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High school football kicks off this weekend and with it marching band season. Some high schoolers spent last week getting ready for the band season at…
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Throughout the 19th century, operas were written to address the social issues of their day. Some people think those operas and their traditional format…
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Recently, I went for a walk with CogginHeeringa, instructor of Environmental Studies at Interlochen Arts Camp. We were looking for sassafras, which is…
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The 11th annual Traverse City Film Festival has turned northwest lower Michigan into everything cinematic.While it’s smaller than say, Sundance or Cannes,…
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Documentary filmmaker Rick Prelinger makes films that are carefully pieced together from his collection of more than 14,000 home movies.Two of them are…
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Thousands will line up this week with their tickets in hand for the Traverse City Film Festival. But a few miles to the south, the Traverse City Filmstrip…
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Armed with an eight-track recorder and an eighty dollar microphone, Matt Jones travels around Michigan, recording local musicians.So far, he’s recorded…
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What most of us would see as useless junk, Tom Kaufmann sees potential for making instruments. “I love junk,” Kaufmann says, laughing. From a giant…
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"Beaches" just opened as a new musical in a pre-Broadway tryout in the Chicago area. The musical is similar to the 1988 film starring Bette Midler and…
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Novelist Harlan Coben has thrilled readers for 25 years and sold more than 50 million books, including mysteries, crime novels and books for young adults.…