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jan saturday 28TH ANNUAL WINTER 23 FEST: Mackinaw City. Featuring Outhouse Races, kids’ sled races, a BIG Freeze obstacle course, & Ice Queen Elsa. There will also be a before, during & after party at Dixie Saloon. mackinawcity.com/events/28thannual-winter-fest ---------------------DOG SLED RIDES: Shanty Creek Resort, Schuss Mountain, Nordic Center, Bellaire. Second Hand Mushers Rescue will give dog sled rides. They are offered every 30 minutes from 11am - 1:30pm. Face masks required. Reserve your spot: 866-695-5010. $65 per ride. secondchancemushersrescue.com/dog-sled-rides.html ----------------------

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NORTH: Purchase a virtual ticket on Anywhere Seat to stream directly to your home devices. You can stream the performance for $25 for the whole family. crookedtreeartscenter.anywhereseat.com/channel.php ----------------------

OTSEGO RESORT’S ANNUAL WINTER

WINE WALK: Otsego Resort, Gaylord. Check in at noon outside the River Cabin. A winter walk on the snowshoe path from the River Cabin to the Beaver Dam where a bonfire awaits. Enjoy three wine tasting stations paired with light food fare. Walk or snowshoe. Rentals available, but must be reserved ahead of time: 989-732-5181. $35. otsegoclub.com ---------------------WOMEN’S MARCH TC 2021: Noon. Due to COVID-19 & public health concerns, this year’s Women’s March is cancelled. Instead, there will be a community food drive to benefit local food pantries & the Jubilee House, which shelters homeless neighbors. Asking for donations of food & warm clothing. Financial donations will also be accepted. Take to Grace Episcopal’s parking lot in back of church. Call Monica at 231325-6812 or see Facebook page for more info. ----------------------

SNO-GO HOT COCOA HUSTLE RELAY

RACE: 3:30pm, Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. Starting at the top of Upper Camelot, you will get a sprinting start to your skis. Once you’ve clipped it in, it’s time to gather your team’s relay baton so to speak - your tray of hot cocoa. This will be your ticket to the end of the finish line as you pass it from teammate to teammate. Your team will compete for prizes valued at $2k, including a brand new Sno-Go bike. $25. shop.boynehighlands.com/s/events/ racing-events/p/the-2021-hot-cocoa-hustle

jan sunday 24 FAT CHANCE FAT TIRE BIKE PRE-RIDE: Meet at Iron Fish Distillery, Thompsonville at 10am & ride to Crystal Mountain to complete a few laps on the Fat Chance race course. After, ride back to Iron Fish Distillery for food & drink specials. A 2-hour Fat Tire bike rental is $25. crystalmountain.com/event/fat-chance-pre-ride ---------------------“NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG”: 10am. Available for home viewing from Jan. 24-30. Adapted from the acclaimed novel of the same name by Kent Nerburn, “Neither Wolf Nor Dog” follows a white author who is drawn into the heart of contemporary Native American life in the sparse lands of the Dakotas by a 95 year old Lakota elder & his side-kick. Contact the Glen Lake Library for the streaming link. The number of viewers will be limited to 100. On Thurs., Feb. 4 at 1:30pm join the conversation with film director Steven Lewis Simpson via Zoom (meeting link to be posted). glenlakelibrary.net/events ---------------------DOG SLED RIDES: (See Sat., Jan. 23) ----------------------

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january 23-31

send your dates to: events@traverseticker.com

Iron Fish Distillery’s Fat Chance Fat Tire Bike Race is back this year with a new 90 Minute Category Trail Loop course that is two miles of high speed wide trail and a tight twisting single track section. The 45 Minute Category Trail Loop will be an all wide open beginner friendly trail. Choose your course, Sat., Jan. 30 beginning at 10am at Crystal Mountain on the Otter trail loop in Thompsonville. Helmets required. Races will be started in waves of 10 riders to reduce congestion at the start line. Masks required at start. Register. For info, visit: crystalmountain.com/event/fat-chance-fat-tire/.

jan monday 25 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FORUM: THE LIFESAVING ROLE OF THE US COAST

GUARD, A TRIBUTE TO VICE ADMIRAL JOHN CUR-

RIER: 5pm, IAF honors Vice Admiral John Currier (1951-2020) & his remarkable life of service. Event proceeds go the NMC Aviation Program scholarship in his name. Virtual event via Zoom with Q & A. Register at TCIAF.com $10 suggested donation; free to students & educators. tciaf.com ---------------------“NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG”: (See Sun., Jan. 24) ----------------------

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jan tuesday VIRTUAL ISEA CAFE - 26 THE BIG FIVE DIVE FILM SCREENING & PANEL: 1pm. “The Big Five Dive” follows a group of women as they attempt to dive one historic site in all five Great Lakes within the span of 24 hours. This event is presented by the filmmakers & divers featured in the film. A Zoom link to participate will be sent to you after registration. Free. schoolship.org/news-events/isea-cafe ----------------------

CONNECTING WOMEN IN BUSINESS:

11:30am-1pm. A Remo (virtual) meeting. Featuring networking & a panel discussion with three successful businesses who have used the Internet in unique ways to advance their businesses during the pandemic. They include Cindi Dalian - Know Way Out, Nikki Law - Polished on Main, & Sarah McDonnell - Parkside Deli / Chef Sarah. petoskeychamber.com longlearning.com/event-4097164 ---------------------“NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG”: (See Sun., Jan. THE LAKESHORE READERS CLUB: 24) 10:15am, Glen Lake Library, Empire. Featuring ---------------------- “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins. LIFELONG LEARNING HISTORY SERIES: ---------------------7pm. Petoskey Remembered: Online presenta- SEEKING THE LORD: THE SEARCH FOR tion by Chris Struble. Register. Free. ncmclife- THE JARVIS LORD SHIPWRECK: 6:30pm. longlearning.com/event-4116223 The final resting place of the ‘Jarvis Lord’ ---------------------- freighter had been a mystery for 135 years, unRETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER AN- til shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson found her NUAL MEETING: 7pm. Held via Zoom. Following in northern Lake Michigan. Explore the depths the Annual Meeting & Happy Hour, the group will of Northern Lake Michigan looking for lost watch the official trailer to the recent film “A Tower- ships & missing aircraft. Free. tadl.org/event/ ing Task: The Story of the Peace Corps” to cel- seeking-the-lord-the-search-for-the-jarvis-lordebrate the organization’s 60th anniversary. Email shipwreck-with-ross-richardson-via-zoom Kama Ross: kama.ross@yahoo.com to receive a ---------------------link to the Zoom meeting.Free. NUTCRACKER 2020: REIMAGINED UP ---------------------- NORTH: (See Sat., Jan. 23) NUTCRACKER 2020: REIMAGINED UP ---------------------NORTH: (See Sat., Jan. 23) MICAREERQUEST NORTHWEST KICK-OFF MEETING: 3-4:30pm. MiCareerQuest™ Northjan wednesday INTERNATIONAL SPEAKabout it today via Zoom. MiCareerQuest™ Northwest is a career & college readiness event for 9th & 10th-grade students. Local em27 ERS SERIES: Noon. “Health Inequality in a Post-Pandemployers from agriculture, construction, healthcare, hospitality, IT, manufacturing & more will ic World: The Real Grand come together to create an interactive virtual Challenges.” Featuring Ted career exploration experience. To RSVP & reSchrecker, professor of Global ceive the Zoom link for the Jan. 27 meeting, Health Policy, Newcastle University (United King- email: networksnorthwest.org/news-events/ dom). Held via Zoom. Register. Free. ncmclife- news/micareerquest-northwest-2021.html west will be held online May 12, 2021. Learn LET’S TALK ABOUT GREAT WRITING: THE NICKEL BOYS WITH COLSON WHITEHEAD: jan thursday 2pm. Join retired teacher Norm Wheeler on Zoom for an informal discussion of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book “The Nickel Boys.” 28 “PLAGUE PHASE”: 7pm. Voices in Response to Ecological Decline. Enjoy a Hosted by Leland Township Library with support screening of this 18-minute from the Mid-Michigan Library League & Lee- short film, followed by comlanau Books. Call 231.256.9152 or email: pro- mentary & a panel discussion. grams@lelandtownshiplibrary.org to register & Featuring Anne-Marie Oomen, Stephanie Mills, receive Zoom meeting details. Free. Brad Kik, Jaimie Delp, Seth Bernard, Leslie ---------------------- Tye, & Holly Bird. oldtownplayhouse.com “NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG”: (See Sun., ---------------------Jan. 24) CHAMBER CHAT: 1pm. Held via Zoom. SpeNorthern Express Weekly • jan 25, 2021 • 15

cial guest presenter will be East Jordan Mayor Mark Penzien. 231-536-7351. ---------------------“NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG”: (See Sun., Jan. 24) ----------------------

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jan friday

VIRTUAL COFFEE @ TEN:

29 10am. “Preserving Creativity through Arts Advocacy.” Guest presenters include Alison Watson, director at Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affair, and John Elwell, CTAC board member and Edward Jones financial advisor. Held via Zoom. Free. crookedtree.org/event/ ctac-petoskey-ctac-traverse-city-ctac-online/ virtual-coffeeten-preserving-creativity-through ---------------------“NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG”: (See Sun., Jan. 24) ----------------------

FUNDRAISER FOR THE LAUNDRY PROJ-

ECT: Receive 20% off your shopping at The Front Porch, Suttons Bay, when you donate to the Laundry Project, Jan. 29-31. The Laundry Project hosts two free laundry events each month at the Suttons Bay Laundromat where low income families, seniors & individuals with disabilities can have their basic laundry needs met. Monetary donations are being accepted, along with laundry detergent & fabric softener. ----------------------

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jan saturday

IRON FISH DISTILLERY

30 FAT CHANCE FAT TIRE BIKE RACE: 10am, Crystal Mountain, Otter Trail loop, Thompsonville. The new 90 Minute Category Trail Loop course is 2 miles of high speed wide trail & a tight twisting single track section. The 45 Minute Category Trail Loop will be all wide open beginner friendly trail. Helmets required. Races will be started in waves of 10 riders to reduce congestion at the start line. Masks required at start. Register. crystalmountain. com/event/fat-chance-fat-tire ---------------------“NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG”: (See Sun., Jan. 24) ----------------------

VIRTUAL TORCHLIGHT SNOWSHOE

EVENT: Presented by Camp Daggett & Bearcub Outfitters. Rent snowshoes for $5 at Bearcub Outfitters, Petoskey on Jan. 30-31 (rental fees go to Camp Daggett). Bearcub will be collecting donations for Camp Daggett in the store. While at the store, participants can purchase tickets for prizes. Participants can then take their own individual hike, & post photos online. Tag @bearcuboutfitters & @ campdaggett on Facebook or Instagram to be entered in a drawing for Bearcub Outfitters gift certificates. If not on social media, email pictures to: sales@bearcuboutfitters.com. campdaggett.org/bearcub-snowshoe-for-daggett ----------------------

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ECT: (See Fri., Jan. 29) DOG SLED RIDES: (See Sat., Jan. 23) ----------------------

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jan 31

sunday FUNDRAISER FOR THE

LAUNDRY PROJECT: (See Fri., Jan. 29)

ongoing

THE ENCHANTED TRAIL: Open on Saturdays, Sundays & holidays from 5:30-8:30pm through winter at Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs. The trail totals two miles roundtrip, & features the twinkling of hundreds of lights strewn throughout the path. Guests can walk or snowshoe the trail with snowshoes available for rent. Tickets are $15 per person. Hot chocolate & s’mores are included. A cash bar is available & beverage tickets can be purchased in advance. Reserve your spot. boynehighlands.com ---------------------SENIOR CENTER NETWORK HELPS!: People in the 60-plus age group have become increasingly isolated during the COVID-19 “stay-athome” order & are challenged by an even greater reliance on technology. The Senior Center, TC offers puzzles, exercise equipment, & books available to be “checked out.” Call 922-4911 to make arrangements to pick up. The “Little Free Library” located outside the main entrance is open at all times. There are also “boredom buster” packets with puzzles, fun facts & jokes available. Make an appointment to pick up or have them mailed to you. Their Telephone Assurance Program provides staff & volunteers available to chat. grandtraverse.org/712/Senior-Centers ----------------------

VIRTUAL 2021 BAYSHORE MARATHON

REGISTRATION: Featuring a marathon, half marathon & 10K. Register. Event held on May 29. bayshoremarathon.org ----------------------

OLD MISSION SNOWSHOE, WINE & BREW:

Sundays, 10:50am-3pm through March 7. Grab your showshoes - or book online & rent a pair for the day (rentals sold out on Jan. 17 & 24) - & enjoy wine & beer from the Old Mission Peninsula. Park at Jolly Pumpkin, TC to board the TC Brew Bus & start your trek. The TC Brew Bus will transport you to Brys Estate Vineyard and Winery. From there, you will follow a flagged snowshoe trail across the Old Mission Peninsula to Bowers Harbor Vineyards, & then snowshoe back to where you parked at Jolly Pumpkin. Tickets, $28. tcbrewbus.com/events ---------------------SNOWSHOES, VINES & WINES!: 12-5pm, Black Star Farms, Suttons Bay. Explore easy to moderate trails, & then warm up with a glass of mulled wine on the Terrace Patio. The Hearth & Vine Café will also offer hot food. Held on Saturdays through winter, plus Jan. 17 & Feb. 14. Snowshoes available to rent from 12-4pm; $20; must be returned by 5pm. No reservations needed. blackstarfarms.com/ snowshoes-vines-wines ----------------------

NATIONAL WRITERS SERIES SCHOLAR-

SHIP COMPETITION: Calling 11th & 12th graders! Submit your best writing through March 1 at the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation website. Four scholarships are awarded each year in fiction, nonfiction, poetry & journalism with $1,000 awarded for each category. Eligible writers must have a permanent address in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, or Leelanau counties & be an 11th or 12th grader during the 2020/21 school year. gtrcf.org/scholarships/national-writersseries-scholarship-application.html ----------------------

SENIOR WOW (WITH OUT WALLS) TIME:

Tuesdays, 9am through March 9. A virtual meeting that offers something for everyone - from museum tours to tips for smart money management, & much more. Register. 922-4911. grandtraverse.org/2276/Virtual-Programming ----------------------

NORTHERN HOME & COTTAGE 2020 VIR-

TUAL TOUR: Explore 8 of Up North’s most stunning residences from the comfort of your own home through virtual video documentaries by Eagle Eye Video Production. This donationonly event benefits the Child and Family Services of Northwest Michigan. Suggested donation is $15. Runs through Jan. ----------------------

DISABILITY NETWORK MEN’S GROUP:

ZOOM MEETINGS: Mondays, 10-11am through Jan. 25. A group for men in the community seeking support, an opportunity to learn new skills, & a chance to connect with other men with disabilities. Register. disabilitynetwork.org/events ----------------------

DISABILITY NETWORK WOMEN’S GROUP, SHARING HERSTORY: ZOOM MEETINGS:

Mondays, 11am-noon through Jan. 25. For women in the community with disabilities. Will address concerns with social distancing & sheltering in place. disabilitynetwork.org/events ----------------------

DISABILITY NETWORK PEER ADVOCACY

GROUP: ZOOM MEETINGS: Thursdays, 2-3pm through Jan. 28. Learn how to advocate for your needs & the needs of others. disabilitynetwork.org/events ---------------------NORTE’S RUN SABADOS: GT Civic Center, TC. A weekly walk or run held on Saturdays. Meet outside the Wheelhouse at 10am, & then split up & hit the track. ---------------------WEEKLY ZOOM STORY HOUR: Wednesdays, 11am, with Miss Ann. Presented by Interlochen Public Library. Meeting ID 876 3279 3456. Pass Code 364283. ----------------------

BELLAIRE WINTER FARMERS MARKET:

Held on Fridays from 10am-2pm. Located at both Bee Well & Terrain in downtown Bellaire ----------------------

BOYNE CITY INDOOR FARMERS MARKET:

Saturdays, 9am-noon through May 15. City Hall Lobby, Boyne City. petoskeyarea.com/eventdetail/boyne-city-indoor-farmers-market-1 ---------------------INDOOR FARMERS MARKET: The Village at GT Commons, The Mercato, TC. Saturdays through April, 10am-2pm. thevillagetc.com/ indoor-farmers-market-7-2-2-2-2-2

art CALL FOR ARTISTS: ‘LOVE IS’ FEBRUARY

ONLINE EXHIBIT: Artists are invited to submit artwork of all media to be posted & for sale on the Northport Arts Association website through Feb. The theme is ‘Love Is.’ Love is your art & what your art means to you & others. Calling for artists through Jan. 24. northportartsassociation.org ---------------------“DON’T MISS THE BOAT”: Harbor Springs History Museum. Presented by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. This exhibit highlights the historic ferries of Little Traverse Bay & features original watercolors & giclees by local artist William Talmadge Hall. Runs through the summer of 2021. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11am-3pm. harborspringshistory.org/history-museum-exhibits ---------------------“JUST GREAT ART”: Presented by Plein Air Painters of Northwest Michigan. An online exhibit & sale of over 50 works by regional artists. 20% of the proceeds benefit City Opera House. Runs through Jan. crookedtree.smugmug.com/ Traverse-City/Exhibitions-TC/Just-Great-ART/ Just-Great-ART/i-fNDV67s ---------------------“KIDS ON COMMUNITY”: Youth artists were invited to submit artwork in response to the theme of “Community.” Fun, thoughtful & creative interpretations by Michigan youth (grades 3 - 12) are included in this online image gallery. Runs through June 30, 2021. crookedtree.org/ event/ctac-petoskey-ctac-online/kids-community-online-exhibit ----------------------

“PERSONAL MYTH, TALES AND ICONS”:

Featuring the work of Ann Willey, TJ Schwartz & Mary Fortuna. Runs through Feb. 5 at Higher Art Gallery, TC. higherartgallery.com ----------------------

CALL TO ARTISTS: JORDAN ART WALK:

Submit a sculpture for placement in a new sculpture walk exhibit in East Jordan. The exhibit theme is our relationship to our abundant natural resource of water. This may include but is not limited to water activities, cycles, quality, wildlife, cultural concepts. Submit up to 3 entries digitally by March 31: info@ejchamber.org. ----------------------

THE COVID 19 WREATH COLLECTION:

Dec. 5 - Feb. 21. Presented by Art Rapids. Bring an old or new wreath to the Walk of Art Park, Elk Rapids & attach it to the fence on S. Bayshore Dr. Give some festive bling to a “Pandemic” fence that goes on & on. Take a photo & tag on Instagram or Facebook: #artrapids. ----------------------

TOYOTA DREAM CAR USA ART CONTEST:

Runs through Jan. Presented by Great Lakes Children’s Museum, Ann Arbor Hands-On, CauseConnect, & Toyota USA. This contest is designed to inspire creativity in youth, ages 4-15, & help them imagine the future of mobility. A total of nine U.S. winners will be announced during March 2021. These winners will receive cash prizes, ready-to-frame digital scans of their drawings, & award certificates. Also, their artwork will be submitted to Japan for consideration in the World Contest, along with the nine top entries from nearly 90 countries. For rules & details, visit www.greatlakeskids.org/toyotadreamcarusa or www. ToyotaDreamCarUSA.com. ----------------------

DENNOS MUSEUM CENTER, NMC, TC: - MATHIAS J. ALTEN: AN AMERICAN ART-

IST AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY: The German-born American Impressionist Mathias Joseph Alten, often referred to as the Dean of Michigan painters, is regarded as one of the most celebrated regionalist artists to have worked in the United States. Runs through Jan. 31. dennosmuseum.org/art/upcoming-exhibitions/index.html

- MICHIGAN MODERN: AN ARCHITECTURAL

LEGACY: This exhibit celebrates Michigan’s modern architectural design history from 19282012. It is comprised of over 50 photographs by James Haefner primarily for the State Historic Preservation Office as part of their Michigan Modern Project, & featured in the book by State Historic Preservation Officer Brian Conway, titled “Michigan Modern: An Architectural Legacy.” Runs through Jan. 31. dennosmuseum.org/ art/upcoming-exhibitions/index.html ----------------------

GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER, GLEN ARBOR - EXHIBIT: JOAN RICHMOND | PAPER + SCISSORS + GLUE = NEW COLLAGES:

Held in Lobby Gallery. An exhibition of 12 new works is on display, Jan. 15 – April 22. Richmond is more widely known for her distinctive, spare gouache paintings depicting land- & waterscapes. This exhibit includes more than 60 pieces she created during COVID-19 isolation. The GAAC is open Mon. through Sat., 11am–2pm. GlenArborArt.org

- GAAC OUTDOOR GALLERY: CALL FOR

ENTRIES: The Glen Arbor Arts Center is accepting submissions for its 2021 Outdoor Gallery. The exhibition space is the south & west exterior walls of the GAAC’s building at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Original work by a single artist will be selected by a jury, & exhibited from May 2021 to April 2022. Deadline for submissions is February 25, 2021. Open to all media, the selected work will be eye-catching, compelling, colorful & communicate the spirit of the Glen Arbor Arts Center with fresh originality. The selected exhibitor’s original work will be enlarged & reproduced on five, separate, 5 foot x 5 foot square outdoor panels for one year. A $500 prize will be awarded to the selected artist. Submissions are online only. To apply visit GlenArborArt.org & click on ARTIST/Calls For Entry. ---------------------- YOU ARE T/HERE: An exhibition that asks exhibitors to visually explore & describe what their own, personal “here” or “there” looks like. Runs Jan. 15 – March 25. In addition, an online version of the exhibition may be viewed at GlenArborArt.org.