Jamie Kauffold | Author
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 What better way to stay warm than to get moving? Our winter 2025 race calendar has nearly 40 events for runners, skiers, fat tire bikers, snowshoers, and snowmobilers. (There’s even an airsoft biathlon for fans of the classic Olympic winter competition!) Before you run to the starting…
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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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Dec. 21, 2024 Yoga for Health Education in Traverse City is teaming up with Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy to host a fundraiser for the preservation of Elberta Beach and Betsie Bay, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 3-4. Friday begins at 8:30am with Yoga with Weights, followed by many different classes…
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Dec. 14, 2024 If your heart is full of unwashed socks and your soul is full of gunk, stop by The Katydid in downtown Petoskey to see the Grinch this year! He will take a photo with you…but don’t expect him to smile. (Bring your own camera, as the Grinch doesn’t have the time nor desire…
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Nov. 30, 2024 Calling all book lovers! Traverse City Authors present the (free!) third annual Holiday Book Fair, featuring more than a dozen local authors reading from their books, as well as signing them, live music by Bob Downes, food and beverages, and more in the Mercato at the Village at Grand Trave…
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Nov. 23, 2024 Northport Arts Association invites you to get in the spirit with their Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale at two Northport locations on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 10am-4pm. Get your shopping done with more than 30 artisans at both the Village Arts Building at 301 N. Mill St., Ste. E and Willowbroo…
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Nov. 16, 2024 Downtown Traverse City will be lit up on Saturday, Nov. 23! Front Street closes at 3:30pm; holiday music begins at 5:30pm; tree lighting with Santa at 6pm at Cass and Front streets; and the Light Parade begins at 6:30pm and rolls down Front St. from Franklin St. west to Union St. After the …
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Nov. 9, 2024 Take part in a free Mini MakerFest with local STEAM organizations on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 5-7pm at Boardman River Nature Center in Traverse City. Presented by the Grand Traverse Conservation District and the STEAM/Maker Alliance, this family-friendly event will offer many hands-on and ed…
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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
Winter 2025 Races Up North
Save Room for Soup and Bread
Starting the New Year in Balance
Who Needs a Photo with the Grinch?
A Holiday Book Fair at the Commons
Art in Northport
Lighting Up Downtown TC
A Mini MakerFest in Traverse City