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Recent Top Stories on Facebook and Twitter

In Uncategorized on January 24, 2012 at 1:04 pm

Life moves fast, even in a tiny village. Follow the Alert on Facebook and Twitter to receive or share quick updates on local events, along with photos and video. Longer stories and updates will continue to appear on our website. Recent top Facebook stories include….

  • A retweet from @RecordEagle: #NWMI could see northern lights tonight as the strongest solar storm in six years is hitting the Earth. http://t.co/NYZsdaa6 #tcmi

  • A bunch of terrific photos from the Frankfort premiere of Rich Brauer’s film Dogman.

  • Getting fixed when you’re broke, feline edition: Benzie Animal Welfare League spokesperson Norma Awl confirms that on February 25 from 10 am to noon at the Benzie Animal Shelter, coupons for discounts on spaying and neutering will be handed out. “Cats only, Benzie residents only, ID required.” Check with your vet to make sure they will honor the coupon and what the cost will be. Northwoods Animal Hospital and Betsie River Veterinary Clinic both accept coupons.

  • The deadline to register to vote in the Presidential Primary (February 28) is January 30. Contact township clerk Sharyn Bower at 231-352-4901 between 5 pm and 8 pm to register, or you can register at the Secretary of State office.

  • On Wednesday [Jan. 24], the Greater Traverse Continuum of Care is counting homeless people in the five-county region. 740 homeless were counted last year. Federal funding for homeless services depends on an accurate count. If you know someone who is homeless, help the count by notifying Goodwill’s street outreach program at outreach@goodwillnmi.org or call 995-7721.

  • The Northern Michigan Culinary Arts Community (NMCAC) hosts a community dinner on Monday, January 30. “Sit down with a stranger and leave with a friend!” From 5:30 to 7 at Trinity Lutheran Church, $5 suggested donation. If you haven’t already experienced the cheffing talents of those involved in this group, be assured that $5 is a *crazy* good deal.

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Thanks for reading!

 

Dogman! Frankfort Premiere

In Calendar, Culture Bluffs on January 20, 2012 at 11:06 am

As of 10:45 this morning, the Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital gift shop still has 12 tickets left for the benefit screening of Dogman at the Garden Theater tonight at 7 (remarks by director Rich Brauer at 6:30!). $15 gets you into the show and benefits dialysis treatments at POMH. Dogman was shot on location in Benzie County and employed a mostly local crew. Thrill to this expansion on the legend of Northern Michigan’s own cryptid! Tickets are also still available at the Frankfort–Elberta Chamber of Commerce and Hull’s. Rumor has it that this will be a real red carpet event…

Calendar Blast: The Rest of January

In Calendar on January 15, 2012 at 5:42 pm

Monday, January 16

  • 6 pm–7 pm Public Forum  on Elberta Dunes South Natural Area, Village Community Building. Come out and help determine how this 50+ acre parcel will be used in the coming years. Learn more about the natural area, discuss activities and improvements, and hear what the park’s management committee have been dreaming up.
  • 7 pm Regular Meeting of the Village Council, to follow Elberta Dunes Natural Area public forum. Note that Council meets on Monday this month because of high school basketball.

Thursday, January 19

  • Wine Dinner at the Mayfair Tavern. Enjoy a fabulous repast and gaze upon the artifacts at Elberta’s best restaurant–cum–maritime museum. The Mayfair building is in foreclosure and Heather and Tom are working on a plan to stay in business. The tavern is open only for wine dinners for the next few months. Show them some love! Seating begins at 6 pm. Call Heather at 231-360-8292 to reserve.

Friday, January 20

  • BACN’s Chase the Chill Food Drive. Donate what you can to others in need by placing your donations in any area collection box, located in your schools, businesses, organizations, and faith communities beginning January 20, 2012 until February 4. BACN will take money donations during the same time period—a gift of $100 buys 350 meals. Monetary donations can be made at the BACN web site www.benziebacon.org or mailed to P.O. Box 93, Benzonia, MI 49616. This winter’s Chase the Chill seeks to fill one half of a semi with nonperishable food items.
  • Are you brave enough to face Benzie’s favorite cryptid? The Garden Theater presents the Frankfort premiere of Rich Brauer’s film Dogman. Rich Brauer himself will be on hand Friday night, with ticket sales benefiting Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital. Put on your finest cinemawear and you may just appear in the Elberta Alert‘s first-ever style section. $15 on Friday; 6:30 pm reception, 7 pm remarks by Rich Brauer, followed by film. Purchase tickets in advance at Hull’s, Frankfort Chamber, POMH Gift Shop or the theater box office. Saturday (4 pm and 7 pm), adults $8, kids $6; and Sunday (4 pm), all tickets $6. For information contact JoAnne Holwerda at 231-352-7241.

Saturday, January 21

  • Community Dinner at Elberta United Methodist Church! Chicken and gravy and biscuits, plus salad, beverage and dessert. Come out for food and fellowship from 4 pm to 6 pm. Note that the Alert published the date as the 15th in error. It’s the 21st!

Saturday, January 28

  • Australian singer-songwriter Harper will appear at the Cabbage Shed with his backing band, Michigan Kind. 9 pm.

Culture Bluffs: TV, Music, Movie!

In Calendar, Culture Bluffs on January 3, 2012 at 2:42 pm

TELEVISION Lower Herring Lake’s own Andrea Maio is hard at work on the pilot for a TV documentary series to be called Back to Your Senses. Maio is one of the first-ever filmmakers to participate in Mobcaster, a new crowdsource fundraising site and viewing platform especially for television. If Maio reaches her goal of $15,000 in pledges by the end of the day on Friday this week, she will be able to produce the pilot, which will air on Mobcaster and continue to be funded by its fans. Maio’s show concerns the ways in which Americans are adjusting to economic collapse by leaping into pursuit of sometimes far-fetched dreams. Among the subjects examined are several Northern Michigan folks and their projects, including a nascent Leelanau distillery and the Elberta Alert newspaper! Consider supporting our fellow local-mediatician and help her show the rest of the country how we roll in the Mitten.

LOCAL MUSIC SPEAKEASY Dede Alderman and the Dreamers will perform at Dan Kelly‘s house on Crystal Lake on Friday, January 6, at 7:30 pm. The multitalented Ms. Alderman performs her original compositions on drums, vibes, and her own vocal cords. Don’t miss this chance to experience her and her collaborator Jason Schewe in this intimate lakeside setting. As always at Dan’s place, dancing will happen. 4077 Crystal Drive.

FREE FILM SCREENING Charlie’s Natural Food Market will show the documentary Forks over Knives, an indictment of our animal-based and highly processed food system and its effects on our health. The film examines the evidence that a vegetarian/vegan diet can prevent and even reverse some of humanity’s most common deadly afflictions, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Discussion will surely follow. Tuesday, January 10, at 7 pm.

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