Northern Michigan 2025 winter concert guide
Welcome to the 2025 winter concert guide for northern Michigan, your comprehensive live music calendar for events in your community!
Event information subject to change. Please check with the venue or organization for the most up-to-date information.
Saturday, Jan. 4 at 11 a.m.
Traverse City Phil Tots
Woodmere Brach (TADL), Traverse City
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Sunday Jan. 5 at 3 p.m.
Annual Cadillac Community Messiah Sing-a-Long
First Congregational Church, Cadillac
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Wed., Jan 8 & Thurs., Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Steppin' In It
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Saturday, Jan. 11
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Little Waves Children's Series
10:30 a.m.: Petoskey District Library
1 p.m.: Charlevoix Public Library
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Saturday, Jan. 11 at 11 a.m.
String Player Saturday
TC Violin Co., Traverse City
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Saturday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Anthony Stanco Quintet: Live album recording
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Sunday, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Sunday Series Recital
First Presbyterian Church, Petoskey
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Sunday, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents: 2025 MSU International Piano Exposition – Concert 2
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m.
Music Midweek series premiere: The Horns of Traverse
Central United Methodist Church, Traverse City
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Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Friday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Lanta Horn Duo: Amplifying Women's Voices
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Friday, Jan. 17
Celebrate the Life of James Earl Jones in Manistee
5 p.m.: Program and reception at the Ramsdell
7 p.m.: Presentation and movie at the Vogue
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Saturday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia: Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Petoskey
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Saturday, Jan. 18 at 1 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera in HD (encore presentation): Puccini's "Tosca"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m.
Marquette Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Broadway
Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette
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Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m.
Youth Entertainment Showcase: Youth Jazz Concerts
The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay
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Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: Violin Virtuosity with Jeremy Cohen
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m.
Hart Community Performing Arts Association: Horszowski Trio
Hart Public Schools Auditorium, Hart
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Sunday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents: 2025 MSU International Piano Exposition – Concert 3
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Monday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Building Bridges with Music present: An Evening of Voices to Commemorate Dr. King
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Performance
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen faculty recital: Hyemin Kim, piano
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Bon Appétit!: Julia Child and her Sumptuous Buffet
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Jan. 25 at 12:30 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera live in HD: Verdi's "Aida"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, Jan. 25 at 12:30 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera live in HD: Verdi's "Aida"
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, Jan. 25 at 5 p.m.
Mills Community House/Iron Fish Distillery: Burns Night Supper
Mills Community House, Benzonia
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Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.
Superior Sting Alliance: Evening Concert
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Marquette, MI
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Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.
Trillium Groove
The Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
The Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet with special guest Elden Kelly
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m.
The Friars, University of Michigan Men's Glee Club present "Winterpalooza"
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Sunday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents: 2025 MSU International Piano Exposition – Concert 4
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 12 p.m.
Superior String Alliance: Pop In Concert
NMU Reynolds Recital Hall, Marquette
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Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Cherry Capital Men's Chorus: guest night
Presbyterian Church, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.
City Opera House presents: Harlem Quartet
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Detroit Opera Resident Artists in recital
Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU String Faculty and Graduate String Students
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Saturday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m.
Traverse City Phil Tots @ TADL
Woodmere Branch (TADL), Traverse City
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Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents: Randy Napoleon Trio
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Big Rapids
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Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
The Bill Sears Quintet
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Sunday, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Music Faculty Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
Film screening: "Anangong Miigaading" (Anishinaabemowin version of "Star Wars: A New Hope")
State Theatre, Traverse City
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Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents: MSU Organ Series - Concert 1
United Church of Big Rapids, Big Rapids
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Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.
Viridian Strings: Beethoven and Beyond
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Singer-Songwriter and Popular Music Ensemble
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7:30
Interlochen Arts Academy: Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Friday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
Laurel Premo
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
MARJDI & PFLAG presents: Crys Matthews
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m.
Tim Kubart & the Space Cadets
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, Feb. 8
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Little Waves Children's Series
10:30 a.m.: Petoskey District Library
1 p.m.: Charlevoix Public Library
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Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m.
CMU Percussion Ensemble
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
Tuba Bach presents: MSU Organ Series - Concert 2
United Church of Big Rapids, Big Rapids
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Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Ballet: "Swan Lake"
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Missoula Children's Theatre presents "The Wizard of Oz"
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Saturday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.
Grand Traverse Pipes and Drums: Kilts and Criac
Grand Traverse Circuit, Traverse City
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Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.
Hart Community Performing Arts Association: Annie & Rod Capps Quartet
Hart Public Schools Auditorium, Hart
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Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.
NMC Children's Choirs Winter Concert
Lars Hockstad Auditorium, Traverse City
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Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Piano Department Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
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Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Wind Symphony with Choir
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Orchestra and String Orchestra: Basler Memorial Scholarship Benefit
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
CMU Choirs: Unity Concert
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Friday, Feb. 21 & Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse: The Addams Family Musical
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Saturday, February 22 at 11 a.m.
Winterlochen
Interlochen Center for the Arts campus, Interlochen
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Wednesday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Algorithms, Aesthetics, and the Art of Collaboration: A discussion about AI and artistic expression
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Guitar Studio and Ensemble Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
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Thursday, Feb. 27 & Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse: The Addams Family Musical
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Thursday, Feb. 27, Friday, Feb. 28, Saturday, Mar. 1, & Sunday, Mar. 2
West Shore Community College Theater Department: Steel Magnolias
Center Stage Theater, Scottville
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Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.
NMC Chamber Singers: Music of Solace and Strength
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Friday, February 28 at 7: 30 p.m.
Great Lakes Brass: The Ramsdell Mardi Gras
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Jazz Combos and Orchestra: Digging Deep with Afro Cuban Jazz
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Thursday, Feb. 27, Friday, Feb. 28, Saturday, Mar. 1, & Sunday, Mar. 2
West Shore Community College Theater Department: Steel Magnolias
Center Stage Theater, Scottville
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Saturday, Mar. 1 at 11 a.m.
Traverse City Phil Tots
Woodmere Brach (TADL), Traverse City
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Saturday, Mar. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Marquette Symphony Orchestra: Romantic Masters
Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette
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Saturday, Mar. 1 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, Mar. 2 at 2 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse: The Addams Family Musical
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Sunday, Mar. 2 at 3 p.m.
Sault Symphony Orchestra: Time Travels
The Machine Shop, Sault Ste. Marie (CN)
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Tuesday, Mar. 4 at 4 p.m.
CMU Flute Choir and Clarinet Choir
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Wednesday, Mar. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Music Recital
Music Center 1010, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Mar. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Piano Department Recital
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
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Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Popular Music Ensemble: R-E-S-P-E-C-T Amplifying Women's Voices in Popular Music
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, Mar. 7, Saturday, Mar. 8, & Sunday, Mar. 9
West Shore Community College Theater Department: Steel Magnolias
Center Stage Theater, Scottville
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Friday, Mar. 7, Saturday, Mar. 8, & Sunday, Mar. 9
Old Town Playhouse: The Addams Family Musical
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Saturday, March 8
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Little Waves Children's Series
10:30 a.m.: Petoskey District Library
1 p.m.: Charlevoix Public Library
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Saturday, March 8
Interlochen Arts Academy piano students on tour
11 a.m.: Cordia, Traverse City
3 p.m.: Traverse City Philharmonic Center
Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy piano students on tour
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort
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Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m.
International Contemporary Ensemble
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Mar. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Wind Symphony
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Thursday, Mar. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Orchestra
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, March 14 at 7 p.m.
Peter Madcat Ruth's C.A.R.Ma. Quartet
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Mar. 14 & Saturday, Mar. 15
Old Town Playhouse: The Addams Family Musical
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera live in HD: Beethoven's "Fidelio"
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
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Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera live in HD: Beethoven's "Fidelio"
Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs
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Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m.
The Moanin' Frogs
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Sunday, Mar. 16 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: Three Amigos Visit Spain
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Friday, Mar. 21, Saturday, Mar. 22, and Sunday, Mar. 23
CMU Opera: "Into the Woods"
Staples Family Concert Hall, Mount Pleasant
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Saturday, Mar. 22 at 7 p.m.
Jig Jam: Irish Bluegrass
Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan
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Saturday, Mar. 22 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, Mar. 23 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: Rhodes + Stagnitta
TC Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.
The Oblivion Project
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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