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Entertainment schedule for Friday, June 5, 2026

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(Please check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday * Gary Abrahamson Jr. Music & Arts Life Enrichment Center, 2635 1st Ave So in Esky – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Acoustic Social Jam * Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 to 8 p.m. – Friday Night Piano with Gavin and Autumn * Hereford & Hops, 6 to 9 p.m. – Reflections Band * Upper Hand Brewery, 6 to 9 p.m. – Whiskey Ryan * Saunders Point Brewing, 6 to 9 p.m. – Mordi Young * Jim’s Dairy Creme, Time TBA – Pajama Party featuring Mike Canull from Stonewall * St. Joseph & St. Patrick Parish, 7 p.m. – David E. Saunders ...

Trio of star-studded World Cup opening ceremonies in US, Canada and Mexico aim to showcase unity

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MILAN (AP) — The World Cup will feature an unprecedented trio of star-studded opening ceremonies in the host nations, the United States, Canada and Mexico, created by the Italian producer behind the opening ceremony for this year's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Marco Balich, fresh off the Olympics opening ceremony, which included a parade of athletes spread across four venues, said he was up to the challenge of producing three shows in three cities, with teams numbering 260 to 300 people in each city. The ceremonies' unifying theme will be “the celebration of sports, the passion ...

All-day rains in the Upper Peninsula

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ESCANABA- Decades ago, extreme dampness often drenched the forest from sunup to sundown. I remember “all-day rains." My mother hated them. My Dad trout fished in them. Us kids survived them with the help of rubber boots, raincoats, books, card games, bug spray, licorice and ...

When new friends outshine old ones

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Dear Annie: My dearest friend and I go back over 50 years. We've seen each other through everything, high and lows. Recently I became disabled and can no longer drive. I'm also a widow. I'm not asking anyone to chauffeur me around (I have that handled), but a phone call here and there would ...

Sound the horn to find the car!

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I’ve traveled to Europe for months at a time sometimes with carry-on luggage, and this method has been very helpful. — Sheri C., A Faithful Reader in Camarillo, California Sheri, as a veteran traveler myself, I’ve always loved ideas that make life a little safer and cleaner while ...

Sibling rivalry doesn't always end in childhood

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Dear Annie: My sister and I have always been close. We grew up sharing clothes, secrets and late-night phone calls, and for years I considered her my best friend. But lately, every conversation with her feels less like a conversation and more like a contest I never signed up to enter. If I ...