Northern Michigan Teens Take Talents to TV!

 Teleganza Teen Talent Search Finals Debut on UpNorthTV this Weekend.  Four fantastic young acts kick off the playback schedule for performances recorded at the UpNorthTV Teleganza concert event.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – March 15, 2012 – The finals of the 2012 UpNorthTV Teleganza Teen Talent Search will be televised for the first time this weekend, launching the playback schedule of performances from the concert event recorded earlier this month at the City Opera House in Traverse City. The UpNorthTV Teleganza is an annual event celebrating community-access television in northern Michigan. Each night, six popular musical acts from across the region performed live on stage and on UpNorthTV 97 & 992, with music running nearly nonstop from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. In between main acts, young singers and musicians performed in a Teen Talent Search competition with cash prizes. The Teleganza helps to raise funds for UpNorthTV and its work in the community, most notably the “UpNorthTV Road Show for Charity,” an innovative program to support video projects benefitting local nonprofit organizations. Originally scheduled for three nights, the 2012 Teleganza was cut short by the severe snow storm and power outages on Saturday, March 3. Performances scheduled for that night included the finals of the Teen Talent Search, but event organizers and participants rallied to hold an alternative performance after the storm to complete the competition.
The finals can be viewed this weekend on UpNorthTV cable channels 97 and 992 at the following times: Friday, March 16, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 9 p.m. Beginning on Saturday, the Teen Talent Search finals can also be streamed on demand over the Internet at www.upnorthmedia.org.

17th Annual TC St. Patty's Day Pub Walk

On your mark, get set.....CRAWL!  I'm sorry, I meant WALK.  The 17th Annual Traverse City St.Patty's Day  Pub Walk is coming at us once again. This is one of the largest events celebrated in TC. The traditional observation of the holiday will be on Saturday but word has it the "walk" will begin at noon on Friday, 16th.  Here is a listing of all the participating establishments and respective times:

12:00 p.m. - Minervas Restaurant
2:00 p.m. - Bubba's
3:00 p.m. - U&I Lounge
4:00 p.m. - Union Street Station
5:00 p.m. - Bootleggers
6:00 p.m. - Dillinger's Pub
7:00 p.m. - Brady's Bar
8:00 p.m. - Blue Tractor
9:00 p.m. - Fire Fly
10:00 p.m. - Loading Dock

Attendees are encouraged to wear green and bring festive decorations and party favors. There is no cost to attend this event; participants are responsible for purchasing their own food and beverages.

PLEASE NOTE: this event is not organized, sponsored, or sanctioned by the Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums. They merely join in this spontaneous outburst of spring revelry.  

If you drink, please drink responsibly and DON'T DRIVE. (for more information check out the official unofficial facebook page)