Don't Call it Puppy Love
Friday - 12AM
40th Annual Suttons Bay Art Festival Poster Contest
Open to all ages. Include the date: August 3rd and 4th, 2019. Marina Park, Suttons Bay in an 11" x ...Friday - 6AM
Charlevoix Restaurant Week
April 22-28. Featuring deals at participating restaurants & special menu items. Check website for participating restaurants & to browse menus.Friday - 9AM
2019 Youth Art Show
Artwork created by Char-Em ISD & home school students, kindergarten through grade 12. The opening reception will be held on ...Friday - 9AM
Call for Photographers - Northport Photo Exhibit
2019 Northport Photo Exhibit: June 21-30. Limited to 35. Photographers Reception: June 21, 6pm.Friday - 9AM
Great Northern Fine Art - Fine Craft Expo
An outstanding fine art—fine craft open to all MI artists 18 & older, offering eight juried category awards - $500 ...Friday - 9AM-5PM
Inland Seas: Volunteer Schoolship Instructor All-Day Training
Returning Instructor All-Day Training.Friday - 10AM
"Mesdag & the Masters of the Sea"
A collection of life-sized prints of 30 historic paintings by five of the world’s greatest seascape painters. Resident painter, art ...Friday - 10AM
"Neu Histoires"
This exhibit by Jesse Jason will feature a collection of abstract, narrative works with a central focus on the imaginative ...Hero or Criminal
Spectator
Julian Assange is either a constitutionally protected journalist exposing scoundrels and malfeasance — or a criminal computer hacker who tried to access classified Department of Defense files. ... Read More >>The Saga of a City
Moving rivers, a murderous banker freed, salt mines, lumber barons — highlights from Manistee’s first 150 years.
Manistee became a city 150 years ago, in 1869, which makes it one of the oldest cities in northern Michigan. By contrast, while both Manistee and Traverse ... Read More >>Creatures Great and Small
Petoskey’s Kei Ju Farm and Rescue
“I cuddle skunks,” Julie Hall said, reaching into a straw-filled bin and pulling out a black and white-striped critter that would make anyone else run for cover. ... Read More >>The Roadhouse
With a huge tequila selection, outdoor deck, and fab food, Benzonia's Mexican bar & grill is a must.
In spite of the catchy yellow, red, black, and green logo sign on the front of the historic building it calls home “at the top of the ... Read More >>Paul Reiser Returns to His First Love
Actor takes a break from "Stranger Things" and "Red Oaks" to bring his stand-up to City Opera House stage
Paul Reiser is no stranger to audiences. He’s successfully navigated television, from My Two Dads to Mad About You to Stranger Things. He’s appeared in movies, such ... Read More >>
Must-have Items for Spring
Northern boutiques weigh in on what styles are selling now.
It’s spring (some days, anyway), and rumor has it summer is right behind. Once stripped of our bulky parkas, hats, and boots, what will we need to ... Read More >>
Feature
Trombonist Billy Gauthier Started a Jazz Band in 1978.
Over the course of its 40 years of existence, Northwestern Michigan College’s Big Band has seen conductors come and go (and sometimes come again). Scores of musicians have passed through its ranks. It’s even ...April 13, 2019 | COMMENTS
Dining
The Cooks' House
It’s a paradox: For two cooks whose cuisine speaks volumes, they prefer not to. They just want to cook. Eric Patterson and Jen Blakeslee, chef-owners of The Cooks’ House in Traverse City, celebrated the ...April 13, 2019 | COMMENTS
Music
Gambino, Pilots, Simon Lead Outside Lands
Childish Gambino and Twenty One Pilots will headline the 2019 Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco (taking place in the city’s Golden Gate Park Aug. 9–11.) But it’s a three-day fest, so who’s the ...April 20, 2019 | COMMENTS
Opinion
Be Best? Michigan’s Better Than That
Last year First Lady Melania Trump unveiled, albeit awkwardly, her “Be Best” campaign. Its centerpiece is preventing cyberbullying among youth. The anemic and unprofessionally executed rollout was against the backdrop of her husband’s steady ...April 20, 2019 | COMMENTS
Virtual Express
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CBD Laws: Dazed and Confused
The sign outside of Family Video in Kalkaska lets drivers know the store has more than just movies. The sign reads: “CBD PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE HERE! CHECK IT OUT.” CBD is short for cannabidiol, a kind of chemical compound that occurs naturally in hemp and marijuana plants, but does ... Read More >>
East Meets West Meets … North
Used to be that things like yoga and acupuncture were considered unconventional, — even downright weird, with no proven benefits. Today, those and other alternative therapies might not quite be mainstream, but they’re regarded as legitimate means of treating or preventing diseases or conditions. As a result, ... Read More >>
If They Only Had an App …
Spark in the Dark is hoping to provide more than just a spark. Hopefully it’ll ignite a blazing fire — if it can secure an ACT grant through USA Today. The local nonprofit is vying with other organizations from around the country for part of $2 million ... Read More >>