More than 150 young people are gathered in northern Michigan this week. They sing, dance and some play instruments. They come from all over the world – Russia, Vietnam, Germany and northern Michigan. They all join together for what’s called the Children of the World in Harmony International Choir and Dance Festival.

“Marlena” is a novel about two teenage girls and their short but intense friendship. Cat, the main character in the book has just moved to northern Michigan. She quickly latches on to her neighbor, Marlena, and acquires her habits and friend group.

Alan Ross worked with Ansel Adams for about 10 years. L ike Ansel, he’s known for his striking black and white photography. Alan says a lot of people know about Ansel – the photographer – but fewer know him as a person.

Al Anderson owns Betsie Bay Kayak . Since 1984, he’s been crafting boats made from wood and fiberglass. “There’s just something about a kayak,” Al says. “It’s like a magic carpet in a way.”

The "Oxford Junior Dictionary" is aimed at kids seven and up. It’s not meant to be a comprehensive book – that’s why it has a limited space for word entries. So, when the publishers added words like "analog," "broadband" and "chatroom" – other words like "ash," "beech" and "crocus" got the boot.

Cinemasports is an intense film event. Filmmakers have 10 hours to write, shoot and edit their films. Then the films are screened the same day. “The value for the 10-hour, three-minute film?” asks Bill Dungjen. “Pretty much my entire philosophy of entertainment, which is, ‘Go do something.’”

Rebecca Childs’ grandmother-in-law painted and sketched right up until her death last year. Her name was Evelyn Henry, and she was 99 years old. And Evelyn changed the way Rebecca thought about her own art. “You can’t have an excuse if a 99-year-old woman is sketching in her bed, you know, the last week of her life,” she says.

‘Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War,’ is the newest book by author Mary Roach. And in it's pages, she doesn’t talk about what you might think of when you hear the words “science” and “war.”

Jeff Kimpton is wrapping up his 14-year presidency at Interlochen Center for the Arts. Next week, he will retire and move to Minneapolis with his wife Julie.

Rebecca Reynolds and her husband, Jim Carpenter are filmmakers from Leland, Michigan. About two years ago, Rebecca had a conversation with a friend in Los Angeles. Together, they came up with the concept for a true crime and Hollywood show.