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Truth About Schools & Incentives

In his May 4 column “Why Schools Are Closing,” Grant Parsons blames recent school closings on state tax incentive programs, but he failed to mention two points that discredit this premise.

First is that the tax revenue he speaks of does not exist. It is not like schools are giving up the money because they do not have it nor would they ever if the property does not get developed. When the state approves such tax incentives, they do so only to the extent that the project were not feasible without the incentive.

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The Michigan Economic Development Authority identifies project financing gaps, and that is the basis for any tax incentive that they and local bodies must approve.

Mr. Parsons likes to look back at the good old days, but he neglects to mention that incentives existed back then too. Back in those “urban renewal” days programs like UDAG and CDBG (which still exists) were used to support development and came from already collected taxes. It would be more correct to say tax money was diverted more for development then than it is now.

The other glaring omission is that local school funding is directly tied to enrolled students. TCAPS’ funding is dwindling because our region is aging and student counts are declining. We need to encourage housing types that appeal to young buyers and renters. The shortage of these units is proving a barrier to in-migration and business growth and discourages young natives to stay. Building and land costs and wages make developing these housing types difficult in here. What is Mr. Parson’s plan to encourage young families to our region? It is easy to be critical, but difficult to provide solutions.

Schools are not closing because of tax incentives. Our school systems will benefit if we grow our region with a focus on young families.

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Last week’s profile of the partners in the Wineguys restaurant group incorrectly said two owners were Bob and Mary Reedy. Their correct last name is Keedy. We apologize for this error.

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REMEMBERING ONE OF 58,220 opinion

By jack segal Memorial Day is coming up soon. If the weather’s good, there’ll be picnics, BBQs, family and friends. Only a few of us will take our kids to a ceremony marking the sacrifices that the day is supposed to commemorate. Only a few will fly a flag. And even fewer will go to an old scrapbook or photo album and recall a loved one who is not here to celebrate with them.

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The one I will recall was — is — Larry Stephan.

He is forever frozen in my memory, untouched by time. We went through Officer Candidate School together at Fort Benning, Georgia — the infantry school. We were both nineteen years old, his birthday just two weeks before mine. Both our names started with “S”, so we spent a lot of time together. We talked about what we were going through, about our lives before the Army, but never really talked about Vietnam.

At the infantry school, Larry and I shared a space called “cubicle” in our barracks. While far from comfortable, that little cubicle was our home for six months. Every Saturday was inspection. We had to “clean” our already pristine space — a bunk bed, two footlockers and spit-shined boots below and a dresser, everything gleaming to a level of perfection that was almost comical. It was all about learning to pay attention to detail.

Once, late in our training when an overnight pass was a possibility, our cubicle was so clean that the inspecting officer could find absolutely nothing wrong. Our floor shined to the necessary brilliance, he could read a newspaper in the reflection. But our sadistic lieutenant was determined to disappoint our dreams so he looked at a framed photo of my baby niece on the dresser and gave us both (not just me) demerits because the kid’s hair in the photo was too long. No weekend pass.

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Larry was amazingly cheerful under such constant harassment and pressure. He understood that all the nonsense was to test us before we would have responsibility for the lives of a platoon of infantry soldiers. If we couldn’t take it during the training, no harm done. We would “wash out” of the course and return to being enlisted men, still bound for Vietnam, but not as leaders.

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The school’s motto was (and still is) “Follow Me.” It was our mantra. About the only thing we knew with any certainty was that we were going to Vietnam to lead other men in a war we knew nothing about. I marvel at how incurious I was at age nineteen. The anti-war protests and the “summer of love” were a couple years ahead. I never even considered not going.

Instead, after we graduated and were awarded our second lieutenant bars, we received a bit more training before shipping out to Vietnam.

Larry arrived in Vietnam on March 22, 1967, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry. I didn’t

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It seems ludicrous today to think that you could take a kid off the streets and turn him into a combat leader in six months. But the “whiz kids” in Robert McNamara’s Pentagon had convinced President Johnson to escalate our presence in Vietnam from 110,000 to 550,000 in the span of a year. That called for a certain amount of risktaking — risk-taking with the lives of the young men who would actually go out and search for “the enemy” and the hurriedly trained officers assigned to lead them.

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get to Vietnam until May. We lost touch.

Larry’s unit was in the final stages of something called “Operation Junction City.” It had begun in early January in an area known as “The Iron Triangle,” northwest of Saigon. By March 26, Larry’s battalion was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander M. Haig. Yes, the same Alexander Haig who would later become Secretary of State and a key aide to Presidents Nixon and Reagan.

On March 31, the unit was engaged in one of the biggest battles of the war, at a place whose name means nothing today. The battle of “Ap Gu” cost the lives of 17 Americans and more than 600 Vietnamese. All those lives lost, and today it has returned to the obscurity of just another Vietnamese village.

I don’t know much about what actually happened to Larry. I wasn’t in his unit; I didn’t witness the tragedy myself. A fellow OCS graduate said he was hit by shrapnel; that he was “hit really bad.” I like to think it was quick. I’m sure it was unexpected, a dreadful surprise. Maybe he never even knew what was happening to him, to his life. I think that’s better than the way some guys died.

If you “Google” Larry Stephan, you won’t find much. He lived in the era before the Internet, Facebook, and Instagram. There’s hardly a mention of him online. Dig a bit deeper and you’ll find this poignant entry: “Larry Stephan was born and raised in Glendale, California. We had three children and he was the only boy. He was an infantry lieutenant in the Army. He was in Vietnam five weeks when he was killed. — Carl and Marge Stephan.”

The cold report from the official U.S. National Archives database says, “Location: Bien Hoa province. Remains: Body recovered. Casualty type: Hostile, died of wounds. Reason: Multifragment wounds.” That’s all.

Larry’s name shows up in a few other places on the Web: the records of San Fernando Mission Cemetery, in a listing from a local newspaper of “Glendale’s Fallen.” Fifty-four names, among them, “Stephan, Larry Roy.” Fifty-four Larrys. What might they have accomplished?

Larry lives for me in two places. His name is on the wall of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington. About a third of the way up from the bottom of a large panel — large because it corresponds to the number of men killed at that violent stage of the war, just before the Tet Offensive. If you’re ever in Washington, say hello for me — Panel 19E, line 8.

The other place Larry exists for me is in my memory. He’ll always be there and he’ll always be a fresh-faced California kid who would have had a hard time growing a beard, had it been allowed. He’s still nineteen, never aging. He’s forever going to remain as he was, never having experienced the full life that his intellect, warmth and strength promised. I feel a bit of survivor’s regret just thinking about him these many years later.

On Memorial Day, if you have no one to remember, think for a minute about Larry, and the person he might have been.

Jack Segal served in Vietnam with the 3d Brigade 4th Infantry Division.

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top five 1 historic win for earl young homes After years of debate, Charlevoix’s city commission voted unanimously in April to preserve a section of historic Earl Young houses.

The preservation district includes Park Ave., Clinton, and Grant streets, said Charlevoix City Manager Mark Heydlauff.

The measure was delayed in a debate over property rights; Heydlauff said the district won favor once it was narrowly defined to apply exclusively to residential streets and the exterior of the homes, which draw visitors from across the country who want to see the cascading stone and rolling roofs that give the structures a mushroom-like appearance.

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She’s known for her inventive way with ingredients at her Harbor Springs’ Mustang Wendy’s. And Chef Wendy Wagner’s skills with fish leave nothing lacking.

Her striped Marlin niçoise salad ($26) is loaded with flavor, from the fresh bottom layer of lettuce, diced tomatoes, and hard-boiled egg to the Marlin itself, slightly salty and meaty, similar to swordfish.

The salad is dressed up further with trumpet mushroom medallions and tangy capers. It’s a perfect meal on its own, but Wagner also offers several appetizers that nicely complement it, including her unique broiled Fonde bread ($8) with Swiss and Manchego cheeses and a rich onion sauce.

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CHECKING UP ON TRUMP spectator by stephen tuttle Our choices are being whittled down to the two oldest, least liked presidential candidates in history. One has a history of misogyny, bankruptcy and xenophobia while being accused of fraud in civil court. The other might be indicted on criminal charges during the campaign.

This is not so good.

The polls tell us the electoral college swings in favor of Hillary Clinton. The math would seem to bear out that notion.

But the election isn’t tomorrow and polls involving Donald Trump have been less than stellar since he first announced. In fact, it’s Trump who has wrapped up his party’s nomi-

gotiation? Second, why would anybody be willing to make a trade agreement with us in the future?

In general, Trump believes everything is a zero-sum game in which there must be an absolute winner and absolute loser or losers; it never occurs to him that both sides can win, so he never approaches any issue that way.

He comes from a background of making real estate deals with a fairly simple template. If the deal is successful, everybody makes money and is happy. If the deal flops, Trump tries to negotiate with his creditors to pay them less than 100 percent of what they’re owed. If that doesn’t work, he declares bankruptcy, as he’s done four different times with failing casinos.

Despite all the claims that the sky is falling, the rest of the world still sees the U.S. government as a good investment primarily because we have always paid our debts. The world economy still revolves around the United States and the dollar. nation while Clinton continues losing primaries to Bernie Sanders.

The court then forces the creditors to accept less than 100 percent.

Since Trump is the only real nominee so far, let’s take a look at how he’s doing on his signature issues. He occasionally drifts back to reality but in a recent interview he said that yes, he’s going to do the things he’s been claiming he will do.

It doesn’t work that way with American trade deals or credit.

That means he thinks he’s going to build a wall on our southern border and, let me tell you, believe me, it will be an awesome wall.

He’ll make Mexico, who he intends the wall to punish, pay for it. If they don’t, he says, he’ll slap big tariffs on products made in Mexico for American companies and then sold in the U.S. Like, for example, automobiles, tons of automobile parts and myriad other products.

That would violate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which concerns Trump not at all. Nor is he concerned that thousands of businesses in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada were created as a result of NAFTA to comply with NAFTA. One other thing — presidents can’t create or raise tariffs. Congress does that.

He also says he still plans to deport 11 million or so illegal immigrants. The business communities that hire them will want to have a conversation with Trump about that. Plus, there’s the added complication of not knowing who they are or where they are.

There’s even less chance he’ll succeed in banning Muslims from entering the U.S., another of his promises. Nor will he be able to undertake surveillance of Muslims already here. There is this document called the Constitution that will allow neither, and the courts have pretty consistently agreed.

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Trump has also claimed he will renegotiate trade deals with China because they are “absolutely killing us.” That begs two questions.

First, why would China agree to such a rene-

Renegotiating our debt obligations, as Trump has suggested more than once before backing off more than once, sounds appealing for a minute or two, then not so much.

He doesn’t seem to understand the nature of our debt and to whom we owe the money.

China, the target of his anger and rhetoric, owns about 7 percent of our debt. The vast majority is owned by us. That’s right, about 67 percent of our $17 trillion debt is owed to Americans through pension systems, state investments, mutual funds, the Federal Reserve and other financial instruments. Trump’s debt reduction fantasies mean he would be negotiating money away from his own citizens.

Despite all the claims that the sky is falling, the rest of the world still sees the U.S. government as a good investment primarily because we have always paid our debts. The world economy still revolves around the United States and the dollar.

If that stops, the Great Recession will seem like an insignificant glitch.

There would be no point at all in investing in U.S. government instruments if President Trump decides he can negotiate away your return. Nor would there be any reason to become involved in a trade agreement if President Trump can simply change it whenever he pleases.

Trump’s vulgarity, insults, exaggerations and extra-legal plans don’t trouble his supporters in the least. But his abject ignorance of the world’s economy, and our role in it, should concern even them. In his world of winners and losers, his stupidity is going to make losers of us all.

Crime & Rescue INMATE FACES SEX CHARGES Investigators looking to find out who stole telephone time in a jail uncovered a relationship between an inmate and a minor from another state.

Petoskey resident Walter Richard Schmidt, 28, faces charges including use of a computer to commit a crime, child sexually abusive activity, and accosting children for immoral purposes.

Emmet County Sheriff’s investigators wanted to learn who stole a personal ID number to access another inmate’s phone time in April.

Detectives determined that Schmidt, who was serving time for filing a false police report, had accessed other inmates’ phone accounts.

While investigating, officers discovered an alleged online sexual relationship between Schmidt and a child from another state. Schmidt was charged May 6 with 20 felonies and he remains in jail on a $750,000 bond.

RESORT OWNER CHARGED A Traverse City resort owner tried to squeeze protection money from a parasailing company on East Bay, according to a Michigan Attorney General complaint.

ParkShore Resort owner Bryan Punturo faces up to 20 years in prison if he’s convicted of a felony extortion charge in Grand Traverse County.

Punturo allegedly wrenched $19,000 from an East Bay parasailing business, telling its owner to pay up or be undercut and run out of business.

The owner became convinced Punturo had “both the people and the resources to ensure” to back up his threat, according to the complaint.

The business owner eventually hired a lawyer who sued Punturo and filed a complaint with the attorney general.

MAN GROPES CLERK; WIELDS ARM A man accused of attempting to grope an adult bookstore clerk fended off police with a detached mannequin arm before he was arrested.

Grand Traverse Sheriff’s were called to Pleasures 4 U store in Whitewater Township May 9 at 4:36pm.

The 34-year-old female store clerk said the suspect entered the store, trapped her behind the counter and groped her. The woman attempted to flee and the man threw a UPC scanner at her and struck her head. The woman fled to a neighbor’s and called police, police said.

When deputies arrived they found the suspect, a 35-year-old Gaylord man, challenging them with a broken mannequin arm.

A deputy threatened the suspect with a taser and the man dropped the arm and surrendered. The man faces charges of fourthdegree criminal sexual conduct, assault, malicious destruction of property and disabling a telecommunications device.

METH SUSPECT CAPTURED An anonymous tip led police to a suspect wanted in connection with a methamphetamine lab found in Traverse City.

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29-year-old was wanted in connection with a meth lab discovered two days earlier after Traverse City Police were called to a residence and noticed suspicious items.

That led to a Traverse Narcotics Team search warrant and the discovery of a methmaking operation.

HOME INVADERS BUSTED Two men who stumbled into another person’s house were arrested for home invasion.

A homeowner on Ames Street in Elk Rapids discovered the men in his kitchen at 4:30am May 5.

The man confronted the unwanted guests as they were helping themselves to items in his refrigerator and one of the men pushed past him and fled. The second man struggled with the homeowner, who got the intruder into a headlock and broke his nose with a head butt.

The man grabbed the suspect’s phone and called police as the suspect fled.

Antrim County Sheriff’s deputies found blood on a nearby door, and after no one at the house answered, they got a search warrant. Investigators determined that one of the suspects lived at the home and the other had returned to his home in Traverse City.

Deputies arrested two 29-year-olds, Nicholas Ian Keagle and Cody Ray Ockert.

“There were no skid marks or any other sign leading up to the semi truck,” said Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Capt. Randy Fewless. He said it appeared Anderson attempted to swerve out of the way at the last second. The semi driver was not injured.

TWO BUSTED FOR METH Two 25-year-olds were arrested after police got a search warrant for a home where chemicals and components of a meth lab had been found.

Traverse Narcotics Team members and the state police meth response team searched a house in Reeder Township in Missaukee County May 4.

More methamphetamine ingredients were discovered and hazardous material was hauled away, police said.

McBain residents Wesley Tacoma and Adam Briggs were arrested on charges of operating a meth lab and conspiracy. They face 25 years in prison and were jailed on a $50,000 bond.

The elderly driver pulled into the path of a semi, Wexford County Sheriff’s deputies said.

Buckley resident Arnold Frank Bartolino was killed.

The driver of the semi was not injured.

Deputies responded to the crash May 6 at 1:06am at M-37 and 4 Road in Hanover Township.

Both drivers wore seat belts and alcohol was not a factor.

MAN KILLED IN CRASH An 89-year-old was killed when his SUV collided with a truck.

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PHONE EXAMINED IN FATAL CRASH Investigators are looking at a phone after a crash that claimed the life of a 31-year-old Grawn woman.

Kathleen Ann Williams was killed when she crashed into a semi trailer stopped on US 31 South near Cherry Growers in Green Lake Township May 6 at 10am.

Investigators believe something like using a phone may have distracted Williams leading up to the crash.

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Google Sees the Future Google filed a U.S. Patent Office application on April 28 for a vision-improvement device in liquid form that, once inserted (i.e., injected directly into the eyeball!), solidifies into not only a lens replacement for the eye but an instrument that carries its own storage, radio and wireless power supply. The idea, according to inventor Andrew Jason Conrad, is to better focus light onto the retina. (The patent process does not assure that the device will ever come to fruition, but it might indicate that Google’s parent, Alphabet, is concerned that other inventors might be doing similar work.)

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The Entrepreneurial Spirit!

-- Before new parents ruin their baby daughter’s chances of future success by giving her “weak” names (such as Polly), they should consult one of several services that recommend more powerful ones (such as Elizabeth). A New York City woman offers personalized naming research for fees starting at several hundred dollars, but a Swiss agency whose primary work is helping to name product brands now offers parents suggestions on their offspring’s “brand” (for corporate-like fees beginning at around $29,000). (Parents in South Korea and India traditionally seek baby-naming recommendations from priests, who review religious text, culture and astrology — in exchange for modest offerings.)

-- Entrepreneur.com reported in April the surprising success of “Ship Your Enemies Glitter,” in which, for about $10, the startup sends an envelope full of glitter that, when opened, scatters, irritating (or enraging) the recipient. The concept was an overnight sensation, but quickly petered out and was seemingly worthless — until a prescient businessman offered $85,000 for its two assets: (1) a valuable list of customers who might buy similar pranks (such as a cupcake that’s really horse manure) and (2) an opportunity at additional waves of customers newly discovering the original glitter product. The $85,000 purchaser now reports sales “in the high six figures.”

Compelling Explanations -- Peter Jensen of Athol, Idaho, filed a lawsuit against the state transportation department in April after his driving privileges were revoked because his car had no license plate. For the inconvenience, he believes he deserves $5.6 million in damages (gold and silver only, please) because, for example, there is nothing about “license plates” in the Ten Commandments.

-- Simple As That: (1) Bingham County (Idaho) Sheriff Craig Rowland told reporters in March that the state legislature had no reason to improve the statewide administration of “rape kit” evidence because the majority of local rape accusations are, he is certain, consensual sex. (2) Scout Hodge, 20, angry at his mother, was charged with arson in Austin, Texas, in January for setting fire to her rug. He told police he did it as a “political” statement (unexplained) and to prove he isn’t a “loser.”

-- Modern Problems: (1) Sophia Sanchez, 27, was charged with intentionally crashing her car into her boyfriend’s vehicle in April in Riverside, Illinois. According to police, the couple had been arguing the night before, and Sanchez said she felt she had to disable his car

so that he would talk to her. (2) William Timothy Thomas, 25, was arrested for vandalizing a home in Largo, Florida, in April. He told police he needed to go “destroy” stuff because he “listened to too much music and masturbated too much.” (Bonus: Three first names! Special police surveillance warranted!)

Leading Economic Indicators (1) As China’s real-estate construction boom fades, tempers have flared, and according to a local government officer in Hebei province, two companies’ officials angling for a contract wildly dueled each other in their bulldozers in an incident captured on video.

The losing driver was seen running from his toppled machine. (2) Italy’s top appeals court ruled in April that a homeless man stealing cheese and sausage from a grocery story in Genoa, and who received a six-month jail term for it, was actually not guilty of criminal behavior at all. The court set him free using a traditional Italian legal principle that no one is required to do the impossible — which, the court surmised, would be to allow himself to starve.

Least Competent Cops Motorist Rebecca Musarra was stopped for speeding in October 2015 by state troopers in New Jersey, and dutifully handed over her license, insurance and registration, but declined to answer the troopers’ “do you know why we stopped you” questions. Annoyed at her silence, troopers Matthew Stazzone and Demetric Gosa threatened several times, with increasing aggressiveness (according to dashboard video obtained by NJ Advance Media), to arrest Musarra for “obstruction.” Musarra pointed out that — as nearly every American knows — she has the right to remain silent.

The troopers nonetheless arrested her (then recited, of course, her “right to remain silent”). After nearly two hours back at the station, a supervisor offered a weak apology and released her. Musarra, an attorney, unsurprisingly has filed a federal lawsuit.

Cavalcade of Weird Animals The species Acanthonus armatus first showed up in waters near Vancouver, British Columbia, 10 years ago, generating ichthyological excitement — in that it is widely known as the assfish. The Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, put one on display in January with its bulbous head and flabby skin resembling a “glorified tadpole,” said a museum curator, who declined to guess at the origin of the assfish name (bypassing a chance to link it to the fish’s large mouth and tiny brain).

Cliches Come to Life (1) The British broadcast censor Ofcom declined to punish a January edition of “The Jeremy Kyle Show” on which a guest used a “well-known swear word” — because the speaker has a Scottish accent and, Ofcom said, probably no more than two or three people thus comprehended what he was saying.

(2) The body of Peter (“Petey Crack”) Martinez, 28, who had a long rap sheet, washed up on a beach in Brooklyn, New York, on May 2 — with his feet encased (up to his shins) in a bucket of hardened cement.

It was the first time veteran New York detectives could ever recall seeing actual “cement shoes” (though they have, of course, been icons of true crime stories for decades).

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Fish Farm Flap Makes a Stink in Grayling

An aerial shot of the Grayling fish hatchery in 1952 and today.

Operator Dan Vogler notes that the hatchery was once a much bigger facility.

By Patrick Sullivan

T

he Au Sable River is a sacred place for people who love to fly fish. A particularly pristine stretch is known as the Holy Waters; anything that threatens this stream is sacrilege.

A Department of Environmental Quality permit that would enable a large-scale aquaculture facility in Grayling spurred a group that reveres the river into action. The Anglers of the Au Sable challenged the permit on environmental grounds, leading to an 18-day hearing in Lansing and thousands of pages of exhibits.

SACRILEGE ON THE AU SABLE What alarmed Anglers members about the DEQ permit was the volume of fish that would be produced and what they believe the consequences would be. The permit allows the daily discharge of 8.64 million gallons of wastewater into the river and allows the operator to produce 300,000 pounds of fish per year, up from the previous 20,000 pounds.

Opponents fear this would open a drainpipe of phosphorus and fish excrement pouring into the river. What’s perhaps most troubling to critics is that the permit acknowledges the facility will reduce water quality on the Au Sable in exchange for economic benefits.

That spurred the Anglers to launch a legal and political war to protect these fishing grounds. For these partisans, causing harm to the Au Sable is out of the question.

“I disagree that there are any benefits that outweigh the substantial risk to the local economy and culture,” said Joshua Greenberg, owner of the Gates Au Sable Lodge and author of “Rivers of Sand,” a book about fly fishing in northern Michigan. “It makes no sense. This is the one thing that consistently brings money into Grayling. This is the renewable economic resource of the town; the healthier we keep it, the more it produces for the community.”

GOING TO MAKE A STINK Dan Vogler, owner of Harrietta Hills Trout Farm in Wexford County, said he had no idea what he was getting into when the ink dried on his 20-year lease with Crawford County. He took over the flagging Grayling hatchery in 2012 when the county had faced financial trouble and wanted to rid itself of a burden.

“We were providing a solution to them that they were really looking for, and the public reaction that we saw right away was very positive,” Vogler said. “It wasn’t until the end of the first summer that we started to smell a little smoke and realized that the fishermen guys were going to make a stink.”

And stink they made. Vogler believes the Anglers want to bankrupt him out of Grayling. Vogler said his foes have distorted his plans for the hatchery and exaggerated the potential environmental impacts.

For one, he said, while the permit would allow him to produce up to 300,000 pounds of fish per year, the facility would not be capable of that. The number, he said, exists because the permit needed a cap.

Vogler said the permit limits the amount of phosphorus that can be released from his facility at a level that state regulators are confident will not damage the trout population downstream.

“What the other guys did is they took our 300,000 pound number and they dreamed up a whole litany of worse-case scenarios,” he said.

FARMING TROUT ON THE MANISTEE Vogler said he already produces “a couple hundred thousand pounds” of rainbow trout at his Harrietta hatchery on Slagle Creek, a tributary of the Manistee River; he’d like to produce a similar amount in Grayling.

Vogler wishes people who attack what’s proposed at Grayling would look at his hatchery on the Manistee. He said he produces fish there without adverse effects.

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Dan Vogler, owner of the Harrietta Hills Trout Farm, operator of the Grayling fish hatchery, and president of the Michigan Aquaculture Association.

with trout hatcheries on streams? For the most part, there hasn’t been a problem,” he said.

Tom Baird, a Lansing area attorney who is president of Anglers of the Au Sable, disagrees. He said a deadly fish sickness called whirling disease has broken out on the Manistee while Vogler has run his fish farm there.

He also said farm-raised trout have escaped into the river.

Baird said Vogler is getting a good deal from the state and he’s shouldering none of the risk.

“You have to remember he’s using the water for free; he’s getting the hatchery pre-built for a dollar for 20 years, a nickel a year,” Baird said. “He’s got a real sweetheart deal.”

Baird believes the case is about the state’s and county’s unwillingness to understand the consequences of the permit. He said the Anglers are not against the hatchery as it operates today; they oppose the permit.

Tom Baird, president of Anglers of the Au Sable.

“It’s what the permit says and what it doesn’t say,” Baird said.

LONG AND WINDING PROCESS A decision in the Angler’s challenge may not come until early 2017. The hearing ended in April. Briefs from the sides are due in June, reply briefs in August, and the judge will make a recommendation around Thanksgiving. Then the DEQ director will make a final decision.

“We thought the case went pretty well,” Baird said. “We thought our experts were spot on, really knew what they were talking about and had the data to back them up.”

Baird said the permit would allow a dangerous amount of phosphorus to be discharged. He believes it’s enough to grow dangerous amounts of algae, reduce the oxygen in the stream, and kill off fish.

What the permit doesn’t say, Baird said, is anything about other pollutants that could come from a fish farm. He said there is so little oversight that the proposition just poses too much risk. He said he’s unwilling to trust a DEQ permit given that department’s failure to protect water quality in Flint.

Baird said that what amounts to a “concentrated feed lot” on the banks of the Au Sable poses a great risk to Crawford County’s economy, even if its residents and officials didn’t realize it.

“If you pump this much phosphorus into the river, it will result in a measurable reduction in fish, which will cause a reduction in the number of fishing days,” Baird said. “You just do the arithmetic.”

HOME TOWN SUPPORT Elected officials of Crawford County disagree.

“We own it. It’s ours to do with what we wish to do with it, and when Dan Vogler approached us, he was the only viable option,” Crawford County Commissioner Rick Anderson said. “Nobody wanted to come forward. We offered it to anybody in Crawford County — anybody, the Anglers, anybody that would have it, and they all refused.”

Anderson, a fly fisherman, said he values the health and viability of the Au Sable and he’s confident that Vogler can safely run the hatchery, an important tourist attraction in Grayling.

“I’ve done a lot of research on the river, the ecosystem,” Anderson said. “As a county commissioner, we don’t take things lightly.”

In fact, he said the county commission has voted several times throughout the process 7-0 in support of Vogler. He said a group of dozens of commissioners from the counties in the upper Au Sable River watershed got together last year and cast their support for Vogler.

Anderson said the seed of the dispute between Vogler and the Anglers dates back to the creation of the non-profit club. He believes the Anglers are an organization that wants to keep the river for itself.

“It’s the same thing that basically motivated the Anglers when they closed the fishery to fishermen, and fisherwomen of the Au Sable River, when they created the catchand-release program,” Anderson said. “They basically told every fisherman in Crawford County and the state that they would win.

Their power and their money won that case.”

Anglers was established in the 1980s by six fishermen who wanted to ensure the state enforced a catch-and-release requirement on the Au Sable in order to protect the fish population. The group soon grew to hundreds of members.

The club, largely comprised of people who don’t live in the area year round, had a rocky relationship with Grayling residents over the years. Their first annual member-

ship meeting in 1987 was held in Gaylord because of hostile feelings between the club and the town.

BRING ON THE DONATIONS Vogler believes the arguments against the Grayling hatchery have been distorted to inflame feelings about the Au Sable. He said the opponents have compared fish waste to human waste and they’ve stirred up visions of raw sewage running through a pristine trout stream.

“It’s really frustrating to hear people compare fish farm affluent to raw human sewage.

It is really frustrating and they do it all the time,” Vogler said. “It gets people excited and it brings in the donations. What can I say?

They’ve found a way to get people all wound up and get them to write checks.”

Vogler said, more than inflaming passions against his business, his opponents have been good at steering the conversation away from what’s really at stake for the Au Sable.

“If you want to argue over whether or not a slight increase in the amount of phosphorus or nutrient is good for the river, okay, that’s talking science,” he said.

Even on that, however, Vogler is unwilling to cede much ground.

He said elevated phosphorus levels in the river in the middle of the 20th century made for a healthier fish population. He believes the river could stand a little boost in its phosphorus levels today.

Baird disagrees. He said that evidence of phosphorus expanding fish populations is misleading because, once phosphorus levels reach a tipping point, algae blooms make the water inhospitable to fish.

“Our state and federal government spent millions cleaning up the Au Sable after decades of abuse,” Baird said in an email after an interview. “This included new water treatment and storm water facilities in Grayling.

Groups like Anglers of the Au Sable have spent their members’ dues and contributions (and lots of sweat equity) on improving habitat in the river.”

12,000 PAGES OF EVIDENCE Vogler believes the Anglers’ legal strategy is to make defending the permit financially ruinous. For example, during the hearing over the challenge, attorneys for the Anglers presented 12,000 pages of exhibits they said they would use to make their case.

Vogler said lawyers must typically review the opposing side’s exhibits. He estimated the legal fees required to review those pages would have been a half-million dollars. He reviewed some of the documents himself and guessed at which ones they would use.

“They just want to bleed us dry,” he said.

“They want to be the only people that use and enjoy the river and they don’t want to see other people in that space.”

Baird said the Anglers merely want to protect the river and they don’t want to keep anyone away. He said the catch-and-release regulations championed 30 years ago were motivated by the same thing that motivates them to oppose the hatchery permit: the health of the river.

“This idea that we’re trying to keep the river for ourselves is crazy,” Baird said. “If it weren’t for those [catch-and-release] regulations, the trout population in the river would be decimated.”

Baird denied the Anglers are trying to bankrupt Vogler.

“We’re a fishing club which is having to raise thousands and thousands of dollars to fight this fight,” he said. “We didn’t chose this fight; he chose to put a fish farm in the middle of the Au Sable River, just upstream of the Holy Waters. He chose this place and he brought this litigation upon himself.”

Fish Farms in Lake Michigan?

Aquaculture in the Great Lakes Could Be the Next Big Environmental Fight

Debate over a fish farm on the Au Sable River has reverberated, generating a broader discussion about aquaculture.

Should fish farms be allowed in the Great Lakes?

Competing bills have been introduced in the state legislature, one that would ban fish farms on the big lakes outright and one that would allow as many as 10 of the facilities to be established in Michigan. The bills were introduced late last year and seem to be languishing.

Open-net aquaculture in the Great Lakes is perhaps a more complicated issue than fish farms on the shore of a river. Because they are located in open water, it’s more challenging to keep nutrients and fish waste from spreading. Great Lakes fish farms would be either a windfall of sustainable food or a recipe for lake-killing algae blooms and fish disease, depending on which side you ask.

Liz Kirkwood believes the discussion is dead in the water.

The executive director of FLOW (For the Love of Water) in Traverse City, Kirkwood said fish farming violates a central legal tenet of the Great Lakes: They are held in the public trust and cannot be taken for private enterprise.

“I think that our current laws, as they are now, will never authorize a use like open pen aquaculture because it’s a private use that will fundamentally destroy the public water resource,” Kirkwood said.

Dan Vogler, operator of a Grayling fish hatchery and the president of the Michigan Aquaculture Association, said aquaculture on the Great Lakes could be an incredible economic stimulus that would provide the country with an excellent source of protein.

He said people shouldn’t be afraid of aquaculture, even if they see it as tinkering a bit with the biology of the Great Lakes.

The modern history of the lakes is a history of tinkering, he said.

“The Canadians have 30 years of experience in Lake Huron,” Vogler said. “It’s not like we don’t have any information here.

There’s a ton of good information in Canada.”

Kirkwood noted that there have been algae blooms, escaped fish and disease problems associated with the nine Canadian fish farms in Lake Huron. Vogler said the problems in Canada were addressed by adjusting the way the farms operate.

Kirkwood said it would be worth considering diversion of Great Lakes water for closed-system fish farms, facilities that are not connected to lakes or rivers, as long as it was done responsibly and water was recycled.

Retired river guide Charlie Weaver, a member of the Sierra Club and the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council, thinks that’s a great idea. Shuttered industrial buildings across Michigan could be turned into fish factories.

“Michigan is sitting on a gold mine; with all of its economic woes, there’s a gold mine there in the lakes and this state, if it does it right, is going to be one of the richest states in the world,” he said. “…If it does it right, if it doesn’t give it away or pollute it.”

Northern Express Weekly • may 16, 2016 • 11

It’s A small world

Miniature plants await their turn in a terrarium

By Kristi Kates

Build Your Own terrarium

From Pinterest and Martha Stewart to local garden centers and Vogue, terrariums — decorative containers that hold a condensed version of a live garden — are one of the hot trends in indoor-outdoor decor, even though they got their start back in the mid-1800s.

These diminutive plant worlds, as perfect on a desk as they are on a shaded patio, are becoming even more popular locally with the addition of a fun DIY element at the unique Terrarium Bar at Darling Botanical Co. in Traverse City.

ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS Several years ago, Darling Botanical owner Megan Kellogg was looking for a little something extra in addition to selling plants, so she agreed to participate in a local arts and crafts market project.

She built a wide range of terrariums to sell at the market and also set up a table where people could build their own terrarium. The table, or Terrarium Bar, was such a big hit that she decided to make it an ongoing part of her business.

Derek Woodruff is Darling Botanical’s floral manager and oversees many Terrarium Bar events, in addition to his work with floral arranging and special events.

“Everybody is really excited for the process,” he explained, “the idea that you’re the one making your own teeny, tiny little world.”

FLOWER POWER Guests can use the Terrarium Bar as walk-ins without an appointment (from one person to a group) or can book Darling Botanical after-hours for a party or special

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event. The rental fee allows you to bring your own snacks and beverages and Darling Botanical helps set a fun mood by providing your choice of Pandora or Sonos music channels.

“We’ve had Terrarium Bar birthday parties, wedding parties and one particular group of girlfriends did a Flower Power Happy Hour, in which they also learned flower arranging,” Woodruff explained.

For both daytime Terrarium Bar guests and after-hours bookings, Darling Botanical attendants walk everyone through the process of building a terrarium from start to finish, including a care card for guests to take home to remind them how to care for their specific terrarium of plants.

Christopher Sims works on his terrarium.

Terrarium-building tools and supplies at Darling Botanical Co.

STEP BY STEP “The first step is to choose a container for your terrarium,” Woodruff said. “You can bring your own in or buy one here; we have so many styles to choose from, including glass, ceramic and wooden boxes, of all shapes and sizes.”

Entry-level terrarium building is very reasonably priced; the typical small terrarium, including a store-bought container and plants, starts at under $20.

“But you can also go crazy and get a large, hand-blown glass container and all kinds of plants for hundreds of dollars,” Woodruff said.

The container dictates what type of terrarium you’ll build.

“For instance, if it’s a glass terrarium with a lid, it will be humid, so you’re best using tropical ferns and plants,” Woodruff explained. “While a container without a lid can take just about anything, people usually fill those with succulents, stones and dried objects.”

Terrariums are assembled carefully under staff guidance to ensure the containers, plants and other decorative objects will work well together.

PLANT ART Darling Botanical has an extensive variety of plants to choose from, so your terrarium is only limited by your ideas.

“A couple of the most popular plants are echeveria, which is a succulent with a lot of wide leaves that look like petals or rosettes,” Woodruff said. “You can get that one in pink and purple, as well as pale green, but there are so many different plants! We pretty much have everything, even air plants like tillanDsia, which people are fascinated by because they don’t need dirt and are very low-maintenance,” Woodruff said.

Woodruff has tillanDsia in a wall system in his home and is as sold on the terrarium idea as the many people heading to Darling Botanical and terrarium bars across the country to craft something alive and uniquely their own.

“Once they’re planted, and completed, a terrarium is just such a wonderful thing to have,” Woodruff said. “They actually become like a little piece of art.”

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By Kristi Ka

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pring is here, which means it’s time to focus on your personal great outdoors! Whether you’re looking for top tips on trees, popular picks on posies or favorite finds in the flower department, these local experts have all the dirt on how to keep your garden and grounds looking great.

CRYSTAL GARDENS Patty Putney, office manager

MOST POPULAR FLOWER: “Geraniums are always popular!” Putney said. “They are so bright and colorful, and have big blooms, as well as height, where a lot of other annuals don’t.”

BEST NATIVE PLANT PICK: Although it’s native to East Asia, one of the plants Crystal Gardens likes to point out to customers is the gingko tree, which has also been recommended by the MSU Extension as an alternative to the troubled ash tree. “That one will surprise you!” she said.

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this one is simple: “marigolds are easy if you’re planting in the sun, begonias are easy if you’re planting in the shade.”

LAZY PERSON’S TIP FOR A GREEN LAWN: “If you don’t have a sprinkler system installed, the next best thing is a sprinkler with a timer,” Putney said. “There are smart timers now that you can use with Wi-Fi right from your phone or tablet.”

BEST FRUIT OR VEGETABLE TO GROW: Putney’s first pick is tomatoes, while her second is a peach tree. “I like the Red Haven peaches; they’re popular and easy to grow,” she said.

HOW TO PROLONG THE SEASON: “Our Endless Summer hydrangeas re-bloom all summer, right up until frost,” she said.

GET MORE INFO AT: Crystal Gardens,

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GARDEN GOODS Robin Smillie, general manager MOST POPULAR FLOWER: “This time of year, it’s all about the hanging baskets” Smillie said, “but other than that, we sell a ton of pansies and primroses. Both are very coldtolerant; they’re perfect early-season flowers.”

BEST NATIVE PLANT PICK: Smillie’s favorite is the serviceberry tree. “This is a small tree with beautiful white flowers and dark red berries that will attract wildlife to your yard,” she said.

EASIEST TO GROW: “Geraniums — they like sun and crowded pots actually make them bloom even more. And begonias, which are super easy,” she said.

LAZY PERSON’S TIP FOR A GREEN LAWN: While Smillie agrees water is important, she has a fertilizer tip perfect for lazy folk. “Use a fertilizer that has water-insoluble nitrogen,” she suggested. “Its encapsulated slow release will feed your lawn for up to 12 weeks!”

BEST FRUIT OR VEGETABLE TO GROW: Smillie’s favorites are heirloom tomatoes. “You can’t beat the flavor,” she said.

“They take a little longer to mature, but that’s the only way to get that really good, old-fashioned tomato flavor. I like Black

GET MORE INFO AT: Grahek’s, 515 E. 13th Street, Cadillac, graheks.com or (231) 775-9362.

WILLSON’S Adam Willson, general manager MOST POPULAR FLOWER: “Pansies have been very, very popular,” Willson said.

“They’re more cold-hardy and offer full, beautiful color.”

BEST NATIVE PLANT PICK: Willson said he could think of several different shrubs that fit this category, but that his favorite is the lilac. “The traditional purple lilac that you often see around old farmhouses,” he said.

Krim and Cherokee Purple heirloom tomatoes.”

HOW TO PROLONG THE SEASON: “Anemones are great,” Smillie said. “The Honorine Jobert anemone blooms well into the fall.”

GET MORE INFO AT: Garden Goods, 3510 N. US-31, Traverse City, gardengoodstc.com or (231) 933-4769.

GRAHEK’S Sara Erickson, associate

MOST POPULAR FLOWER: Erickson recommends the Twist and Shout hydrangea for a nifty trick involving the flower’s color. “These durable and hardy hydrangeas range from pink to purple to blue,” she said, “but their neatest feature is that you can control the color of the flowers based on the fertilizer you use!”

LAWN: “Lazy people don’t get to have green lawns!” Erickson laughed. “Your best bet is a four-step fertilizer program: a crabgrass preventer, a weed and feed, a turf fertilizer and then a fall fertilizer to prepare the lawn for winter.”

BEST FRUIT OR VEGETABLE TO GROW: “I love Zestar apple trees and all heirloom tomatoes,” Erickson said.

HOW TO PROLONG THE SEASON: Erickson suggests keeping the focus on annual grasses, which she said are perfect picks to extend the color on your property. “Purpurascens miscanthus (also known as flame grass) get a deep purple color well into the fall,” she said, “and a lot of shrubs like privets keep good color, too. Look for plants that tell you they have good fall color right on the tag.”

BEST FRUIT OR VEGETABLE TO GROW: This year, for the first time, Willson’s is carrying tomatillos you can grow on your own.

“We’re excited to have these, as they’re brand new for us,” Willson said. “They’re really fun to grow and then use in salsas with cilantro.”

HOW TO PROLONG THE SEASON: Willson said the Supertunias are a good pick, as they continue to bloom late, sometimes through the first frost, but garden mums are another perfect choice. “They flower in September and October in the fall colors of reds, whites, oranges and golds,” he said.

GET MORE INFO AT: Willson’s Garden Center, 1003 Charlevoix Avenue, Petoskey, willsonsgardencenter.com or (231) 347-3366.

EASIEST TO GROW: Willson’s raves go to the Supertunia, a newer breed of petunias available in a wide array of colors. “They are available in the whole rainbow; you name it, we have it,” Willson said, “and they flower like crazy without much effort. You just water and fertilize them and they grow, grow, grow.”

LAZY PERSON’S TIP FOR A GREEN LAWN: “A sprinkler system is always nice,” Willson chuckled, “but the weed and feed products are the best. They take a little time to apply, but then they do a great job.”

BEST NATIVE PLANT PICK: “Myrtle! It’s a great, maintenance-free, quick growing ground cover with cute purple flowers.”

EASIEST TO GROW: Marigolds are Erickson’s pick for an annual that’s easy for beginners. “One of our favorites here is Autumn Joy, which is a nice bluish-green,” she said.

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SUNNYBANK Traverse City

in 1991, Dee Blair began remodeling her Back Queen Anne Victorian home in Traverse

City and decided that she also wanted to build a Victorian garden to complement the house.

While she had no gardening experience (“I had never planted as much as a blade of grass before,” Blair chuckled), she poured over dozens of books and applied her new knowledge to what has become one of the most striking and frequently visited private gardens in northern Michigan.

“There was nothing back there at first but a 1950s chain link fence, a broken gate and 39 trees full of old roots and overgrowth,” Blair said. “I read day and night to learn the science of horticulture, measured the sun to find out where the sunlight would fall and learned what kinds of plants and flowers would work best.”

Building her garden in “rooms,” like English gardens of the 1880s–1900s, Blair started with a Fairy Garden, which includes many hidden and unusual garden fairies.

“It’s a place you can put aside your troubles,” she said.

Statuary abounds throughout Sunnybank, placed thoughtfully and carefully by Blair, who said the point is to enhance the flowers, not overwhelm them with knickknacks.

“If I want something new, then something else has to leave, so it stays in balance,” she explained.

Huge doors separated the outdoor rooms, with seven gardens in all, and there’s an eight-foot fence surrounding them, so there’s no accidental stumbling upon them.

Although, once you know they are there, admission is simple.

“For admission, people walk through the first area and ring a big Victorian bell so I know they’re here,” Blair said. “I only ask that they don’t walk in the flower beds and that they leave things as they found them, with-

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out damaging anything.”

Blair said that she’s seen people sitting and reading quietly in the garden or even taking a nap. More than 5,000 graduation photos have been shot in Sunnybank and the garden has hosted dozens of weddings.

Blair has just rebuilt the garden (“because I’m a little older and I can’t maintain 300 plants any more,” she said); it now consists of three larger rooms and is more an English park garden, where grass is part of the landscape and a gazebo provides shade.

“It’s all quite beautiful and there’s never a charge,” she said. “This place is for people who love to get away. And I meet the most interesting fellow gardeners who will often tell me my mistakes. I grew a giant, interesting plant as big as me once, and one of our visitors informed me that it was a weed!”

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reserving the past and planting the future” is the motto of this unique, 25acre sanctuary on the grounds of the Grand Traverse Commons that pays homage to the past and has reconfigured the property into something new.

“We’re taking what had been here before and repurposing it in a beautiful and useful way,” explained Karen Schmidt, The Botanic Garden’s board chair.

The Botanic Garden went through a long process to get where it is today. It all began in 1999, when a survey of 1,700 households was taken to determine if a botanic garden would be welcome in the area. The answer was a resounding yes from the public. But after a year of negotiations with the Commons, the plan fell through, so the board starting looking at other locations. It would take another five years to finally settle on the original site that the board and the public wanted in the first place — back at Grand Traverse Commons.

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Construction on the garden began just three years ago and the visitor center was opened in spring 2014. The process of converting the building remnants and other landmarks into garden destinations continues today.

“We converted two silo buildings, one into a fountain and the other into a conversation circle,” explained Schmidt. “Another old storage building wasn’t really usable, but it had a marvelous 1891 root cellar underneath it, so we kept that and turned it into an openair pavilion.”

The fountain is one of the must-see spots at The Botanic Garden, as is the Native American garden, which carries a theme of healing and features plants used for medicinal purposes.

The Walled Garden is another feature attracting more visitors.

“The Walled Garden was designed in a really interesting way,” Schmidt explained. “It was originally a horse barn with stone walls, so now there are hedges dividing where each horse stall used to be and each ‘stall’ now has different colored themes of flowers, including lots of local wildflowers.”

More than 250 volunteers work to help transform and maintain the property, while the board hires contractors for the more complicated endeavors.

“Our volunteers are very talented, with a big cross-section of skills,” Schmidt said.

“The whole project is just so wonderful. I love sitting up on the pavilion and looking down over the fountain, conversation circle and our Native American garden. We’ve worked hard on this.”

For more information: thebotanicgarden.org

DEPOT HERITAGE GARDEN Charlevoix

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astle Farms has had many lives, from its

which you’ll notice when you enter from its southern black iron gates circa 1900.

Antique irises, sweet woodruff and geraniums make up the fence border as you gaze into the garden and step onto the Saginaw brick patio, the beginning of Room I, which includes serviceberry trees in an archway, asters, lavender and hydrangea.

“This garden was built in 2001 and was designed by landscape architect Brian Delvin,” explained the garden club’s Nancy Cleland. “It actually includes plants that were started in the 1870s to the 1930s. These plants were in private home gardens around Charlevoix and were transplanted to the Depot Garden.”

Depot Heritage Garden features four rooms in all.

“It’s an old-fashioned garden where each of the different rooms is a different theme,” Cleland said, “and boxwood divides the rooms as a kind of wall between them.”

Room II borders a wooded area and features a wide range of colorful perennials, including iris, day lilies, black-eyed susans and lupin, with a patterned border of zinnias, dahlias and begonias.

Room III is the historic Peony Room, with turn-of-the-century peonies that originated at the Loeb Farm, just west of Charlevoix. This room has striking views of the historic depot building, as well as Lake Charlevoix.

Room IV has a predominantly white theme, with a range of white annuals, a pergola, winter gem boxwoods and two large plantings of white begonias.

The Charlevoix Area Garden Club offers even more ways to learn about these flowers, as well as many others. You can browse and buy at their flower show on July 12, for starters, and visit their other garden projects, including their Meditation Garden.

“We are also holding our garden walk on July 13, which includes a tour through the Depot Heritage Garden,” Cleland said.

to serving as a concert venue from the ‘70s to the ‘90s, with stints as an art gallery and working artist studio, too.

When Linda Mueller bought the Castle in 2001, she had an eye for turning it into something even more extravagant. She began that transformation herself when she started building the Castle’s gardens in 2004.

“Linda started small,” explained Alissa Post, Castle Farms marketing assistant. “One of the first gardens she planted was the East Garden, which was inspired by a French castle garden; she planted flowers that only had feminine names, like lilies and roses.”

Since then, Mueller has expanded the gardens dramatically; 15 gardens can be visited across the grounds, included a kids’ garden that features a plant for every letter of the alphabet (“she had to be really creative with some of those!” Post said.)

And then there’s Norm. Norm is Castle Farms’ own dragon. A 100 percent recycled metal statue with 7,000 scales, he weighs just under 4,000 pounds and was acquired from Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize competition.

“And, of course, the plants around Norm reflect where he lives, which is called the Dragon’s Lair Garden — prickly pear, sea holly and yucca — so, more ferocious types of plants!” said Post.

The largest and most popular garden at Castle Farms is the King’s Grand Courtyard Garden, which is also the most majestic.

“The King’s Garden includes Mueller’s own favorite view of the Castle,” Post said.

“There’s a big, beautiful fountain with a horseshoe path leading up to a bench where you can look over the entire Castle Farms grounds, and there are also four statues representing the four seasons, surrounded with themed flowers.”

Whichever garden you prefer, there are several different tours you can take to experience the grounds, including a twilight tour and dinner that lets you explore the Castle after most people have left for the day and the paths and stone walls are illuminated. And, if you’re looking for a wide variety of flowers, Castle Farms is where you’ll find those, too.

“There are gardens for everyone here,” Post said.

For more information: charlevoixareagardenclub.org

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“And, of course, the plants around Norm reflect where he lives, which is called the Dragon’s Lair Garden — prickly pear, sea holly and yucca — so, more ferocious types of photo courtesy of Charlevoix Area Garden Club

plants!” said Post.

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Operation Petunia

By Kristi Kates

Keeping Charlevoix Beautiful

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an you name one of the most popular blooming annuals?

We’ve got the answer: petunias!

While these flowers originally hail from South America, they vacation quite well Up North, where they’re used in window boxes, hanging planters and — perhaps most notably — in Charlevoix, where Operation Petunia plants 60,000 of the friendly-looking flowers every single summer.

WILD IDEA Steve Bennett is president of Keep Charlevoix Beautiful, the non-profit organization that helms fundraising, prepping, planting, watering and weeding for the petunias project.

“Our founder Dale Boss came up with the idea,” Bennett explained. “The roads looked so blah after wintertime; he wanted to make the town look nice and pretty again.”

For the spruce-up, Boss chose the main road through Charlevoix, US-31, with the intent of planting flowers along the entire run — from city limit to city limit — an idea he cheerfully deemed as “wild.”

Boss’s enthusiasm caught on and Keep Charlevoix Beautiful has been running Operation Petunia for 33 years. Boss would even take the Petunia Truck, a flower watering truck with a white pearl finish decorated with painted petunias, to parades and events in Ann Arbor, Frankenmuth and Detroit, where the truck appeared in Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day parade.

“He just wanted to show people who we are,” Bennett explained. “It’s awesome how he just really, really believes in this thing.”

GLORIOUS SIGHT Bennett has been involved with the project for the past 25 years. Boss, too, is still in the picture and he’s as dedicated to his petunias now as he was back in 1982.

“Dale is still the captain of the petunias,” Bennett said. “He’s out there watering them every single day from Memorial Day to Labor Day, every year, and he’s been doing this for all 33 years.”

Boss, now in his early 80s, doesn’t even take vacations in the summer, opting instead to stay in his hometown and enjoy the glorious sight of his brainchild.

“For him, this is his thing,” Bennett said.

Bennett and his wife, Sandra, emergency room manager at Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital, coordinate the plantings with the help of Keep Charlevoix Beautiful’s board of eight members, plus thousands of volunteers. With 60,000 petunias to plant every spring, it’s quite an undertaking. “We start early in the year, sending out letters to the donors who have donated in the past,” Bennett explained. “We are totally and completely funded by donations, which cover the costs of the dirt, fertilizer, truck maintenance and, of course, the flowers.”

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US-31 from city limit to city limit in Charlevoix is graced with lush petunia plantings each and every year.

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PITCHING IN A hardy variety of petunias in shades of red, purple, white and pink are chosen to make a striking multi-colored array. Starting the last Thursday in May, a week before planting, volunteers clean up and prep the old soil, with a friendly hand from the City of Charlevoix.

“They help us by taking the old dirt out to have it turned into mulch, and they pour the new dirt for us with their equipment,” Bennett said.

Five miles of petunias are planted — 2.5 miles on each side of the road — at Operation Petunia’s main event, Planting Day. This year, Planting Day is set for May 26. The two curbside lanes are blocked to traffic, a volunteer rolls dots to mark where the petunia plants will be put in the ground, and everyone pitches right in.

ALL FOR ONE “We start around 3pm in the afternoon and plant until 6pm,” Bennett said. “We’re up to at least 5,000 people planting now, which is quite a sight to see!”

When everybody gets done, they get a special ticket to East Park in Charlevoix, where a big party and cookout with hot dogs and music thanks them for their efforts. Later in the summer, Bennett added, you’ll see car passengers shooting photos or video of the petunias out their car window or walking along the sidewalk to get better shots, but for him, it’s all about being part of the community.

“It’s so nice to have this camaraderie in town and we especially like to honor Dale Boss for his love of the petunias and his love of Charlevoix,” Bennett said. “It’s also neat because everyone’s on the same level on Operation Petunia Planting Day. Whether you work at the bank, the hospital, on city council, as a doctor, a mayor, whatever — on Planting Day, we’re all just petunia planters.”

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TOP TIDYING TIPS FROM CLUTTER FUNK 1. Purge! First step is to go through everything and put it into three categories: keep, donate, or recycle.

2. Utilize bins and baskets of all sizes throughout your house for grouping like things together.

3. Color-coordinate, whether it’s a storage bin for each person in the home, or a filing system for important records.

4. Sort your mail the second you bring it in so it doesn’t pile up: put the bills right into a bill file, recycle junk mail, and open up personal correspondence and magazines for reading.

5. Make a tote for each category of things you use most often, like everyday cleaning supplies or tools, and keep it readily accessible.

Find Joy Through Decluttering How to Truly Tidy Up

By Kristi Kates

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ou just might need Marie Kondo in your life.

The best-selling author and Time Magazine “influential person” is the now-famous japanese organizing consultant whose little turquoise book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, made decluttering famous and started a movement. Americans quickly found out what Kondo’s other fans around the world already knew: Minimizing your belongings and maximizing the tidiness of your household is a stress-free and rewarding way to live.

TIDY TREND The zen simplicity of Kondo’s approach appealed to the millions of us who find ourselves burdened by belongings. External clutter, Kondo suggests, can also be a symptom of inner unhappiness, so sorting your entire household’s worth of belongings can also be a way of examining the current state of your life.

The KonMari method, as Kondo calls it, involves just two main steps: first, go through all your belongings and only keep the ones that “spark joy” — things you love to wear, use, or

see in your home. Then reorganize by putting every single item where it’s visible and easy to use. Instead of looking for things to throw out, you’re supposed to identify the things that you want to keep because they make you happy.

Kondo then directs her readers to take the other items — the ones you don’t want — and thank them for the role they’ve played in your life before you dispose of them. After that, she believes, the rest falls right into place.

CLUTTER FUNK Consider Traverse City’s Erin Simon a local version of Kondo. Simon started Clutter Funk late last year.

“I’d been doing this type of thing for friends and family for years,” Simon explained, “I just hadn’t done it professionally yet.” Simon is familiar with Kondo’s book and methods, and has long used many of the same organizing techniques. “I absolutely agree with the ‘spark joy’ philosophy of Marie’s,” Simon said. “I encourage people to not only keep the things they love, but also to use the things that they love. We all have a little of ‘well, I’m just keeping this item to use someday for a special occasion’ in us, but most of the time you should use and surround yourself with things that do make you happy.”

The first thing Simon does upon working

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with a new client is to talk about purging. Instead of room by room, she helps her clients work through “categories” of things all at once, an approach also mentioned in Kondo’s book.

“You get everything out all at once, such as all of your clothing or all of your tools, and organize all of it,” Simon explained. “Then when you go to reorganize the house as a whole, to find places for everything, you actually know what you have — we’re trying to sustain an organizing system for the long haul, not just make everything pretty for a few days.” Kondo also promotes “folding vertically” — a technique primarily for clothing that involves a special fold and then the storing of everything in neat rows in drawers, instead of in stacks.

“I’ve also done this for years,” Simon said.

“If you yank something from the middle of a pile, everything else falls over. This prevents that, helps you see what you have, and also when you open your drawer and it’s all tidy like that, it inspires you to keep it that way.”

START WITH SAND’S Denise Harig of Sand’s Castle Organizing in Wolverine takes her organizing service throughout all of northern Michigan. Though she isn’t familiar with Kondo’s book, many of Harig’s decluttering strategies echo Kondo’s mantra.

Harig likes to start with the most “troubled” room in the house or the room that’s used the most. “Start in one spot and just start sorting, putting like things together,” she said. After organizing and purging, Harig helps clients restructure the available space in their house or office to work best with what’s left. “Or, for people who insist on keeping everything, we try to better organize it so that all of their belongings can be found and used,” Harig said.

KONDO YOUR LIFE Proponents of Kondo’s book find that such tidying methods can be life-changing; you’ll find thousands of testimonials on social media and book review sites. And Kondo’s biggest fans have taken to talking about it in verb form: “Kondo-ing” their spaces. Some rediscover their personal fashion style once they weed out the clothing they never wear. Others, now settled into a super-tidy home, find themselves making more carefully selected, interesting purchases now that they’ve reidentified the value of their personal space.

For more information, visit Marie Kondo’s official website, konmari.com; Erin Simon’s clutterfunk.com; and Denise Harig’s sandscastleorganizing.com.

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Kevin I Nealon’s Not Overwhelmed

t’s only 8:30am in Los Angeles, but if Kevin Nealon isn’t a morning person, you’d never know it by the cheerful voice on the other end of the phone. Comedian/actor Nealon, whose specialties include observational comedy and satire, is embarking on a U.S. stand-up tour in a few days. You might already know him from his nine years as a cast member and “Weekend Update” anchor on Saturday Night Live (SNL), his many movie appearances (Good Boy, Ghost Squad, Aliens in the Attic) or his role as Doug Wilson on the Showtime series Weeds.

We talked with him about his current comedy focus, his upcoming projects… and the strange goings-on at neighborhood pharmacies.

Northern Express: Kevin, you’ve obviously had so much success in TV and film, I wanted to ask what inspired you to do something different with this stand-up tour?

Kevin Nealon: I actually started in stand-up!

That’s always been my passion and, even when I was working on SNL or on movies or other projects, I always made time for it.

Express: I’m guessing your comedy topics have probably changed over the years.

Has your comedic performance style changed, too?

Nealon: Yeah, it’s kind of like being a blues musician, you know? You have to actually live life and experience life before you can really develop a style. So yeah, it’s definitely changed as I’ve lived.

Express: What’s currently on your mind comedy-wise?

Nealon: Well, my last special was called Whelmed, But Not Overly, and that’s still kind of how I’m feeling at the moment. I’m whelmed, but not panicking just yet. There is a lot on my mind, though. I have a 9-yearold kid now, so obviously that’s something I wasn’t talking about nine years ago. And then there are things like the flu shots we’re getting at pharmacies these days. I’m pretty sure every person working at the pharmacy isn’t a trained nurse. So, what’s next, customers giving each other flu shots?

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Nealon: It’s a little of everything: some comedy clubs, a few casinos, but mostly theaters.

Express: And what do you like best about stand-up, as opposed to your other work?

Nealon: I like the immediacy of it. I get to go to different cities, meet different people, live a little bit of their lives for awhile. I especially like the bigger cities, like Chicago, New York, San Francisco.

Express: Have you been to Traverse City or to northern Michigan before?

Nealon: I haven’t! I’m actually pretty excited to go there because I haven’t been at all.

What’s it like?

Express: Well, the venue you’ll be playing is right downtown and it’s a restored Victorian opera house, so it’s really unique. You’ll also be just a couple blocks from Lake Michigan; you could walk to the lake from your show.

Nealon: Oh! So the town itself is actually right on the lake, then! That’s awesome.

Express: Do you have anything in particular planned for your show here?

Nealon: I don’t generally have guests or anything like that, although I think there might be an opening comedian, who’s usually a local guy. Right now one of the reasons I’m on the road is that I’m working on material for what will be a new Showtime comedy special. So what you’ll hear is kind of a road test, if you will.

Express: I know you usually have several irons in the fire, too. What other projects are you working on at the moment?

Nealon: I just shot a pilot at Universal Studios here in L.A. with Amy Poehler. It’s called The Dumb Prince right now, although I don’t think that title’s going to stick [laughs.] Elizabeth Perkins plays my wife. She and I were in Weeds together, and we play the king and queen, rulers of a fictitious country called Modaria. We’ve got two boys and a teenaged daughter causing trouble and we’re trying to get our approval ratings up as rulers of the country. We’ll find out this month if the series got picked up; if it airs it will be on NBC. And I‘ve also co-written a film with my wife; we’re hoping we’ll get to shoot that this summer. So yeah, I’m going to be busy!

An Evening with Kevin Nealon will take place at the City Opera House in Traverse City on Thursday, May 19 at 7:30pm. For tickets and more information, visit cityoperahouse.org or call the box office at (231) 941-8082.

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3. Megan and Sam Worden at the Mohawks for Munson event at North Peak in TC. The event raised money for the Cowell Family Cancer Center.

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taproot cider house

By Janice Binkert taproot (noun) tap·root \-rüt, -rut\: 1. a primary root that grows vertically downward from a tree and gives off small lateral roots For Jen Mackey, owner-operator of Taproot Cider House in Traverse City, the name of her restaurant holds significance well beyond its obvious association with trees (in this case, apple trees).

“When any part of the tree is weakening, the taproot goes down even further to find more nourishment. That’s kind of how I feel about my business. We are like the taproot and the community is the tree. We are here to nourish it and help keep it healthy and strong.”

Taproot Cider House was launched January 28, 2016 and, like anyone starting a new business, Mackey had a few sleepless nights before the doors actually opened.

“I would lie there, going over everything in my mind, and ask myself, ‘Did I do everything I could to make this place stand out and be different?’”

She needn’t have worried. Taproot is not only different, but — thanks to Mackey and her staff — it’s making a difference, and people are beginning to notice.

DESIGN BY NATURE The first thing they notice is the cool, industrial vibe that, thanks to a host of reclaimed natural elements (like the huge vestiges of actual taproots reaching from the back wall of the bar and also down from the imposing overhead lighting fixtures), still manages to exude a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

After Mackey acquired the former EuroStop Café space in 2015, she began an extensive remodeling process, starting from the ground up and collaborating with her carpenter, Chad Smith of Artisan Construction, on the overall design.

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“I came in with all the material and he own cider and the rotational taps.” helped me put it together,” she said. “But, when he first saw what I had, he said, ‘You EAT, DRINK AND BE HEALTHY If cider is the heart of Taproot’s being, its realize that you’ve brought me eight different types of wood here, right?’ He found ways food is the soul.

“It was very important for me to have to use all of it, though. The barnwood siding on the bar, as well as the beams on the ceil- a farm-focused, Michigan-based menu ing, are from a farm near Ludington. Some that uses as many organic products as posof the tabletops are made of wood from sible,” said Mackey. “However, my goal was trees toppled by last year’s devastating wind not to make a huge statement, but to know that I am offering people storm. Chad made all of a healthy option, without these tables and my metal “WHEN ANY PART OF having the need to oversculptor, Alex Brydges from Fly Ash Forge, made THE TREE IS WEAKENING, educate them on why I’m doing it — just wanting the bases.”

THE TAPROOT GOES them to feel good about The cider tap handles are — no surprise here — DOWN EVEN FURTHER what they ate when they TO FIND MORE leave, and not feeling like apple wood with copper that was the reason that NOURISHMENT.” number plates. they came here. It’s just a “A local artist came in SAID MACKEY subtle way for me to try to and was looking for work make a difference in the while we were under construction,” said Mackey, “and he ended up community. You can have healthy and tasty engraving the numbers on the taps freehand. food at the same time, at an affordable price.”

Head chef and kitchen manager Nate They rotate regularly, so a number system Walton is of the same mind. makes more sense than names.”

“It’s quite simple,” he explained. “We start The former co-owner of a 7-acre organic farm, Mackey says she has always been very with local ingredients — freshness is very health-conscious and that was what eventu- important — and then create menu items that pair well with cider. We like to have ally led her to cider and to Taproot.

“In 2009, I started working with North- something for everybody, including comfort ern Natural Organics and selling their prod- food — nothing too fancy, but we do like to ucts — at that time, cherry concentrate and play around with flavor combinations.”

“It’s such fun to work with Nate on the apple cider. It was a good fit because they have a philosophy of farming for the health various dishes,” said Mackey. “A lot of times I’ll be eating the food he makes and there of the environment.”

When the cider trend really started to take will be a firework of flavors going off in my off, Northern Natural opened a tasting room mouth. It’s like when I said to him, ‘Let’s do a taco, and the next thing I knew, he had this and Mackey was also part of that venture.

“I branched off on my own to open Tap- awesome lime-and-purple-cabbage slaw and root in 2015,” she said, “but I still carry their quinoa tabouli, and roasted vegetables and cider here, along with others from Verterra, local cheddar cheese…it was way beyond Left Foot Charley, Uncle John’s, Tandem, just doing a taco.”

Taproot’s in-house baker, Chris Stefanciw, Vandermill, Blake’s and Shorts, as well as our

makes the rolls, baguettes, breads and pizza dough for the restaurant daily. The freshly baked bun enveloping the Taproot burger is so good it threatens to steal the show from the delicious Whispering Farms beef patty, Grassfields Edam cheese and locally produced spring greens. Other menu stars are the house fries (with gorgonzola), the layered beet salad (“like a rainbow on a plate”) and the brick-oven pizzas (with vegan and glutenfree options.)

BRANCHING OUT Late spring and summer will bring new additions in both kitchen offerings and amenities.“We know a lot of people who forage for mushrooms and other wild edibles, so the summer menu will feature several things in that direction,” said Mackey. “We will definitely be using morels, maybe to top an asparagus soup, and we’ll probably do a ramp pesto. I’m also really excited to make purees from summer fruits for our bar offerings.”

Live music six days a week (including kids’ karaoke on Sundays) and the Taproot “Mug Club” will continue to be big attractions. Expanded indoor seating is planned and a new outdoor bar and patio are in the works.

“We’ll do some fun things with that, too,” said Mackey. “It will be opening up soon, gearing up for the summer. I love the bay view and it will be great for people to enjoy that and feel the breeze off the water. This is a great spot. I feel so connected to downtown here. I grew up in Traverse City and being here and having this place is a dream come true.”

Taproot Cider House is located at 300 E. Front Street (corner of Front and Cass.) Open Monday through Thursday 11am–10pm, Friday and Saturday 11am–11pm and Sunday 12pm–9pm. For more information, visit taproottc.com or call (231) 943-2500. $–$$

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FOURPLAY by kristi kates

2016-2017 Season On Sale Now Ernie Sutton Foster Hasan Minhaj Vocalosity The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe A Christmas Carol In Prose Black Violin One-Man Star Wars Trilogy The Hot Sardines Sweet Dreams & Honky Tonks

RUFUS DU SOL – BLOOM – FOREIGN COLLECTIVE

From Rufus’ 2013 debut Atlas to now, this trio has made a significant dent in the European electronic club scene, where they’ve taken their Australian EDM-influenced sound to a whole new level. With a heavy base of house music dusted with pop melodies, their latest sticks to a standard dance BPM and features the groovy off-season beats of “You Were Right,” the regretful synths of “Until the Sun Needs to Rise” and nine-minute-long album conclusion “Innerbloom” with its experimental arrangement.

CONJURE ONE – HOLOSCENIC – ARMADA

On their fourth album, Conjure One offers up another collection of opaque soundscapes seasoned with both male and female guest vocalists, from the sad drama of “Miscreant” to the many shifting deposits and cake-layers of “All That You Leave Behind” with its focused bassline. Leigh Nash, perhaps best known as the vocalist for Sixpence None the Richer, adds distinctive, airy vocals to “Under the Gun,” which perfectly balances her contributions with its churning violins and dancefloor synths.

ST. LUCIA – WHEN THE NIGHT – LEGACY

‘80s, meet 2016; 2016, meet the ‘80s. That’s the deal behind St. Lucia’s modernized synth sound, most reminiscent of keyboard-heavy new wave acts like Level 42 or Johnny Hates Jazz, although the production level (fortunately) brings their tracks into today. Highlights include the misty swirl of opener “The Night Comes Again,” the uber-hooky “Elevate,” with its earworm chorus, and the retroiffic “All Eyes On You.” The entire album works well whether you’re trying to recapture a past audio era or fire up a new one.

COM TRUISE – SILICON TARE – GHOSTLY INTERNAT’L

Yes, that is a play on a certain movie actor’s name and Com Truise’s sound is also a twist on a musical genre, as yet another ‘80s-influenced act surfaces this week. Staying just this side of EDM, Com’s tracks may stray into dubstep via their beats, but their tunes are firmly entrenched in synthesizers and bubbly, uneven programming, whether its the overlapping hits of “Sunspot” or the computer beeps of “Du Zirconia” and its suspenseful arrangement that conjures up an extended space landing. *Packages start at just 3 shows. Pick 3-4 shows, save 10%. Pick 5 or more, save 20%. Some limitations may apply.

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may 14

saturday

DR. MEG MEEKER: This pediatrician & parenting expert will sign her new book, “Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Devotional: 52 Devotions Every Father Needs”. Noon, Horizon Books, TC. horizonbooks.com

-------------------TC WALK TO CURE ARTHRITIS: Held at West Bay Beach Resort, TC, registration is at 9am, followed by the opening ceremony at 10am, & then the walk (1 or 3 miles). walktocurearthritis.org/traversecity

-------------------1ST ANNUAL SPRING FAIRYTALE BALL: 2-4pm, The GT Circuit, TC. For girls ages 2-8. Includes dancing, treats, crafts, & Elsa, Anna, Cinderella & Belle.

Tickets: $20/$25. For info, email: wonderandwhimsytc@gmail.com

-------------------LEELANAU COMMUNITY CHOIR: Performing a variety of choral arrangements, such as “Shenandoah” & “The Heavens are Telling”. 7:30pm, Leland Community United Methodist Church. 231-271-6091.

-------------------NATIVE PLANT SALE: 8am-3pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Featuring over 60 species of native plants.

Presented by the GT Conservation District. natureiscalling.org

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“WE GOT THE BEAT!”: Move to the beat with TSO Principal Percussionist Robert Sagan & Kindermusik while exploring percussion & rhythm with hands-on musical fun at the Traverse Area District Library, TC at 10am. traversesymphony.org

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5K RACE TO BENEFIT CAMP QUALITY: Presented by Serra of TC, to celebrate the grand opening of their local dealerships, the race starts at their North Campus location – on the corner of Garfield Ave. & Boon St. at 9am. Cost, $25; proceeds benefit Camp Quality, an organization that serves children with cancer & their families. https://www. raceentry.com/races/serra-traverse-city5k/2016/register

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FREE DENTISTRY: 7am, Beacon Dental Care, Charlevoix. Find ‘Beacon Dental Center’ on Facebook.

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6TH ANNUAL EMERGENCY SERVICES DAY: 11am-3pm, Tom’s Interlochen Marketplace. Featuring a cooking fire safety demo, Smokey Bear, Michigan State Police K-9 & much more.

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PLOW DAY: 11am-3pm, The Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm, Suttons Bay. Featuring horse-drawn plowing demos & horse-drawn wagon rides. Free-will donations. rubyellenfarm.org

-------------------GT DEPUTIES BASKETBALL GAME: Current Detroit Lions will play local deputies at TC West High School at 7:30pm.

Sponsored by the Grand Traverse Deputy Sheriff’s Association. 946-7002.

-------------------BACK PORCH CONCERT: Presents Ruby John & The Retros. 7pm, Charlevoix Senior Center. A circle jam follows the concert. Suggested donation: $5-$10.

231-622-2944.

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“GOOD ON PAPER” IMPROV SHOW: 9pm, InsideOut Gallery, TC. Enjoy comedy scenes based entirely from audience suggestions. Tickets, $8. Find ‘”Good on Paper” Improv Show on Facebook.

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BLOSSOM 5K RUN/WALK: Run through the blossoms of local cherry & apple orchards in rural Benzie County. A fundraiser for the boy scouts of Troop 10 in Arcadia.

9am, Blaine Christian Church, Arcadia. https://events.bytepro.net/blossom-5k

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BAYSIDE TRAVELLERS CONTRA DANCE: Held at Twin Lakes – Gilbert Lodge, TC, there will be live music by Fog Harbor Plus. 7-7:45pm: Intro to Contradance; free lesson. 8-11pm: Contra dance. $11 adults, $7 students with ID; & $9 members. dancetc.com

LIDS FOR KIDS: 10am-noon, F&M Park, TC. Children can get fitted with a free bicycle helmet, learn bike safety tips & enjoy family-friendly activities. Sponsored

by Agevix, Sinas Dramis Law Firm & the Brain Injury Association of Michigan. lidsforkidsmi.com

“AWAKEN THE FAERIES!”: 11am-5:30pm, Sacred Sparks, East Jordan. Free, but please bring donations for the Petoskey Women’s Resource Center Safe House.

Featuring live music, art, crafts, psychic readers, massage therapy & much more. sacredsparks.com

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WINERIES OF OLD MISSION PENINSULA, TC BLOSSOM DAY: Old Mission winemakers invite you to their tasting rooms to give you a sample of unreleased wines, starting at 10am. Tickets: $25 advance, $30 day of; includes a souvenir glass & food & wine tastings at all eight wineries. wineriesofoldmission.com

-------------------RUN THE RIDGE 10K TEAM RELAY: 5pm, Timber Ridge RV Resort, TC. Admission, $32.50. runtheridgerelay.com

send your dates to: Jamie@Northernexpress.com

MOTHER DAUGHTER TEA: 1-3pm, Interlochen Public Library. Ages 7-107 will enjoy light fare, sweets & tea, as well as a craft. $1/minute chair massages & $7 mini nail care sessions will be available. RSVP: 231-276-6767.

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LIFT EVERY VOICE: The Black Experience in the Heartland: Free live play for the National Parks Centennial. 10am, The State Theatre, TC: stateandbijou.org; & 6pm at the Mills Community House, Benzonia: millscommhouse.org

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7TH ANNUAL TAILS TO TRAILS: Enjoy this 5K fun run/walk on the Vasa Pathway at 9am. Proceeds benefit TART Trails. traversetrails.org

WOMEN BREWING BEER: Fermenta, Michigan Women’s Craft Collective, & Stormcloud Brewing Co. invite women who are interested in learning more about brewing beer to join them at Stormcloud Brewing Co., Frankfort at 8am, where they will brew a Hibiscus Tea IPA with Stormcloud’s brew team. Free, & includes lunch. Register: charla@stormcloudbrewing.com

34TH ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT: With Northern Michigan Chorale. 3pm & 7:30pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Tickets: $12 adult, $7 ages 10-17, & $3 under 10. nmchorale.org

may

TC ROLLER DERBY HOME OPENER: Against Cheboygan’s River City Renegades.

6pm, GT Civic Center, TC. Benefits the Disability Network. Find ‘Traverse City Roller Derby’ on Facebook.

Bring your best “Ode to Asparagus” to the Empire Asparagus Festival on Friday, May 20 – Sunday, May 22 to compete in the oral poetry contest. There will also be a dance & pig roast, 5K, recipe contest, games, a parade, live music & more. empirechamber.com

Town Playhouse, TC. 947-7389.

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BIRDING SERIES: Birding by Song: 9am, Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire. Learn to identify the birds of spring by their songs.

Free. grassriver.org

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HAWKS ABOVE MACKINAW: Includes a slide program about hawks at the Mackinaw Area Public Library at 1pm, followed by searching for hawks near the Recreation Complex.

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-------------------“RENT”: This Broadway play hits Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts at 2pm & 7:30pm. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical & the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this highly acclaimed & popular musical centers around a group of friends & artists struggling with addiction, poverty, AIDS & love. Tickets: $29 adult, $26 senior & $10 youth. interlochen.org

-------------------RIDE THE WARBLER WAVE: Enjoy this hike at Lighthouse West Natural Area, Northport at 8am. The annual spring migration should be near its peak at this time.

Presented by the Leelanau Conservancy. leelanauconservancy.org

-------------------AGED TO PERFECTION: OTP Senior Readers Group. 10am, lower level of Old

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SPLASH OF COLOR: 19th Annual 5K Fun Run & 1 Mile Walk. Meet at Festival Park, Petoskey. Late registration, 9am; 5K at 10am on Little Traverse Wheelway; 1 mile walk at 10:15am in town. Proceeds benefit the Consumer Council Special Needs Fund. norcocmh.org

-------------------“CALENDAR GIRLS”: This play is based on the true story of 11 members of one of the British Women’s Institutes who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund. 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tickets start at $15. oldtownplayhouse.com

may 15

SUNDAY

PFLAG MANISTEE MEETING: 2pm, Holy Trinity Church. Featuring the second half of the film “Out in America”. 231-398-3340.

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BLESSING OF THE BLOSSOMS: Chateau Chantal, TC will host this non-denominational service with Rev. James Bearss of St. Joseph Parish at 1pm. Following will be complimentary cherry pie & refreshments & live music. wineriesofoldmission.com

-------------------ADULT SPELLING BEE: Just for the Spell

of It. For ages 50+. 2pm, McGuire Room, Traverse Area District Library, TC. tadl.org/ spellingbeeevent

-------------------LEELANAU COMMUNITY CHOIR: Performing a variety of choral arrangements, such as “Shenandoah” & “The Heavens are Telling”. 3pm, Suttons Bay Congregational Church; & 7pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Glen Arbor. 231-271-6091.

-------------------SUNDAY SERIES – OBOE & STRINGS: Presented by the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra at First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs at 4pm. Free will donation.

231-487-0010.

-------------------GARNET ROGERS: This Canadian singer/ songwriter who was hailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer & singer,” plays InsideOut Gallery, TC at 7:30pm.

Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door. 929-3254.

-------------------34TH ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT: With Northern Michigan Chorale. 3pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Tickets: $12 adult, $7 ages 10-17, & $3 under 10. nmchorale.org

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“LOCALLY GROWN VII”: Cadillac Area Symphony Orchestra Concert. 3pm, Cadillac Community Auditorium. Featuring four “locally grown” artists: Soprano Kathy Wheeler, violinists Sarah Catlin & Ryan DeKryger, & percussionist Sgt. Gabe Filkins.

Tickets: $12 adults, $6 students. cadillacsymphony.org

-------------------“CALENDAR GIRLS”: This play is based on the true story of 11 members of one of the British Women’s Institutes who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund. 2pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tickets start at $15. oldtownplayhouse.com

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A diverse spiritual community with service at its core.

Sunday Service: 10:30am with Rabbi Chava Bahle

For additional information visit our website: uucgt.org 6726 Center Rd. Traverse City 231-947-3117

may 16

MONDAY

MICHAEL DOW: This author of “Dark Matters” will give a presentation on his book at Peninsula Community Library, Old Mission Peninsula School, TC at 7pm. peninsulacommunitylibrary.org

-------------------SPRING SWING DANCE: Presented by the TC West Senior High School Jazz Bands at the Cathedral Barn at Historic Barns Park, TC at 7pm. Admission: donation. tcwestband.com

-------------------FINE DINING ON LAKE MICHIGAN

GLEN ARBOR

Open Wed - Sun at 5pm

231.334.2530 - glenarborblu.com

CELEBRITY DINNER: Presented by the East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce.

5-7pm, The Landing Restaurant, Ironton. The celebrity servers will be the East Jordan Public School staff. 231-536-7351. ejchamber.org SOLD OUT

may 17

TUESDAY

AN EVENING OF UNDERSTANDING: Featuring poetry with Terry Wooten & local poets, the film “Through Our Eyes, Living with Asperger’s,” & the North Country Community Mental Health staff will be on hand to answer questions & provide info. 6-8pm, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey. norcocmh.org

Discover Unity’s positive, practical Christianity!

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

Rev. Eileen Stulak, Sr. Minister

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

Eat where the locals hang out.

-------------------ART TALKS: “Exposures,” an annual collaborative project by community members publishing Leelanau County student artwork for 28 years. Meet Will Case, Deb Freed, Lynne Perkins & Donna Popke. 2pm, The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay. suttonsbaylibrary.org

-------------------3RD THURSDAY BENEFIT NIGHTS: 5:308pm, Betsie Bay Furniture, Frankfort. Music with Saldaje, food, art, drinks. Supports Benzie Beds for Kids. 231-352-4202.

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DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE SHOW: 7-10pm, The Workshop Brewing Co., TC. Live music

by Space Face, a new TC group formed for this event. Bowie attire strongly encouraged. Free. Find ‘David Bowie Tribute Show at The Workshop Brewing Company’ on Facebook.

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-------------------COFFEE @ TEN: The Art of Aging & “The Learning Studio”. 10am, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. crookedtree.org

may 18

WEDNESDAY

LOCAL FOOD ALLIANCE POTLUCK: 6-8pm, Library Conference Center, NCMC, Petoskey. Enjoy food & discussions. Free. Bring a dish to pass. ncmich.edu

-------------------CITIZENS’ CLIMATE LOBBY TC MEETING: 6:30-8:30pm, Thirlby Room, Traverse Area District Library, TC. citizensclimatelobby.org

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-------------------SPRING FLING DINNER: 6pm, Birchwood Farms Golf & Country Club, Harbor Springs. Cost, $35; a portion of the proceeds benefit the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. Reservations: 231-526-9771.

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ARTISTS FROM INTERLOCHEN: Faculty Classical Flute Recital at Kirkbride Hall, GT Commons, TC at 7:30pm. Tickets: $30 adults, $10 youth. tickets.interlochen.org

EVENING WITH AN AUTHOR SERIES: Featuring Barb VanderMolen, author of “Discovering Michigan County by County”.

7-9pm, Elk Rapids Historical Museum. elkrapidslibrary.org

GT HIKING CLUB PROGRAM: 7pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Sally Dykhuis will share her two-week Tour du Mont Blanc trek. northcountrytrail.org

15TH ANNUAL IDEAS FOR LIFE SENIOR EXPO: 10am-3pm, GT County Civic Center, TC. This year’s theme is “America the Beautiful”. Presented by the Bay Area Senior Advocates. Featuring over 100 organizations offering products & services to help seniors & their families navigate aging successfully. Free.

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WEST BOARDMAN LAKE TRAIL OPEN HOUSE: 6-8pm, Hagerty Center, TC. traversetrails.org

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EAST JORDAN BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, The Jordan Inn, East Jordan. Members, free; not-yet members, $10.

231-536-7351.

RIDE OF SILENCE: Gather for an orientation at 5:30pm at Depot Parking Lot near The Filling Station, TC. The group will leave at 6pm & ride eight miles silently. This will honor bicyclists killed or injured by motorists. cherrycapitalcyclingclub.org

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may 19

THURSDAY

-------------------HATS OFF TO WOMEN LUNCHEON PROGRAM: “Women Daring to Live Authentically”. Presented by the Zonta Club of TC with keynote speaker Rev. Jane Lippert. 11am-1pm, Hagerty Conference Center, NMC, TC. Tickets, $25. zontatc.org

-------------------STUDENT ART SHOW: Featuring local artist Shanny Brooke & Glen Lake School 5th-12th grades. 5-8pm, Edward Jones, 12930 S. West Bay Shore Dr., TC.

--------------------------------------ELK RAPIDS BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 5-7pm, Cairn House Bed & Breakfast, Elk Rapids. Free. cairnhouse.com

-------------------AN EVENING WITH KEVIN NEALON: This comedic performer is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, & has received critical acclaim for his role in the Showtime series Weeds. 7:30pm, City Opera House, TC. Tickets: $38, $23. cityoperahouse.org

-------------------MAY GEEK BREAKFAST: 7:45am, Bubba’s, TC. A casual community-driven networking event for tech-minded people to discuss topics like social media & programming over bacon, eggs & coffee. geekbreakfast.org

-------------------CREATIVE CONTAINERS: Create your own one of a kind container. Bring your own or purchase one. Learn what plants work together, & how to combine colors, textures and sizes. This class is free at Pine Hill Nursery, Torch Lake at 2pm, but you will need to purchase any plants you use. pinehill-nursery.com

-------------------“CALENDAR GIRLS”: This play is based on the true story of 11 members of one of the British Women’s Institutes who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund. 7:30pm, Old Town Playhouse, TC. Tickets start at $15. oldtownplayhouse.com

-------------------INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FORUM: “The Bumpy Road to Global Polo Eradication” presented by Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. John F. Modlin.

6pm, NMC’s Milliken Auditorium, TC. Reception at 5:15pm. Tickets, $10; free for current students & educators. tciaf.com

may 20

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matinee. 10am, The State Theatre, TC. stateandbijou.org

BENEFIT TACO DINNER & SILENT AUCTION: Will benefit seven year old Naomi Wilke of Rapid City who has a form of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

5-8pm, Many Rivers Church, Kalkaska.

231-384-0177.

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-------------------EMPIRE ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL: May 20-22. Featuring a dance & pig roast, 5K, recipe contest, games, a parade, oral poetry contest for the best “Ode to Asparagus,” live music & more. empirechamber.com

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may 21

SATURDAY

VETERANS FOR PEACE BIENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP GALA: 7-10pm, Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC. Featuring jazz by the Steve Little Trio, locally sourced appetizers, a silent auction, & more. $20 donation at door; $15 seniors, veterans & students. vfp50.org

-------------------ROBIN LEE BERRY & GLENN WOLFF: Songwriter/guitar player Robin Lee Berry has roots in jazz & contemporary folk music. Bassist Glenn Wolff has recently added slide guitar & dobro to his performances.

7:30pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, TC. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door.

941-8667.

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ARCADIA GRIT & GRAVEL MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE: This 26 mile race starts at 10am at Pleasant Valley Community Center, Arcadia. Info: endomanpromotions.com

-------------------SPRING FLING: St. Francis Xavier School Gala Auction & Raffle. 5-11pm, Bay Harbor Yacht Club/Lange Center. Silent/live auction, dinner & music. Tickets: petoskeysfx.org

-------------------CANDIDATE FORUM 2016: Meet & greet local, county, state & federal candidates at Summit City Grange Hall, Kingsley from 1-3pm. 231-499-0131.

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SPEAKING & BOOK SIGNING: With Steve Hamilton, author of “The Second Life of Nick Mason”. 6pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center theater, Petoskey. Presented by McLean & Eakin Booksellers & Petoskey District Library. General admission, $5. mcleanandeakin.com

-------------------GOPHERWOOD HOUSE CONCERT: Featuring Blake Elliott. 8pm, 4320 E. 46 Rd., Cadillac. Advance tickets: $12 adults, $6 students & free for under 12. Door: $15/$7. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------AUTHOR SIGNINGS & POETRY READING: 12-6pm, Horizon Books, TC. Info: horizonbooks.com

-------------------GT CONSERVATION DISTRICT’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: 10am4pm, Boardman River Nature Center, TC. Explore & enjoy family-friendly activities. gtcd.org

-------------------PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK: Where to Start. 10am-noon, Charlevoix Public Library. Free. Register: 231-237-7342.

-------------------RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT: Presented by the American Cancer Society & Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Northern Michigan. Noon – midnight, Bay Front Park West, Petoskey. Includes a 5K or 1 mile Color Fun Run/Walk, egg hunt, live music, sotball game & much more. relayforlife.org/ emmetcountymi

-------------------“BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”: Make-AWish Royal Gala Screening. Princes & princesses of all ages are encouraged to dress in their most royal finery to make Princess Monica’s day extra special. 25 cent kids

-------------------EMPIRE ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL: (See Fri., May 20)

ZOO-DE-MACKINAC BIKE BASH: Enjoy a weekend of parties, bands, a very scenic bicycle ride, & more. The bike ride starts at 7:30am today at Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs & spans 51 miles (or shorter options) along Lake Michigan. Info: zoo-demack.com

-------------------AUDITIONS: For “The Music Man”.

10am, NCAC Auditorium, Northport. northportcac.org

-------------------DAVID G. SMITH: This singer/songwriter is touring to promote his latest CD, “First Love”. 8pm, Grow Benzie, Benzonia. Tickets: $15/$20. growbenzie.org

-------------------BENEFIT CONCERT: For the Flint Child Health & Development Fund. Presented by The Singing Sisters of Northern MI & the Gaia Women of the Great Lakes Basin. Music by Carolyn McDade & Friends. Held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Beulah at 5pm, followed by reception. Suggested donation of $20+. flintkids.org

-------------------CELESTIAL CENTENNIAL SUMMER EVENT: Enjoy the Sleeping Bear Dunes under a full moon & view Jupiter & Mars.

The Twilight Talk will be “100 Years of Mars Exploration”. 9-11pm, Dune Climb parking lot, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire. Park in the row furthest from the dunes with your headlights facing M-109. nps.gov/slbe/

-------------------TRUE BLUE MOON: 8:30-11pm, Guest House, Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City. midarkskypark.org

-------------------WALK FOR WARMTH: Presented by TC West Senior High’s Community Outreach Council to benefit Safe Harbor emergency homeless shelter. 11am-5pm, Thirlby Field, TC.

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-------------------THE GROUNDWORK GET LOCAL PARTY: 3-10pm, The Little Fleet, TC. Featuring homegrown eats, 5+ activities, music by The Go Rounds, & more. groundworkcenter.org/getlocal

-------------------“HEROES ON DECK” PREMIERE: The GT Lighthouse Museum will present “HEROES ON DECK: World War II on Lake Michigan” at 7pm at Scholars Hall Auditorium, NMC, TC. Tickets, $12. mynorthtickets.com

-------------------“CALENDAR GIRLS”: (See Thurs., May 19) -------------------FAMILY MOVIE MATINEE SATURDAY: Featuring “Home,” rated PG. 1pm, Bellaire Public Library. Free. 231-533-8814.

-------------------UPLANDS & WETLANDS HIKE: Join Leelanau Conservancy docents on an exploration of the Belanger Creek Preserve, near Suttons Bay at 10am. leelanauconservancy.org

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MR. CHAINSAW PRO WRESTLING BATTLEGROUND 8: And MCPW Championship Steel Cage Match. Featuring TNA Impact Wrestling Superstar Flip Kendrick, Amazing Race/Kalkaska resident Mikey Zeroe, WWE superstar Rhino, WWE superstar/American Ninja Warrior Zach Gowen, MCPW Heavyweight Champion Russ Jones & more. 8pm, The Kaliseum, Kalkaska.

General tickets, $15. mcpwonline.com

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AUTHOR READING, Q&A & SIGNING: With Steve Hamilton, author of “The Second Life of Nick Mason”. 1-2:30pm, Between the Covers, Harbor Springs. Free. Reservations: 231-526-6658.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Wednesday, July 13 Tears for Fears

Wednesday, July 27 Rick Springfield “Stripped Down”

Tuesday, July 26 An Evening with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band

Friday, July 29 Jay Leno

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SPRING SWAP MEET & PICNIC: 10am2pm, Sailsport Marine, LLC, TC. sailsportmarine.com

& a free meal before class each week from 5:15-5:45pm. Presented by Love In the Name of Christ. Register: 941-5683.

EMPIRE ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL: (See Fri., May 20)

DADDY-O MEET-UP: Both experienced & new dads can share successes & offer support with those tricky “dad” issues. Meets at ELF, GT Commons, TC every Thurs. at 4pm & Sat. at 10am. eatlearnfrolic.com

--------------------------------------ZOO-DE-MACKINAC BIKE BASH: (See Sat., May 21)

-------------------AUDITIONS: For “The Music Man”.

2pm, NCAC Auditorium, Northport. northportcac.org

-------------------DAVID G. SMITH: This singer/songwriter is touring to promote his latest CD, “First Love”. 7pm, Sleder’s Family Tavern, TC. Tickets: $15/$20. 947-9213.

-------------------CHEBOYGAN RIVER FRONT RANGE LIGHTHOUSE TOUR: Historian Terry Pepper, representing the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association will lead the tour. 2pm, 606 Water St., Cheboygan.

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61ST ANNUAL NMC BARBECUE: Enjoy an old-fashioned “picnic under the pines” on NMC’s main campus, TC from 11am-5pm.

There will also be an opening ceremony, free activities including inflatable obstacle courses, children’s book readings, kid’s games, a car show & much more. Tickets, $6. nmc.edu

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MEDITATION: All forms welcome. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation building, TC on Sundays, 5-7pm. A book discussion will follow. No charge, small donation requested. www.tcmmg.org

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YOGA AT THE NATURE CENTER: Every Thurs. in May at Boardman River Nature Center, TC at 5:30pm. 18 years & older.

Taught by YouthWise Yoga instructors. Suggested donation, $5. Register: 941-0960, ext. 31.

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SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Farmers & gardeners from around the local region bring their fresh produce, flowers & baked goods to this Downtown Farmers Market located between Cass & Union streets, across from Clinch Park, TC. Held on Saturdays through Oct. www.downtowntc.com

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INTERLOCHEN FARMERS MARKET: Interlochen Shopping Center, big parking lot behind Ric’s, Interlochen Corners, 9am2pm, every Sun. through Oct. facebook. com/interlochenfarmersmarket

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CTAC ARTISANS & FARMERS MARKET: Located in the Carnegie Library Building, & on the Bidwell Plaza, Petoskey when weather permits, the market is held on Fridays through June 3 from 10am-1pm. Featuring local produce, preserves, & handmade gift items. There will also be art, live music & a kids craft table. crookedtree.org

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WEDS. AFTER WORK BIRDING: Presented by the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society. Held on private property at 9502 Burgess Rd., Charlevoix on Wednesdays through May 18 at 5:30pm. petoskeyaudubon.org

-------------------MEDICINE MEN & WOMEN GATHER: On the new moon or the Weds. prior to one, to share seeds, plants, stories & medicines.

May 4 – third week of Oct. Info: wisewomengather@gmail.com

-------------------25 CENT COMMUNITY WALK: Held every Tues. through Sept. 27 starting at the Bellaire COA parking lot at 4:45pm. Walk the trails from 5-6pm. There will be beginner & advanced groups. 231-533-8703.

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“MANAGE YOUR MONEY” & “POWERFUL PARENTING”: Free classes held at Faith Reformed Church, TC from 6-8pm for eight weeks beginning Tues., April 5 through May 24. There will be free on sight childcare

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--------------------------------------BRAND NEW MEET-UP: Meet with new & expecting parents & trade stories. Meets at ELF, GT Commons, TC every Sun., Weds. & Fri. at 10am. eatlearnfrolic.com

-------------------COMPULSIVE EATERS ANONYMOUS: A program of recovery using the Twelve Steps. Held at Friends of the Light Church, TC on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30pm. traversecityceahow.webs.com

-------------------COLORING CLUB FOR GROWN-UPS: Held on Wednesdays from 12-1pm, Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC. Free. crookedtree.org/tc

-------------------PET ADOPTIONS: Pets Naturally hosts pets from Cherryland Humane Society every Saturday from 11am to 2pm. 1420 S. Airport Rd., TC. www.petsnaturallytc.com

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

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

-------------------SONG OF THE MORNING, VANDERBILT: Free yoga classes, Tues. – Fri., 7:308:30am. songofthemorning.org

-------------------BLISSFEST UKES FOR YOU CLUB: Ukulele enthusiasts meet the second & fourth Mon. of each month at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey from 7-9pm to learn, play & discuss ukuleles. Free. redskystage.com

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POETRY SLAM: Held the first Mon. of every month at Red Sky Stage, Petoskey at 6pm. Read your poem or anything you wrote in front of the group. redskystage.com

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

-------------------PETOSKEY FILM THEATER: Showing international, indie, art house & documentary films on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. Carnegie Building, 451 E. Mitchell St., next to Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Donations welcome.

For schedule find ‘Petoskey Film Theater’ on Facebook. 231-758-3108.

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DEPOT COFFEEHOUSE: Fridays from 6-7:30pm at After 26 Depot Café, Cadillac.

Enjoy coffee with dinner or dessert while listening to live entertainment. 231-468-3526.

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

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-------------------“IMAGES FROM HISTORIC BENZIE COUNTY”: Featuring paintings, oil pastels & pencil drawings by 8th-12th graders.

Takes place at the Benzie Area Historical Museum, Benzonia through June 11. benziemuseum.org

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THE ART MIXER: Featuring works by local artists Beth Bynum, Savannah Burke, Cherie Correll, Royce Deans, Jesse Jason, Mark Meyer & Elizabeth Paxson at Grand Traverse Distillery, TC through June 5. www. grandtraversedistillery.com

-------------------TRAVERSE AREA CAMERA CLUB’S MEMBER & STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Held at the Traverse Area District Library, TC. Runs through May. 231-883-1588.

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“SURFACING”: Artwork of Shanny Brooke.

Held in Building 50 Mercato through Premier Gift & Floral, TC. Abstract, expressionistic paintings in oil & mixed media.

An artist reception will be held on Fri., May 20 from 5:30-8pm. Runs through June 20.

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by Anthony Doerr Scribner $27.00 - Philip Nolan by Chuck Pfarrer Naval Institute Press $29.95 - The Crown by Kiera Cass Harper $19.99

HAVANA 2015: Comprised of street photos & video three northern MI photographers & one writer/videographer took in Cuba last fall. Runs through May 28. Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids. twistedfishgallery.com

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BRUSHWORK: THE ART OF CHARLES R. MURPHY: An exhibition of the artist’s work in oil, acrylic & watercolor. Held through May 31 at City Opera House, TC. 947-6285.

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OLIVER ART CENTER, FRANKFORT: - Artwork of Brian Iler & Jamey Barnard: May 20 – June 18. An opening reception will be held on Fri., May 20 from 5-7pm.

- 2016 Regional Student Exhibition: Runs through May 14. oliverartcenterfrankfort.org

PAPERBACK FICTION

- Turner House by Angela Flournoy Mariner Books $14.95 - Danish Girl by David Ebershoff Penguin Books $16.00 - In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume Vintage $15.95

-------------------CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, TC: - Wildhearted: This art exhibit includes installation, mixed media, sculpture, painting, graphic design, video & photography. Runs through May 14. crookedtree.org

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DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld & Beyond: Illuminates & contextualizes the important historical & ongoing work of The Guerrilla Girls, highly original, provocative & influential artists who champion feminism & social change. Runs through May 29.

- The MI League of Handweavers 2016 Biennial Fiber Show: This juried exhibition will chronicle the current state of hand weaving in MI & showcase the work of MI fiber artists including home décor, fashion accessories, garments, yarn, fabric, handmade paper, wall pieces & more. Runs through May 29. dennosmuseum.org

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CROOKED TREE ARTS CENTER, PETOSKEY: - Images of Up North: Oil paintings by Kurt Anderson, Joan Gerigk & Robert Scudder.

Held in the Atrium Gallery through June 10.

- “Northwood Awakening”: This 2015 ArtPrize People’s Choice Award winner by Ann & Steve Loveless is on display through May 14. crookedtree.org

MICHIGAN BEER & BRAT FESTIVAL Don’t miss northern Michigan’s Memorial Day Weekend tradition.

Sample over 75 of the region’s finest microbrews, local hard cider, mead and gourmet brats. Plus, enjoy live entertainment held slopeside.

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by Dan Dinsmore Random House $25.00 - On My Own by Diane Rehm Knopf $23.95 - It’s All Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow Grand Central Life & Style $35.00

PAPERBACK NON-FICTION

- Vitamin N by Richard Louv Algonquin Books $15.95 - Trails of M-22 by Jim Dufresne Michigan Trail Maps $19.95 - Last Child in the Woods

by Richard Louv Algonquin Books $15.95

DECK DINING BY CAR OR BOAT! Find us at Taste of Morels at the National Morel Fest May 14 . 12-3pm Boyne Appetite! Wine Wednesday Apps and Tastes . June 1 . 5-7pm Drop Anchor 00970 Marina Dr. l Boyne City sommersetpointe.com l 231-582-7080

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MOVEMENT FEST BRINGS EDM BACK TO DETROIT Held in Detroit every Memorial Day weekend since 2006, the Movement Electronic Music Festival (formerly called the DEMF or Detroit Electronic Music Festival) is back in Detroit’s Hart Plaza to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and with it a long list of EDM performers and DJs. On this year’s roster so far are sets and performances from Kraft-

werk, Caribou, Carl Craig, John Digweed, Guy Gerber, Matthew Dear and Richie Hawtin; Skrillex’s record label will also host a showcase featuring Alec Metric and Kill the Noise. It’s all happening May

28–30 in the Motor City…

“It’s Mariah’s world and all of her fans just live in it.” That idea is becoming reality via diva singer Mariah Carey’s upcoming reality show titled — what else? — Mariah’s World, in which the new E! channel signee allows fans to watch her touring Europe and South Africa and planning her wedding to her “billionaire fiance.” To watch the comedy, uh reality, unfold, keep an eye on the E! cable channel or visit eonline.com…

For PJ Harvey’s newest album, The Hope Six Demolition Project, and its first

single, “The Orange Monkey,” the singersongwriter was inspired by her surroundings, from observations about Washington, D.C.,

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(“The Community of Hope”) to the time she spent in Kosovo (“The Wheel.”) Reviews are already noting the album sounds “more like journalism than rock music” and the set has snagged her a first No. 1 album in the U.K. Check it out for yourself at her official website, pjharvey.net…

Country-crossover artist Keith Urban is crossing over even more with his newest album, Ripcord, as he brings in a host of unexpected collaborators (and one that fits like a puzzle piece.) The expected is country superstar Carrie Underwood, who duets with Urban on the track “The Fighter” (Underwood toured with Urban earlier in her career.) The unexpected is guitar work from R&B/disco artist and producer Nile Rodgers and a collaboration with Pitbull titled “Sun Don’t Let Me Down”…

MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK: The Vans Warped Tour has announced its lineup for 2016, with a number of returning Vans favorites and some new musical faces, as well. On this year’s roster are New Found Glory, Atreyu, Reel Big Fish, Good Charlotte and Sum 41, among others; check out the entire roster at vanswarpedtour.com…

MINI BUZZ: If his Instagram is any indication, Justin Timberlake is in the studio working with

uberproducer and The Voice coach Pharrell Williams on a new project…

English alt-rockers The 1975 will perform with special guest Wolf Alice at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Mich., on May 21…

The Kills will fire up the stage at St. Andrews Hall in downtown Detroit on May 22…

Also on May 22, Yeasayer will be in concert at The Majestic Theater in Detroit…

Zayn Malik’s debut solo album, Mind of Mine, has hit No. 1 in both the U.K. and the U.S.; the last act to achieve that landmark was Malik’s former group, One Direction…

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas are sharing co-headliner status on their upcom-

ing 2016 Honda Civic Future Now Tour, which kicks off June 24 in Miami…

And here are this week’s new album releases, kicking off their battle for your wallet… Pantha du Prince’s The Triad…

Fifth Harmony’s 7/27… classic rocker Eric Clapton’s I Still Do… and Marissa Nadler’s Strangers… and that’s the buzz for this week’s Modern Rock.

Comments, questions, rants, raves, suggestions on this column? Send ‘em to Kristi at modernrocker@gmail.com.

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

SandBar Niteclub: Fri. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs Fri. -- Karaoke/linedancing, 8:30 Sat. -- Dance videos, 8:30 • COYOTE CROSSING HOXEYVILLE Thurs. -- Open Mic Sat. -- Live Music

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

Grand Traverse & Kalkaska • ACOUSTIC TAP ROOM - TC Sat. -- Jam session, 6-10 • BONOBO WINERY - TC 5/20 -- Chloe & Olivia Kimes, 6-8 • BRAVO ZULU BREWING WILLIAMSBURG Fri. -- Bloodshot Victory, 7-10 • BREW - TC 5/15 -- Lizzie Liberty, 9-11 5/22 -- Clint Weaner, 9-11 • BUD'S - INTERLOCHEN Thurs. -- Jim Hawley, 5-8 • FANTASY'S - GRAWN Adult Entertainment w/ DJ • GT DISTILLERY - TC 5/14 -- Blair Miller, 6-9 5/21 -- Clint Weaner, 7-9 • GT RESORT & SPA - ACME Aerie Lounge: 5/14 -- Missy Zenker 5/20 -- Blake Elliott • HAYLOFT INN - TC Thurs. -- Open mic night by Roundup Radio Show, 8 Fri. - Sat. thru May -- The Cow Puppies • HORIZON BOOKS - TC 5/20 -- Songwriters in the Round w/ Louan Lechler, Mary Anne Rivers & Bev Carrol, 8:30-10:30 • INCREDIBLE MO'S - GRAWN Fri. -- Karaoke, 8:30 • LEFT FOOT CHARLEY - TC 5/20 -- Escaping Pavement, 6-8 Mon. -- Open mic w/ Blake Elliott, 6-9 • LITTLE BOHEMIA - TC Tues. -- TC Celtic, 7-9 • NORTH PEAK - TC Kilkenny's, 9:30-1:30: 5/13-14 -- Brett Mitchell 5/20-21 -- Lou Thunder Mon. -- Team Trivia Night, 7-9; karaoke, 9-1 Tues. -- Levi Britton, 8-12 Weds. -- The Pocket, 8-12 Thurs. -- 2 Bays DJs, 9:30-1:30 Sun. -- Geeks Who Don't Drink

Trivia, 7-9 • ORYANA NATURAL FOODS MARKET - TC Lake Street Cafe, 4-5: Mon. -- Miller & Rockwood Tues. -- Allie Kessel Weds. -- Amanda Egerer Thurs. -- Blair Miller Fri. -- Jacob Bailey Sat. -- Arianna Wasserman Sun. -- Abigail Klinglesmith • PARK PLACE HOTEL - TC Beacon Lounge: Mon. -- Levi Britton, 8:30pm Thurs. - Sat. -- Tom Kaufmann • PARKSHORE LOUNGE - TC Fri. - Sat. -- DJ • RARE BIRD BREWPUB - TC Weds. -- Open mic, 8 • SAIL INN - TC Thurs. & Sat. -- Phattrax DJs, karaoke, dance videos • SIDE TRAXX - TC Weds. -- Impaired Karaoke, 10 Fri.-Sat. -- DJ/VJ Mike King • SLEDER'S FAMILY TAVERN - TC 5/22 -- David G. Smith, 7 • STATE STREET GRILL - TC Tues. -- Open mic night, 7-11 Fri. -- "Fri. Night Lights" w/ DJ J2xtrubl or DJ Bill da Cat, 10 • STREETERS - TC Ground Zero: 5/14 -- Buckcherry w/ Biters, Cherry Bomb Go-Go Dancers & Critical Bill, 8 5/20 -- Lacuna Coil w/ 9Electric, Painted Wives & Becoming Human, 8 5/21 -- Mushroomhead w/ Sumo Cyco, Madame Mayhem & Product of Hate, 8 • STUDIO ANATOMY - TC 5/21 -- Comedy Night, 9 • TAPROOT CIDER HOUSE - TC Mon. -- Levi Britton, 7-9 Weds. -- Open mic, 7-10 Thurs. -- Acoustic G-Snacks, 7-10

Fri. -- Rob Coonrod, 8-10 Sat. -- Christopher Dark, 8-10 Sun. -- Kids open mic, 3 • THE FILLING STATION - TC 5/15 -- Sierra Cassidy, 1-3pm 5/20 -- Mike Moran, 7-10 5/21 -- Hot n' Bothered, 7-10 • THE LITTLE FLEET - TC 5/21 -- The Groundwork Get Local Party w/ The Go Rounds, 3-10 Weds. -- Vinyl Night, 7-9 • THE OL' SOUL - KALKASKA Weds. -- David Lawston, 8-12 • THE WORKSHOP BREWING CO. - TC 5/14 -- Elroy Meltzer, 8-11 5/16 -- Rotten Cherries Comedy Open Mic, 8-9:30 5/19 -- David Bowie Tribute & Costume Party, 7-10 5/20 -- Acoustic G-Snacks, 8-11 5/21 -- Dede & The Dreamers, 8-11 Weds. -- WBC Jazz Society Jam, 6-10 • TRATTORIA STELLA - TC Tues. -- Ron Getz, 6-9 • TRAVERSE CITY WHISKEY CO. 5/18 -- Mitch McKolay, 6-8 • UNION STREET STATION - TC 5/14 -- Bella's Bartok 5/17 -- Open mic w/ Chris Sterr 5/18 -- Funky Professor 5/19 -- The Pocket 5/20 -- Happy hour w/ Joe Wilson Trio, then The Barbarossa Brothers 5/21 -- The Barbarossa Brothers Sun. -- Karaoke, 10-2 • WEST BAY BEACH RESORT - TC View: Tues. -- Blues night, 7-10 Thurs. -- Jeff Haas Trio w/ saxwoman Laurie Sears; 5/5 includes vocalist Claudia Schmidt & flutist Nancy Stagnitta, 7-9:30 Fri. -- DJ Veeda, 9-2 Sat. -- DJ Motaz, 9-2

Antrim & Charlevoix • BOYNE MTN. - BOYNE FALLS Erickson's: Fri.-Sat. -- Live ent., 8-11 • BRIDGE STREET TAP ROOM - CHARLEVOIX 5/14 -- Kellerville, 8-11 5/15 -- Pete Kehoe, 7-10 5/17 -- Sean Bielby, 7-10 5/20 -- Chris Koury, 8-11 5/21 -- Ben Overbeek, 8-11 5/22 -- Pete Kehoe, 7-10 • CAFE SANTE - BOYNE CITY 5/14 -- Chris Calleja, 8-11 5/19 -- Nathan Towne, 5:30-9 5/20 -- Ben Overbeek, 8-11 5/21 -- Adam Hoppe, 8-11

Mon. -- Nathan Bates, 6-9 • JORDAN INN - EAST JORDAN Tues. -- Open Mic w/ Cal Mantis, 7-11 Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • LAKE CHARLEVOIX BREWING CO. - CHARLEVOIX Weds. -- Trivia, 7 • MURRAY'S BAR & GRILL - EJ Fri. & Sat. -- Live Music • QUAY RESTAURANT & TERRACE BAR - CHARLEVOIX Weds. -- Live jazz, 7-10 • RED MESA GRILL - BOYNE CITY

5/17 -- Honesty & The Liars, 6-9 • SHANTY CREEK RESORTS BELLAIRE Ivan's Café: Sat. -- DJ Stosh, 8:30-12:30 • SHORT'S BREWING CO. BELLAIRE 5/14 -- Adam Labeaux & The Cloud Builders, 8:30 5/20 -- Vox Vidorra, 8:30 5/21 -- Hannah Rose & The Grave Tones, 8:30 • VASQUEZ' HACIENDA - ELK RAPIDS Acoustic Tues. Open Jam, 6-9 Sat. -- Live music, 7-10

Jam with Saginaw trio the Barbarossa Brothers as they bring their Michigan-bred bayou folk to Union Street Station, TC on Friday and Saturday, May 20-21. Members include Ryan Fitzgerald, Loren Kranz and Drew Pentkowski.

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When you have so many diverse characters like in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or MCU, as it’s called in internet shorthand), it’s only a matter of time before they duke it out. Captain America: Civil War, the third and final chapter in this particular Captain America arc, sets up the inevitable: What would it be like if these super guys all fought each other?

I am happy to report the result is just plain awesome, and that it delivers on levels you wouldn’t expect a superhero crowd pleaser like this to (the similarly themed Batman v Superman this is not). It’s thoughtful and engaging and terribly exciting. Even casual fans, those who think superhero movies “aren’t for me,” will leave the theater feeling energized and exhilarated from a good story told very, very well and performances as complex and impressive as those found in high falutin’ prestige pictures.

MCU movies are films I’m always excited to see, and always have a great time at, but are never movies I feel the need to revisit, never movies that leave a lasting impression. Civil War on the other hand, left me thinking, left me wanting more, and generated genuine feeling — this installment is the first where these archetype characters rise from pulp towards fully fleshed creations.

Following yet another destructive Avengers outing (this time in Lagos, Nigeria — earlier stops on this tour included NYC in The Avengers and the fictional country of Sokovia in Avengers: Age of Ultron), the world calls for our heroes to be leashed, lest the collateral body count continue to rise.

A U.N. resolution has been drafted that will permit Avenger intervention only after official approval. Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) is all for these restrictions, as his palpable guilt over anything outside his control is his one guiding principal. Iron Man, his boy-wonder creation, was designed as the ultimate geopolitical deterrent but has only given rise to escalating challenges. The last thing he wants to more blood on his hands.

On the opposite side of the table is Steve Rog-

ers (Chris Evans), whose Captain America has trouble seeing the grey area in any argument.

After being frozen for 70 years, Rogers is still trying to reconcile the world he was born into with the world he inherited with all of its nuances and lack of absolutes. With the death of Peggy Carter, his 1940s love interest, his only link to his past is childhood friend and fellow super-solider Bucky Barnes.

But Barnes is a brainwashed assassin wanted for, among other things, bombing the U.N. meeting where the Sokovia Accords were being ratified.

Rogers is duty-bound to bring him to justice, but is torn between that duty and his need to protect his only real friend.

By preventing Barnes’ arrest, Cap seemingly aligns himself with the very thing he was made to protect.

And once the other Avengers choose sides, the bench-clearing showdown between superheroes is a fantastic spectacle. Even Spiderman joins in the melee, which is quite a coup if you know anything about Marvel character rights.

While the main conflict in this film is Stark’s insistence that the Avengers need oversight and Rogers’ fervent belief that they do not, the more interesting take to consider is the conflict between the two men’s sensibilities. For the first time in about five appearances as the character, R.D.J. finally knocks it out of the park and fully imbues Stark with something other than hot-shot swagger with a dash of sorta-believable sorrow. Here he is fully formed and fully wounded, desperately trying to align others to his worldview.

But at heart, Tony Stark is still a wisecracking narcissist and Steve Rogers is a lonely man shaped by a pre-war seriousness that is wholly alien to our present day culture. It’s a fantastic undercurrent that, while not directly addressed, drives the whole film. Can irony reconcile with unshakable earnestness? Can you serve the greater good without sacrificing your convictions? It will take the two sides almost destroying each other to find that out, and you will love every minute of it.

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— Unhappy

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: Like the “g” in “gnarly-ass dickhead,” the “Whoa…wouldya look at the Humpty Dumplings on her!” is supposed to be silent.

You might take your boyfriend’s babe-ernecking less personally if you recognize that male sexual attraction is visually driven in a way female attraction is not — which is why strip clubs catering to men are big business while those for women are largely a bachelorette party novelty. Sure, women like a nice view if they can get it, but if they have to make a trade-off, they’re likely to go for the weak-chinned self-made gazillionaire.

This is reflected in research by anthropologist John Marshall Townsend. He showed men and women photos of hotties and homelies of the opposite sex, dressed in either a Burger King uniform or biz execwear and a Rolex. When he asked which they’d go for, men were indifferent to how the woman was dressed — picking the hottie no matter what she was wearing. Women, on the other hand, went for the homely business dude, and tended to nix even a hookup with the hot hamburger helper.

There are also some indications that, just by looking at those on the babe squad, parts of the male brain’s reward circuitry get activated in ways women’s do not. In brain imaging research on both male and female subjects, cognitive scientist Jasmin Cloutier found that only men looking at photographs of hotties got the lights turned on in the orbitofrontal cortex — part of the brain that’s thought to suss out potentially rewarding stuff on our horizon and give us a “Yoo-hoo!

Over here!”

Reward circuitry aside, there’s “window shopping” and then there’s “window announcing.” Though — sorry, ladies — all men look, the kind, loving ones don’t get caught (and especially don’t marvel aloud).

In other words, what’s worrisome about your boyfriend’s behavior is what it says about the

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kind of partner he is to you. When somebody loves you, they want to make you feel good — not like you’re comparing poorly to half the female pedestrians jiggling down the sidewalk.

The way to approach this is to explain how much this behavior hurts your feelings. As the father of behavioral economics, Adam Smith, noted, evoking somebody’s empathy tends to motivate them to try to make things better. Telling them what to do, however, tends to backfire, leading to cries of “Vive la revolution!”

As for how you’d like things to change, let your boyfriend know that you just don’t want to see him gaping or hear about it. Okay, he appreciates women as these moving pieces of art. Museums are quiet. Men aren’t yelling at the Mona Lisa, “Hey, girl, I’ll give you something to smile about!” Likewise, in a relationship, there are legit cries for help, but one of them is not “Help, I’ve fallen down her cleavage, and I can’t get up!”

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— Uncomplimented

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: There’s a reason that the Miss World pageant lacks a mathematics category, in which contestants come out smiling and waving and then do one of the world’s great unsolved math problems in their head: “And now, ladies and gentlemen, we’ll watch as Miss Uruguay proves that the 196-algorithm does not terminate when applied to the number 196.”

Obviously, beauty isn’t everything. In fact, according to research by economist Jeremy Greenwood, a smarty-pants, highly educated guy is more likely than ever (compared with, say, 1960) to require his brideto-be to be similarly smarty-pants and highly educated. What hasn’t changed is male sexual desire. Because it’s intensely visual, it’s reassuring for a woman to hear that the way she looks is driving a guy wild — as opposed to driving him to pluck his eyes out with barbecue tongs.

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tauRus (April 20-May 20): The short attention span is

now enshrined as the default mode of awareness. “We skim rather than absorb,” says author James Lough. “We read Sappho or Shakespeare the same way we glance over a tweet or a text message, scanning for the gist, impatient to move on.”

There’s a problem with that approach, however. “You can’t skim Shakespeare,” says Lough. I propose that we make that your epigram to live by in the coming weeks, Taurus: You can’t skim Shakespeare. According to my analysis, you’re going to be offered a rich array of Shakespeare-level information and insights. To get the most out of these blessings, you must penetrate and marinate and ruminate.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “There are situ-

ations in life when it is wisdom not to be too wise,” said Friedrich Schiller. The coming days may be one of those times for you. I therefore advise you to dodge any tendency you might have to be impressed with your sophisticated intelligence. Be suspicious of egotism masquerading as cleverness. You are most likely to make good decisions if you insist on honoring your raw instincts. Simple solutions and uncomplicated actions will give you access to beautiful truths and truthful beauty, especially if you anchor yourself in innocent compassion.

CaNCER (June 21-July 22): To prepare

you for the coming weeks, I have gathered three quotes from the Bulgarian writer Elias Canetti. These gems, along with my commentary, will serve you well if you use them as seeds for your ongoing meditations. Seed #1: “He would like to start from scratch. Where is scratch?” Here’s my addendum: No later than your birthday, you’ll be ready to start from scratch. In the meantime, your task is to find out where scratch is, and clear a path to it. Seed #2: “All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.”

My addendum: Monitor your dreams closely. They will offer clues about what you need to remember. Seed #3: “Relearn astonishment, stop grasping for knowledge, lose the habit of the past.” My addendum: Go in search of the miraculous.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “There are friend-

ships like circuses, waterfalls, libraries,” said writer Vladimir Nabokov. I hope you have at least one of each, Leo. And if you don’t, I encourage you to go out and look for some.

It would be great if you could also get access to alliances that resemble dancing lessons, colorful sanctuaries, lion whisperers, prayer flags, and the northern lights. Right now you especially need the stimulation that synergistic collaborations can provide. The next chapter of your life story requires abundant contact with interesting people who have the power to surprise you and teach you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Perfection is a

stick with which to beat the possible,” says author Rebecca Solnit. She is of course implying that it might be better not to beat the possible, but rather to protect and nurture the possible as a viable option — especially if perfection ultimately proves to have no value other than as a stick.

This is always a truth worth honoring, but it will be crucial for you in the weeks to come. I hope you will cultivate a reverence and devotion to the possible. As messy or maddening as it might be, it will also groom your powers as a maker.

LIBRa (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): An invigorating

challenge is headed your way. To prepare you, I offer the wisdom of French author André Gide. “Through loyalty to the past,” he wrote, “our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow’s joy is possible only if today’s joy makes way for it.” What this means, Libra, is that you will probably have to surrender your attachment to a well-honed delight if you want to make yourself available for a bright new delight that’s hovering on the frontier. An educational blessing will come your way if and only if you clear space for its arrival. As Gide concludes, “Each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding wave.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “How prompt we are to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our bodies; how slow to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our souls!” Henry David Thoreau wrote that, and now I’m passing it on to you just in

time for a special phase of your long-term cycle. During this upcoming interlude, your main duty is to FEED YOUR SOUL in every way you can imagine. So please stuff it with unpredictable beauty and reverent emotions. Cram it with mysterious adventures and rambling treks in the frontier. Gorge it with intimate unpredictability and playful love and fierce devotions in behalf of your most crucial dreams. Warning: You will not be able to rely solely on the soul food that has sustained you in the past. Be eager to discover new forms of nourishment.

SaGITTaRIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Here’s

how every love letter can be summarized,” says Russell Dillon in his poem “Past-PerfectImpersonal”: “What is it you’re unable to surrender and please may I have that?” I bring this tease to your attention because it may serve as a helpful riddle in the coming weeks. You’re entering a phase when you will have an enhanced ability to tinker with and refine and even revolutionize your best intimate relationships. I’m hoping Dillon’s provocation will unleash a series of inquiries

CaPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Fifth-

century Christian theologian St. Jerome wrote that “it requires infinite discretion to look for gold in the midst of dirt.” Ancient Roman poet Virgil on one occasion testified that he was “searching for gold in dung.” While addressing the angels, nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire bragged, “From each thing I extracted its quintessence. You gave me your mud, and I made gold out of it.” From what I can tell, Caprciorn, you have been engaged in similar work lately. The climax of your toil should come in the next two weeks. (Thanks to Michael Gilleland for the inspiration: tinyurl.com/mudgold.)

AQUARIUs (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “At this time in my life,” says singer Joni Mitchell, “I’ve confronted a lot of my devils. A lot of them were pretty silly, but they were incredibly real at the time.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Aquarius, you are due to enjoy a similar grace period. It may be a humbling grace period, because you’ll be invited to decisively banish wornout delusions that have filled you with needless fear. And it may be a grace period that requires you to make strenuous adjustments, since you’ll have to revise some of your old stories about who you are and how you got here. But it will also be a sweet grace period, because you’ll be blessed again and again with a visceral sense of liberation.

PISCEs (Feb. 19-March 20): More than half-

way through her prose poem “A Settlement,” Mary Oliver abruptly stops her meandering meditation on the poignant joys of spring’s soft awakening. Suddenly she’s brave and forceful: “Therefore, dark past, I’m about to do it. I’m about to forgive you for everything.” Now would be a perfect moment to draw inspiration from her, Pisces. I dare you to say it. I dare you to mean it. Speak these words: “Therefore, dark past, I’m about to do it. I’m about to forgive you for everything.”

ARIEs (March 21-April 19): “An oar moves

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LOG HOME 107 acres on private 5 acre lake - Comins, MI 5400 sq ft Scandinavian hand-scribed full log home - 24-30” logs. Tommee 989350-6962 / wendy@sweetwaterlewiston.com

EMPLOYMENT 13TH CIRCUIT COURT, Join the kitchen team at amical. We are seeking F/T or P/T cooks & preps for summer & beyond. Apply in person at 229 E. Front St. Downtown TC or email us kitchen@amical.com

ASSISTED LIVING HOME ADMINISTRATOR. Green Acres is seeking an experienced, caring, hands-on Administrator for their Cadillac Campus. This beautiful location features a 32 bed assisted living home. You will be responsible for all day-to-day operations and building rapport with staff, residents and their families. Prior geriatric and clinical experience is a big plus. Please send your resume in confidence to: Retirement Living Management, 1845 Birmingham SE, Lowell, MI 49331 or send your resumes to amber@rlmgmt.com.

NOW HIRING. SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS & ATTENDANTS. $15/ hr. for Drivers & $11.25/hr. for Attendants. We provide FREE CDL training for Drivers! Benefits available, split shift required. Must pass background check and drug screen. Drivers must have excellent driving history. Apply at Dean Transportation, 880 Parsons Road, Traverse City or at www.deantrans. com/jobs.

9 BEAN ROWS RESTAURANT in Suttons Bay is looking for FULL and part-time Cook/Chef and Waitstaff to round out the summer team. Strong candidates have an opportunity for year-round employment. If you are a talented chef or server who has a passion for (and dedication to) locally sourced, made-fromscratch food, please visit us or email robin@9beanrows.com TOP RESTAURANT NEEDS WORKERS in Leelanau. One of the best restaurants in Leelanau county is still searching for a few great workers to round out the summer season. Need cooks,bussers and dishwashers Apply at Martha’s.

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LEAD NEEDED FOR A RETAIL LOCATION in Traverse City, MI 49686. Eye for detail, including carpet cleaning, vacuuming, floor care, trash removal and restroom cleaning.

Previous retail cleaning experience preferred. Must be authorized to work in the US and be able to pass a background check. $10 Per Hour Interested applicants call Oscar @ 616-334-8406 UNION STREET STATION IS CURRENTLY HIRING WAITSTAFF - if you are a responsible, reliable, flexible, energetic, outgoing and punctual person looking for work, stop in and fill out an application to join our team!! Get your foot in the door now so you can thrive when all the travelers make their way to TC! The number of hours you work will depend on your availability as well as your performance.

www.MoxieEstates.com #’s @ 8 “MR. BILL’S SERVICES”gardening, pruning, landscaping, pond construction, mulch pick-up, delivery & placement, rock/wood retaining walls, interior/exterior painting, power washing, tree cutting & removal, garage & basement cleaning, more. SPRING has finally come, let’s have some FUN & get your work DONE.!!!! (231)-313-2676 231NO-STUMP. AFFORDABLE. STUMPGRINDING. 231667-8867 affordablestumpgrinding.org SEWING, ALTERATIONS, mending

& repairs. Maple City 231-2286248 or sewlady1970@gmail.com.

Maralene Roush.

1/2 OFF SPRING PONTOON RENTAL! Great boat/fishing. Del. avail..231-620-2667 res TREE REMOVAL SERVICE. Spring is here and it’s time to make hay.

So I’ve got a deal for you that won’t bust your budget in two. $100.00 off any tree removal on your land. So do business with me because we have something in common you see.

Sorry, I couldn’t think of any else that rhymes! Call Dave @ 231-360-9968.

Dave’s Tree Service of Michigan Inc.

MUSIC DAVID SINGS SINATRA! Affordable Entertainment For Your Events. singjazz5.com

OTHER 50% OFF SPRING FISHING PONTOON RENTAL. Great boat .

Del. avail. 231-620-2667 KALKASKA GARAGE SALE. 2389 Beebe Rd. May 21 & 22. 8am-5pm DANS AFFORDABLE HAULING. JUNK*YARD*DEBRIS*MISC. free est great rates. 2316201370 ESTATE SALE - DOWNTOWN TC Downsizing. Fri 5/20 9-4, Sat 5/21 9-4. Washington St. carriage house.

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