Jamie Kauffold | Author
The Longest Day Musical Showcase at Bier's Inwood Brewery
June 14, 2025
Celebrate the day with the most light! The Tweed Tones (pictured) are just a few of the musical acts that will perform at the 3rd Annual Longest Day Musical Showcase, a benefit to support those affected by Alzheimer’s, at Bier’s Inwood Brewery in Charlevoix on Sunday, June 22, b…
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Wine + Food = Leland
June 7, 2025
It’s baaccckkkk… The 37th Leland Wine and Food Festival will take place at its original home, Leland Harbor, Saturday, June 14, from noon-6pm! Indulge in wine from Good Harbor Winery, Aurora Cellars, Bel Lago, Shady Lane, and more with beautiful views of the Manitou Islands and…
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Hike and Bike America This Summer
May 31, 2025
Help kick off Less Cancer’s Hike and Bike America 2025 at Mt. Holiday in Traverse City on Saturday, June 7, with a free concert starring northern Michigan’s own Drew Hale! Blending country, blues and rock and roll, Hale brings his high energy show from noon-3pm. Donations are we…
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The Pit Spitters Take the Field for 2025!
May 24, 2025
The Traverse City Pit Spitters play their first home games at Turtle Creek Stadium in TC on Friday and Saturday, May 30-31, against the Kalamazoo Growlers at 7:05pm! Opening Night on Friday will include live music, photo booths, fireworks, and more for baseball fans of all ages. For tickets…
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Running into Memorial Day Weekend
May 17, 2025
Start Memorial Day weekend with beautiful views of Little Traverse Bay during the Top of Michigan Festival of Races, Saturday, May 24. Choose from a half marathon, 10K, or 5K, with the earliest start time at 7:30am from Bayfront Park in Petoskey. For more info and to register visit: Read More >>
Capturing AAPI Month
May 10, 2025
Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Taro Yamasaki heads to Traverse City as the Dennos Museum Center celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month on Tuesday, May 13. Enjoy free light bites with local AAPI-owned restaurants at 5pm in the Sculpture Court, followed by a 6pm…
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Queens of the Greens
May 3, 2025
Fresh off their Cinco de Mayo opening weekend, River Club Glen Arbor wants to treat the queens of Mother’s Day. Bring your mom for 18-hole mini golf, dinner, movies under the stars, and $1 bellinis and mimosas. Moms get a free entree and a free round of golf all weekend long,…
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Love and Murder at Old Town Playhouse
April 26, 2025
Knocking off relatives and romance are on Monty Navarro’s mind when he finds out he’s only eighth in line for an earldom in the prominent D’Ysquith family. See what happens in his darkly comedic journey through Edwardian England in A Gentleman’s Guide to…
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April 19, 2025 Stop by Short’s Brewing Company in Bellaire on Saturday, April 26, between 11am-11pm to toast their 21st! Huma, Local’s Light, Bellaire Brown, and Soft Parade are even old enough to drink themselves! Get your beers in the Pub or across the street at the Bellaire Beer Garden. The…
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April 12, 2025 Hop on over to City Park Grill in Petoskey for the return of Hopfest, Thursday, April 17, from 5-9pm! Fill your glass with craft beer, mead, or cider from Right Brain Brewing, Big Buck Brewery, Elder Piper, Bee Well, Tandem Ciders, Petoskey Brewery, and more while enjoying dishes from City …
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April 5, 2025 Castle Farms in Charlevoix will welcome back Art in the Castle for its fourth year April 12-13! Presented by Art as Healing Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, this juried fine art fair will feature original artwork from 50 artists, mostly from Michigan and the Midwest. Browse jewelry, paint…
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March 15, 2025 Need more St. Patrick Day’s fun? Well, “when virtuoso Irish playing jumps the pond running naked through the fields of bluegrass/Americana,” you get JigJam! This iGrass (Irish/bluegrass) quartet takes the stage at The Cheboygan Opera House on Saturday, March 22, at 7pm. Ti…
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March 8, 2025 The Henhouse Prowlers, Bluegrass Ambassadors for the U.S. State Department, have traveled to more than 30 countries, teaching and performing music. This Chicago group brings their storytelling, songwriting, and intricate instrumentation to Freshwater Art Gallery and Concert Venue in Boyne C…
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March 1, 2025 Traverse City hosts the USA Curling Senior National Championship March 4-9 at the TC Curling Club, 1712 S. Garfield Ave. Get ready to cheer for athletes ages 50+ who make up 35 teams representing 19 states. The tournament’s format is round-robin play, followed by playoff rounds to det…
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Feb. 22, 2025 Embrace winter at the inaugural Michigan Sauna Fest at Clinch Park Waterfront in Traverse City, Feb. 28 – March 2! Take part in open sauna sessions, the Community Cold-Plunge, social games, live music, and more. A VIP Weekend Pass is $50 and is an all-access full weekend pass that als…
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Feb. 15, 2025 Interlochen Arts Academy hosts their free annual winter festival, Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 11am. With both indoor and outdoor activities to choose from, you and the kiddos can enjoy sledding and s’mores, instrument trials, acting, dancing, jazz, painting, and much more. And joi…
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Feb. 1, 2025 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer brings the young adult version of her memoir True Gretch: Lessons for Anyone Who Wants to Make a Difference to Traverse City’s City Opera House on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7pm. “That Woman from Michigan” has packed this new edition with a Q&A w…
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Jan. 25, 2025 Fans of The Good Place, listen up! Three characters arrive in a windowless room, one by one, realizing they are in hell in No Exit. This one-act play by existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre takes place at Traverse City’s Old Town Playhouse Jan. 31 – Feb.…
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Jan. 18, 2025 Embrace the snow and fresh air at Ranch Rudolf in Traverse City during Frosty Family Days, Jan. 19 – Feb. 16! Climb aboard Beau and Knox for a winter hayride, indulge in a s’more station and hot chocolate, and don’t forget your snow gear for making snow angels…altho…
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Jan. 4, 2025 Warm up with soup and bread while donating to a local charity at The Little Fleet in Traverse City on Monday, Jan. 6, at 5pm. Local restaurants donate soup, and you pay what you want, with proceeds to benefit the LIFT Teen Center of Suttons Bay. If you can’t make it to this event, you…
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Short's Brewing Turns 21
Hopfest Is Back in Petoskey
A Castle Full of Art this April
Jammin’ with JigJam
Bluegrass in Boyne City
Curling Championships Head to TC
Sauna in the Snow
Warm Up with Winterlochen
Gov. Whitmer and Chasten Buttigieg at City Opera House
No Exit at the Playhouse
Frosty Family Days at Ranch Rudolf
Save Room for Soup and Bread