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Bryan Berghoef: What does knowing God mean?
For me, once I was able to open my mind to other ways of seeing and experiencing God, it seems I really began to know God. Once I realized that faith was something that you live, not something you define, it started to become my own.
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Faith In Brief: 11/07/2009
Faith-related events in northern Michigan
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Faith Calendar: 11/07/2009
Religion Calendar is published weekly by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
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Reporter turns true-crime author
For years, Glenn Puit has been mired in murder. Serial killers, quadruple homicides, even matricide. The newspaper reporter-turned-true crime author tries to find the truth and a good story in the most despicable acts.
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Wharton Center, Opera House could team up
Officials are quietly negotiating a partnership between the City Opera House in downtown Traverse City and the Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University.
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Writers love the crowd at Poets' Night Out
Ali Sullivan has been writing poetry seriously for five years and meets regularly with a poetry group through the Michigan Writers cooperative. But there's nothing quite as supportive as Poets' Night Out, an annual reading by selected area poets that has become the "it" poetry event in the region.
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Breathe Owl Breathe opens for Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes, a rootsy San Francisco-based musician, performs at the City Opera House Saturday. Breathe Owl Breathe opens. Hayes' music is danceable and contemporary, yet maintains one foothold in folk.
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Greg Brown: From hootenannies to InsideOut
Greg Brown's mother played electric guitar, his grandfather played banjo, and his father was a preacher in the Hacklebarney section of Iowa, where the gospel and music are a way of life. He'll be performing at InsideOut Gallery Sunday.
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Hometown musician comes back to jam
Former Traverse City resident Ryan Maloney returns for a "hometown party and jam" Sunday at the Loading Dock. Currently living in Las Vegas, Maloney will be joined by special guest Holly Bonino on violin.
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Hot Entertainment Picks: 11/06/2009
Toast the Season with Leelanau wine; Concert benefits ISLAND group; Underwater Summit is Saturday; Glass mosaic artist holds open house; Bikes will race through the woods; Who Hit John? playing in Cadillac; 'Godspell' cast performs Thursday; Swingshift dancers compete tonight; Films highlight addiction, recovery; Dinner benefits children's center
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Entertainment In Brief: 11/06/2009
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Do exercise shortcuts work?
When it comes to exercise, most of us are looking for a way to lose weight and firm up without spending endless hours in the gym. But how well do such "exercise cheats" measure up to their claims that they'll do the work for you? We sent four products to four experts for their evaluation.
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Lauran Neergaard: Breast cancer stigma
Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" -- and with him, the family's income.
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Entertainment Calendar: 11/06/2009
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Nightlife Calendar: 11/06/2009
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Well-Being In Brief: 11/05/2009
Collection of prescription meds; Film and discussion on drug abuse; Workshop on grief and the holidays; Up North 2 airs Parkinson's program; Mother/baby support group not meeting; Workshop on 'The Art of Condolence'; Local pediatrician discusses parenting; Free tranquility harp workshop offered; Seminar helps with senior care issues; Registered nurses meeting Nov. 12; Dental lab holding food drive; Dietitian speaking at gluten-free group
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Well-Being Calendar: 11/05/2009
The Health calendar is published weekly. Information to be included can be mailed to the Record-Eagle, 120 W. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49684; faxed to 946-8632; e-mailed to sbeach@record-eagle.com or delivered to: 120 W. Front St. Traverse City.
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Volunteers help natural area
Third time was the charm. Volunteer trail builders had to wait for clear weather before they could tackle work at the new Center Road Natural Area in Peninsula Township.
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Cyclists expect to get dirty at Timber Ridge
Prepare to get dirty. Riders in the inaugural Ice Cross cyclocross event, planned for Sunday at Timber Ridge Resort, will maneuver a course of mud and asphalt, navigate manmade and natural barriers -- and yes, get dirty.
