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The Cherry Knoll PTO holds the annual “There’s No Place Like Home” Carnival on Friday at the school, 1800 Three Mile Road in Traverse City.  Cherry Knoll families and the general public are invited to spend an evening of fun, raising money for the school’s upcoming student field trips as well as for the walking track fund.   A bake walk, bounce house, face painting, carnival games, the “lucky draw” and more.  5:30-8:00.  231-946-2879

The Kingsley Middle School Carnival is Friday night….6-9pm.  Fun for everyone, from pre-school age to senior citizens.  This the the largest fundraising event of the year for the Kingsley Band Boosters….proceeds will help purchase new band uniforms and provide scholarships for summer band camps and festivals.  231-263-5261

The American Legion:  Manistee Post #10″s birthday celebration is friday nights.   Celebrate with a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner beginning at 6pm, then the St. Patrick’s Day dance from 7-11, with music from “Country Style”.

The Traverse City Figure Skating Club presents their annual show, “Sun and Sea on Ice” Friday and Saturday.  Show times are 7pm Friday, with two shows, 1:30 and 7:00 on Saturday.  150 area ice skaters ages 4-18 will skate to some of your favorite  summer songs, with a guest appearance by 2009 U.S National Ladies Champion Alissa Czisny.  Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door.  231-590-3387

The Cedar-Maple City Lions Club hosts their first pancake breakfast of 2010 on Sunday at the Lions community building on 616 in Maple City.  Pancakes, eggs, sausage, applesauce, beverage and dessert:  $6 for adults.  $3 for kids 12 and under.  Proceeds will benefit community projects including the Leader Dog and Eye Bank programs.  231-228-7021

The fifth annual Grand Traverse Hockey Association “Skill-lympics” Games will be held Saturday at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center’s Howe Arena from 8am-4pm.  GTHA players will showcase their skills, and compete for medals in skating, shooting, passing, goaltending and speed.   Open to the public.  231-933-4842 or on the web see www.tchockey.com

Celebrate the Wearing O’ the Green in Traverse City Saturday with the 31st annual Ancient Order of Hibernians Parade.  It starts at Kilkenny’s at 1:30 and winds its way thru the streets of downtown TC, and back to Kilkenny’s again.  Following the parade, enjoy live music from “The Wild Sully’s” under the tent.

Sunday, the St. Patrick’s Day festivities continue at Kilkenny’s in Traverse City with the Lucky Leprechaun Ball.  An annual event open to all ages, it includes live music, the Danny Boy singing contest, and more….all to benefit the Father Fred Foundation.  $10 for adults…no charge for kids.  231-922-2050 or see www.downtowntc.com

The Leland community United Methodist church 21st annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner is Sunday in the Leland School cafeteria, 200 N. Grand Avenue.  Serving from 11:30-2:00.  Take out and “kid-friendly” menus available.  Money raised goes toward the Church’s Haiti earthquake relief fund.  231-256-9161

The Missaukee Sheriffs Office holds an ORV training class Saturday from 8-3 at the E.M.S. buiding on First Street.  Get more information by calling 231-839-4338 ext.1

The Traverse City Opera House is pleased to present the Irish Comedy Tour Saturday.  Doors open at 7:00….the show starts at 8:00.  It’s billed as a party atmosphere of a Dublin pub, combined with a boisterous, belly-laughing musical trio.  This live show will be recorded for use on HBO and Comedy Central.  Get your tickets now by calling 231-941-8082 or see www.cityoperahouse.org

The St, Patrick’s Day 5K running race will be held Saturday at Kingsley Middle School.  All proceeds will benefit the school’s track and field program. The race, which also includes a one-mile fun run, starts and ends at the middle school.  Entry fee is $20 for 5K runners and $10 for the fun run.  Call 231-263-5261

Here’s the new live link to watch the Cadillac Shack.

Colleen

http://shanty.cadillac-mi.net/

Scott Stillings, long-time ski and snowboard expert,  and WTCM ski and snowboard guru, has “guaranteed” me that I will become a skiier after my lesson at the Nub’s Nob Ski School on Thursday.  I’ll just get this out of the way right now:  I am not a skiier.  Not at all.  But I’m putting my faith  in Scott and his fine program and will give it all I got.   He says I can do it.  So I will.  Yes, it’s late in the season, but they are still skiing daily at Nub’s.   It looks fantastic, and I understand that they have some of the finest teachers around…not to mention newest-tech rentals and superb conditions.  It’s off I go.

Jack and I will talk to Scott Wednesday morning around 8:10.  And if I live to tell the tale, you’ll hear more about it Friday.  :)

check out:   www.nubsnob.com

If you recall, we spoke with Tim Anderson, from the Cadillac Lions Club last week, during the WTCM morning show.  The club holds a fundraiser called “Sink the Shack”  (you buy guesses as to the exact date and time that the shack, which has been sitting out on the frozen Lake Cadillac all winter,  will fall thru the ice).  Typically, it sinks around the end of March, but Tim contacted me yesterday to say that because of our gorgeous warm and sunny weather, things are moving along pretty quickly.  You can watch the live Shack-Cam  at

www.shanty.cadillac-mi.net

what you’ll come across on any given day.  I was virtually in the middle of nowhere over the week end….stopped at a dead-end road beach on Lake Michigan….and lo and behold…a guy is riding a Clydesdale around on the beach!!!  What???  It was so cool, I thought I’d share a photo.  :)

Here’s a look at Sander Scott, principal of Westwoods Elementary School in Traverse City, and some of his staff, as they celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday on Tuesday. And you thought school was boring.

Yes!  We are having such a great response to the Nashville trip!  There still are a few seats left, so if you’d like one or two, the time to request your brochure is right this minute.  Call 231-947-7675  or send me an email:  colleenwares@wtcmi.com

I’ve received a number of questions on a couple of topics: 1. on the day that we leave for Nashville (April 15), will there be a place to leave our cars while we are gone?  The answer is yes.   We will be getting specifics on that, and will pass them along to you as the date gets closer.  And 2. (mainly the) Ladies would like to know what to wear at the various events and shows and tours.  My answer to that is I don’t know.  But it does happen to be a burning question for me too.  It will be Spring and we will be in a beautiful, temperate area of Tennessee…temps around 65 for an average, that time of year.   As far as formality of what to wear….again, I don’t know, but I will find out, as I know this pressing issue is of the utmost importance.

Thanks to those of you who are taking the trip with me…I am positive that we’ll have the best time!

One step closer to the week end!

Laughter is medicine…and we will have a healthy dose this week end, during the Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival. I’ll be going to the JB Smoove show, Greg & Lou, and Mike Toomey. And speaking of Mike Toomey, he will be our guest tomorrow morning, Thursday, 8:40am on the WTCM morning show. Bring on the laughs!!
And, we’ll see you at the Comedy Festival. (Festival organizers have asked me to remind you all that tickets are available for alot of shows that were previously listed as “sold out”…that’s because more shows have now been added to the schedule). see: www.comedyartsfest.org or call 231-947-3446 between noon and 8pm daily.

Hi Everyone..

what a great week end…I spent some time at Winterfest in Empire, the Winter Wonderfest in TC and then saw  Jay Buchanan in concert Saturday night at the Traverse City Opera House.

Let me just say a couple of things:  one:   if you ever have a chance to see a concert or a play or whatever interests you, at the Traverse City Opera House, do it.  It is acoustically terrific, well-managed and beautifully historic.  I’ve had a lovely time, EVERY time there…yes, even at the Umphrey’s McGee show, lol.

The second thing is this:  there is no such thing as “nothing to do”.  Yes, even in the middle of February.  There are concerts, and comedy festivals, and ski races and world class food opportunities….all right in our own beautiful backyard.  I’ll keep you posted via the blog and the wtcmi.com week end event calendar, and if you are hosting or organizing an event, or just know of something happening that you’d like to pass along, please do so, to colleenwares@wtcmi.com.

Thanks for listening to WTCM!

Colleen

ps: here’s a pic of Jay Buchanan at the Opera House Saturday night.  (he does a song called “Three Times Coleen”…you know how much I love THAT!!  :)