Women's tour hits Crystal
The Women's Winter Tour will be held this weekend at Crystal Mountain Resort, There's skiing, snowshoeing, chocolate, films and a dance (for both sexes). Go to www.womenswintertour.com and click on the link for the Crystal Mountain weekend.
Carve up the ice in Bellaire
An ice-carving contest with cash prizes will be held Feb. 1-6 in Bellaire. Registration forms are available from the Bellaire Chamber of Commerce, 533-6023.
Diversity concert at Opera House
"Building Bridges with Music" will be held at the City Opera House in Traverse City Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $10 and may be purchased either at the Opera House box office or at www.tcchamber.org.
TSO offers free concert for kids
The Traverse Symphony Orchestra presents a free concert featuring Singers of United Lands Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the City Opera House. Call 947-7120 or go to www.tso-online.org.
Last weekend for 'Cuckoo'
Tonight and Saturday are the final performances of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at the Old Town Playhouse. Tickets are $20. Call 947-2210.
Dance beyond the basics
The Bayside Travellers Dance Society hosts a beyond-the-basics dance from 1:30 to 4:30 Sunday at the Summit Grange Hall. For directions and more information, go to www.dancetc.com.
Soup and snow at Timber Ridge
"Soup-er Bowl, Women & Snow" is scheduled for Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Timber Ridge Resort in Traverse City. Call 947-2770.
Order a singing Valentine soon
The Grand Traverse Chorus of Sweet Adelines is selling Singing Valentines now through Valentine's Day. Call 357-3743 or go to www.grandtraversechorus.org.
Comics bring laughs to TC
Finalists from NBC's "Last Comic Standing" perform at the City Opera House tonight at 7 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. Call 941-8082 or go to www.cityoperahouse.org.
Hip-hop contest at The Terminal
Self Inflicted IX, a hip-hop dance contest, will be held at The Terminal (formerly Streeters) tonight beginning at 9; $5 gets you in. Call 932-1300.
Chamber music this Sunday
The Jeweled Sounds String Quartet Classics performs Sunday, 3 p.m., at Milliken Auditorium as part of Chamber Music North's series. Call 995-1553.
Learn to walk the Nordic way
A free Nordic Walking Clinic will be held Saturday beginning at noon at Studio on Main, 402 Main St., in Frankfort. Call 383-1885.
Keillor coming to Cheboygan
Tickets are on sale for an Aug. 1 performance of Garrison Keillor at Cheboygan's Opera House. Call 627-5841.
'Pre-VASA' event is for kids
A "pre-VASA" kids cross country ski event will be held at Reindeer Run Nordic Center in Empire Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. Call 334-3080.






