TRAVERSE CITY — Playing 100 breweries in 100 days sounds like the perfect challenge for a beer-loving Michigan musician.

If “The Irishman” is the last gangster movie Martin Scorsese makes, as has been widely speculated, it should be the last gangster movie anybody makes. Because what else is there to say, and who else should say it, after such a thunderingly conclusive statement?

Here we go again. It’s time for holiday films, like it or not.

MANISTEE — With winter teasing our senses – not to mention our nerves and driving patience — it’s time to take a relatively short road trip that’s just down the road from the Cherry Capital.

TRAVERSE CITY — Jim Olson thought he forgot his homework; then he remembered the manuscript in his briefcase.

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GLEN ARBOR — For many people, nothing marks the start of the holiday season like a craft show and bazaar.

Ah, the life of a British royal. The palaces! The yachts! The pageantry! The corgis! The screaming emotional vacuum!

When The Accidentals contacted some Michigan artists about contributing songs to an album that would raise funds to support iconic Grand Rapids singer-songwriter Ralston Bowles, whose wife, Cindy, is battling cancer, the response was almost immediate.

This morning, Crooked Tree Arts Center is closed — all is quiet at 322 Sixth St.

SUTTONS BAY — Opera has arrived at The Bay Community Theatre.

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Ponder Yoda’s sex life, we now must.

TRAVERSE CITY — By now, the story of Michigan native and one-time Traverse City resident Billy Strings’ rise to the top of the national bluegrass scene has been fairly well documented in publications and media outlets across the country.

TRAVERSE CITY — Folks eager to get into the holiday spirit can welcome Santa Claus to town, enjoy a parade and attend the tree lighting ceremony this weekend.

TRAVERSE CITY — As a child, Angelica South could not sit still. So her mom signed her up for dance classes, starting with tap and jazz at the age of 4.

Theater for kids has changed for the better. Let’s face it, the change benefits adults, too.

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The online video shows a pair of soon-to-be parents holding large sticks while standing in a backyard on either side of a large black balloon. They take turns trying to pop it, at which point it would have burst into a cloud of smoke in the color — pink or blue — corresponding to their baby’…

TRAVERSE CITY — Max Lockwood has been in the catbird seat for plenty of special moments when it comes to Michigan’s music scene.

TRAVERSE CITY — A local band is making music and they’re more than happy to share what they’ve created.

TRAVERSE CITY — Abe Ferris is prone to saying “daaaang” and “sweet” when someone does something nice for him.

‘What do you actually do?”

When “song collector” Alan Lomax was sent by the Library of Congress in 1938 to document the rich history of folk music from Michigan and the Great Lakes, one of the early 1900s songs he unearthed was titled, “Traverse City.”

I don’t share the affection for autumn that seems to afflict every other Michigan resident. Sure, the leaves are nice and the cider tastes good and the seasonal holidays have their charms, but these are distractions from the essential bleakness of fall, a time of decay, entropy and gathering…

TRAVERSE CITY — Devising an entire performance from scratch is much different than re-imagining a pre-existing piece with a history of success.

Autumn leaves fall. Slightly petrified the leaves and twigs crack underfoot. Football season is in full swing, college rivalries live or die. And hockey is but an ice cold breath away. Halloween has come and gone, belly’s full of candy. It’s that time of year.

You would not be surprised if I told you that the Dennos Museum Center is a busy place. From exhibitions and concerts to receptions, tours, rental events, and other programs, our staff works hard to create a welcoming space for our communities.

TRAVERSE CITY — Lesson 1: Protection.

ELK RAPIDS — Laura Knight Cobb has many roles and all are a part of her first book.

ANN ARBOR — Calexico with Iron & Wine, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ingrid Michaelson and Mandolin Orange will lead the musical charge during the 2020 Ann Arbor Folk Festival.

TRAVERSE CITY — Working with precious metals like gold and silver can take a lot of training.

FRANKFORT — Sandy Anderson is a self-taught rosemaler, something she began doing about eight or nine years ago.