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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
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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.
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On Thursday night this week, the Garden Theater hosts caroling from 6 pm to 7 pm, followed by a free showing of The Muppets. They're also collecting nonperishable food items and clothing for BACN (Benzie Area Christian Neighbors). Good King Wenceslas would be proud.
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Come one, come all, and get the best tree deal in the county. Save money on gas and know that what you do spend is going to support Elberta's beautification and recreation initiatives. Park and Rec is selling Fraser firs and Scotch pine trees between the post office
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Who has time to read, let alone write? Well, Hendrik Hertzberg, for one, has argued that folks today actually write more than ever before. The Elberta Alert goes some way to proving Hertzberg's point with our Two-Minute Reviews. This set came in via text message right after the
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Elberta’s own choreographer, Gretchen Eichberger, premieres her dance tribute to Gwen Frostic, Chaotic Harmony, next Saturday and Sunday at the CSA Meeting House. A collaboration with the writer Anne-Marie Oomen and the musical trio Breathe Owl Breathe, as well as four dancers and three speakers, the piece integrates spoken
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Breathe Owl Breathe are back again this Sunday, July 24, at the Elberta Amphitheater, with a sliding-scale show tuned to all ages. Last year they played through a rather dramatic rainstorm, and this year's show may be a reprise. Bring your slickers and take a moment to breathe
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Art Melendez, a cartoonist, illustrator, graphic designer, educator, and relatively recent full-time Elbertian, has signed on to a lot of local activities: Parks and Rec, the Elberta Arts Council, the Solstice Committee, and the Elberta Alert editorial team. But his most recent standout project has been renovating the Elberta sign,
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Frankfort's fantastic off-leash dog park is the place to be with your dog Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Started by Jordan Bates, Aubrey Parker, and John Vinkemulder in May 2010, the place has become a hit with local dog owners. Recent head counts have registered up to forty
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IT’S THE BIGGEST EVENT of summer 2011: June 18, the Elberta Summer Solstice Festival. To get you ready for the longest day of the year, the Alert spoke with Josh Stoltz, who organizes the event along with Josh Herren, Bill Soper, Connie Manke, Jennifer Wilkins, Art Melendez, Adrian Hirsch,
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IN 1978, GOVERNOR Milliken proclaimed May 23 Gwen Frostic Day, and in 1986, Benzie County’s own artist-naturalist was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. A dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Northwest Michigan Folklife Center, Gretchen Eichberger considers Gwen Frostic an icon of northern Michigan culture.
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In 1978, Michigan Governor William Milliken proclamed May 23 Gwen Frostic Day in Michigan, and in 1986 Frostic was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. A dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Northwest Michigan Folklife Center, Gretchen Eichberger considers Gwen Frostic an icon of northern Michigan