Local Art, Food, Charity and Enternmaint Events

Wine Tasting: Sample wine from around the
world at Palette Bistro, Petoskey, Thursdays, 6-
7:30pm. Cost, $20.

Country Jamboree: All musicians welcome, held
the first Saturday of every month, 6-9:30pm, at
Manton High School's Ranger Room. Round and
square dancing. Donation entry. Light lunch with
50/50 drawing. 824-6329.

Scholarship Deadline: Students from Antrim,
Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska or Leelanau
County, attending a public, parochial or home
school, may apply for the Writers Series scholarship,
a $2,000 college scholarship. Deadline is
Feb. 28 at gtrcf.org/scholarships.

Clothing Drive: Drop off your clothing donations
at Maurices, located in the Grand Traverse Mall,
between now and Feb. 18, to benefit Women's
Resource Center, and receive a coupon good for
20% off any regularly-marked item in the store.

Audio Theater After-School Program: Open to
area students at Manistee High School, from
3:30-5pm, every Thursday, covering writing, performing,
podcasting and YouTube. Call 231-864-
3323 for more info.

Improv Show: Old Town Playhouse Improv Troupe
"Good on Paper" performs every other Saturday,
beginning Jan. 22, at the Studio Theatre, TC,
starting at 11pm. Tickets, $5.

Film & Discussion Series: Held Tuesdays, at
7pm; and Thursdays at 2pm, at Real People
Media's Community Media Center, Charlevoix.
Free of charge. Donations welcome.

Nordic Center: Open at Timber Ridge, TC, all winter.
Hosted by Brick Wheels, the shop will include
snowshoe and ski rentals, lessons and more.

Just Country Kickin: Line dance club in Manistee
offering free dance lessons through winter. Held
Mondays, 7-9pm, at St. Joseph Parish Center.
Includes Tuesday evening dances at the Manistee
VFW, 7-9pm. Call 231-233-8092 for more info.

Annual Flower Sale: Hosted by Grass River
Natural Area, Bellaire. Deadline to place order is
Feb. 19. Flower pickup is May 21 at Elk Rapids
Chamber of Commerce. Call 231-533-8314.

Go Where You Are: Exhibit featuring textile art -
by 1963 alum Jim Hay at Northwestern Michigan
College's Dennos Museum.

Pub Theology: Beer, conversation and God at
Right Brain Brewery, TC, every Thursday, 8pm. All
religions/perspectives are welcome.

Indoor Farmers Market: Held at the Frankfort
Rec Center, ever Saturday, from 9am-1pm, now
through April.

Singer/Songwriter Showcase: Local musicians
perform every Saturday, 7-9pm, at the Bay View
Grille in Frankfort. Call 231-383-0373 for info.

Indoor Farmers Market: Held every Saturday,
10am-2pm, in the Mercato at the Village at
Grand Traverse Commons. Visit www.thevillagetc.
com.

source Northern Express

Traverse City State Theatre

The Traverse City Film Festival completely renovated Traverse City’s shuttered historic downtown movie house, and reopened it in November 2007. The festival operates the State as a year-round, community-based, mission-driven, non-profit, volunteer-staffed movie theater.

We don’t just show the best in new movies. We’ve got family films on Saturday at 10 a.m. and great classic films at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, both for just 25 cents. We have a Monday Doc Night Series with filmmakers via Skype, a Sunday afternoon film series, and $3 Friday Night Flicks offering the best of cool midnight films.

And we are Traverse City’s town hall, opening our doors for free community events like our Spring Break Open House, sporting events, and screenings for students. We also broadcast the Met Opera live in high definition, show holiday movies, and bring premieres and special films on a regular basis.

Visit: Traverse City State Theatre

Local Art, Food and Enternmaint Events

WEDNESDAY 2/23
"The Farmer and the Horse": Film about a landless
farmer, a non-conformist and an escaped
office worker discussing sustainability. Showing at
the Antrim Conservation District Building, Bellaire,
6:30-8:30pm. Hosted by the Bellaire Conservation
Club. 231-480-4515.

Boardman Lake Info Meeting: Public input session
on the development and recreation opportunities
on the west shore of Boardman Lake. Held at
the Governmental Center, TC, 7-9pm.

Native American Cultural Celebration:
Storytelling, drumming, language and other presentations
at Willow Hill Elementary, TC, 9am-
11:30am. Call 933-8542 for info.

Grand Vision Discussion on Natural Resources:
Hosted by the Natural Resource Network of the
Grand Vision on how to drive the region's prosperity.
Includes snacks, door prize raffle and community
conversation. Register at 935-1514 ext. 4 or at
dbaker@gtbay.org.

Medical Marijuana Law & How it Impacts
Employees: Information meeting on creating company
policy to protect your business and employees
with former judge Thomas S. Gilbert; Darryl Lesoski,
medical director, occupational health, Munson
Healthcare; and Donald Lawless, expert on Labor
& Employment Law at the Great Wolf Lodge, TC,
9am-1pm. Register at nwm.org/ETC.asp.

RECESS: Post-work networking at Red Mesa Grill,
TC, from 5-7pm. Hosted by TC Business News. $5
gets you your first beverage, appetizers and entry
into prize drawing.

League of Women Voters Presentation: Phil
Mikesell will discuss American government and
politics at the Traverse Area District Library, 5:30pm.
Open to the public. Includes light refreshments.

Luncheon Presentation for Veterans: For veterans
and their families entitled "Some Wounds Are
Not Visible: How We Can Help Our Vets" at North
Central Michigan College, Petoskey, noon.

3rd Annual Winter Blues Festival: Held in downtown
Petoskey, Wednesday features the java and
jigsaw puzzle contest, 2pm, at Grand Traverse Pie
Company. Visit petoskeydowntown.com.


THURSDAY 2/24
A Frazzled World: Comic strip author Wendy Stout
will discuss her book "On the Spin Cycle" at the
Peninsula Community Library, TC, at 7pm. Free.

Green Drinks: Join other eco-conscious minded
residents at Left Foot Charley, from 7-9pm, for
discussion and socializing. Sledding at the GT
Commons from 6-7pm. Bring your own sled. Call
941-0960 for more info.

The Aluminum Show: See this material like you
never have before at the City Opera House, TC, at
7:30pm. This visual dance performance, featuring
a variety of choreography and stunts, is $15-$35,
with tickets available at cityoperahouse.org.

Annual Silent Auction: Held at the Elk Rapids
High School cafeteria to benefit the school's
Industrial Arts department, 5-8pm. Includes work
from local artists. $3 fee per bid. Edible art, bever
ages and live music will also be available.

YMCA Open House: Hosted by YMCA of Northern
Michigan, Petoskey, from 5-7pm, featuring tastings
from American Spoon Foods, live music, martial
arts demos, golf tips and more. 231-348-8393.

"War Eagle, Arkansas": Independent film based
on the true story of a talented young baseball
athlete and his friendship with a young man with
cerebral palsy. Showing at the InsideOut Gallery,
TC, 6:30pm. Donations accepted to help raise
funds for Mobi Mats, allowing accessability to
local beaches. Hosted by the Disability Network.

Run Across Ethiopia Celebration: Come meet
the athletes that ran across Ethiopia to raise
money for three schools in that region. Held at
Park Place Hotel, 5-9pm. Includes cash bar,
music by Seth Bernard and May Erlewine and
t-shirts for sale.

Author Presentation: Loreen Niewenhuls, author
of "A 1000 Mile Walk on the Beach: One Woman's
Trek of the Perimeter of Lake Michigan," will discuss
her work at McLean & Eakin Booksellers,
Petoskey, at 6:30pm. Free.

Texas Adventure: Presentation by the Grand
Traverse Audubon Club on Texas, from the Grafs,
Kolaks and Dubeys, at the Boardman River Nature
Center, TC, 7-9pm. No suggested donation.

3rd Annual Winter Blues Festival: Held in downtown
Petoskey, Thursday features Chocoholic
Frolic, 11am-6pm. Pick up your score card at the
downtown office and visit participating stores for
workshops, samples, lectures and more. Turn in
your card and be eligible to win a prize; City Park
Grill hosts a wine-tasting dinner (chocolate theme)
at 6pm. Tickets, $39.95. Visit petoskeydowntown.
com for more info.

FRIDAY 2/25
"Phantom of the Opera": First high school production
in Michigan of the theatrical hit about
the haunting romance between an outcast and a
beauty, presented by TC West Senior High students,
at the school, 7:30pm; Sunday, at 2pm.
Admission, $15. Premium seats, $20. Purchase tix
at 933-7509.

Music with Joe LaBonte: Free guitar performance
in the lower level of Horizon Books, TC, 8:30pm.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Program on
Northwestern Michigan College's training program
for aviation careers, held at North Central Michigan
College, Petoskey, at noon. Lunch included. Cost,
$9. Call 231-348-6600 to register.

The Jeremy Kittel Band: InsideOut Gallery, TC,
8pm. Combination of jazz, Celtic and blues in one
concert. Kittel, a 24-year-old fiddler/violinist/composer,
has won several awards, including Detroit
Music Award for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Artist,
University of Michigan Stanley Medal and US
Natonal Fiddle Junior Champion. Tickets, $15 in
advance; $20 at the door. 929-3254.

Guy Davis & the High Flying Rockets: Acoustic
blues performance by Guy Davis, actor, composer
and writer, who has appeared on NPR
& The Late Show with David Letterman at the
Dennos Museum Center, TC, 8pm. Tickets, $25
in advance, $28 at the door.

Sky-Nyrds Classic Rock-Disco Dance: Music by
professional DJ at the Northwestern Michigan
Oleson Center, TC, 8pm. Wear your favorite
decade outfit. Cost, $5 which helps raise funds
for a second dome at NMC's Rogers Observatory.
Sponsored by NMC Astronomical Association.

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble: World-touring
student ensemble performing at Kirtland
Community College, Roscommon, 7pm. $10.
Family Fun Carnival: Held at East Jordan
Elementary, 4:30-8:30pm.

3rd Annual Winter Blues Festival: Held in downtown
Petoskey, Friday features the Whine and
Dine, a walk through Petoskey restaurants for
appetizers, soup and salad, entree and dessert.
Cost, $45, and begins at 6pm;

Source: Northern Express

Shanty Creek Resorts

Home to 53 ski runs and 4 terrain parks, Michigan's favorite winter getaway is at Schuss Mountain. Summer at Shanty Creek shines with 72 holes of Michigan's best golf. Plus year round indoor and outdoor pools, a wellness spa and fitness center, multiple dining options and over 36,000 sq ft of conference event space.

And after its recent $10 million renovation, it’s easy to see why Shanty Creek is Michigan’s Favorite Resort.

Source: Shanty Creek Resorts

2011 Cherry Capital Winter Wow Fest

2011 Cherry Capital Winter Wow Fest
February 18 - 21, 2011
A Weekend Celebration of Winter Fun
Enjoy Food, Music, Ice and Snow Sculptures and Lots of Fun Wintertime Activities
Traverse City is a four-season playground with fun activities year ‘round.
And, there is no better time to enjoy winter fun than at Winter Wow!fest.

Downtown will be alive with ice sculptures lining the streets in the Front St. district in the heart of Traverse City’s famed historic shopping district. Snow sculptures will be on display at the new Winter Wow!fest Celebration Central where the excitement will begin on Friday night with Winter, Wine and Wow! and continue all day on Saturday with non-stop events, family activities, music, food, beer and lots of fun! You won’t want to miss all the action!

Other venues for Winter Wow!fest activities includes the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa with their “Winter Fun Zone” for great family fun and the site for the spectacular winter fireworks display on Sunday night.

Mt. Holiday ski area is the site for some great downhill action with several events throughout the weekend. And, the Grand Traverse Civic Center will be the site for the crazy Winter Wow!fest co-ed snowball softball tournament.

Have a softball team and want to play? Sign up now - or put a team together and join in the fun. It’s much more about fun than competition – maybe.

Source: Winter Wow!fest

Great Wolf Lodge, Bayshore Resort

At Great Wolf Lodge - Traverse City, MI, we offer many unique suite styles that comfortably sleep from four to eight guests. All of our rustically elegant suites are well-appointed with premium features such as granite counter tops and mini-refrigerators, and they all are non-smoking. At Great Wolf Lodge, you can trust that we have a suite that will be the perfect base camp for your family's adventure!
Source: Great Wolf Lodge

Bayshore Resort
Our Victorian style hotel is nestled on the beach of West Grand Traverse Bay and offers the best of all you love about Traverse City - a great waterfront location and a short stroll away from downtown, with its diverse dining, shopping and nightlife. Our accommodations include Bayfront Rooms, Spa Rooms and Suites all with views of the Bay or choose from the more economical Bayview and Standard Rooms. Either way, you can’t go wrong in one of Bayshore Resort’s clean, smoke-free rooms.
Source: Bayshore Resort

Clothing and Food Drive, Film, Flower Sale, Tutoring, Farmers Market and Other Local Activities

Clothing Drive: Drop off your clothing donations
at Maurices, located in the Grand Traverse Mall,
between now and Feb. 18, to benefit Women's
Resource Center, and receive a coupon good for
20% off any regularly-marked item in the store.

Frostbite Food Drive: Hosted by the Father Fred
Foundation, Feb. 12-20. For a list of food pantry
donation sites, visit leelanauchristianneighbors.org.

Improv Show: Old Town Playhouse Improv Troupe
"Good on Paper" performs every other Saturday,
beginning Jan. 22, at the Studio Theatre, TC,
starting at 11pm. Tickets, $5.

Film & Discussion Series: Held Tuesdays, at
7pm; and Thursdays at 2pm, at Real People
Media's Community Media Center, Charlevoix.
Free of charge. Donations welcome.

Annual Flower Sale: Hosted by Grass River
Natural Area, Bellaire. Deadline to place order is
Feb. 19. Flower pickup is May 21 at Elk Rapids
Chamber of Commerce. Call 231-533-8314.
Go Where You Are: Exhibit featuring textile art
-by 1963 alum Jim Hay at Northwestern Michigan
College's Dennos Museum.

Free tutoring: For adults who'd like to read better.
Available with the Grand Traverse Literacy Council.
Call 231-922-4574 or email gtalc22@gmail.com.
Conversation Between Monet & Sochi: Video
art by Korean artist Lee nam Lee at the Dennos
Museum Center, TC.

WeSki: Family program encouraging everyone in
the family to ski. Held at Timber Ridge Resort, TC,
from 6-8pm, featuring discount rentals and free
trail pass. Hosted by the North American Vasa.
Call 947-2770.

Pub Theology: Beer, conversation and God at
Right Brain Brewery, TC, every Thursday, 8pm. All
religions/perspectives are welcome.

Indoor Farmers Market: Held at the Frankfort
Rec Center, ever Saturday, from 9am-1pm, now
through April.

Singer/Songwriter Showcase: Local musicians
perform every Saturday, 7-9pm, at the Bay View
Grille in Frankfort. Call 231-383-0373 for info.

Indoor Farmers Market: Held every Saturday,
10am-2pm, in the Mercato at the Village at
Grand Traverse Commons. Visit www.thevillagetc.
com.

Source: Northern Express

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa is located near Traverse City, Mich. along the sandy shores of Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay and is known as the area's top golf resort and spa getaway.
The 900-acre resort property is one of the Midwest's finest full-service, year-round, resorts and conference destinations offering 600 rooms, suites, and condominiums, 86,500 square feet of versatile function space, 54 holes of championship golf including The Bear, designed by Jack Nicklaus, and The Wolverine - a Gary Player signature golf course.

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa

The Northern Camper

The Northern Camper is a free, family based publication distributed to campgrounds and businesses throughout northern Michigan.

The Northern Camper
P.O. Box 14, Lake City, MI 49651

The Pine Rest Foundation

The Pine Rest Foundation was established to help Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services advance the healing ministry of Jesus Christ through its provision of behavioral health care services. Since its inception, the Pine Rest Foundation has made grants of over $5.1 million to Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. The Pine Rest Foundation oversees a general endowment generated through annual membership gifts, proceeds from special events, bequests, and other outright or deferred gifts.

The Pine Rest Foundation

Sierra Motel is owned and operated by new owners

Sierra Motel is owned and operated by new owners, Slim and Cony Duimstra since July 2009.

We offer 20 of the cleanest rooms in the area for your business or personal travel needs. Our motel is centrally located near Acme, Williamsburg, Interlochen, Suttons Bay, Empire, Glen Arbor and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Cherry Capital Airport is only minutes away.

We are confident that you will be very satisfied with the accommodations

that we have to offer.

http://sierramoteltc.com/

KidzArt is a fun, unique and confidence-building creative art experience.

KidzArt is a fun, unique and confidence-building creative art experience.
We offer:

Art Classes for kids, teens and adults

Camps

Workshops

Birthday parties for children

Creative Parties for Adults

School and Organizational Fundraisers

Creative Workshops for Adults and Teens

KidzArt enhances a child's experience of art.
Kids have a great need to express themselves in many ways — artistically, emotionally, physically and spiritually. KidzArt impacts each and every area of expression. The KidzArt classroom is a non-competitive environment enhanced by soft music that allows children to focus and enjoy what they are doing. Parents see the difference in the quality of art their children bring home. Kids get immediate results as their enthusiasm for art increases.

KidzArt impacts their lives by sparking their creative process in other areas as well. KidzArt reaches the artistic individual as well as those who never thought they could draw or create works of art!

Source: http://www.kidzartmi.com/

TCAPS conducting public surveys

TRAVERSE CITY — Telephone and Internet surveys are being conducted for the TCAPS Tomorrow future study. Participants are asked multiple-choice and open-ended questions on the future of education in Traverse City.

Source: http://record-eagle.com/

Solar Deal Brings Jobs

A Traverse City company has landed a major deal on a solar-power project in California. It means 20 new manufacturing jobs in northern Michigan.

Cone Drive Gearing Solutions in Traverse City beat out international competitors to win a contract to help build a utility-scale solar project in the Mohave Desert. The system is the world's largest concentrated solar power complex under construction, nearly 400 Megawatts.

Solar power is a relatively new company focus for Cone Drive. Its 20 new positions in Traverse City will be assembly line production and manufacturing jobs, in a unionized facility with a current workforce of 163.

The company says the contract will also bring in work for at least two of their local suppliers. Those companies are not named, and Cone Drive leaders won't say the total dollar value of the solar-power contract.

Source: http://ipr.interlochen.org/

Tabu Lounge

Planning Director Russ Soyring says they've spoke to Tabu's Owner who claims it's strictly an entertainment club with girls dancing in lingerie.

Soyring says they'll continue to monitor to make sure they are following the ordinances of the c-4 zoning district.

This is a zone that does not allow businesses to sell porn or have strippers.

Soyring says adult businesses are only allowed in the C-3 Commercial Zoning Districts which are highly regulated.

Soyring says, "You find those along our major streets, major intersections and then there are spacing requirements that you have to be at least 300 feet from a residence or church, 200ft from an established park, and you can't have more than one such establishment for every 1000 feet."

The Tabu Lounge sent out a press release about their opening it says they have lingerie showgirls who comply with local, state and federal laws and ordinances.

Source: upnorthlive.com

Espresso Bay provides daily moments of luxury

It’s more than enjoying the world’s finest espresso; it’s a special resort-like retreat, away from the hustle and bustle. We hope that the Espresso Bay experience is highly anticipated and fondly remembered each day. The exceptional drinks, unique resort ambiance, and the cheerful, personally engaging and entertaining employees will all contribute to the luxurious daily experience.
Espresso specialty drinks, gourmet coffee, chai, bubble tea, spa elixirs, gourmet tea, yerba matte, frozen and iced drinks, and other designer beverages.

Target consumer: Cuts across all demographics, young and old. While not everyone can afford the best wine or fanciest restaurants, nearly anyone can enjoy a relaxing moment enjoying the world’s finest coffee, for just a buck or two. We should be especially popular with more educated 16-65 year olds. And anyone wanting to unwind for a while, or spend time visiting with friends and other interesting people from the community.

Espresso Bay

Up Coming Local Events

MONDAY 1/24
SAC Command B-52 Crash Presentation: Rick
Wiles will discuss the Jan. 7, 1971 crash of a B-
52 plane into Little Traverse Bay that killed nine
US Air Force personnel. Held at the Carnegie
Building, Petoskey, at 7pm.

Concert & Open Mic: Don Judd & Friends present
a front porch pickers concert at Charlevoix
Public Library, 6:30-8:30pm. Open mic sign-up
begins at 6pm. Call 231-237-7340.

UpNorthTV Producer Orientation: Free intro
class at the UpNorth Media Center, TC, 6-8pm.
Open to anyone wishing to submit content.
Register at 231-929-4188. upnorthmedia.org.

TUESDAY 1/25
Author Presentation: Doug Stanton, author of
best sellers "In Harm's Way" and Horse Soldiers"
will be at the History Center of Travese City (formerly
the GT Heritage Center), at 6:30pm. Open
to the public. Hosted by the Newcomers Club.

Eric Bibb: Blues infused folk and gospel performance
at InsideOut Gallery, TC, at 8pm. Tickets,
$20 in advance or $25 at the door. Visit insideoutgallerytc.
com or call 929-3254.

Connecting Women in Business Luncheon:
Sherry Guthrie will discuss stress -- its effects
psychologically and physically in respect to business
activities. Held at Stafford's Bay View Inn,
Petoskey, 1pm. Registration opens 11:30am.
Cost, $20 for non-members. 231-347-4150.

Nature Conservation in Norway: Little Traverse
Conservancy stewardship specialist Cindy Mom
will discuss conservation efforts in Norway after
her visit to the Southern region in May. Held at the
Carnegie Building, Petoskey, 7pm.

WEDNESDAY 1/26
Whitetails Fundraiser Banquet Deadline:
Deadline for dinner, auction and prizes at Boone's
Long Lake Inn, TC (happening Jan. 31). Social
hour begins at 5pm; Dinner, 6:30pm. Tickets, $40.
Order by today: 800-274-5471.

Recess: Work is out, so gather for beverage,
sweets, chair massages by Pavlova and a drawing
at Cambria Suites in TC, 5-7pm. $5 gets you
all the above. Hosted by Traverse City Business
News.

Local Activities

Nordice Center: Open at Timber Ridge, TC, all
winter. Hosted by Brick Wheels, the shop will
include snowshoe and ski rentals, lessons and
more.

Alert Cab: Drunk driving reduction initiative in
Grand Traverse County and Cadillac running Dec.
20-31 from 6pm-2am; and NYE until 4am. Does
NOT subsitute safe driving. Courtesy of participating
operators of taverns and restaurants.

Holiday Festival of Lights: A variety of lighted
trees and displays are viewable at the Grand
Traverse Resort, now through Jan. 2. Includes live
entertainment in the lobby (select dates/times),
gingerbread house, Santa visit every Saturday
and a model train. Visit grandtraverseresort.com
for more info.

Indoor Farmers Market: Held at the Frankfort
Rec Center, ever Saturday, from 9am-1pm, now
through April.

Singer/Songwriter Showcase: Local musicians
perform every Saturday, 7-9pm, at the Bay View
Grille in Frankfort. Call 231-383-0373 for info.

Just Country Kickin: Line dance club in
Manistee offering free dance lessons through
winter. Held Mondays, 7-9pm, at St. Joseph
Parish Center. Includes Tuesday evening dances
at the Manistee VFW, 7-9pm. Call 231-233-8092
for more info.

Teen Drop-In Center: Youth ages 14-20 are
invited to play games, watch movies or just
hang out at the new Third Level Crisis Center
Drop-In Center Location: 1022 E. Front St., TC.
Supervised by counselors and volunteers. Visit
thirdlevel.org for more info.

Meditation at the Village: Free meditation at Yoga
for Health at the Village, Grand Traverse Commons:
Sun., 8:30-9:30am.

Indoor Farmers Market: Held every Saturday,
10am-2pm, in the Mercato at the Village at
Grand Traverse Commons. Visit www.thevillagetc.
com.

Traverse City Current Events

MONDAY 12/20
Third Level Fundraiser: Dine at G's Pizzeria and
Deli, TC, from 5-8pm, and 10% of dining sales go
to Third Level Crisis Center. thirdlevel.org.

Holiday Hors d'oeuvres: Join Nikki Lennox at
Peninsula Community Library, TC, 7pm. Free, but
reserve a plate at 231-223-7700.

Author Signing: Jane Knuth, author of "Thirft Store
Saints," -- a collection of true stories about Knuth's
experiences serving the poor at a St. Vincent de Paul
thrift store in Kalamazoo. Held at Horizon Books, TC,
2-4pm.

Madrigals Feast: Hosted by Petoskey High
School, featuring a performance and four-course
dinner. Held at Stafford's Perry Hotel, Petoskey,
5:30-9pm. Tickets, $40. 231-347-4000.

Couples Shopping Night: Discounts, drawings,
gift wrapping and more at CindiFranco's, Sun for
the Soul, Lake Street Market and Upsy Daisy, in
Boyne City, 5-7:30pm.

TUESDAY 12/21
Solstice Celebration: Held at 6pm at the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation, TC. Bring a dessert or
light appetizer for the reception to follow. 947-3117.

Solstice Celebration Chant: Join Rabbi Chava
Bahle for an all-religions/secular celebration at Yen
Yoga, TC, 7:15-8:30pm. Free. 231-421-5496.

Author Signing: Matthew Z. Robb of "Dean Robb:
An Unlikely Radical," will be at Horizon Books, TC,
from 6-8pm. Dean Robb will also be there.

Winter Solstice Eclipse: View the total lunar
eclipse at Headlands in northern Emmet County,
happening at 1:30am. Arrive between 11pm-midnight.
Light refreshments will be served. Call 231-
348-1704 for more info.

WEDNESDAY 12/22
Family Snowshoe Hike: All ages are welcome to
the Commons Natural Area, TC, from 5:30-7pm.
Call 941-0960 for more info.

Holiday Sing-A-Long: Join Eastern Elementary
students at the school gymnasium, in TC, at
3:20pm.

THURSDAY 12/23
Lil Bo New Years Eve Party: The Bohemians perform
at Lil Bo Pub & Grille, in downtown TC, from
8:30pm-midnight. Includes party favors, dancing
and toast n toss -- which involves a champagne
toast on the deck, followed by tossing cherries into
the parking lot.

SATURDAY 12/25
Community Christmas Dinner: Dinner served at
Trinity Lutheran Church, TC, from 1-3pm. For info
on transportation, delivered meals or donations
call Sandra at 231-263-7130.

SUNDAY 12/26
Cool Jazz & Art: Featuring art by Rick Daigh and a
musical performance by the Jeff Haas Trio with guest
vocalist Rachel Borovik at Chateau Chantal, TC, 3-
5:30pm. No admission charge.

Movies for the Mind: "Peace Through Music," a
film about connection through music from around
the world, showing at "The Old Phart" Building,
Cadillac, at 6pm. Includes the film short "The
Omagh Community Youth Choir." Movies followed
by discussion. $5 cover.

Free Holiday Snowshoe Hikes: Burn some calories
by hiking the Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore. Meet at the Visitor Center in Empire,
1pm. Hike led by park rangers, covering no more
than 1.5 miles. Rent a pair of snowshoes for free.
Visit nps.gov/slbe.

Silent Movie Double Feature: "Along Came
Auntie" and "Love 'em and Weep" will play at First
Congregational Church, TC, at 7pm. Hosted by the
Music House Museum. Cost, $10 for adults; $5 for
kids. Family, $25.

The Dead Ovaries: Trio from TC, who've been
touring around Chicago, will perform a homecoming
concert at the InsideOut Gallery, TC, at 8pm.
Try to peg this group's genre. Is it poetry? Is it
stage? Is it electronic? You decide. Tickets, $8.

source: Northern Express

Local Events

TUESDAY 12/14
Music in the "Park": Petoskey High School
Madrigals will perform at East Jordan Community
Auditorium, 7pm. Free.

Earthwork Music Collective: Live music sets
by Rachael Davis, Dominic John Davis, Seth
Bernard, May Erlewine and Luke Winslow-King at
the Kalkaska High School Auditorium, 7:30-9pm.
Tickets, $5. Visit earthworkmusic.com to learn
more. Hosted by SEEDS.

Holiday Happy Hour: Champagne, sparkling
wine and local brews tasting at Trattoria Stella,
TC, from 4:30-6:30pm. Cost, $30.

Cooking Live! Series: Holiday entertaining class
with executive chef Joseph George at Grand
Traverse Resort's Aerie Lounge, 6pm. Cost, $15
which is applied as credit to dinner bill. Reserve
at 231-534-6800.

Meet the Winemaker: Wine dinner series featuring
Peninsula Cellars at Uncorked, TC, 6pm.
Cost, $30. Reservations required: 929-3990.
"Wild Grass": (See Monday)


WEDNESDAY 12/15
Holiday Dinner Theatre: "Greetings," the comedy
alternative to "A Christmas Carol" at Stafford's
Perry Hotel, Petoskey. Reserve your spot at 231-
347-4000. Cost, $38 per guest.

"Race to Nowhere": Documentary on how education
in America is turning unprepared students
into the workforce and college due to current policies
and practices that focus solely on test scores
and competition rather than meaningful teaching
and learning. Showing at the State Theatre, TC, at
4:45pm & 7:15pm. Hosted by TCAPS and TBAISD.
Tix, $15 at the door; $10 in advance.

Manistee Men's Night: Guys are invited to come
downtown for gift wrapping, deals and some holiday
cheer, 5-8pm.

Music and Art Night: Draw, sketch or paint as
Radel Rosin and The Hung Welschmen perform
at Studio 7 Arts, 7-9pm. Light snacks available.
$5-$10 donation at the door.

Interlochen Faculty Recital: Nancy Stagnitta
performs flute in Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen,
at 8:30pm.

Acoustic Caroling: Join Michael Lee, Nelson
Olstrom, John Richey and Gordon Howie at
Grandvue Med Center, East Jordan, 6:30-7pm.

THURSDAY 12/16
Holiday Favorites: Performance by the Trillium
Singers at the Traverse Area District Library, 7pm.
Free and open to the public.

Men's Night: Participating shops in downtown
TC will offer special discounts, gift wrapping,
refreshments and entertainment, 5-9pm.

"Hansel and Gretel": Presented by the Traverse
City Central High School Philharmonic Orchestra
and the Ballet, Etc. Dance Company in the high
school auditorium, 7pm. 933-3573 for tickets.

Women's Holiday After Hours: Held at the
AmericInn, Charlevoix, 5-7pm. Bring an unwrapped
Christmas gift. Includes jewelry swap.

Concert and Community Dinner: Free dinner
from local after school cooking clubs and
concert with Seth Bernard, May Erlewine and
Luke Winslow-King at Mills Community House,
Benzonia, starting at 6pm. Concert, $5.

Story with Santa: 6-7pm at Horizon Books, TC.
"If You Just Believe": Dinner and theater at
Bayview Wesleyan Church, TC, at 6:30pm (5:30pm
on Sunday). Tickets, $13. Call 947-3792 for info.

"Mariam's Pardon": Play by Wayne Erreca at the
Studio at the Depot, TC, at 8pm. Tickets available
at oldtownplayhouse.com.

Holiday Business After Hours: Held at Grow
Benzie Building, on M115, Benzonia, from 5-7pm.
Includes appetizers, 50/50 raffle and door prizes.

"Seussical, Jr.": the Cat in the Hat narrates a
muscial journey into the world of Dr. Seuss at
the Old Town Playhouse, 7pm; Sunday, at 2pm.
Tickets, $10 for adults; $10 for teens; $5, kids.

"Messiah": Celebrating the Advent and Christmas
season, the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra will
perform at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church,
7:30pm. Visit treatickets.com.