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Traverse City things to do Nov. 4-8: Interlochen jazz, David Cross and Warren Miller at the City Opera House, plus Beer Week starting Nov. 6
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The first week of November is a full one at Traverse City’s 1891 City Opera House, and the area’s Beer Week opens the same weekend.
Wednesday, Nov. 4: Interlochen in Town Jazz Showcase. Interlochen Center for the Arts brings a jazz showcase downtown, according to the Opera House calendar.
Thursday, Nov. 5: David Cross. The comedian and actor, known for “Arrested Development” and “Mr. Show,” plays the Opera House stage.
Friday, Nov. 6: Warren Miller’s “Days Off.” The annual Warren Miller ski and snowboard film tour stops in Traverse City, a traditional kickoff for northern Michigan’s ski season.
Saturday, Nov. 7: Children’s Book Festival. The Opera House lists a free Children’s Book Festival for families. The same day is Shop Your Community Day, a push to spend locally at independent businesses.
Nov. 6-14: Traverse City Beer Week. Traverse City Tourism lists the annual Beer Week across area breweries and taprooms, with a passport program that rewards visitors for stopping at participating spots. Details and the list of stops are at traversecity.com/tcbw.
Plan ahead. Ticket prices, start times and age limits vary by show; check the Opera House box office or website. Beer Week events are for adults 21 and older, and the tourism bureau encourages designated drivers or the area’s ride services.
Sources:
City Opera House, event calendar (Interlochen in Town Jazz Showcase Nov. 4, David Cross Nov. 5, Warren Miller’s “Days Off” Nov. 6, Children’s Book Festival Nov. 7), https://www.cityoperahouse.org/
Traverse City Tourism, Traverse City Beer Week, Nov. 6–14 (passport), https://www.traversecity.com/tcbw/
Downtown Traverse City Association, events calendar (Shop Your Community Day, Nov. 7), https://www.downtowntc.com/events/
Photo: w_lemay, “City Opera House, Traverse City, MI.jpg,” Wikimedia Commons, CC0, cropped and color-adjusted, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_Opera_House%2C_Traverse_City%2C_MI.jpg
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