The Art of the Flesh
Thursday - 7:30AM
9th Annual Warm-up with Team Bob’s Coat Drive
New & gently used winter apparel of all sizes will be accepted to be donated to The Father Fred Foundation ...Thursday - 9AM
"Nature's Palette"
Featuring paintings of 12 local artists, who often paint together plein air. Runs from Oct. 1 - Dec. 1.Thursday - 9AM-10:30AM
Writing Through Loss
Presented by Hospice of MI. Facilitated by Kathryn Holl, MA, LPC, & Melissa Fournier, MSW. Poetry & writing as a method ...Thursday - 10AM
"It's Personal" Group Show
Featuring figurative work, from canvas to clay by Shanny Brooke & five other artists. An opening reception will be held ...Thursday - 10AM
"Testaments: CTAC Faculty Show"
Includes the work of 13 CTAC instructors. Runs Sept. 17 - Dec. 1. A reception will be held on Thurs., ...Thursday - 10AM
"Woven Together: Beyond the Influence of Sherri Smith"
An exhibit of works created by a selection of 14 artists who completed their MFA degrees under Sherri Smith at ...Thursday - 10AM
"Woven Together: The Fiber Work of Sherri Smith"
Sherri's exhibition features work from her most recent series, "Astronomy," which investigates science & mathematics. Runs through Nov. 17.Thursday - 10AM
Great Lakes Harmonica Retreat
Oct. 18-20. Featuring entertainment & seminars. Instructors/performers include Madcat Ruth, Todd Parrott, Ronnie Shellist, Greg Heumann & Steve August.Life is Beautiful
Waiting on an organ donation isn’t.
The concern rises in Bernadette Oesterling’s voice as she talks about her husband Gene’s medical dilemma. “We’re trying to get people’s attention,” she said. “I’m searching for ... Read More >>Kid's Extracurricular Activities
Cost v. benefits
The school year is now in high gear, and with it, an all-new season of extracurricular sports and activities is underway. Like most communities, northern Michigan has ... Read More >>Son, Can You Play Us a Memory
78-year-old Bob James' latest album debuted No. 1 on iTunes jazz
After sales of millions of albums, after working with the cream of jazz musicians for the last 50 years in virtually every setting, after jetting around the ... Read More >>Aaron’s Tree
A 14-year-old boy gone too soon; his tree withstanding the test of time.
There’s a particularly picturesque tree in Boyne City that, having withstood decades of harsh wind and weather, many people recognize. A recent storm, however, reminded many what ... Read More >>Thrift-O-Rama!
The return of resale
Thrift stores, consignment boutiques, and resale shops, while always useful, seem to cycle around as far as popularity or trendiness is concerned. Generally, in tough times, they ... Read More >>
Ramsdell Ramps Up
Manistee’s once-underutilized gem to debut new music “society”
A new team effort to enhance the musical offerings at Ramsdell Theatre and at the same time make them less intimidating will kick off Oct. 12. The ... Read More >>
Feature
Local John Wunsch Brings Two Guitar Legends to TC
Ten fingers. Twelve strings. Nylon and steel, melodies and magic. Alex de Grassi and Andrew York will fill Milliken Auditorium with music from their guitars Oct. 14. Though well-known for his recordings and performances ...Oct. 6, 2018 | COMMENTS
Dining
Master Beet Pale Ale
A ruby gem among other ales that literally pale in comparison, Tunnel Vision’s Master Beet Pale Ale brings a vibrant and well-landed punch to the unexpected ingredients category — and your palate. A full ...Oct. 6, 2018 | COMMENTS
Music
R.E.M. Get All Boxed Up
The ’80s/’90s musical icons from Athens, Georgia, will release a big box set this week called R.E.M. at the BBC. Eight CDs and one DVD, the set will include a variety ...Oct. 13, 2018 | COMMENTS
Opinion
Three Reasons to Vote
Things were going so well. The candidates for federal and statewide office were playing nice, and even their television ads were mostly positive, often clunky, but issue-oriented and at least marginally informative. That has ...Oct. 13, 2018 | COMMENTS
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Get Your Boots On
There is an old adage sometimes credited to Washington Irving, other times to Mark Twain, but no one is sure: “A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its boot on.” This has been assumed to signify the power ... Read More >>
No Place for Women
Since 1974, Harbor Hall in Petoskey has grown from a humble residential rehab that served 10 or so struggling men to an addiction treatment center that takes up an entire city block and has turned around thousands of lives.All of that growth never caused much notice, perhaps ... Read More >>
A War in the Waters of Lake Michigan
More than a decade after the appearance of nuisance algae around Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and throughout Lake Michigan — followed by mass bird die-offs that would be linked to the algae — researchers working at Good Harbor might have found a way to get rid ... Read More >>