGBTQ legislation, Carlile has programmed the song as a key climactic moment of her live shows, inspiring loud crowd sing-alongs for every refrain of the defiant chorus: “I have been to the movies, I’ve seen how it ends/And the joke’s on them.”

Back to Basics with The Lone Bellow

When Zach Williams—lead vocalist for the Americana trio The Lone Bellow—told a friend that his band was booked to play a show at Interlochen Center for the Arts this summer, he got a response he didn’t expect.

“She said, ‘Oh, you’re playing at a place where I went to summer camp!’” Williams says. “She was so excited.”

Williams is excited now too, knowing a bit more about the natural beauty of northern Michigan and about the arts and culture legacy that Interlochen holds for generations of students and campers alike. He’s also just excited, in general, at the prospect of getting out on the road with his two bandmates—multiinstrumentalist Kanene Pipkin and guitarist Brian Elmquist—for a summer tour that he describes as “back to basics.”

The Lone Bellow burst onto the scene in 2013 with their self-titled debut album, an impassioned and melodic set of indie-folk songs filled with stomping acoustic arrangements and three-part vocal harmonies. 10 years later and touring in support of their fifth album—last year’s self-produced Love Songs for Losers—The Lone Bellow are looking back at their beginnings and trying to recapture some of that magic.

“We’re putting together a celebration tour for this fall,” Williams says when asked about marking the 10-year anniversary of the first album. “We’re actually going to go back and play a bunch of the small rooms that we played way back in the day when that record first came out.”

This summer’s tour, meanwhile—including the Interlochen date—will see a different kind of celebration. Often, Williams says, the group will tour with a full backing band that allows them to flesh out their sound more fully. For this tour, though, it’s just the trio of Williams, Pipkin, and Elmquist—another callback to the band’s early days.

“It helps us get back to basics [when we tour as a trio],” Williams tells Northern Express. “Especially in the show, because there’s nowhere to hide when it’s just the three of us and we’re all just singing around one mic. There’s no snare drum that you can hide behind. And I think that’s one of the reasons we like to do [a trio tour] every now and then.”

Williams acknowledges that it takes a lot of trust for a band to perform in such a sparse and intimate fashion. The Lone Bellow have spent years building that trust, though, and not just when they tour or head into the studio to make a new album.

“We all live about a mile away from each other,” Williams says with a laugh. “Back in the part of COVID where you would ‘pick your pod,’ they were my pod. That’s what’s so great, is that we’re actual friends. And I don’t say that lightly, because I think that’s a hard line for a band to toe. When you’re doing this for years, your friendship can get lost in the work. But we’re still growing, and we love each other, and we love what we do.”

The Lone Bellow will take the stage at Interlochen’s Corson Auditorium on August 17. Tickets prices range from $31 to $49 and can be purchased on Interlochen’s website.

How Many Hotels (and Short-Term Rentals) Does Traverse City Need?

By Ross Boissoneau

Northwestern Lower Michigan has long been attractive to vacationers. The Campbell House, which was eventually replaced by the Park Place Hotel, was the first hotel aimed at the tourist market when it was built in 1873. Others soon followed. Today, there are more than 1,000 guest rooms in the city and over 5,000 in the nearby area, a total that doesn’t include private vacation rentals.

One might think we’ve reached the limit, but the last few years have brought an influx of new hotel projects to Traverse City.

New Hotels by the Numbers

The four-story Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott across US-31 South from Panera is targeting a May 2024 opening. The 95-room hotel is located right next to the Tru by Hilton, which opened its doors and 90 rooms to travelers this March. Both hotels are projects of Northern Michigan Hospitality Management.

Meanwhile, in East Bay Township, The Avid Hotel is planning to open later this year. When it debuts at the former Wendy’s site, it will have 92 guest rooms. Nearby, the site of the former Pebble Brook mini-golf and adventure park will become home to two six-story hotels: a Residence Inn with 123 rooms and a Staybridge Suites with 122 rooms, along with a large restaurant/retail space. Plans call for an opening in 2024.

But wait, there’s more: The Alexandra Inn, a 32-room boutique inn on US-31 between Pointes North and Gens Park, is primed for a June 30, 2023, opening. Further down the calendar, a Hyatt House hotel with 143 rooms will potentially fill the space at the one-time Arne’s Funland between the Traverse City State Park campground and the Hampton Inn. It’s projected to open in 2025.

Oh, and let’s not forget a 100-room Marriott Autograph hotel in the Warehouse

District that’s eying a mid-2024 opening date. Add it all up, and that’s in the neighborhood of 800 rooms becoming available in the space of two or three years.

Is

the Demand There?

With those 5,000+ guest rooms currently available, will there be enough business for all these endeavors—especially during the offseason?

Trevor Tkach, president and CEO of Traverse City Tourism, doesn’t anticipate any problems filling the additional rooms, at least not during the high season. The rest of the year may prove challenging, however.

“I do believe there’s enough demand,” he says. Though he immediately adds, “Midweek might dip a little lower than we’re accustomed to.”

Tkach, who is also serving as president of the Michigan Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus, says the new and upcoming hotels also serve a different market than places like the Park Place or Grand Traverse Resort and Spa.

“They’re select service, year-round hotels, but with no meeting space. They’re not for conferences or receptions,” he says, pointing to properties like the Hilton Tru and Avid.

When it comes to popularity, Traverse City and the surrounding regions still remain a top destination. Tkach explains that travelers and meeting planners alike looked to escape the big cities during the pandemic and sought out more rural areas that had outdoor opportunities for recreation. “Traverse City and northern Michigan experienced growth in the summer months,” he says.

But things are changing. “That has shifted. Now there’s more competition in the summer. Big cities are coming back.”

Even if there are enough travelers to pack the new hotels, will there be enough staff to support them? With “Help Wanted” signs in virtually every store and restaurant,

how can these new facilities meet the demand for workers?

Tkach isn’t sure. He says the pandemic exacerbated the challenges of hiring, when pent-up demand met a diminished workforce. According to the Department of Labor, 27 percent of the jobs lost postpandemic were in hospitality.

Tkach says the use of technology and other innovations are helping the industry deal with the downturn.

“Hoteliers and restaurateurs are finding creative ways to deal with it.” Still, finding enough employees may continue to be a challenge. “The workforce is spread pretty thin across the board,” Tkach admits.

Hotels vs. Rentals

There’s another factor impacting the hospitality industry: “It’s not just hotels” that are being added to the area, Tkach says. “There’s been a 20 percent increase in shortterm rentals the last few years.”

Short-term rentals (STRs) have indeed become a huge presence in this area and elsewhere. Rather than renting a room in a hotel, visitors can rent a room in a home or

an entire house. A quick Airbnb search of Grand Traverse County for a weekday visit in July offers up more than 700 options; VRBO gives another 300.

Tkach suggests that the STR market may have reached a saturation point. “Lakeside cottages are still in high demand, but others are not as strong,” he says, referring to in-town rentals. (In fact, a Time article labeled the decrease “Airbnbust” this past fall as Airbnb bookings dropped across the country.)

Katy Bertodatto disputes that term. She is the founder and managing partner of the property management firm Golden Swan, which oversees around 80 properties for rent. She agrees there has been a slowdown, suggesting it is a natural outgrowth of a return to a more stable post-pandemic time. “It boomed after the shutdown. This year, things slowed down,” she says.

Still, Bertodatto is bullish on the market for property rentals. “Business is great,” she says, noting that the region attracts lots of families. She says the company offers a number of high-end waterfront homes, attractive for multi-generation vacations. Golden Swan also recently took on its first

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development project with the Golden Lofts downtown above Golden Shoes. She says that has been a huge success, resulting in four condominiums being added to the tax rolls.

Managing STRs

The oft-cited issue with STRs is that they displace long-term renters or wouldbe homeowners from the market in favor of transient tourists. Across Grand Traverse County, local government officials have been working to find the right balance of STRs in the midst of the area’s housing crisis.

Traverse City Planning Director Shawn Winter says his department oversees shortterm rentals in the city. He says rules adopted by the city commission regulate where they can be and the number that are allowed.

“Vacation homes are not allowed in residential districts,” he explains, but are allowed in downtown or commercial areas. Renting rooms while still living in a home is allowed in residential districts. Both require a license from the city.

Other areas work under their own rules. East Bay Township does allow STRs but is currently operating under a moratorium for new licenses, and STRs are not allowed in Garfield Township. “Every community is grappling with it,” Winter says.

He says the city is using specialized software to oversee adherence to the regulations. The application scours the internet for rental postings on sites such as Bookings.com or VRBO.com, which are then compared to the licensed properties. If an unlicensed property is discovered, it is subject to a citation with a fine, which accrues for every day it remains in violation.

“Our goal is compliance,” Winter says.

However, Winter says there are two bills at the state level which may affect the ability of local authorities to regulate where and how many STRs can operate. “There are two bills at the state to pre-empt local control,” he says.

Can STRs and Hotels Coexist?

The competition between short-term rentals and hotels isn’t just about where to stay—there are lawsuits and dollars

involved, too.

Traverse City Tourism (TCT) charges hotels of more than 10 units a tax of 5 percent to fund its work as a destination marketing organization. That tax, typically passed on to the guest, makes up the bulk of TCT’s annual budget, with funds going toward tourism promotion and regional economic development.

TCT subsequently sued Golden Swan for not collecting and disbursing that tax fee, as Golden Swan manages more than 10 homes. In its defense, Golden Swan pointed to a manual co-prepared by Travel Michigan, the state’s official agency for tourism promotion, which advises that “private home rentals are not subject to local assessments.”

The district court ruled in favor of TCT, and Golden Swan has appealed. According to Bertodatto, the suit revolves around more than simply whether or not Golden Swan and others that manage portfolios of rental properties should be required to pay. She says the funds that convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) such as TCT collect are used exclusively to promote tourism, where a more equitable and all-encompassing approach could help to address other needs, including the housing shortage.

“The tourist tax assessment doesn’t go toward taxpayer infrastructure, just marketing. … Other communities divvy it up,” she says, pointing to the Outer Banks in North Carolina as an example. There, a six percent occupancy tax is divided among local emergency services, beach projects, and tourism promotion and education.

Bertodatto believes a similar approach could help to address different needs in this area. “That’s what we’re working towards. We absolutely have to do something about housing,” she says.

Bertodatto is hopeful the state as well as the courts will address the challenges between CVBs and STRs, though a bill introduced last fall to amend Public Act 395, authorizing CVBs to collect a 5 percent tax on Airbnbs, VRBOs, and other shortterm rentals, died in committee.

The oft-cited issue with STRs is that they displace long-term renters or would-be homeowners from the market in favor of transient tourists.

Flower Magic in Walloon Lake A look inside Sweetwater Floral

By Ashlee Cowles

“We firmly believe in: the joy flowers bring, locally grown blooms, statement flower moments at any life event, [and] wildflower seed confetti…”

So writes Kalin Sheick in a recent Facebook post about her floral design business, Sweetwater Floral, which opened its first retail space in Walloon Lake at the beginning of May, just in time for the Mother’s Day flower rush.

For Sheick, what started as a hobby and then a part-time gig out of her Petoskey home has grown into a thriving business. In her very first season in 2015, Sheick provided floral designs for eight weddings in northern Michigan. Last year, the Sweetwater team handled more than 100. Add in the retail space and an array of wildly popular

workshops, and you can tell Sweetwater is growing something magical.

From a Simple Start...

Though the business has blossomed in the last eight years, Sweetwater Floral began as a tiny seed. A part of her journey that Sheick has never shied away from sharing is that she’s entirely self-taught. Prior to 2015, Sheick worked in journalism as a local news reporter, but she was looking for a creative outlet during her down time when she wasn’t at the station.

That’s when she discovered the beauty of flowers and all things green.

Sheick had moved into her first apartment and thought, “Oh, I need a houseplant!” She’d always been curious about gardening but had never lived in a space where she had the opportunity to try it out.

“I loved houseplants and terrariums, so I cut my green-thumb that way,” says Sheick.

“I decided to start teaching myself [floral arranging] as a fun hobby and then fell in love with it.”

Sheick’s ability to infuse the Sweetwater brand with her own story and authentic personality appears to be one of the secrets to her success. She posts regularly on Instagram and Facebook—where she’s amassed over 25,000 followers—regularly writing funny, poignant, and heartfelt observations about life, family, flowers, and her work. She says she’s always aimed to be transparent about the adventure of starting and cultivating a small business, sharing that story of steady growth day by day through all the ups and the downs.

“Business ownership is not easy,” says Sheick. “It’s a different challenge every single

day…you need to be resilient. The biggest challenge has always been navigating the growth in a way that feels natural to us. We’re very measured in our risk and our change as we take on new things.”

…To a Retail Store...

Throughout all that growth, Sweetwater remains firmly rooted in Michigan and committed to their local community. That’s one of the reasons Sheick chose to feature the cosmos—her all-time favorite flower—in Sweetwater’s logo. The cosmos is a freely flowering annual that grows well in Michigan and reminds her of “a laid-back, Up North summer by the lake.”

An appreciation for “the fresh water that surrounds us” has been a part of Sheick’s vision for the Sweetwater brand from the beginning, so it’s fitting that their first brick

Photos courtesy of Michael Murphy IV Photography

and mortar shop is located near Walloon Lake. Sheick and her husband, Matt, were married on Walloon Lake, so the village has also played a role in their own family’s story. (That family now includes three young children and two dogs.)

In the winter of 2022, Sheick acquired retail space at 4128 N. M-75 in the village’s downtown—a corner unit with large windows that will allow passersby to view Sweetwater’s team designing floral arrangements in a beautiful, light-filled workshop. The shop sells pre-made bouquets kept fresh in coolers, custom floral designs, houseplants, succulent gardens, and Sweetwater Floral merchandise featuring the cosmos logo.

“Opening a retail space here was a nobrainer,” says Sheick, adding that she’s most excited about what’s in store for the shop during its first summer season. “I can’t wait to see how the shop does! I can’t wait for everyone to come visit… Nothing beats a Friday morning in the summer”—

historically one of the busiest days for florists, when customers stop by for freshcut flowers before the weekend.

Although she adores wedding season, this “everyday” aspect of running a retail space is something else Sheick is looking forward to— the ability to connect with local families and provide customers with flowers throughout the week and outside of major events.

In fact, many of Sweetwater’s most loyal supporters started out as wedding clients who then became lifelong customers. Sheick says she’s grateful for the opportunity her team has to continue playing a role in people’s lives long after the wedding is over, whether that’s by providing floral design for baby showers, anniversaries, or other special moments.

Given the way Sheick and her team are able to infuse a variety of venues and events with the joy of flowers, it’s no wonder customers and staff alike call the work they do “Sweetwater magic.”

Beginning June 24, the Sweetwater shop

will feature a pop-up series in partnership with other women-owned small businesses in the region. They will also host several summer-themed workshops on centerpiece design and hand-tied bouquets.

…To Wildly-Popular Workshops Workshops are another area where Sweetwater shines. Once she founded Sweetwater Florals and had a few weddings under her belt, Sheick’s business branched out in another direction. In addition to designing award-winning wedding florals, Sheick and her team began hosting educational workshops, both in person and online, to teach the art of floral design.

The very first workshop Sweetwater hosted was for 12 participants. Last year at WreathFest—one of Sweetwater’s most popular events during the holiday season— Sheick and her team taught more than 600 people how to design their own wreaths.

(Save the date: Sweetwater plans to host this

holiday floral festival again in 2023 at Boyne Mountain on November 11.)

What exactly is it about wreaths that draws in 600 greenery enthusiasts from all over the state? According to a post on Sweetwater’s social media, “Wreaths are the great equalizer. Everyone loves one. Everyone has a story about one. And anyone can make one (with a little professional instruction from a tall corn fed midwestern woman) .”

Sheick also hosts entrepreneurial trainings for those interested in starting a floral business or a “bloom-filled side hustle.” She says becoming an educator was born out of her desire to share the joy she’d found in flowers with others.

“Everyone is creative,” Sheick insists. “Our job at Sweetwater is to help people fit it [creativity] into their lives.”

Find Sweetwater Floral at 4128 N M-75 in Walloon Lake or online at sweetwaterfloral.com.

Sweetwater's former barn and flower studio.

Luke Woltanski the Dangerous Music Man is publishing his 5th studio record on July 3rd, and to send it o he and his studio band are coming together for a special release concert at Broomstack Kitchen & Taphouse! Doors open at 4:00 and everyone who buys a ticket gets a free copy of the regular cut of the record. The deluxe version of the record will also be available to purchase, as well as merchandise made just for the release! Live sound will be provided by TIP Audio/Visual Design out of South Lyon.

Broomstack Kitchen and Taphouse is one of the premier taprooms and restaurants in Northern Michigan.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

From the first visually-hypnotizing frames and pulsing tones of the opening overture, the epic follow-up Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse had me spellbound. In fact, it may have made me believe again there is a reason to watch a movie on the largest screen possible.

Think of the film as a modern art montage for all ages that will bombard and mesmerize you with inspirations from visual masters like Stan Lee, Roy Lichentstein, Banksy, Cy Twombly, Jackson Pollock, Jamie Reid, and Barbara Kruger. At the same time, Across the Spider-Verse grips you with the personal stories of its wonderful characters.

Launched in 2018 by Sony Animation Studios, this franchise is not your onedimensional (news)paper Spider-Man adaptation. The original Spider-Verse disrupted so many expectations of what animation and adaptations could be that the creative team might be forgiven if this latest chapter couldn’t live up to the hype of the Academy award-winning original.

But here, they surpass the standard of the first installment using a combination of brilliant storytelling, mind-blowing visual logic, and a cast of voice talent so genuinely perfect they will capture your heart as if they were real.

While all the surprising dimensions of the narrative come from a central act we all already know (the bite of a radioactive spider infusing special and burdensome power on the victim), the rest of how we get Across the Spider-Verse is a puzzle you will love putting together for the next taut 2 hours and 16 minutes.

The central heroes you’ll be rooting for are teenage friends ripped from the here and now: Miles Morales (played by Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (played by Hailee Steinfeld). The two are reunited across dimensions that had separated them, and each has been forced to become an adult sooner than expected. They struggle to

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comprehend their special powers, are forced to save and protect the world they love, and try to stay connected with parents they are only just now beginning to understand.

When Gwen accidentally pulls Miles back into her dimension, he becomes indoctrinated into a society of Spider-Folx from every dimension of time, space, and biodiversity. (In addition to the human(ish) versions of Spider heroes, you’ll also spot Spider-Monkey, Spider-Cat, Spider-Rex, and Lego Spider-Man.) His once special powers are just one now of many, and Miles must work as a part of a team where survival only comes from using their collective powers as one.

Standing in the way is The Spot, a creepy but wildly insecure new villain (played so well by Jason Schwartzman that you’ll be rushing to see the part-two sequel coming in March 2024). The Spot disrupts everything that doesn’t take him seriously, and once Miles and Gwen finally understand what they are up against, the film has raced to its cliffhanger ending.

If Across the Spider-Verse seems like a metaphor for a new generation’s sensibilities about themselves and the world around them, that’s because it is—at least in this reviewer’s opinion. By using a totally unique vernacular cinema language, the SpiderVerse has created a fresh foundation for moving themes about diversity, family, mental health, and the real disaster about to hit a generation fighting for existence in the face of a climate crisis.

The film would feel empty without the techno talents of Daniel Pemberton, who has created more than just a score, and whose work is as important as that of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, who co-directed this masterpiece. I hope their talents (along with all the creatives in the Spider-Verse) will catch you in the same web of excitement for the movies again that it did me.

SUMMER 2023 RACE CALENDAR

70+ races around the Nort

By Northern Express Staff & Contributors

It’s off to the races for summer 2023 as we run headlong into a season packed with athletic feats. Marathons? Check. Triathlons? Check. Open water swims? Check. Just about everything you can do with a paddle, a bike, or a pair of running shoes? Check.

Below, you’ll find dozens of races from Manistee to Mackinac Island starting this weekend and running through September. Then lace up your trainers, sign up to volunteer, or start working on your cowbell cheer routine!

FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JUNE 9-11, 2023

Total Archery Challenge

Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville totalarcherychallenge.com/events/crystal-mountain-mi

SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023

M22 Challenge; Run, Bike, Paddle: FULL M-109, Empire m22challenge.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023

Loop The Lake: 4 Mile Run/Walk Hull Park, Traverse City runsignup.com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/LoopTheLake

SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023

Harbor Springs Cycling Classic: 20, 45, & 60M Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs birchwoodinn.com/hscyclingclassic.html

SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023

Rock The Light 5K & 10K

Grand Traverse Lighthouse, Leelanau State Park runsignup.com/Race/MI/Northport/RocktheLight5KVirtualRunWalk

SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023

Lilac Festival 10K Run & Walk Wyndamere Park, Main St., Mackinac Island runmackinac.com/lilac-10k-run-walk

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023

Charlevoix Marathon, 13.1M, 10K, & 5K Bridge St., Charlevoix charlevoixmarathon.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023

Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K 6050 South Lake St., Downtown Glen Arbor glenarborhalfmarathon.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023

Lumberjack 100: Off Road Race: SOLD OUT Manistee National Forest & Big-M Ski Area lumberjack100.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023

Michigan Mountain Mayhem - Road Bike Boyne City High School michiganmountainmayhem.com/mmmspringclassic

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023

Run Lake Ann 5K 6530 First St., Lake Ann runsignup.com/Race/MI/LakeAnn/RunLakeAnn5K

FRIDAY – SATURDAY, JUNE 23-24, 2023 Ragnar Trail Michigan: SOLD OUT Hanson Hills Recreation Area, Grayling runragnar.com/event-detail/trail/michigantrail#overview

SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023

Rainbow Run: 4 Miles Hull Park, Traverse City runsignup.com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/TraverseCityRainbowRun

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023

Balance Bike Race Norte Youth Cycling, 1213 W. Civic Center Dr., Traverse City norteyouthcycling.org/calendar/ncf-balance-bike-race-2023

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023

Camp Petosega’s 5K Fun Run Camp Petosega, Alanson facebook.com/events/752110109605003

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023

Manistee Firecracker 5K Manistee Middle School/High School runmanistee.blogspot.com/2023/05/manistee-firecracker-5k-2023information.html

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023

Fourth of July Weekend 5K Fun Run Crystal Mountain, Mountain Center Rd. by Kinlochen crystalmountain.com/event/july-4k/

SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2023

Beer Run/Chocolate Milk Mile 143 W. Main St., Gaylord runsignup.com/Race/MI/Gaylord/FuelBeerRun

SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2023

Suttons Bay Run MI Cheap: 13.1M, 10K, 5K Suttons Bay TART Trailhead, close to 109 4th St. runsignup.com/Race/MI/SuttonsBayrunMichiganCheap

TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2023

Boyne City Independence Day Run: 2M Run Peninsula Beach Park, downtown Boyne City digdeepraces.com/boynecityindependencedayrun

TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2023

Northport Run for Cancer Funds: 2M, 5K Northport Marina, Northport tctrackclub.com/local-calendar/2023/run-for-funds

TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2023

Firecracker 5K Run 273 S. Benzie Blvd., Beulah clcba.org/event/5k-firecracker-run

TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2023

Paul Revere 5K & 10M Run 111 W. Bay St., Harbor Springs runsignup.com/Race/MI/HarborSprings/PaulRevere5K10MileRun

TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2023

Central Lake Victory4Veterans 5K 2530 N. Main St., Central Lake centrallakevictory4veterans5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=15159

THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023

Cherry Kids Fun Run: 1M Central Grade School, Traverse City cherryfestival.org/events/2023/cherry-kids-fun-run

THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023

Cherry Mile Downtown Traverse City cherryfestival.org/events/2023/cherry-mile

FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2023

20th Annual Boyne Thunder Poker Run Lake Charlevoix & Lake Michigan boynethunder.com

SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023

Meijer Festival of Races: 5K, 10K, 15K, 13.1M TC Central High School, Traverse City cherryfestival.org/events/2023/meijer-festival-of-races2

SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023

Black Bear Gran Fondo: 100, 62, or 45M Loop Hanson Hills Recreation Area, Grayling bikesignup.com/Race/MI/Grayling/BlackBearGranFondo

SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023

Sweaty Yeti 5K & 1M Fun Run Boswell Stadium, East Jordan High School sweatyyetirun.com

FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JULY 14-16, 2023

Michigan Outback Relay

Starts 15 miles east of Grayling michiganoutbackrelay.com

Meijer Festival of Races, part of the National Cherry Festival.

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023

Gaylord Alpenfest 13.1M, 5K, 10K, Fun Run 400 W. Main St., Gaylord gaylordalpenfest.com

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023

Waugoshance Trail Marathon Cross Village or Wilderness State Park greatlakesendurance.com/michigan-races/waugoshance.html

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023

Bear River Crawl 5K Run Bayfront Park, Petoskey nmsportsmed.com/events/bear-river-crawl-5k-10k-run

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023

TriWalloon: Sprint Triathlon 4069 M-75, Walloon Lake triwalloon.com

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023

Friends of Fishtown 5K Fishtown, Leland runsignup.com/Race/MI/Leland/Fishtown5K

SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2023

Ride Around Torch: 26, 40, 63, 100M Cherryland Middle School, Elk Rapids cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org/rat

SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2023

Ryan Shay Mile: INVITATION ONLY Intersection of US-31 & M-66, Charlevoix venetianfestival.com/games

SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2023

Drenth Memorial Foot Races: 10K, 5K, Family Mile Downtown Charlevoix venetianraces.com/home/DrenthFootRace

SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2023

Indian River Kayak-Bike Biathlon DeVoe Beach, Burt Lake, Indian River stayindianriver.com/event/indian-river-kayak-bike-biathlon

SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2023

French Valley Wine Run 5K French Valley Vineyard, Cedar runsignup.com/Race/MI/Cedar/FrenchValleyWineRun5k

SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2023

Sgt. Justin Hansen Memorial Patriot Run Rodes Field, Clark St., Kingsley runsignup.com/Race/MI/Kingsley/SgtJustinHansenMemorialPatriotRun

TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023

Running Bear Run 5K, 1/2M Kids’ Run Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor glenarborwomensclub.com/running-bear-run

SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2023

The Alden Run 5K, 10K, 2M Walk Helena Township Community Center, Alden aldenrun.com

SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2023

AuSable River Canoe Marathon AuSable River, Grayling ausablecanoemarathon.org

SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2023

AuSable River Festival G.R.A. 10K & 5K Hanson Hills Recreation Area, Grayling runsignup.com/Race/MI/Grayling/GRA10K

SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2023

Patrick’s Heavy Ride: 100, 50, 20M Darrow Park, Traverse City norteyouthcycling.org/patrick-heavy-ride

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2023

Port Oneida Run: Farmers Flat & Fast 5K, Homesteaders Hardcore 5K, & Tiller’s 10K 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Glen Arbor phsb.org/events-calendar/port-oneida-run

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2023

Harbor Springs Coastal Crawl Open Water Swimming Event Zorn Park, Harbor Springs coastalcrawl.org

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2023

Crystal Lake Team Marathon & Solo Marathon 284 S. Benzie Blvd., Beulah clcba.org/event/crystal-lake-team-marathon

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2023

Run the Pier 5K 260 St. Mary’s Pkwy, Manistee runthepier.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2023

Drew Kostic Memorial 5K (DK5K) Twisted Trails Off Road Park, Copemish facebook.com/DK5KRun

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2023

Mark Mellon Triathlon & 5K Otsego Lake Country Park, Gaylord runsignup.com/Race/MI/Gaylord/MarkMellonTriathlon5K

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2023

7K Beer Run x Right Brain Right Brain Brewery, Traverse City eventbrite.com

SATURDAY – SUNDAY, AUGUST 12-13, 2023

Top O’Michigan Outboard Marathon DeVoe Beach, Burt Lake, Indian River indianrivermi.com/TOMOR.html

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2023 Mackinac Island Swim Mackinac Island swimaroundmac.com

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023 Traverse City Triathlon: Olympic & Sprint Distances East Arm Grand Traverse Bay traversecitytriathlon.com

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023

Race the Straits of Mackinac Fort Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City 3disciplines.com/upcoming_event/race-the-straits-of-mackinac

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023

Harborun 5K Run/Walk, 10K Run, Fun Run Corner of Spruce St. & River St., Elk Rapids elkrapidsharbordays.org/events-schedule

SATURDAY – SUNDAY, AUGUST 26-27, 2023

North Country Trail Run: 50K Ultra, 13.1M 3500 Udell Hills Rd., Manistee northcountrytrailrun.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2023

Cedar Polka Fest: Run 4 The Kielbasa 4 Mile Run & Pierogi Fun Run Intersection of Bellinger & Cedar Rd., Cedar cedarpolkafest.org/run-4-the-kielbasa

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2023

Kingsley Heritage Days 5K & Fun Run Brownson Park, Kingsley kingsleyheritagedays.net/5k-and-fun-run

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Cadillac Festival of Races: 10K, 5K, 7M Relay Cadillac Rotary Pavilion cadillacareaymca.org/cadillac-festival-of-races

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Mackinac 8 Mile Road Race Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island runmackinac.com/mackinac-island-eight-mile

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Harbor Springs Cycling Classic: 20, 45, or 60M Birchwood Inn, Harbor Springs birchwoodinn.com/hscyclingclassic.html

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Ironman 70.3 Michigan Frankfort ironman.com/im703-michigan

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Peace Ranch Wilderness 5K, 10K Peace Ranch, Traverse City peaceranchtc.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Betsie Valley Trail Run: 5K, 10K, 1M, 13.1M Webber Sports Complex, Thompsonville northmittenevents.com/events

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Leelanau Harvest Tour: 20, 40, 64, 100M Herman Park, Suttons Bay cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org/lht

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Traverse City Trails Festival: 28M, 15M, Balance Bike Timber Ridge Resort, Traverse City nmmbatctf.com

Jumping into June Jumping into June 10 CAN’T-MISS EVENTS THIS MONTH

By Alexandra Dailey

Memorial Weekend has come and gone, and now we’re in the season of all festivals, all the time. But there are some cool, quieter events breaking through the hubbub this June, and we want to make sure they’re on your radar…and your calendar.

1. Gaudy Giggles Paint Nights at Lavender Hill Farm

June 14, 6-8:30pm

This one is perfect for a girls’ night out or a family activity. Lavender Hill Farm is hosting Jen Barratt, founder of Gaudy Giggles Paint Parties, for an evening of painting and sipping at their scenic Boyne City destination.

“I absolutely love when someone says, ‘I am not artistic at all; can’t draw a stick figure,’” says Barratt. “I always tell them they are going to be wildly impressed with themselves by the time they leave. It just turns out—trust me! And sure enough, it does. They leave with smiles and pride, knowing they created something uniquely theirs. I love that part!”

Paint and sip events are scheduled for the entire summer with fun themes like daisies, gnomes, sunsets, and birch trees. Visit lavenderhillfarm.com to register.

3. Suttons Bay Artisan & Wine Walk

June 16, 5-8pm

During this annual summer kickoff event in Suttons Bay, you’ll pick up a walking guide and visit participating downtown shops, meet award-winning local artists, and sample Leelanau County wines, ciders, spirits, and brews, all while enjoying the beautiful northern Michigan scenery. Considered “a toast to Suttons Bay,” this event also offers the chance to enter to win $150 in gift certificates from participating locations. (Note: The event is free, but a $5 donation to the Suttons Bay Chamber, which puts on the event, is recommended.) suttonsbayarea.com/solstice-art-wine-walk

4. Downtown Gaylord Summer Concert Series Friday

June 16, 7-10pm

2. Marquette’s Music on Third Street

Thursday, June 15, 6-8pm

Each summer, downtown Marquette’s Third Street hosts a monthly mix of eclectic local musicians as part of their summer music series, Music on Third. On the third Thursday of the month, these live music events enliven the local community as people stroll the streets, visit shops and restaurants, and, of course, enjoy the tunes. Music on Third events will occur on June 15, July 20, August 17, and September 21. downtownmarquette.org/downtown-events/music-on-third

Every Friday night this summer, downtown Gaylord will host its Summer Concert Series featuring local musicians and bands with beverages available at participating social district establishments. These evenings are BYOC (bring your own chair) events and are free and open to all ages. The first Friday concert takes place on June 16 with The Sleeping Gypsies (pictured), a foursome who deliver performances featuring original material and covers of The Talking Heads, The Cure, Elton John, and Backstreet Boys. Then, on June 23, the fun continues with The Marsupials, a self-proclaimed “cosmic brotherhood that unites the forces of fun and rock in animalistic fashion.” Find the full summer schedule at gaylordmichigan. net/blog/downtown-gaylord-summerconcert-series-2023.

5. Bay Harbor In-Water Boat Show

June 16-18

This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Bay Harbor In-Water Boat Show. Come check out the latest in watercraft, boat accessories, and so much more at this annual outdoor marina event on Lake Michigan. Admission and parking are free, and kid-friendly events and live music will take place both Friday and Saturday. For event times and additional information, visit bayharborboatshow.com.

9. Star Parties at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

June 24, 6-11pm

Join park rangers and astronomers from the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society at Sleeping Bear Dunes for a stunning night of stargazing. Bring a chair, blanket, binoculars, flashlight, and bug spray for this monthly nighttime outing to admire the nighttime June skies. Additional star party dates include July 25 and August 19. (Please note, star parties will be canceled if inclement weather occurs. Check out facebook.com/sbdnl for updates.)

8. TART Trails + Up North Pride Rainbow Run

June 24, 10am-2pm

In honor of Pride Month, get ready for the first-ever Rainbow Run hosted by TART Trails and Up North Pride. This color fun run—which uses environmentally-friendly cornstarch-based color powder—takes place around the Boardman Lake Loop Trail in Traverse City, with live music and refreshments before and after the run at Hull Park.

“We are excited for the Rainbow Run to become a Traverse City tradition that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and the beautiful northern Michigan community. It’s an opportunity for the 2SLGBTQ+ community and their allies to come together says, ” Janna Goethel, TART Trails annual gifts and special events coordinator.

Pre-registration is $25 for students and $30 for adults ($30 and $35 for day-of registration). All proceeds benefit Up North Pride and TART Trails. For more information and to register, visit traversetrails.org.

6. Paint Grand Traverse

June 19-24

An annual plein air painting festival and competition, Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Paint Grand Traverse has become an artistic staple for NoMi. Each summer, local, regional, and national artists apply to participate in this week-long outdoor painting event, which features the area’s beautiful landscapes, shorelines, and picturesque towns on canvas through unique perspectives.

“Paint Grand Traverse … brings artists and spectators together throughout the region for five days of competing for cash prizes and awards,” says Kristi Wodek, vice president of Crooked Tree Arts Center. “This is a one-of-a-kind event with spectators getting to experience 32 of the country’s top plein air artists capturing the beauty of northern Michigan.”

The festival includes classes, live demos, kids’ activities, and art exhibitions and sales, plus some summer soirees. For additional information and to register for receptions and art experiences, visit paintgrandtraverse.com.

7. Charlevoix Summer Art Show, June 24, 10am-5pm & June 25, 10am-3pm

A seasonal favorite, the Charlevoix Summer Art Show is set to take place in downtown Charlevoix’s East Park during the last weekend of June. The lakeshore park will be filled with a mix of arts and crafts showcased by the hand-selected participating artists who display a wide variety of fun and unique items at their booths. More details at charlevoix.org.

10. Elk Rapids Evening on River Street

June 28, 6-9pm

Beginning Wednesday, June 28, enjoy Elk Rapids’ Evening on River Street, complete with live music, food, and lots of good family fun. It’s a downtown summer tradition featuring delicious fare from local restaurants, activities for kids, and local entertainment by some of Michigan’s most talented artists. The Plumville Project duo will start the season off with their jazz, blues, rock, country, pop, and R&B styles. Other featured summer musicians include Nick Vasquez, Drew Hale, and Sweetwater Blues Band.

5. Bay Harbor In-Water Boat Show

June 16-18

OPENING SOON!

8. TART Trails + Up North Pride Rainbow Run

June 24, 10am-2pm

In honor of Pride Month, get ready for the first-ever Rainbow Run hosted by TART Trails and Up North Pride. This color fun run—which uses environmentally-friendly cornstarch-based color powder—takes place around the Boardman Lake Loop Trail in Traverse City, with live music and refreshments before and after the run at Hull Park.

“We are excited for the Rainbow Run to become a Traverse City tradition that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and the beautiful northern Michigan community. It’s an opportunity for the 2SLGBTQ+ community and their allies to come together,” says Janna Goethel, TART Trails annual gifts and special events coordinator.

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This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Bay Harbor In-Water Boat Show. Come check out the latest in watercraft, boat accessories, and so much more at this annual outdoor marina event on Lake Michigan. Admission and parking are free, and kid-friendly events and live music will take place both Friday and Saturday. For event times and additional information, visit bayharborboatshow.com.

Pre-registration is $25 for students and $30 for adults ($30 and $35 for day-of registration). All proceeds benefit Up North Pride and TART Trails. For more information and to register, visit traversetrails.org. All proceeds benefit Up North Pride and TART Trails. For more information and to register, visit traversetrails.org.

9. Star Parties at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

June 24, 6-11pm

Join park rangers and astronomers from the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society at Sleeping Bear Dunes for a stunning night of stargazing. Bring a chair, blanket, binoculars, flashlight, and bug spray for this monthly nighttime outing to admire the nighttime June skies. Additional star party dates include July 25 and August 19. (Please note, star parties will be canceled if inclement weather occurs. Check out facebook.com/sbdnl for updates.)

6. Paint Grand Traverse

June 19-24

An annual plein air painting festival and competition, Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Paint Grand Traverse has become an artistic staple for NoMi. Each summer, local, regional, and national artists apply to participate in this week-long outdoor painting event, which features the area’s beautiful landscapes, shorelines, and picturesque towns on canvas through unique perspectives.

“Paint Grand Traverse … brings artists and spectators together throughout the region for five days of competing for cash prizes and awards,” says Kristi Wodek, vice president of Crooked Tree Arts Center. “This is a one-of-a-kind event with spectators getting to experience 32 of the country’s top plein air artists capturing the beauty of northern Michigan.”

The festival includes classes, live demos, kids’ activities, and art exhibitions and sales, plus some summer soirees. For additional information and to register for receptions and art experiences, visit paintgrandtraverse.com.

7. Charlevoix Summer Art Show, June 24,

10am-5pm & June 25, 10am-3pm

A seasonal favorite, the Charlevoix Summer Art Show is set to take place in downtown Charlevoix’s East Park during the last weekend of June. The lakeshore park will be filled with a mix of arts and crafts showcased by the hand-selected participating artists who display a wide variety of fun and unique items at their booths. More details at charlevoix.org.

10. Elk Rapids Evening on River Street

June 28, 6-9pm

Beginning Wednesday, June 28, enjoy Elk Rapids’ Evening on River Street, complete with live music, food, and lots of good family fun. It’s a downtown summer tradition featuring delicious fare from local restaurants, activities for kids, and local entertainment by some of Michigan’s most talented artists. The Plumville Project duo will start the season off with their jazz, blues, rock, country, pop, and R&B styles. Other featured summer musicians include Nick Vasquez, Drew Hale, and Sweetwater Blues Band.

Arts Day Camp at Interlochen

Discover the Arts at Interlochen in a flexible day camp for local students ages 7-12.

MUSIC | THEATRE | DANCE | ECOLOGY

One-week sessions run June 19 - August 4

DAY CAMP SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE interlochen.org/day-camp

Founded in 1928

On a Roll at The Dojo

Brent Shafer’s journey from dishwasher to sushi chef to restaurant owner

By Karl Klockars

“My mom always told me to stop playing with my food,” Brent Shafer jokes while explaining how he got behind the counter at The Dojo, his new space at the Long Lake Culinary Campus where he slices sashimi, shapes sushi, and rolls maki by hand.

Shafer opened the doors early last December, and the space immediately became a dining destination for sushi lovers willing to go beyond downtown TC.

Shafer’s sushi journey began not in the kitchen but at the dishwashing station. While in between freelance graphic design gigs, Shafer took a job—intended to be a temporary one—at Panda North in Traverse City.

“Someone mentioned that there was a dishwasher job there. I thought, ‘Perfect— two weeks, I’ll get a paycheck, and move on,’ hopefully continuing with the freelancing. But six years later, I was there still doing sushi.”

Shafer’s jump from dishwasher to his future life as a sushi chef took just a few weeks with brief stints as a delivery driver, server, and phone order taker. When he first stepped behind the bar, it was a distinct difference from those roles. “They just threw me up there. I was terrified—I had no idea what sushi was,” he says.

And yet, something about the art and practice of sushi making: steaming rice, prepping vegetables, slicing raw seafood, and assembling it all into a simple, delicate, delicious bite clearly clicked with him on a fundamental level.

“I enjoy being creative and working with my hands,” he says when asked about what the main appeal was. “I enjoy really tedious projects, which is weird. I’ve trained a lot of people to do sushi at prior jobs, and you

can sometimes see it in their eyes—once they realize that ‘this is a lot more work than I [thought],’ more than just twisting it up. I thrive on it.”

Searching for Connection

Shafer spent time in the kitchens of Firefly, White on Rice, and Red Ginger— basically, if you’ve ever bought sushi anywhere besides Meijer in Traverse City over the last decade-plus, you’ve probably dipped a Shafer creation in soy sauce or dabbed it in wasabi. So what drove him to open his own space out amongst acres of farmland in a former elementary school? Human interaction, basically.

When you’re working face-to-face with your customers at a sushi bar, it’s a relationship that’s unlike almost any other kitchen job in the restaurant industry. Rarely do chefs get to prepare, serve, and also interact with their customers, but at The Dojo, Shafer doesn’t have to watch the clock nearly so much while he tends to his diners.

“It’s really intimate. I enjoyed that aspect as far back as at Panda, where you have your regulars and you get to talk to them. You get to find out things and see what’s going on in their day. It’s a nice outlet. I enjoyed it at Red Ginger,” famously one of downtown TC’s busiest restaurants. “The problem with that was, I could talk to you for like three minutes and then I’m 15 minutes behind on [orders],” Shafer says.

That need for connection was a big part of what inspired him to open The Dojo.

“I was so scared,” Shafer says of the prospect of setting out on his own. “I had that dream to open my own spot way back. I didn’t know if this was going to work because I was planning on just doing this myself, where I would take your order and

then make the food and then send it out. [But] after that first day”— where Shafer had a line at the door before ever opening once—“my dad was like, ‘You can’t do this one yourself.’”

That people-person vibe that drives Shafer is something of a family trait; when you visit, you’re likely to see his dad, Randy, helping to take orders and chatting with the customers as well. “He comes and hangs out and he loves talking to people, which is great. It’s kind of the joke—people come here for him more than the sushi,” Shafer says.

Building the Menu

Of course, people do come for the sushi. The Dojo’s menu is in the Goldilocks zone of not too big, not too small, just right (and very fairly priced) for the eight-seat space: A few simple sides, including miso soup and seaweed salad, and then an assortment of maki rolls, sashimi, and nigiri.

You’ll find your classics, beloved for their simplicity, including tuna rolls, cucumber rolls, and avocado rolls— “Normally I have an avocado hosomaki every morning … I don’t know what it is but it really just calms me,” Shafer shares— alongside some interesting maki choices including ones filled with carrot, mango, or asparagus. The uramaki menu and the chef’s specials step things up a bit, with familiar options like the Dragon Roll or the Philadelphia Roll, plus fun selections like the King Kombu roll, the Seven Spice Tuna Roll, and the Seared Salmon, all of which see the benefit of a quick blast from a blowtorch. No shame if your tastes skew to the less adventurous side of the menu, though.

“I like to have a California roll every day—you probably wouldn’t expect that,” Shafer says.

Planning the Next Thing

One interesting aspect of working at the Long Lake Culinary Institute, which is also home to classroom space and specialty food companies like Food For Thought and Cherry Capital Foods, are the banker-esque hours that The Dojo is restricted to. (This is almost certainly the only sushi restaurant in America with no weekend hours.)

On the weekdays, Shafer closes up shop at 7pm, just when most people are just getting seated at their dinner reservation and ordering a drink. Is that a limitation of the space? “Sadly it is, yeah,” Shafer says. “It does affect us, but not highly—I mean, we can’t fit 50 people in here. It’s only eight seats.”

(Our tip: If you want your west-side sushi dinner fix, plan ahead.)

Despite those limitations, the Dojo is still exceeding expectations in terms of both entrepreneurial satisfaction and immediate customer appreciation. And even though the Dojo is still quite new—Shafer was able to immediately quote exactly how many business days it’d been since they opened (109 at the time of our conversation)— Shafer is already looking toward what’s next.

“Day two, I was already planning the new project,” he says. “I want to be downtown. [I can] kind of dip my toe in the water here, which is a nice thing.”

That “nice thing” is serving up some of the best sushi in Traverse City right now— so make a plan to sneak out of work a bit early and head over for lunch or dinner.

Find The Dojo at 7738 N Long Lake Road in Traverse City. (231) 590-4366, chu-toro.net

JUNE 22

JUNE 26

JUNE 27

JUNE 30

SUMMER 2023

Big & Rich

Greensky Bluegrass

Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Mat Kearney

JUNE

JUNE

AUG. 10

JUNE 30 & Julius Caesar - Interlochen Shakespeare Festival

JULY 1, 7 & 8

JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30,

World Youth Symphony Orchestra & AUG. 6

JULY 11

“Collage” - A Multidisciplinary Showcase

JULY 12 Styx

JULY 20

JULY 21

JULY 22

JULY 23

JULY 24

JULY 27

AUG. 3-6

AUG. 9

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

SUMMER 2023

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Five for Fighting

Donny Osmond

The Temptations & The Four Tops

Ragtime - High School Musical Production

Dark Star Orchestra - Grateful Dead Tribute

AUG. 10 Train

AUG. 11

SUMMER 2023

AUG. 17

AUG. 18

AUG. 19

SEPT. 1

SUMMER 2023

Lindsey Stirling

The Lone Bellow Trio

SUMMER 2023

The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA

The Beach Boys

Brandi Carlile

For the full lineup visit: Food and beverages available onsite—including beer and wine at select Kresge shows!

interlochen.org/tickets

Interlochen Center for the Arts gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors for their continued support:

saturday

TOTAL ARCHERY CHALLENGE: 6:15am, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Nearly 2,500 participants from all over the country will be competing on six, specially designed archery courses throughout the resort. June 9-11. crystalmountain.com/ event/total-archery-challenge

M22 CHALLENGE: FULL: Starts in the south-bound lane of M-109, Empire. Includes a 2.5 mile run, including a 100 yard climb up the sand dune; 17 mile bike ride, & 2.5 mile paddle. m22challenge.com

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DISCOVER FISHING AT THE PIER: Discovery Pier, TC. This program was developed by Discovery Center & Pier in partnership with Inland Seas Education Association, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, & the Northwest Michigan Fishing Club. The program will focus on teaching youth aged 9-14 about Great Lakes food webs & basic fishing techniques. Pre-registration is required. Two sessions will be offered: 9-11:30am (arrive at 8:30am) & 1:30-4pm (arrive at 1pm). Free. discoverygreatlakes.org/discoverfishing

EAA 234 PANCAKE BREAKFAST & FLY-

IN: 8:45am, William Bolton Airport, Empire.

EAA Chapter 234 hosts free introductory flights & $10 Fly-In Pancake Breakfast. Ages 8-17 can take to the sky & become a Young Eagle. Pre-registration required: eaa234. org/youth.

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LOOP THE LAKE: 9am, TART’s Boardman Lake Loop Trail, Hull Park, TC. The 4-mile course will follow the completed Boardman Lake Loop Trail, which includes mostly pavement, as well as some gravel, bridges, & the boardwalk. Proceeds benefit TART Trails. Register. $45; $25 for 18 & under; TCTC members save $5. runsignup.com/Race/MI/ TraverseCity/LoopTheLake?rsus=500-40061e59e60-7160-4b83-886a-50daac523b83

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NORTHPORT WOMEN’S CLUB’S PERENNIAL PLANT SALE: 9am-noon, Northport Marina Park Pavilion. $5 each.

MAPLEHURST NATURAL AREA HIKE: 9:30am, Maplehurst Natural Area, Kewadin. Join Grand Traverse Hiking Club Chapter of the North Country Trail for a 4-5 mile jaunt around Maplehurst Natural Area. Plan to hike clockwise through hardwoods, along streams, & over rolling terrain, visiting Torch Lake & Lake Maplehurst along the way. Bring good hiking shoes, rain gear if weather threatens, water & a snack (if desired). Free. facebook.com/events/644182 787077839/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D

3RD ANNUAL MACKINAW CITY MOTORCYCLE RALLY: Mackinaw City, June 9-11. Today includes the Poker Run, Bike Show, live music by Charlie, Jim Ewell Band, & Onager, & mechanical bull. mackinawcity.com/2nd-annual-mackinaw-city-motorcycle-rally

CREATE A CHARACTER WRITING

WORKSHOP: 10am-noon, Interlochen Public Library. Learn how to invent a character & write a creative story about it with local author/illustrator Brianne Farley. 231-2766767. Free.

FREE DROP-IN FAMILY ART: 10am-noon, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell Gallery, TC. Stop by for a fun, free art activity for all ages. crookedtree.org/class/ctac-traversecity/free-drop-family-art-june

GUIDED BIRDWATCHING HIKE: 1011:30am, Michigan Legacy Art Park, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville. Featuring Executive Director & birding guide Angie Quinn. Free with Art Park admission. michlegacyartpark. org/tours-workshops/birdwatching-series

LYNN DUSE MEMORIAL KIDS’ BIKE FEST: 10am-2pm, Little Traverse Historical Museum, Petoskey. Kids will have a chance to decorate their bikes prior to the parade at a free Decoration Station. There will be bike safety inspections, car seat safety checks, an antique bicycle display, Native American games & activities, & free admission to the museum. Loaner bikes & helmets will be available. Helmets required. Bike Parade runs from 11-11:30am. Free. petoskeymuseum.org/bike-fest.html

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NORTHERN MICHIGAN WALK WITH US TO CURE LUPUS: 10am, Mineral Springs Park, Frankfort. give.lupusresearch.org/ event/2023-northern-michigan-walk-with-usto-cure-lupus/e475174

TORCH LAKE WHITEFISH FESTIVAL: 10am-5pm, Depot Park, Alden, June 10-11. This art/craft show will feature multiple mediums & unusual nature themed artists. There will also be whitefish vendors.

WORLD WIDE KNIT & CROCHET IN PUB-

LIC DAY: 10am-1pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Knit at the library! Meet on the front lawn, weather permitting. Bring your own chairs. Free. tadl.org/event/world-wideknit-and-crochet-public-day-0

HOOP’S PET FOOD PANTRY COMMUNITY DOG WALK: 10:30am-2pm, Medalie Park, Pavilion, TC. Hoop’s supports local families in need of pet food & has helped over 5,000 animals since 2020. Doggy goody bag provided at the start. $20/dog suggested donation. hoopspfp.org

PUBLIC LECTURE: THRIVING IN THE FACE OF MORTALITY: 10:30am, Traverse Area District Library, McGuire Community Room, TC. This lecture will be given by Daniel B. Hinshaw, M.D., professor emeritus of surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School & consultant in palliative medicine at the University of Michigan Geriatrics Center. Coffee, donuts & lunch included. Free.

LELAND WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL: Noon6pm, The Leland Lodge. Enjoy wine from 45 North Vineyard & Winery, Aurora Cellars, Blustone Vineyards, Chateau Fontaine, Good Harbor Vineyards, Bel Lago & many others, & beer from Stormcloud Brewing Co. Food from Pleva’s, Art’s Tavern, Leelanau Bounty Boards, The Riverside Inn, & many more establishments will be offered. Laura Rain and the Ceasars & Funktion will provide live music. The ‘Come & Go’ re-entry wristbands will allow you to explore all of Leland & return to the festival whenever you’d like. GA tickets are $30 in advance & $40 at the event. They include a commemorative glass & two wine-tasting tokens. VIP tickets are $70. mynorthtickets.com/events/lelandwine-food-festival-6-10-2023

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BOOK LAUNCH: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. Ann Tisdale will release her book, “Mighty Miss Maya Say Hello,” the follow up to “Mighty Miss Maya See It, then Be It.” Ann & little Maya will sign copies of the book. horizonbooks.com/event/mighty-missmaya-book-launch

CTAC SCHOOL OF BALLET PRESENTS

“MOTHRA”: 1pm & 7pm, Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center. Join the CTAC School of Ballet for their original, full length production of the 1961 Japanese Fantasy,

Who wouldn’t want to sing along with The Ultimate ABBA Tribute? Performing 20 of ABBA’s greatest hits from 1973-1983, Abbacadabra recreates the excitement of their record-breaking 1979 world concert tour. Get ready for hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Super Trouper” and more at Little River Casino Resort, Manistee on Sat., June 17 from 8-10:30pm. Tickets: $25, $35, $40. lrcr.com/event-calendar/concerts/abbacadabra

“Mothra.” $20 adult, $5 student, $50 Friends of the School Ballet (reserved). crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey-ctac-school-ballet/ctacschool-ballet-presents-mothra-friday-evening

PROTECTING OUR LAKES & SHORELANDS: SHORELAND ECOLOGY & SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT: 1pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. District Forester Ellie Johnson will discuss the importance of trees to the shoreland ecosystem & how to sustainably maintain this human/surface water interface. Virtual join-in option available. Registration required. Free. natureiscalling.org/events ----------------------

RHYTHM & ROOTS: CELEBRATING LGBTQ+ & TWO SPIRIT VOICES: 2-8pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Blissfest Music Organization, Crooked Tree Arts Center - Petoskey, Good Hart Artist Residency, Petoskey District Library, Waganakising Naagwagan Group, Petoskey High School Diversity Club, & NCMC Gender & Sexuality Alliance are collaborating to provide an afternoon & evening of events that will include an art activity & art installation, panel discussion, & free concert. goodhartartistresidency. org/rhythm-and-roots ----------------------

BAYSIDE TRAVELLERS CONTRA DANCE: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC. Beginner Workshop, 7pm; dances, 7:30-10:30pm. All led by caller Dave Goodwin. Live music by Harbor Hoedown. No partner or dance experience is necessary. Soft-soled, slippery, or rubbery soled shoes are recommended. Donations only; $10/person recommended. dancetc.com

GREAT LAKES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA’S SUMMER-OPENING CONCERT: 7pm, Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. “From Bohemia’s Woods & Groves.” Featuring violin soloist Dylana Jenson. The concert is free for veterans, active service members & students 18 & un-

der by calling 231-487-0010. Tickets include an optional pre-concert talk at 6pm by Libor Ondras, music director & conductor, as well as a post-concert reception. $35, $45, $65. glcorchestra.org/concerts -------------------- --

THE MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG LIVE!: 7pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. See objects float in mid-air, vanish in the blink of an eye, & so much more in this interactive magic experience. Tickets range from $27 - $52. greatlakescfa.org/events/detail/ bill-blagg-live

TC PIT SPITTERS VS. FOND DU LAC DOCK SPIDERS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traversecity-pit-spitters/schedule

“THE DRAWER BOY”: 7:30pm, Glen Lake Church, Glen Arbor. Presented by the Glen Arbor Players, this is a multiple award winning story by Michael Healey. Free.

june

sunday

TOTAL ARCHERY CHALLENGE: (See Sat., June 10)

3RD ANNUAL MACKINAW CITY MOTORCYCLE

RALLY: Mackinaw City, June 9-11. Today includes live music by Bradley Curpus & fireworks at dusk. mackinawcity.com/2ndannual-mackinaw-city-motorcycle-rally

CELEBRATE TINA TURNER: “MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME”: 10am, The State Theatre, TC. $5. stateandbijou.org

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TORCH LAKE WHITEFISH FESTIVAL: (See Sat., June 10)

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WELLNESS DAY AT THE GARDEN: 10am, The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park, TC. Free sessions include Herbal Tea Basics, Terrariums for Kids, Experience The

Labyrinth, Meditative Forest Walk, Qigong, Keynote Lecture (on Quality of Life for Adults with Autism) & more. Must register. Also, stroll through the Stable Garden & Secret Garden to explore the world of Bonsai & Ikebana floral arrangements, receive a free houseplant, & much more. Free. Register. eventbrite. com/e/wellness-day-at-the-garden-registration-631706921407?aff=erelexpmlt -------------------- --

BLESSING OF BIKES (AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION TOOLS!): 11am, The Presbyterian Church of TC, 701 Westminster Rd. Celebrate a safe & healthy commuting season. The Blessing, provided by Associate Pastor Jordan Starkenburg, will immediately follow the 10am morning worship services & will occur outside after 11am. Participants are encouraged to walk, ride, scooter, skate, or carpool. A fellowship ride or garden stroll will follow the blessing. Free. tcpresby.org

SECOND SUNDAY ART PROJECT: MAPMAKING W/ ARTIST JERRY GRETZINGER: 11am, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Explore lines, shapes, colors, land rivers, habitats & a plethora of art materials to create a large-scale collaborative, imaginative map that will be installed in the Discovery Gallery throughout the summer. Registration required. Free. simpletix.com/e/second-sunday-art-project-map-making-with-tickets-133220?utm_ source=cision&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=dmc-summer-23

THE SACRED EARTH TRIBE PRESENTS

THE DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: 3:30pm, Llama Meadows Eco Farm, Benzonia. These dances blend chants with live music & simple movements into a living experience of unity, peace & joy. There will also be Dances on July 16 & Aug. 27. Love offering of $7-$10. facebook.com/thesacredearthtribe

TC PIT SPITTERS VS. FOND DU LAC

DOCK SPIDERS: 5:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traversecity-pit-spitters/schedule

monday

BARN WORKSHOP: 9am, Miller barn, 4 miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22. June 12-16. Topics include wood siding repair, barn floor joists, beams & floorboards, animal stall repair, door & window repair, loft repair, & much more. Park staff will demonstrate how to make the repairs with the materials & tools provided. Participants should wear boots & gloves & bring a sack lunch. Sign up for any number of days. To register call 231-326-4771 or email kimberly_mann@nps.gov. Free.

KID’S CRAFT LAB: STAMP-O-RAMA: 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Explore stamps & washable ink to create your own unique work of art. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

HEALTH & WELLNESS: SUMMER SIZZLES COOKING CLASS: 3:30-5pm, Interlochen Public Library. Featuring grilling techniques & fresh summer produce. Registration required. 231-276-6767.

G.T. HUMANISTS MEETING: COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Join the Grand Traverse Humanists for a presentation by Nic Welty, co-founder & treasurer of MI Farm Cooperative & co-owner of 9 Bean Rows in Suttons Bay. He’ll discuss the new model of food production including

economics, regulatory barriers, food safety, resilience & how to access it locally. Free. gthumanists.org

REFIT® TC: 7pm, The Presbyterian Church of TC, 701 Westminster Rd. A group dance fitness experience that rocks your body, heart, & soul with powerful moves & positive music, to inspire you from the inside out. Classes are held Mondays at 7pm & Thursdays at 9:30am. $1 suggested donation. facebook. com/profile.php?id=100090460000055

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE: 7:30pm, Bay View Association, Voorhies Hall, Petoskey. Featuring “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” bayviewassociation.org/events/monday-night-movie

tuesday

BARN WORKSHOP: (See Mon., June 12)

CHILDREN’S GARDEN

STORY TIME: 10:30am, Suttons Bay Bingham District Library. Help plant a children’s garden during Story Time with the help of the Friends of the Library. Wear your gardening duds. Free. sbbdl.org

STORYTIME ADVENTURES: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH: 1pm, The Presbyterian Church of TC, 701 Westminster Rd. A special Indoor Potluck Picnic, plus an update on the PNN Summer forum & research. Usual split session & question & answer time. Hettie, 947-7389. Free. pnntc.org

COCKTAILS & CONVERSATION WITH THE WATERSHED CENTER: 4-6pm, The Dam Shop, Elk Rapids. Supporters & friends of The Watershed Center come together to talk with staff & meet other people with similar interests.

NWS: GERALDINE BROOKS: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. This Pulitzer Prize-winner & author of “People of The Book” & “March” will discuss her latest book “Horse.” Tickets range from $31 - $66. Virtual, $30. Guest host is Anne-Marie Oomen, founding editor of “Dunes Review” & instructor at Lassell University & Interlochen College of Creative Arts. nationalwritersseries.org/product/geraldine-brooks

wednesday

BARN WORKSHOP: (See Mon., June 12)

POLLINATOR WORKSHOP: Morning Session: Leland Township Public Library, 9:30am12:30pm. Afternoon Session: 5020 N. Putnam Rd., Omena, 1-3pm. Join the Leelanau Conservation District for a two-part Pollinator Workshop. LCD will be joined by pollinator experts Connie Crancer & Kay Charter to provide an educational classroom workshop & field day focused on creating native habitat for bees, butterflies, & everything in between. A $15 registration fee covers your choice of lunch from Fiddleheads in Lake Leelanau. Register: 231.256.9783 or klong@leelanau.gov.

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WATERSHED WEDNESDAYS: 2pm, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, or Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. Fish Printing: Family-friendly activities, crafts, & workshops. Free. watershedcouncil.org/watershed-wednesdays. html

cal Station, Pellston. Presented by Vanessa Ezenwa, professor of ecology & evolutionary biology at Yale University & an American As sociation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellow. Ezenwa studies the ecology & evolution of infectious diseases in wild animal populations, such as deer, gazelle, &

thursday

BARN WORKSHOP: Mon., June 12)

FRIENDS OF THE LI BRARY MEETING & LUN Helena Township Community Center, Alden. 9:30am: Social time. 10am: Meeting. 12:15pm: Lunch will be served at The Pelican’s Nest at Shanty Creek Resort’s Chief Golf Course. Call the Alden District Li brary to sign up: 231-331-4318.

REFIT® TC: (See Mon., June 12)

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COFFEE @ 10, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey. An artist talk with Good Hart Artist in Residence Tylonn Sawyer. Tylonn’s work explores individual & collective identities as they relate to concepts of race & history in American popular culture. Free. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/coffee10-tylonn-sawyer

KID’S CRAFT LAB: STAMP-O-RAMA: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Explore stamps & washable ink to create your own unique work of art. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

HBAGTA’S 34TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: Noon, Grand Traverse area, June 15-18. Top area builders will showcase the

latest trends in home design, technology, &

DIET CULTURE DROPOUT CLUB: mons, TC. Join for community building, laughter, venting & zero diet talk! Enjoy a nect as you actively deconstruct & unlearn the pervasive messages of diet culture. Free.

NORTHERN LIGHTS & SPECTROSCOPY 8pm, Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City. earn what the northern lights are, & how we can see them. Join Aurelian Balan, professor of physics at Delta College, for a look at the physics behind the aurora. midarkskypark.org

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FIRST STEPS SCIENCE: 9:30am, noon & 2:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nine Pancakes! Make a model of the Solar System & learn about the size & order of the planets. greatlakeskids.org

BAY HARBOR IN-WATER BOAT SHOW: Noon-8pm, Front St., Bay Harbor. Check out the latest in watercraft, boating accessories & more. A Tiki Island Obstacle Course for kids will be present all weekend. Live music by Dane Tollas on Fri., June 16 from 4-7pm. Live music by Chris Calleja on Sat., June 17 from 2-5pm. Free. bayharbor.com/bay-harbor-lake-marina/in-water-boat-show

HBAGTA’S 34TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: (See Thurs., June 15)

“FRESH” PAINT ARTISTS RECEPTION: 5-8pm, Tinker Studio TC. Enjoy an artist demonstration by local painter, Pam Spicer, as she brings a painting to life during the evening with her signature fresh brush strokes & colors. Featured local artists include Mary Kay Burbee: soft pastel painting; Brian Fish: live edge wood bud vases; Susan Fleckenstein: acrylic painting; Jeremy Gibson: woodworking; Clay Maas: ceramic vessels & bud vases; Lynn Pettyjohn: acrylic painting; Pam Spicer: oil painting; Lynn Stephenson: colored pencil drawing; Lin Stonehouse: watercolor painting; & Phil Wilson: functional porcelain vessels. Free. Find “Fresh” Paint on Facebook.

TUES TRIVIA

7-9PM

economics, regulatory barriers, food safety, resilience & how to access it locally. Free. gthumanists.org

1ST ANNUAL MICHAYWE CAR SHOW: 3-8pm, Michaywe, Gaylord. Music, food, prizes. Trophies from Best in Show to Ladies Choice.

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TO-GOAVAILABLEORDERS 231-252-4157

Sun-Tues: noon-10pm (closed Wed)

Thurs: 4-10pm • Fri-Sat: noon-11pm

Kitchen open until 9pm Sun-Thurs and 10pm on Fri & Sat

Labyrinth, Meditative Forest Walk, Qigong, Keynote Lecture (on Quality of Life for Adults with Autism) & more. Must register. Also, stroll through the Stable Garden & Secret Garden to explore the world of Bonsai & Ikebana floral arrangements, receive a free houseplant, & much more. Free. Register. eventbrite. com/e/wellness-day-at-the-garden-registration-631706921407?aff=erelexpmlt --------------------

DRINK SPECIALS (3-6 Monday-Friday): $2 well drinks, $2 domestic drafts, $2.50 domestic bottles, $5 Hornitos margarita

latest trends in home design, technology, & landscaping in stunning new homes. $18 advance; $20 door. hbagta.com

DIET CULTURE DROPOUT CLUB:

SUNDAY - $6 Ketel One Bloody Mary & $4 Mimosas

DAILY FOOD SPECIALS (3-6pm): Mon- $1 chips and salsa

Tues- $1 enchiladas Thurs - $5 fried veggies

Fri - $5 hot pretzels w/ beer cheese

Music 6:30-9:30pm

PATIO NOW OPEN!

THURS, JUNE 15 - Jon Archambault

FRI, JUNE 16 - J Hawkins

SAT, JUNE 17 - Protea

221 E State St. - downtown TC

BLESSING OF BIKES (AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION TOOLS!): 11am, The Presbyterian Church of TC, 701 Westminster Rd. Celebrate a safe & healthy commuting season. The Blessing, provided by Associate Pastor Jordan Starkenburg, will immediately follow the 10am morning worship services & will occur outside after 11am. Participants are encouraged to walk, ride, scooter, skate, or carpool. A fellowship ride or garden stroll will follow the blessing. Free. tcpresby.org

SECOND SUNDAY ART PROJECT: MAPMAKING W/ ARTIST JERRY GRETZINGER: 11am, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Explore lines, shapes, colors, land rivers, habitats & a plethora of art materials to create a large-scale collaborative, imaginative map that will be installed in the Discovery Gallery throughout the summer. Registration required. Free. simpletix.com/e/second-sunday-art-project-map-making-with-tickets-133220?utm_ source=cision&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=dmc-summer-23

THE SACRED EARTH TRIBE PRESENTS

THE DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: 3:30pm, Llama Meadows Eco Farm, Benzonia. These dances blend chants with live music & simple movements into a living experience of unity, peace & joy. There will also be Dances on July 16 & Aug. 27. Love offering of $7-$10. facebook.com/thesacredearthtribe

TC PIT SPITTERS VS. FOND DU LAC

DOCK SPIDERS: 5:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traversecity-pit-spitters/schedule

monday

BARN WORKSHOP: 9am, Miller barn, 4 miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22. June 12-16. Topics include wood siding repair, barn floor joists, beams & floorboards, animal stall repair, door & window repair, loft repair, & much more. Park staff will demonstrate how to make the repairs with the materials & tools provided. Participants should wear boots & gloves & bring a sack lunch. Sign up for any number of days. To register call 231-326-4771 or email kimberly_mann@nps.gov. Free.

KID’S CRAFT LAB: STAMP-O-RAMA: 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Explore stamps & washable ink to create your own unique work of art. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

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HEALTH & WELLNESS: SUMMER SIZZLES COOKING CLASS: 3:30-5pm, Interlochen Public Library. Featuring grilling techniques & fresh summer produce. Registration required. 231-276-6767.

REFIT® TC: 7pm, The Presbyterian Church of TC, 701 Westminster Rd. A group dance fitness experience that rocks your body, heart, & soul with powerful moves & positive music, to inspire you from the inside out. Classes are held Mondays at 7pm & Thursdays at 9:30am. $1 suggested donation. facebook. com/profile.php?id=100090460000055

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE: 7:30pm, Bay View Association, Voorhies Hall, Petoskey. Featuring “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” bayviewassociation.org/events/monday-night-movie

tuesday

BARN WORKSHOP: (See Mon., June 12)

CHILDREN’S GARDEN

STORY TIME: 10:30am, Suttons Bay Bingham District Library. Help plant a children’s garden during Story Time with the help of the Friends of the Library. Wear your gardening duds. Free. sbbdl.org ----------------------

STORYTIME ADVENTURES: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Featuring “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org

PARKINSON’S NETWORK NORTH: 1pm, The Presbyterian Church of TC, 701 Westminster Rd. A special Indoor Potluck Picnic, plus an update on the PNN Summer forum & research. Usual split session & question & answer time. Hettie, 947-7389. Free. pnntc.org

COCKTAILS & CONVERSATION WITH THE WATERSHED CENTER: 4-6pm, The Dam Shop, Elk Rapids. Supporters & friends of The Watershed Center come together to talk with staff & meet other people with similar interests.

NWS: GERALDINE BROOKS: 7pm, City Opera House, TC. This Pulitzer Prize-winner & author of “People of The Book” & “March” will discuss her latest book “Horse.” Tickets range from $31 - $66. Virtual, $30. Guest host is Anne-Marie Oomen, founding editor of “Dunes Review” & instructor at Lassell University & Interlochen College of Creative Arts. nationalwritersseries.org/product/geraldine-brooks

wednesday

BARN WORKSHOP: (See Mon., June 12)

BAY VIEW HISTORY WALKING TOUR: 4pm, Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Step inside the Bay View campus with a resident tour guide. Your tour will begin at Hall Auditorium & stroll through campus, while talking about the history of the buildings & taking a peek inside some of them. Register. Free. ncmclifelonglearning. com/event-5294481

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GAYLORD BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5pm, Pines 45, Gaylord. Register. $5 members; $10 not-yet members. gaylordchamber.com/business-after-hours

AUTHOR MICHELINE MAYNARD: 6pm, Bellaire Public Library. Michigan Notable Author Micheline Maynard will talk about her book “Satisfaction Guaranteed: How Zingerman’s Built a Corner Deli into a Global Food Community.” Free. events.getlocalhop.com/ michigan-notable-author-micheline-maynard/event/pdV3LiOpu0

“ODD HOURS, NO PAY, COOL HAT”: 6:30-8pm, Gaylord Cinema West. This film follows the journey of the most remarkable neighbors whose help you hope you never need - volunteer firefighters. Free.

PREMIERE SHOWING OF “WINE FIRST”: 6:30pm, The State Theatre, TC. Enjoy a nationwide premiere of a public television program that spotlights the TC wine scene. Free. thestatetheatre.com/index.xml

PETTINGILL LECTURE IN NATURAL HISTORY: 7pm, University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston. Presented by Vanessa Ezenwa, professor of ecology & evolutionary biology at Yale University & an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellow. Ezenwa studies the ecology & evolution of infectious diseases in wild animal populations, such as deer, gazelle, & buffalo. Free.

thursday

BARN WORKSHOP: (See Mon., June 12)

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETING & LUNCHEON: Helena Township Community Center, Alden. 9:30am: Social time. 10am: Meeting. 12:15pm: Lunch will be served at The Pelican’s Nest at Shanty Creek Resort’s Chief Golf Course. Call the Alden District Library to sign up: 231-331-4318.

REFIT® TC: (See Mon., June 12)

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G.T. HUMANISTS MEETING: COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE: 6pm, Traverse Area District Library, TC. Join the Grand Traverse Humanists for a presentation by Nic Welty, co-founder & treasurer of MI Farm Cooperative & co-owner of 9 Bean Rows in Suttons Bay. He’ll discuss the new model of food production including

GRILLING BEGIN!

POLLINATOR WORKSHOP: Morning Session: Leland Township Public Library, 9:30am12:30pm. Afternoon Session: 5020 N. Putnam Rd., Omena, 1-3pm. Join the Leelanau Conservation District for a two-part Pollinator Workshop. LCD will be joined by pollinator experts Connie Crancer & Kay Charter to provide an educational classroom workshop & field day focused on creating native habitat for bees, butterflies, & everything in between. A $15 registration fee covers your choice of lunch from Fiddleheads in Lake Leelanau. Register: 231.256.9783 or klong@leelanau.gov.

WATERSHED WEDNESDAYS: 2pm, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, or Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey. Fish Printing: Family-friendly activities, crafts, & workshops. Free. watershedcouncil.org/watershed-wednesdays. html

COFFEE @ 10, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey. An artist talk with Good Hart Artist in Residence Tylonn Sawyer. Tylonn’s work explores individual & collective identities as they relate to concepts of race & history in American popular culture. Free. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/coffee10-tylonn-sawyer

KID’S CRAFT LAB: STAMP-O-RAMA: 10:30am, 1pm & 3:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. Explore stamps & washable ink to create your own unique work of art. Sign up when you reserve your attendance at the Museum. greatlakeskids.org ----------------------

HBAGTA’S 34TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: Noon, Grand Traverse area, June 15-18. Top area builders will showcase the

6-7:30pm, Higher Grounds Coffee, GT Commons, TC. Join for community building, laughter, venting & zero diet talk! Enjoy a safe space for people in all bodies to connect as you actively deconstruct & unlearn the pervasive messages of diet culture. Free. headandhearttc.com/events-1/2023/4/12/ diet-culture-drop-out-club

MICHIGAN NOTABLE AUTHOR MICHELINE MAYNARD: 7pm, Glen Lake Community Library, Empire. Ms. Maynard will discuss her engaging profile of Zingerman’s, the popular Ann Arbor deli, documenting its growth into a $70 million a year enterprise. Free. glenlakelibrary.net

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR: 7pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tom, a new schoolteacher, is nervous about his first day of teaching. As he tries to relax by watching TV, various characters emerge from the set & show him how to win his students over with imagination & music. Adults, $16; youth under 18, $8 (plus fees). oldtownplayhouse. com/young-company/performances/schoolhouse-rock-live-jr.html

TC PIT SPITTERS VS. BATTLE CREEK BATTLE JACKS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traversecity-pit-spitters ----------------------

NORTHERN LIGHTS & SPECTROSCOPY W/ AURELIAN BALAN: 8pm, Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City. Learn what the northern lights are, & how we can see them. Join Aurelian Balan, professor of physics at Delta College, for a look at the physics behind the aurora. midarkskypark.org

friday

BARN WORKSHOP: (See Mon., June 12)

FIRST STEPS SCIENCE: 9:30am, noon & 2:30pm, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, TC. My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nine Pancakes! Make a model of the Solar System & learn about the size & order of the planets. greatlakeskids.org

BAY HARBOR IN-WATER BOAT SHOW: Noon-8pm, Front St., Bay Harbor. Check out the latest in watercraft, boating accessories & more. A Tiki Island Obstacle Course for kids will be present all weekend. Live music by Dane Tollas on Fri., June 16 from 4-7pm. Live music by Chris Calleja on Sat., June 17 from 2-5pm. Free. bayharbor.com/bay-harbor-lake-marina/in-water-boat-show

HBAGTA’S 34TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: (See Thurs., June 15)

“FRESH” PAINT ARTISTS RECEPTION: 5-8pm, Tinker Studio TC. Enjoy an artist demonstration by local painter, Pam Spicer, as she brings a painting to life during the evening with her signature fresh brush strokes & colors. Featured local artists include Mary Kay Burbee: soft pastel painting; Brian Fish: live edge wood bud vases; Susan Fleckenstein: acrylic painting; Jeremy Gibson: woodworking; Clay Maas: ceramic vessels & bud vases; Lynn Pettyjohn: acrylic painting; Pam Spicer: oil painting; Lynn Stephenson: colored pencil drawing; Lin Stonehouse: watercolor painting; & Phil Wilson: functional porcelain vessels. Free. Find “Fresh” Paint on Facebook.

For Traverse City area news and events, visit TraverseTicker.com

RED DRIVE CONCERT SERIES: 6-8pm, The Village at GT Commons, The Piazza, TC. Enjoy modern pop & folk with Olivia Dear. Free.

2023 MANITOU MUSIC: THE PULSE SAXOPHONE QUARTET: 7pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center, front porch. Enjoy the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2023 musicians-in-residence, Interlochen Public Radio’s The PULSE Saxophone Quartet. Free. glenarborart.org/ events/2023-manitou-music-musicians-inresidencethe-pulse-saxophone-quartet

CADILLAC FOOTLITERS PRESENT

“ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL”: 7pm, Elenbaas Performing Arts Center, McBain High School. $12 advance tickets - available at Brinks Art & Frame, downtown Cadillac & Horizon Books, downtown Cadillac. $14 advance online. $15 door. cadillacfootliters.com/tickets

EAST JORDAN MUSIC IN THE PARK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7-9pm, Memorial Park Bandshell, East Jordan. Enjoy folk/pop with the Max Lockwood Band.

GAYLORD’S SUMMER CONCERT SE-

RIES: 7-10pm, Claude Shannon Park, Gaylord. Featuring The Sleeping Gypsies. Bring a chair. If weather is bad, concert will be held under the pavilion on Court St.

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SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR: (See Thurs., June 15)

TC PIT SPITTERS VS. BATTLE CREEK BATTLE JACKS: (See Thurs., June 15)

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BREATHING SPACE: AN ORIGINAL COMEDY: SOLD OUT: 7:30pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Opening night reception at 6pm on June 16. Leland local Rebecca Reynolds & co-director McAdoo Greer will bring their dramatic spoof “Breathing Space” for three hilarious shows, June 16-18. The play is set in an upscale lakeside village populated by the one percent & features an all-star cast of local & national professional actors. $65. oldartbuilding.com/events/breathing-spacenational-premiere

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CHARLEVOIX MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5K: Draw Bridge, downtown Charlevoix. 6am: Marathon; 6:30am: Half Marathon; 7am: 10K Run/Walk; 7:15am: 5K Run/Walk. charlevoixmarathon.com

MICHIGAN MOUNTAIN MAYHEM: North Country Cycle Sport, Boyne City. This road bike event is one of the most grueling & challenging rides you will ever participate in. Choose from: a 50K teaser, a 100K metric century, a 160K (100-mile century), or a 200K double metric with almost 10,000 feet of climbing. You can start between 6-9am. michiganmountainmayhem.com/ mmmspringclassic

GLEN ARBOR SOLSTICE HALF MARATHON & 5K RACE: 7am, Downtown Glen Arbor. glenarborhalfmarathon.com

PETOSKEY’S ANNUAL SAND DIG VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Petoskey State Park. 231-347-2500.

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SUMMER BIRD WALK: 8am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Learn to ID birds by song & habitat on a guided bird walk. Register. $5. grassriver.org

KID’S FREE FISHING DAY: 9am-1pm,

NMC Great Lakes Campus, TC. Kids can try to hook one of 750 rainbow trout stocked by the TC Rotary Club.

MADE IN CHEBOYGAN CRAFT SHOW: 9am-5pm, Washington Park, Cheboygan. Featuring a large assortment of crafters selling jewelry, home decor, pottery, clothing, toys, kitchen essentials, custom printed shirts & mugs, & more. For vendor info, email: madeincheboygan@gmail.com. facebook.com/madeincheboygan

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BAY HARBOR IN-WATER BOAT SHOW: (See Fri., June 16, except today’s time is 10am-8pm.)

COFFEE @ 10, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey. Julia Dufault McGrath will be exhibiting her work in CTAC-Petoskey’s Atrium Gallery, June 17 - July 22. Hear her presentation about her creative practice & experimental approach to painting. Free. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey/coffee-10-julia-dufaultmcgrath

FRANKFORT CRAFT FAIR: 10am-4pm, Hotel Frankfort & Restaurant. Featuring more than 75 booths of crafters & artists.

OLD TOWN ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: 10am5pm, Old Town District, TC. Dozens of artists & crafters will be displaying & selling their work.

OPEN STUDIO, PETOSKEY: 10am-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Room, Petoskey. Drop-in free arts & crafts for the whole family. crookedtree.org/event/ctacpetoskey/open-studio-june-17

RIDING FOR RECOVERY - BOYNE CITY: 10am-noon, Sunset Park, Boyne City. Welcoming all donated, working bikes. They will go to those in Recovery Housing who do not have access to transportation. Monetary donations welcome. Donate, get a t-shirt. 231270-7873.

MAGNET FISHING WITH RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY: Meet at Right Brain Brewery at 11:30am. You’ll be provided with a magnet, 50 feet of rope, & a bucket with your name on it to collect your scrap metal. Go fish! Take to the trails & utilize the 4-mile loop of the Boardman Lake Loop Trail to hit any public access areas around the Boardman Lake. Fish from shore only. Your bucket will be collected when you’re done fishing. Meet back at Right Brain for refreshments & weigh-in. The person with the most weight in metal wins $100! All proceeds from the collected scrap metal will go toward the Boardman River Clean Sweep. $25/person. rightbrainbrewery.com/80/magnet-fishing

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HBAGTA’S 34TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: (See Thurs., June 15)

AUTHOR EVENT: BOOK SIGNING OF “LOON RANGERS” WITH JAMES MCVEY: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. McVey’s book is the winner of the Prism Prize in Climate Literature. Free. horizonbooks.com

QUILTS PROGRAM FEATURES LOCAL CHILDRENS’ AUTHOR: 1-2:30pm, Renee’s House of Quilting, Williamsburg. Presented by Miss Nancy Writes, LLC. Author reading of children’s book with presentation about quilts featured in the book & other vintage quilts. Free.

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JUNETEENTH FUN RUN/WALK: 2-5pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. Featuring a 4K or 6.4K walk/run/roll. $5.

RIDING FOR RECOVERY - GAYLORD: 2-4pm, Alano Club, Gaylord. Welcoming all

donated, working bikes. They will go to those in Recovery Housing who do not have access to transportation. Monetary donations welcome. Donate, get a t-shirt. 231-270-7873.

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR: (See Thurs., June 15, except today’s times are 2pm & 7pm.)

AUTHOR ANGELINE BOULLEY: 3pm, Odawa Casino Resort, Ovation Hall, Petoskey. This author of “Warrior Girl Unearthed” will be in conversation with Eric Hemenway. RSVP required. mcleanandeakin.com/events-main

ST. JOSEPH CAR SHOW: 3pm, St. Joseph Catholic Church, TC. No registration fee. Bring your fun car! Free. stjosephtc.org

ROCK THE DOCK WITH KNEE DEEP: 6pm, Downtown Charlevoix & marina. Free. Rock-the-Dock.com

CADILLAC FOOTLITERS PRESENT “ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL”: (See Fri., June 16)

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TC PIT SPITTERS VS. ROCKFORD RIVETS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pitspitters ----------------------

HBAGTA’S 34TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: (See Thurs., June 15)

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BREATHING SPACE: AN ORIGINAL COMEDY: (See Fri., June 16, except today’s time is 3pm, & tickets are $40 today.)

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TC PIT SPITTERS VS. ROCKFORD RIVETS: 5:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters

RANDY HOUSER: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Randy Houser has racked up three consecutive No. 1 hits & more than four million in singles sales to date with his Stoney Creek Records album “How Country Feels.” Tickets range from $52-$117. greatlakescfa.org/events/detail/ randy-houser

VESPER: SOUNDS OF SUMMER: 8pm, Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Celebrate the return of summer in an array of styles from The Beach Boys to Samuel Barber. $14.50, $19.50. bva.booktix.com/view/28/ b2dff4788e1de5f2

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Funky Fun Mondays: Funky Uncle and Big Fun alternating all summer long

BREATHING SPACE: AN ORIGINAL COMEDY: (See Fri., June 16, except tickets are $40 tonight.)

June 30th: Blanco Suave + Funky Uncle

July 2nd: Earth Radio + Medicinal Groove + After Ours + Ras Marco D

STROLL THE STREETS: Fridays, 6-9pm, Main St., Boyne City. Listen to music, enjoy entertainment & children’s activities & more.

Aug 5th: Distant Stars + Lipstick Jody

ABBACADABRA: 8-10:30pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Performing 20 of ABBA’s greatest hits from 1973-1983, Abbacadabra – the ultimate ABBA tribute - recreates all of the excitement & passion of their record-breaking 1979 world concert tour experience. Enjoy hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Fernando,” “Waterloo,” & “Super Trouper.” $25, $35, $40. lrcr.com/event-calendar/ concerts/abbacadabra

june

sunday

PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE 2023: June 18-24. An annual plein air (outdoor) painting festival & competition, presented by Crooked Tree Arts Center & located in TC. Each summer, talented artists from across the country come to TC to be inspired by the region’s beautiful landscapes, Lake Michigan shorelines, & charming town & villages. The festival includes classes, live demos, kids activities, art sales, exhibitions, & more. See web site for schedule. paintgrandtraverse.com ----------------------

PETOSKEY’S ANNUAL SAND DIG VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: (See Sat., June 17)

BAY HARBOR IN-WATER BOAT SHOW: (See Fri., June 16, except today’s time is 10am-3pm.)

MADE IN CHEBOYGAN CRAFT SHOW: (See Sat., June 17, except today’s time is 10am-3pm.)

FORGING FOR PEACE PROJECT: 11am3pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center. The Forging For Peace Project blacksmiths return to the Glen Arbor Arts Center Forge. These northern Michigan artists & craftsmen use the ancient art of blacksmithing as part of a worldwide project to raise funds for non-profits focused on peacemaking. Free. glenarborart.org/events-page/events-all

TRAVERSE CITY SPRING HORSE SHOWS: Flintfields Horse Park, TC, June 7-25. Three weeks of competition to earn qualifying points, prize money & more. traversecityhorseshows.com/contact

LESS CANCER’S 2023 HIKE & BIKE

AMERICA: Register & put in as many miles as you can between June 2 - July 2. Your commitment to a daily walk or weekly ride will help support the critical work of preventing Cancer. classy.org/event/2023less-cancer-hike-and-bike-america/ e459328

BICYCLE MUFFIN RIDE: Fridays, 9am1pm, Darrow Park, TC. Join the Cherry Capital Cycling Club for their weekly Muffin Ride from TC to Suttons Bay & back. The ride is 33 miles round-trip & includes a stop at a bakery or coffeehouse in Suttons Bay. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org

BLOOMS & BIRDS: WILDFLOWER WALK: Tuesdays, 10am through Sept., Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Go for a relaxing stroll on the trails with GRNA docents to find & identify the unique wildflowers at Grass River Natural Area. Along the way look & listen for the birds who call Grass River home. grassriver.org

GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOURS OF TRAVERSE CITY: Tours are at 10am on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays through Labor Day. They are about two miles long & take a little more than two hours. They begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza at the corner of 6th & Union St. near downtown. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times. walktchistory.com

RED DRIVE CONCERT SERIES: 6-8pm, The Village at GT Commons, The Piazza, TC. Enjoy modern pop & folk with Olivia Dear. Free.

2023 MANITOU MUSIC: THE PULSE SAXOPHONE QUARTET: 7pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center, front porch. Enjoy the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2023 musicians-in-residence, Interlochen Public Radio’s The PULSE Saxophone Quartet. Free. glenarborart.org/ events/2023-manitou-music-musicians-inresidencethe-pulse-saxophone-quartet

NMC Great Lakes Campus, TC. Kids can try to hook one of 750 rainbow trout stocked by the TC Rotary Club.

MADE IN CHEBOYGAN CRAFT SHOW: 9am-5pm, Washington Park, Cheboygan. Featuring a large assortment of crafters selling jewelry, home decor, pottery, clothing, toys, kitchen essentials, custom printed shirts & mugs, & more. For vendor info, email: madeincheboygan@gmail.com. facebook.com/madeincheboygan

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CADILLAC FOOTLITERS PRESENT

“ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL”: 7pm, Elenbaas Performing Arts Center, McBain High School. $12 advance tickets - available at Brinks Art & Frame, downtown Cadillac & Horizon Books, downtown Cadillac. $14 advance online. $15 door. cadillacfootliters.com/tickets ----------------------

EAST JORDAN MUSIC IN THE PARK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 7-9pm, Memorial Park Bandshell, East Jordan. Enjoy folk/pop with the Max Lockwood Band. ----------------------

GAYLORD’S SUMMER CONCERT SE-

RIES: 7-10pm, Claude Shannon Park, Gaylord. Featuring The Sleeping Gypsies. Bring a chair. If weather is bad, concert will be held under the pavilion on Court St. ----------------------

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR: (See Thurs., June 15)

TC PIT SPITTERS VS. BATTLE CREEK

BATTLE JACKS: (See Thurs., June 15)

BREATHING SPACE: AN ORIGINAL COM-

EDY: SOLD OUT: 7:30pm, Old Art Building, Leland. Opening night reception at 6pm on June 16. Leland local Rebecca Reynolds & co-director McAdoo Greer will bring their dramatic spoof “Breathing Space” for three hilarious shows, June 16-18. The play is set in an upscale lakeside village populated by the one percent & features an all-star cast of local & national professional actors. $65. oldartbuilding.com/events/breathing-spacenational-premiere

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CHARLEVOIX MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5K: Draw Bridge, downtown Charlevoix. 6am: Marathon; 6:30am: Half Marathon; 7am: 10K Run/Walk; 7:15am: 5K Run/Walk. charlevoixmarathon.com

MICHIGAN MOUNTAIN MAYHEM: North Country Cycle Sport, Boyne City. This road bike event is one of the most grueling & challenging rides you will ever participate in. Choose from: a 50K teaser, a 100K metric century, a 160K (100-mile century), or a 200K double metric with almost 10,000 feet of climbing. You can start between 6-9am. michiganmountainmayhem.com/ mmmspringclassic

GLEN ARBOR SOLSTICE HALF MARATHON & 5K RACE: 7am, Downtown Glen Arbor. glenarborhalfmarathon.com

PETOSKEY’S ANNUAL SAND DIG VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Petoskey State Park. 231-347-2500.

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SUMMER BIRD WALK: 8am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Learn to ID birds by song & habitat on a guided bird walk. Register. $5. grassriver.org

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KID’S FREE FISHING DAY: 9am-1pm,

BAY HARBOR IN-WATER BOAT SHOW: (See Fri., June 16, except today’s time is 10am-8pm.)

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COFFEE @ 10, PETOSKEY: 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey. Julia Dufault McGrath will be exhibiting her work in CTAC-Petoskey’s Atrium Gallery, June 17 - July 22. Hear her presentation about her creative practice & experimental approach to painting. Free. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey/coffee-10-julia-dufaultmcgrath

FRANKFORT CRAFT FAIR: 10am-4pm, Hotel Frankfort & Restaurant. Featuring more than 75 booths of crafters & artists.

OLD TOWN ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR: 10am5pm, Old Town District, TC. Dozens of artists & crafters will be displaying & selling their work.

OPEN STUDIO, PETOSKEY: 10am-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Visual Arts Room, Petoskey. Drop-in free arts & crafts for the whole family. crookedtree.org/event/ctacpetoskey/open-studio-june-17

RIDING FOR RECOVERY - BOYNE CITY: 10am-noon, Sunset Park, Boyne City. Welcoming all donated, working bikes. They will go to those in Recovery Housing who do not have access to transportation. Monetary donations welcome. Donate, get a t-shirt. 231270-7873.

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MAGNET FISHING WITH RIGHT BRAIN BREWERY: Meet at Right Brain Brewery at 11:30am. You’ll be provided with a magnet, 50 feet of rope, & a bucket with your name on it to collect your scrap metal. Go fish! Take to the trails & utilize the 4-mile loop of the Boardman Lake Loop Trail to hit any public access areas around the Boardman Lake. Fish from shore only. Your bucket will be collected when you’re done fishing. Meet back at Right Brain for refreshments & weigh-in. The person with the most weight in metal wins $100! All proceeds from the collected scrap metal will go toward the Boardman River Clean Sweep. $25/person. rightbrainbrewery.com/80/magnet-fishing

HBAGTA’S 34TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: (See Thurs., June 15)

AUTHOR EVENT: BOOK SIGNING OF “LOON RANGERS” WITH JAMES MCVEY: 1-3pm, Horizon Books, TC. McVey’s book is the winner of the Prism Prize in Climate Literature. Free. horizonbooks.com

QUILTS PROGRAM FEATURES LOCAL CHILDRENS’ AUTHOR: 1-2:30pm, Renee’s House of Quilting, Williamsburg. Presented by Miss Nancy Writes, LLC. Author reading of children’s book with presentation about quilts featured in the book & other vintage quilts. Free.

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JUNETEENTH FUN RUN/WALK: 2-5pm, Right Brain Brewery, TC. Featuring a 4K or 6.4K walk/run/roll. $5.

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RIDING FOR RECOVERY - GAYLORD: 2-4pm, Alano Club, Gaylord. Welcoming all

donated, working bikes. They will go to those in Recovery Housing who do not have access to transportation. Monetary donations welcome. Donate, get a t-shirt. 231-270-7873.

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR: (See Thurs., June 15, except today’s times are 2pm & 7pm.)

AUTHOR ANGELINE BOULLEY: 3pm, Odawa Casino Resort, Ovation Hall, Petoskey. This author of “Warrior Girl Unearthed” will be in conversation with Eric Hemenway. RSVP required. mcleanandeakin.com/events-main ----------------------

ST. JOSEPH CAR SHOW: 3pm, St. Joseph Catholic Church, TC. No registration fee. Bring your fun car! Free. stjosephtc.org

ROCK THE DOCK WITH KNEE DEEP: 6pm, Downtown Charlevoix & marina. Free. Rock-the-Dock.com

CADILLAC FOOTLITERS PRESENT

“ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL”: (See Fri., June 16) ----------------------

TC PIT SPITTERS VS. ROCKFORD RIVETS: 7:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pitspitters ----------------------

BREATHING SPACE: AN ORIGINAL COMEDY: (See Fri., June 16, except tickets are $40 tonight.)

ABBACADABRA: 8-10:30pm, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee. Performing 20 of ABBA’s greatest hits from 1973-1983, Abbacadabra – the ultimate ABBA tribute - recreates all of the excitement & passion of their record-breaking 1979 world concert tour experience. Enjoy hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Fernando,” “Waterloo,” & “Super Trouper.” $25, $35, $40. lrcr.com/event-calendar/ concerts/abbacadabra

june

sunday

PAINT GRAND TRAVERSE 2023: June 18-24. An annual plein air (outdoor) painting festival & competition, presented by Crooked Tree Arts Center & located in TC. Each summer, talented artists from across the country come to TC to be inspired by the region’s beautiful landscapes, Lake Michigan shorelines, & charming town & villages. The festival includes classes, live demos, kids activities, art sales, exhibitions, & more. See web site for schedule. paintgrandtraverse.com

PETOSKEY’S ANNUAL SAND DIG VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: (See Sat., June 17) ----------------------

BAY HARBOR IN-WATER BOAT SHOW: (See Fri., June 16, except today’s time is 10am-3pm.)

MADE IN CHEBOYGAN CRAFT SHOW: (See Sat., June 17, except today’s time is 10am-3pm.)

FORGING FOR PEACE PROJECT: 11am3pm, Glen Arbor Arts Center. The Forging For Peace Project blacksmiths return to the Glen Arbor Arts Center Forge. These northern Michigan artists & craftsmen use the ancient art of blacksmithing as part of a worldwide project to raise funds for non-profits focused on peacemaking. Free. glenarborart.org/events-page/events-all

HBAGTA’S 34TH ANNUAL PARADE OF HOMES: (See Thurs., June 15)

BREATHING SPACE: AN ORIGINAL COMEDY: (See Fri., June 16, except today’s time is 3pm, & tickets are $40 today.)

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TC PIT SPITTERS VS. ROCKFORD RIVETS: 5:05pm, Turtle Creek Stadium, TC. northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters

RANDY HOUSER: 8pm, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor. Randy Houser has racked up three consecutive No. 1 hits & more than four million in singles sales to date with his Stoney Creek Records album “How Country Feels.” Tickets range from $52-$117. greatlakescfa.org/events/detail/ randy-houser

VESPER: SOUNDS OF SUMMER: 8pm, Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey. Celebrate the return of summer in an array of styles from The Beach Boys to Samuel Barber. $14.50, $19.50. bva.booktix.com/view/28/ b2dff4788e1de5f2

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STROLL THE STREETS: Fridays, 6-9pm, Main St., Boyne City. Listen to music, enjoy entertainment & children’s activities & more.

TRAVERSE CITY SPRING HORSE SHOWS: Flintfields Horse Park, TC, June 7-25. Three weeks of competition to earn qualifying points, prize money & more. traversecityhorseshows.com/contact ----------------------

LESS CANCER’S 2023 HIKE & BIKE

AMERICA: Register & put in as many miles as you can between June 2 - July 2. Your commitment to a daily walk or weekly ride will help support the critical work of preventing Cancer. classy.org/event/2023less-cancer-hike-and-bike-america/ e459328

BICYCLE MUFFIN RIDE: Fridays, 9am1pm, Darrow Park, TC. Join the Cherry Capital Cycling Club for their weekly Muffin Ride from TC to Suttons Bay & back. The ride is 33 miles round-trip & includes a stop at a bakery or coffeehouse in Suttons Bay. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org ----------------------

BLOOMS & BIRDS: WILDFLOWER

WALK: Tuesdays, 10am through Sept., Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Go for a relaxing stroll on the trails with GRNA docents to find & identify the unique wildflowers at Grass River Natural Area. Along the way look & listen for the birds who call Grass River home. grassriver.org

GUIDED WALKING HISTORY TOURS OF TRAVERSE CITY: Tours are at 10am on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays through Labor Day. They are about two miles long & take a little more than two hours. They begin at the Perry Hannah Plaza at the corner of 6th & Union St. near downtown. Groups of six or more can schedule tours at other times. walktchistory.com

HIKE: Saturdays, 7:30am, June 3-24, Boardman River Valley Preserve, TC. Located at (Old YMCA) 3000 Racquet Club Dr., TC. Trail hazards: mud, boardwalk, bugs, stairs, etc. Show up to experience the “Peace” trail before noise of new bridge happens. For more info, email: traversecitywalks@gmail.com

DOUGHERTY MISSION HOUSE TOURS:

Held Weds.-Sun., 10am-4pm, June 10 – Aug. 26. Docent led tours of the 1842 Rev. Dougherty Mission House, TC built by the Odawa & Chippewa with Chief Agosa. Explore the House, summer kitchen, carriage shed, icehouse, demonstration gardens & trail through the 15 acres. Visiting exhibit features the Inns of Old Mission. Discover where Old Mission Peninsula earned its name. doughertyoldmissionhouse.com

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CHARLES CULVER PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION : On display throughout downtown Bellaire, mid-June through Oct. Each piece of art will display a QR code to access an audio presentation providing history & background of the particular piece. bellairelibrary.org/programs/charles-culverpublic-art-display-2023

PARTS OF THE PROCESS - SHANNY

BROOKE ART EXHIBIT: Twisted Fish Gallery, Cottage Gallery, Elk Rapids. Taking us on her emotional journey, painter Shanny Brooke explores the creative steps that emerge when processing the loss of a loved one. This selection of paintings is an intimate glimpse into Shanny’s journey of healing & insight. The Opening Reception will be held on Fri., June 16 from 6-8pm. The exhibit runs through mid-July with viewings: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Free. twistedfishgallery.com/event/parts-of-theprocess-opening-reception-with-artistshanny-brooke

“YOUTH INNOVATION IN RURAL AMERICA”: Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan. Community-based youth design projects by local students. Runs through Oct. 7. miravenhill.org

NORTHPORT PHOTO EXHIBIT: Northport Arts Association, Northport. Runs through June 11. Northport Arts Association celebrates its 6th annual photo exhibit featuring creative works of professional & emerging photographers. Award categories for 2023: Best of Show, People’s Choice, Color Creative, Color General, B&W/Monochrome, Nature, Mobile Photography and Automotive. northportartsassociation.org

NANOK & KOWALESKI: A DUO ART EXHIBITION: The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee. Runs through June 17. Gallery hours are Weds. through Sun., noon3pm. ramsdelltheatre.org/art

CHARLEVOIX PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

14TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION: Charlevoix Circle of Arts. Runs through June 17. Charlevoix Circle of Arts is open Mon. through Fri. from 11am-4pm, & Sat., 11am-3pm or by appointment. charlevoixcircle.org ----------------------

DEANA BADA-MALONEY PRESENTS

“THE NATURE WE CREATE”: Higher Art Gallery, TC. This exhibit features Deana’s sculptures made of clay & found objects which explore ideas of how wildlife & humans intersect, thus animals adapting to us. The show runs during open gallery hours through July 1. higherartgallery.com

RETROSPECTIVE POP-UP: Runs June 1025 at Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan. This exhibit spotlights works from the collections of three artists familiar to many who frequent JRAC: Margie Guyot, Karen Kimmell & Meredith Krell. Each in their own voice & style bring a fresh perspective to the beauty & unique character of northern Michigan.

Gallery open Thursday-Monday, 1-4pm. jordanriverarts.com

CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY:

- MICHIGAN SUMMERS: WORKS BY JULIA DUFAULT MCGRATH: Held in Atrium Gallery. Julia includes colorful & texture-filled watercolor & mixed-media paintings that capture the beauty of Michigan Summers. Runs June 17 - July 22. Hours are Tues. through Sat., 10am-5pm. crookedtree.org/event/ctacpetoskey/michigan-summers-work-julia-dufault-mcgrath

- ANIMAL - VEGETABLE - MINERAL: PAINTINGS BY NANCY ADAMS NASH: Held in Bonfield Gallery. Enjoy new paintings from Nash, as well as select works from the past. Runs through Sept. 2. CTAC hours are Tues. - Sat., 10am-5pm. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey/animal-vegetable-mineral-paintings-nancy-adams-nash-opensmay-25

- TRISHA WITTY: PILGRIMAGES IN PAINT, A RETROSPECTIVE 1988 TO PRESENT: Runs through Sept. 2 in Gilbert Gallery. Retrospective exhibition highlighting Trish Witty’s paintings from the past 35 years. crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/ trisha-witty-pilgrimages-paint-retrospective1988-present-opens-may-25

DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC:

- A NEW PERSPECTIVE: LANDSCAPES FROM THE DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER: Runs June 16 – Sept. 3. Hours are Tues.Sun., 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org

- JERRY’S MAP: This exhibition is comprised of over 4,000 individual eight by ten inch panels. Its execution, in acrylic, marker, colored pencil, ink, collage, & inkjet print on heavy paper, is dictated by the interplay between an elaborate set of rules & randomly generated instructions. Runs through Sept. 3. Hours are Tues. through Sun., 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org

- LUSTER: REALISM & HYPERREALISM IN CONTEMPORARY AUTOMOBILE & MOTORCYCLE PAINTING: Runs June 16Sept. 3. This is a traveling exhibition comprised of over 55 paintings by 15 leading photorealists & hyperrealists who specialize in automobiles & motorcycles as their primary subject of choice. Featuring dazzling paintings that encompass a broad range of vintage vehicles, recent classics, off-road vehicles, exotics & more. Hours are Tues. through Sun., 11am-4pm. dennosmuseum.org ----------------------

GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER:

- “THE BIRDS ARE WATCHING”: Runs through Aug. 25 in the Lobby Gallery. Mixed media constructions by Jessica Kovan. glenarborart.org/events/exhibit-the-birdsare-watching

- 2023 MEMBERS CREATE: An exhibition of work by 49 GAAC members. Runs through Aug. 10 in the Main Gallery. glenarborart. org/events/exhibit-2023-members-create ----------------------

OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT

- SUMMER MEMBER SHOW: Featuring a wide variety of work in all mediums. The opening reception will be held on June 16 from 5-7pm. The show runs through July 28. Oliver Art Center is open Mon. - Sat., 10am4pm. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

- WISH YOU WERE HERE: Recent artwork by members of the Lakeshore Artists Alliance will be on display from June 12-23. This exhibition is part of the Pop-Up Exhibits program. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

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36. Dallas basketball player, for short

37. Mythological Theban with a chemical element named after her

39. Exclude

40. Rhode Island-based auto insurance company

43. Crust deposits

44. River deposit

45. <---

48. Massachusetts Cape

49. Greek vowel

50. <---

59. Jacob's biblical twin

60. Wilson who says "Wow"

61. Gut trouble

62. Flippant

63. Format for old ringtones

64. Internet company with an exclamation point

65. Collector's objective

66. "Mr. Roboto" group

67. Angioplasty device

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1. "Video Games" singer ___ Del Rey

2. Like some whiskey

3. D&D spellcaster

4. Simian

5. Echo effect

6. Pinnacle

7. First-time gamer

8. Hosiery hue

9. Poster heading

10. Amorphous amount

11. "Coppelia" costume

12. Sewn line

15. Guggenheim Museum's Spanish location

20. Empty fully

21. "Four Leaf Clover" singer-songwriter Moore

24. "Letters from Iwo ___"

25. Car rental company

26. Courteous

27. Writers Guild of America, for example

28. Atlanta university

29. Rise up

30. "Sex and the City" role

31. In any way

35. Pot starter

38. Serpentine symbols

41. "12 for 1" Columbia House deal, essentially

42. Admit freely

44. React harshly toward, like a dog

46. Everyday expressions

47. Tech bros?

50. Asks for table scraps

51. Spot in the ocean

52. Cafe au ___

53. Knucklehead

54. Actress/inventor Lamarr

55. Alternative to DOS or Windows

56. Dull pain

57. Inert element used in lights

58. Moderate horse gait

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APACHE TROUT GRILL, TC

Thurs. – Mon. – Live Music, 5:30-8:30

BONOBO WINERY, PATIO, TC

6/16 -- Bekah Brudi, 6-8

COMMON GOOD BAKERY, TC

6/10 -- Blair Miller, 6

ENCORE 201, TC

6/9-10 & 6/16 -- DJ Ricky T, 9

6/17 -- The 4 Horsemen, 8; DJ Ricky T, 10

JACOB'S FARM, TC

6-8:30:

6/11 -- Wink (Christopher Winkelmann)

6/14 -- Jabo Bihlman

6/15 -- Chris Sterr

6/16 -- The Lavender Lions

6/17 -- Mike Moran feat. Ryan

McGee

6/18 -- Jameson Bros.

KILKENNY'S IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE, TC

6/13 -- Will Harris Trio, 8

6/14 -- Chris Sterr & The Pocket, 9

6/16 -- Lucas Paul, 9:30

LEFT FOOT CHARLEY, TC

BARREL ROOM:

6/12 -- Open Mic w/ Rob Coonrod, 6-9

TASTING ROOM, 5-7:

6/10 – Shayne Arsenault

6/17 – Kevin Johnson

LIL BO, TC

Tues. – Trivia, 8-10

Weds. – Open Mic Night w/ Aldrich, 9-11

Sun. – Karaoke, 8

MIDDLECOAST BREWING CO.,

TC

6/16 -- Rebekah Jon, 6-9

NORTH BAR TC

6/10 -- Amanda Igra, 1-4; Craig Jolly, 5-8

6/11 -- Dave Crater, 1-4; Dave Barth, 5-8

6/16 -- Jim Hawley, 1-4; Levi Britton, 5-8

6/17 -- Rebekah Jon, 4-7; Tropical Sundance Party w/ DJ Zesty Nebula, 8

ROVE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY, TC

6/16 -- Adam Duress, 5:30-8:30

SORELLINA'S, TC

SLATE RESTAURANT:

Thurs. -- Tom Kaufmann on

Piano, 5-8

Fri. & Sat. – Tom Kaufmann on

Piano, 6-9

THE ALLUVION, TC

6/10 -- Viridian Strings, 7-9

Thurs. – Jeff Haas Quartet feat. Laurie Sears, 6-8:30

THE LITTLE FLEET, TC PATIO:

6/16 – The Daylites, 6:30-10

THE PARLOR, TC

6/10 -- Amanda Igra, 6-9; Blake Elliott, 9-12

6/13 -- Jesse Jefferson, 8-11

6/14 -- Wink, 8-11

6/15 -- Jimmy Olson, 8-11

6/16 -- Dave Crater, 6-9; Drew Hale, 9-12

6/17 -- Craig Jolly, 6-9; Mallory Brooke & Michael Hunter, 9-12

THE PUB, TC

6/10 -- Rob Coonrod, 1-3; John Pomeroy, 4:30-7:30; Wink &

Emmet & Cheboygan

BAY HARBOR YACHT CLUB

6/17 -- Randy Reszka, 2-5

BOYNE VALLEY VINEYARDS, PETOSKEY

PATIO:

6/10 -- Michelle Chenard, 2-6

6/16-17 -- Chase & Allie, 4-7:30

CITY PARK GRILL, PETOSKEY

6/16 -- Annex Karaoke, 9:30

CROOKED VINE VINEYARD & WINERY, ALANSON

1-4:

6/10 -- John Piatek

6/17 – Pete Jackson

MAMMOTH DISTILLING, BAY

HARBOR

7:30-10:30:

6/14 -- SAXA4IAv

6/15 -- The Real Ingredients

6/16 -- Sean Megoran

NORTHLAND BREWING CO., INDIAN RIVER BACKYARD:

6/10 – Lara Fullford, 7-10

6/16 – The Real Ingredients, 6

6/17 – Indian River Night Bazaar

w/ The Shifties, 5

ODAWA CASINO RESORT, PETOSKEY VICTORIES:

6/16 -- Country Concert Series: Kathy Ford Band, 9, followed by DJ

RUDBECKIA WINERY/BURNT MARSHMALLOW BREWSTILLERY, PETOSKEY

6/10 -- Terry Coveyou, 5-7

6/11 -- Peter Allen Jensen, 2-4

6/16 -- John Piatek, 6-8

6/18 -- Lou Thumser, 2-4

THE BEAU, CHEBOYGAN

8-11: 6/10 -- Shawn Butzin

Kevin as Emfys Nest, 8-11

6/11 -- Jesse Jefferson, 1-4; Drew Hale, 4:30-7:30

6/11 & 6/18 -- Jesse Jefferson, 1-4; Drew Hale, 4:30-7:30; Rob Coonrod, 8-11

6/14 -- Tyler Roy, 8-11

6/15 -- Steve Clark, 8-11

6/16 -- Rhett & John, 4:30-7:30; Miriam Pico & Ryan Younce, 8-11

6/17 -- Jazz Cabbage, 8-11

THE WORKSHOP BREWING

CO., TC

6/10 -- Earth Radio, 8

6/13 -- Open Mic, 7

6/16 -- Alex Teller, 8

6/17 -- StoneFolk, 8

THIRSTY FISH SPORTS GRILLE, TC

PATIO, 6:30-9:30:

6/10 -- Marsupial Creampie

6/15 -- Family Jam

6/16 -- J Hawkins Band

6/17 -- Protea

TOWNLINE CIDERWORKS, WILLIAMSBURG

6/16 -- Larz Cabot, 6

UNION STREET STATION, TC

6/10 -- Comedy Show, 6-9; then The Knockoffs

6/12 -- Jukebox, 10

6/13 -- USS Open Mic Comedy,

8-9:30; then Karaoke

6/14 -- DJ DomiNate, 10

6/15 -- DJ 1 Wave, 10

6/16 -- Harry Manx, 7; then Rolling Dirty & Baccano

6/17 -- Rolling Dirty & Baccano, 10

Leelanau & Benzie

45 NORTH VINEYARD & WINERY, LAKE LEELANAU

6/15 -- Larry Perkins, 3

BROOMSTACK KITCHEN & TAPHOUSE, MAPLE CITY

5:30-8:

6/13 -- Jim Hawley

6/14 -- Luke Woltanski The Dangerous Music Man

6/15 -- Amanda Igra & Friends

CICCONE VINEYARD & WINERY, SUTTONS BAY

6/11 -- Michelle Chenard, 2-4:30

6/15 -- Luke Woltanski, 5-7:30

6/18 -- Jazz Cabbage, 2-4:30

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, THOMPSONVILLE LEVEL4 LOUNGE, 8:30-10:30:

6/10 -- Bill Frary

6/16-17 -- Carl Pawluk

DICK'S POUR HOUSE, LAKE LEELANAU

Sat. -- Karaoke, 10-1

DUNE BIRD WINERY, NORTHPORT

3-6:

6/11 -- Luke Woltanski

6/18 -- Blair Miller

FIVE SHORES BREWING, BEULAH

6/14 -- Open Mic Night w/ Andrew Littlefield, 7

FURNACE STREET DISTILLERY, ELBERTA

6/16 -- Silver Creek Revival

THE CROSSINGS MALL, MACKINAW CITY

6/13 -- Pete 'Big Dog' Fetters, 6-9

THE DIXIE SALOON, MACKINAW CITY

6/9-10 & 6/16-17 -- Pete 'Big Dog' Fetters, 8

THE NOGGIN ROOM PUB, PETOSKEY

6/10 -- Moon Howlers, 7-10

WALLOON LAKE WINERY, PETOSKEY

6/15 -- Jelly Roll Blues Band, 7-9

NUB’S NOB, HARBOR SPRINGS

6/14 — The Lavender Lions, 6:30-9

Otsego, Crawford & Central

ALPINE TAVERN & EATERY, GAYLORD

6/10 -- Ryan Harcourt, 6

6/11, 6/16 & 6/18 -- Nelson

Olstrom, 5

6/15 -- Kenny Thompson, 6

6/17 -- Spencer Oppermann, 6

CRAVE, GAYLORD

6:

6/10 -- Dan White

6/15 -- Nelson Olstrom

6/17 -- Lou Thumser

RAY'S BBQ, BREWS & BLUES, GRAYLING

6/11 -- Blair Miller, 4

6/10 -- Kevin Johnson, 6-9

6/15 -- Kubota Dragon, 6-8

6/16 -- Austin Benzing, 6-8

6/17 -- Elizabeth Landry, 6-8

HOP LOT BREWING CO., SUTTONS BAY

6/17 -- Delilah DeWylde, 5-8

IRON FISH DISTILLERY, THOMPSONVILLE

6/10 -- Fremont John, 6-8

6/11 -- Lynn Callihan, 3-5

6/16 – Cody Robert Dewindt, 6-8

6/17 – Brett Mitchell, 5-7

LAKE ANN BREWING CO.

6/10 -- The Daydrinker Series w/ Blind Dog Hank, 3-6; The Whiskey Charmers, 7-10

6/13 -- New Third Coast, 6:30-

9:30

6/14 -- John Paul, 6:30-9:30

6/15 -- Rachael Davis wsg Zak Bunce, 6:30-9:30

6/16 -- Happy Hour w/ Chris Sterr, 3-6; then The Rachel Brooke Band, 7-10

6/17 -- The Daydrinker Series w/ 16 Strings, 3-6; then Barefoot, 7-10

ST. AMBROSE CELLARS, BEULAH

6/10 -- Jesse Jefferson, 1-4; Lighting Matches, 5-8

6/11 & 6/18 -- Jabo Bihlman, 3-6

6/14 -- Bill Frary, 5:30-8:30

6/15 -- Wink, 5:30-8:30

6/16 -- SkyeLea, 5:30-8:30

6/17 -- Andrew McQuillen, 1-4; Chelsea Marsh, 5:30-8:30

Antrim & Charlevoix

CAFE SANTE, BOYNE CITY

6/16 -- Blair Miller, 7

CASTLE FARMS, CHARLEVOIX

1918 CELLARS:

6/14 -- Peter Allen Jensen, 6-8

ETHANOLOGY, ELK RAPIDS

6/10 -- Mark Lavengood Trio,

8-11

FIRESIDE LOUNGE, BELLAIRE

6:30-9:30:

6/10 -- Nick Vasquez

6/16 -- Michelle Chenard 6/17 -- Jessica Dominic

JUNCTION EVENT CENTER, WALLOON LAKE

6/10 -- Jelly Roll Blues Band, 8

MAMMOTH DISTILLING, BELLAIRE

7-10:

6/10 -- Steve Dawson

6/16-17 -- Clint Weaner

MAMMOTH DISTILLING, CENTRAL LAKE

6/16 -- Jeff Greif, 7-10

SHORT'S BREW PUB, BELLAIRE BEER GARDEN:

6/16 -- The Reverend Jesse Ray, 7-9:30

SHADY LANE CELLARS, SUTTONS BAY

6/16 -- Friday Night LIVE w/ Kevin Johnson, 5:30-8:30

STORMCLOUD BREWING CO., FRANKFORT

6/17 -- Stormstock w/ Cal in Red: Maddy Sharp, Andy Wynkoop, Jake Frysinger; Hosted by Blake Elliott, 4

SUTTONS BAY CIDERS

6/13 -- Tuesdays Trivia, 6:30

THE HOMESTEAD RESORT, GLEN ARBOR

6/14 -- Craig Jolly, 6-9

THE UNION, NORTHPORT

6/10 -- Big Fun w/ Jeff Haas, Don Julin & Joe Wilson, 7-9:30 Sun -- Waterbed feat. Jimmy Olson & Matt McCalpin, 7-9:30 Wed -- Jeff Haas Quartet feat. Laurie Sears w/ Lisa Flahive, 7-9:30 Thu -- Blake Elliott & Friends, 7-9:30

6/16 -- The North Coast Trio feat. Amanda Kruk, 6:30-8:30 6/17 -- Andrew Lutes & Friends, 7-9:30

TWO K FARMS CIDERY & WINERY, SUTTONS BAY

5:30-7:30:

6/10 -- The Duges

6/15 -- Sam & Bill 6/17 -- Blair Miller

SHORT'S PULL BARN, ELK RAPIDS

6/10 -- Short's Fest w/ Stone Folk, Dig A Pony, & Nathan Walton and the Remedy, 5-11

6/16 -- Randy Reszka, 6:30-9:30

6/17 -- Shawn Butzin, 6:30-9:30

THE WHI-SKI INN, BOYNE FALLS

6/10 -- Two Track Mind, 7-10

Manistee, Wexford & Missaukee

COYOTE CROSSING RESORT, CADILLAC 7:30-11:30: 6/10 -- Michigan Rattlers w/ Adam Joynt Band

-- Josh Meloy wsg Zak Bunce & Raylin Vance

LITTLE RIVER CASINO RESORT, MANISTEE 6/17 – Abbacadabra, 8-10:30

RAVEN SOCIAL, CADILLAC 6/17 -- Old Mission Fiddle Vine, 6-9

lOGY

BY ROB BREZSNY

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Among her many jobs, my triple Gemini friend Alicia has worked as a deepsea rescue diver, an environmental activist, a singer in a band, a dog food taster, an art teacher for kids, and a volunteer at a sleep lab researching the nature of dreams. Do I wonder if she would be wise to commit herself to one occupation? Not really. I respect her decision to honor her evershifting passions. But if there will ever come a time when she will experiment with a bit more stability and constancy, it may come during the next 11 months. You Geminis are scheduled to engage in deep ruminations about the undiscovered potentials of regularity, perseverance, and commitment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Meditation teacher

Cheri Huber wrote a book called Be the Person You Want to Find. This would be an excellent title for your life story during the next ten months. I hope you will soon ruminate on how to carry out such a quest. Here are two suggestions. 1. Make a list of qualities you yearn to experience in a dear ally and brainstorm about how to cultivate those qualities in yourself. 2. Name three high-integrity people you admire. Meditate on how you could be more like them in ways that are aligned with your life goals.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Now is a good time to take stock of how you have fared in the Dating and Mating Games through the years. Why? Because you are entering a new chapter of your personal Love Story. The next two years will bring rich opportunities to outgrow stale relationship patterns and derive rich benefits from novel lessons in intimacy. An excellent way to prepare is to meditate on the history of your togetherness. PS: The term "fate bait" refers to an influence that draws you toward the next turning point of your necessary destiny. Be alert for fate bait.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Sagittarian actor Samuel Jackson loves the color purple. He insists on it being featured in his films, and he often wears purple outfits. In Black Snake Moan, he plays a purple Gibson guitar. In the animated movie, Turbo, he voices the role of a purple racing snail. In his Star Wars appearances, he wields a purple light saber. Now I am endorsing his obsession for your use. Why? First, it’s an excellent time to home in on exactly what you want and ask for exactly what you want. Second, now is a favorable phase to emphasize purple in your own adventures. Astrologers say purple is your ruling color. It stimulates your natural affinity for abundance, expansiveness, and openness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): People who understand the creative process say it’s often wise to stay mum about your in-progress work. You may diminish the potency of your projects if you blab about them while they’re still underway. I don’t think that’s true for all creative efforts. For example, if we collaborate with partners on an artistic project or business venture, we must communicate well with them. However, I do suspect the transformative efforts you are currently involved in will benefit from at least some secrecy for now. Cultivate the privacy necessary to usher your masterpiece to further ripeness.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Musician Frank Zappa (1940–1993) was a freaky rebel, iconoclastic weirdo, and virtuoso experimenter. Everything normal and ordinary was boring to him. He aspired to transcend all categories. And yet he refrained from taking psychedelic drugs and urged his fans to do the same. He said, “We repudiate any substances, vehicles, or procedures which might reduce the body, mind, or spirit of an individual to a state of sub-awareness or insensitivity.” Zappa might have added that some substances temporarily have a pleasing effect but ultimately diminish the life force. In my estimation, Aquarius, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to re-evaluate your relationship with influences that weaken the vitality of your body, mind, or spirit. It will also be a favorable period to seek new modes of lasting liberation.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): If you are at a festival or fair where you could win a lot of money by smashing watermelons with your head, I hope you won't do it. Same if you imagine

you could impress a potential lover by eating 25 eggs in three minutes: Please don't. Likewise, I beg you not to let yourself be manipulated or abused by anyone for any reason. These days, it's crucial not to believe you can succeed by doing things that would hurt or demean or diminish you. For the foreseeable future, you will be wise to show what you do best and express your highest values. That's the most effective way to get what you want.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries-born Vincent van Gogh’s painting Potato Eaters shows five people in a dark room barely illuminated by lamplight. Seated around a small table, they use their hands to eat food they have grown themselves. Vincent wanted to convey the idea that they “dug the earth with the very hands they put into their bowls." I don’t expect you to do anything quite so spectacularly earthy in the coming weeks, Aries, but I would love to see you get very up close and personal with nature. I’d also love to see you learn more about where the fundamental things in your life originate. Bonus points if you seek adventures to bolster your foundations and commune with your roots.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera emerged from his mother's womb in 1886. But some observers suggest that Rivera's soul was born in 1920: a pivotal time when he found his true calling as an artist. During a visit to Italy, as he gazed at the murals of 15th-century mural painters, “he found the inspiration for a new and revolutionary public art capable of furthering the ideals of the ongoing revolution in his native land." (In the words of art historian Linda Downs.) I will be extra dramatic and speculate that you may have a comparable experience in the coming months, dear Taurus: a rebirth of your soul that awakens vigorous visions of what your future life can be.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): As religious sects go, the Shakers are the most benign. Since their origin in the 18th century, they have had as many women as men in leadership roles. They practice pacifism, disavow consumerism, and don’t try to impose their principles on others. Their worship services feature dancing as well as singing. I’m not suggesting you become a Shaker, Cancerian, but do hope that in the coming months, you will place a premium on associating with noble groups whose high ideals are closely aligned with your own. It’s time to build and nurture your best possible network.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): For years, Mario

A. Zacchini worked at a circus as a “human cannonball.” On thousands of occasions, he was shot out of a cannon at 90 miles per hour. “Flying isn’t the hard part,” he testified. “Landing in the net is.” His work might sound dangerous, but he lived to age 87. Let’s make Mario your role model for a while, Leo. hope he will inspire you to be both adventurous and safe, daring but prudent. I trust you will seek exhilarating fun even as you insist on getting soft landings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): One of my favorite astrology teachers, Stephen Arroyo, notes, "Most people have a strong opinion about astrology, usually quite extreme, even though 95 percent have never studied it whatsoever." Of course, astrology is not the only subject about which people spout superficial ideas based on scant research. Viral epidemiology is another example. Anyway, Virgo, I am asking you to work hard to avoid this behavior during the rest of 2023. Of all the zodiac signs, you have the greatest potential to express thoughtful ideas based on actual evidence. Be a role model for the rest of us! Show us what it means to have articulate, well-informed opinions.

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10 miles from downtown Traverse City sits this meticulously maintained 3 BR, 2 BA ranch style home. Built in 2013, this well cared-for home showcases an open floor plan, main floor living, hardwood flooring, granite counter tops, full unfinished basement, two covered porches, manicured lawn, beautiful landscaping and is situated near the end of a cul-de-sac. This adorable property is sure to impress the most discerning buyer. MLS# 1911983 • $375,000