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and make that statement, but it’s been the last half hour included “the mayor’s slowly chipped away,” Brussel added. broader thought on political issues.” Clearing out When county and city public health “It was a good discussion,” Hannan officials cleared the park of portable said Monday night, before he received Occupy Lansing calls it a season heaters and a kitchen two weeks ago, the news that Occupy Lansing would and plans to clear Reutter Park, Brussel said, “That was the first moment disband entirely for the winter. “The vowing to be back in the spring. when we started questioning whether mayor is a strong supporter of the move- Mayor’s Office coordinates with or not this is possible.” ment.” Indeed, Hannan said, Bernero of the week protesters in last week. Another low point came recently “has been talking about the unholy alli- when the U.S. Senate passed Senate ance of Wall Street and Washington for Occupy Lansing is voluntarily call- Bill 1867, the National Defense years. I think the first time he threw ing it quits for the winter. Within a week, protesters plan to clear Reutter Park of tents and supplies, a spokesman said Tuesday. The decision was made Monday night at the downtown Capital Area District Library — across the street from Reutter Park — during the group’s General Assembly meeting. The decision goes beyond a deal reached last week with Mayor Virg Bernero that would have ended overnight camping. “The general consensus was that we are draining too many resources trying to keep camp open during the winter,” said Edge Brussel, who arrived at Property: 1050 N. College Rd., Mason Monday’s meeting shortly after the vote Owner: Bruce and Suzanne Caltrider to close it down. “While we thank the mayor and the city’s continual support, Taxpayer: Bruce and Suzanne Caltrider the plan is to reopen in the spring, with- Assessed: $245,300 drawing from the park in the winter to Andy Balaskovitz/City Pulse focus our efforts elsewhere.” Michigan may be considered Midwest but A view from above: Most of Occupy Lansing's encampment in Reutter Park is Brussel said the goal is to have the its New England heritage is evident in its already gone, with protestors promising to remove the rest by next week. park cleared by the middle of next architecture. There are amazing examples of week. On Occupy Lansing’s Facebook Authorization Act, Brussel said. that out was to Neil Cavuto on Fox residential and commercial architecture influ- page late Monday night, one member “Hearing the language of that feels like News in 2008.” enced by the east coast aesthetic, but what offered to keep tents and supplies in his it could be very directly used to squelch Hannan said for Occupy encamp- about barns. Bucolic cathedrals, barns, are basement until spring. “Emphasis on the Occupy movement. … We’re pas- ments in Michigan, “winter really made incredible structures with a strong aesthetic. keeping/cleaning re-useable items for sionate about this (issue) part of our it impractical to sustain outdoors.” He The Somerville Barn in Alaiedon Township Spring: tents, tarps, sleeping bags, etc. lives until we see reform in our coun- added that “Basically, out of our con- is an English style bank barn listed on the Arrangements still being worked out try.” cern for health and safety at the park, National Register of Historic Places. An on paying for porta-johns ($470 back Brussel called the decision to vacate (we wanted to see them) discontinue import from England during colonial times, payment). Porta-Johns being removed for the winter “a good step forward. We overnight camping.” the bank barn is most commonly found in soon,” minutes from the general assem- do have the advantage that the city is He added that the idea was presented New England. Bank barns are a walkout bly say. supportive of us.” to the occupiers, who then took it before style barn built into a hill, which is both Brussel said Occupy Lansing will the General Assembly on Saturday to practical and functional. It takes advantage continue “outreach to the commu- Brokering a deal be agreed upon, which it was. of a hilly site like the Caltrider farm at 1050 nity, education” throughout the winter Hannan said he’s not “ruling it out at N. College Road. before returning in the spring. Some of Supportive and compromising are this point” to allow protesters to camp Also known as the Caltrider Barn, the barn the first protesters arrived on Oct. 10. both ways to describe Bernero’s atti- overnight again in the spring. “I think and its owners have a deep heritage in the Unlike Occupy protests in New York tude toward Occupy Lansing. As the our relationship has been a model. Our Greater Lansing area. The barn is located on City, Oakland and Philadelphia, Occupy story goes, Bernero arranged a meeting Occupy Lansing people are very rea- a sesquicentennial farm — a working farm Lansing is voluntarily leaving, not being with three local occupiers — including sonable, responsible, practical.” for over 150 years. Many barns are being lost forced out by the police. Brussel said Brussel, Chris LaMere and a man with LaMere, who is 55 and has lived to neglect and demolition, but fourth gen- the weather was the deciding factor in the nickname “Bear” — to talk logistics. in Lansing for “30-some years,” said eration owners Bruce and Suzanne Caltrider leaving. It lasted roughly an hour-and-a-half on Bernero was concerned about “someone are slowly restoring their barn because they “We decided we’re exhausting our- Wednesday night in Bernero’s 9th floor freezing to death or a tent going up in cherish it for what it represents — a link of selves — that’s not our fight. We’re office in City Hall — two blocks north of a fire. He said that when he goes home time with family. not mad at Mother Nature. As much Reutter Park. at night, he drives by here and worries — Amanda Harrell-Seyburn as those willing to stay in the park are During that time, Bernero and his someone is going to die down here.” “Eye candy of the Week” is our weekly look at patriots, that willingness to sacrifice deputy chief of staff, Randy Hannan, LaMere agreed with Brussel that some of the nicer properties in Lansing. It rotates each their personal comfort is important had health concerns for those who some of the low points of the move- with Eyesore of the Week. If you have a suggestion, symbolically,” she said. wanted to camp overnight in the dead ment have been having heaters and the please e-mail [email protected] or call Nyssa Rabinowitz at 999-5064. “We were all jazzed and hopeful to of winter. Hannan said the first hour of live in the park (through the winter) the meeting was about “business” while See Occupy Page 7 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • December 7, 2011

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Knight went on to call a wholesale “would likely be debt incurred by the col- an e-mail. renovation of the pool “a major expen- lege, paid off over 15, 20 years,” but that it Comparatively, the Parkwood YMCA All in or diture.” A pool study done in 2008 and “would have a minimal impact on tuition facility in East Lansing sees 125 unique 2009 said it would cost about $4.5 mil- in any case.” swimmers a day, “more on weekends or lion to renovate everything from drains It’s unclear what the space would be when we schedule a birthday party,” Jon patchwork? and gutters to flooring and windows. Staff used for if the board votes to repurpose Sporer, program director at the Parkwood from LCC’s Physical Fitness and Wellness the facility. “Just like the idea about how YMCA, said in an e-mail. The number LCC Board of Trustees decision Department countered with a price tag much it would cost, there are many ideas grows by 50 to 75 during the summer, he on college’s pool looms; President less than $200,000 for necessary reno- about what you could do (if it wasn’t a added. Knight recommends “a substantial vations. In April, department personnel pool),” Knight said. Other pools in the area include four expenditure” to upgrade it or close it and administration officials sat down Supporters of the patchwork plan are public pools run by the city of Lansing (two and compromised on a $3.5 million proj- putting together a recommendation based of which are open only during summer), Lansing Community College President ect, to take place in two phases, but that on fundraising to help cover expenses, three YMCA facilities, three at Michigan Brent Knight wants to go all-in on the scales back some of the administration’s Koning said. State University that are closed to the college’s 35-year-old, six-lane pool. That earlier plans. A Livonia-based consultant Knight said he doesn’t support “closing public during fall and spring semesters is, he wants to spend about $5 million to has provided the estimates. the pool and boarding it up” in the mean- and at the Hannah Community Center in either completely revamp the facility or Knight’s recommendation is not a final time. He denied that closing the pool East Lansing, which is open to residents convert it to something else. decision — that falls with the Board of would be the first step of reorganizing and non-residents. Knight’s position on keeping or repur- Trustees. But supporters of the patchwork the entire Physical Fitness and Wellness Evelyn Pech, who works at Lansing’s posing the pool is in direct opposition to fixes fear Knight’s position could mean the Department. “For me, this is about the Southside Community Center, said about some LCC staff, faculty and other pool elimination of the pool and, subsequently, swimming pool. It’s nearing the end of its 100 people use the pool a week in winter supporters who suggest upgrades can be the school’s aquatics program. life.” months, while upward of 700 people use made in a patchwork fashion for a couple Linda Koning, chairwoman of the Knight said he will “hopefully” have his the city’s swimming facilities per day dur- hundred thousand dollars. Physical Fitness and Wellness Department, full recommendation ready for the Board ing the summer. (That includes the out- “The job of president for any college is supports a patchwork approach because of Trustees to vote on in January. Board door pools at Moores and Hunter parks. to think about the long-term issues and she said a full-scale renovation would Chairman Larry Meyer said the board has A fourth pool at the Beekman Center is long-term needs of the college,” Knight lead to canceled classes. There’s no way not reached a decision on the issue and used for classes only, Pech said.) Figures said last week in an interview. “And so I it could be completely renovated with- that it would be “inappropriate to com- from these other facilities could not be continue not to think well of a patchwork out interfering with aquatics courses, she ment” at this point. obtained. (fix) because all I’m doing then — as they said. Knight said “an important statistic in “We understand that the pool is 35 often say — is kicking the can down the “We believe the pool is functioning the whole conversation” is how much the years old and does need to be renovated. road. I don’t think well of that in general. safely,” she said. “We would really hate to pool is actually used. We also know that the pool is viable for … I’m not inclined to do a get-by type of see our classes not happening.” Pool staff report that about 478 swim- many years,” Koning said. “To shut it fix.” Knight said a complete renovation mers use the pool each week, Ellen Jones, down I think would be unfortunate.” director of public affairs for LCC, said in — Andy Balaskovitz

“I could have just arrested people. I have PUBLIC NOTICES Occupy every right to do that. But for him to come The Ingham County Housing Commission, on behalf of the Ingham County Land Bank is accepting and talk to us was a beautiful example, proposals for the Identification and Marking of Hazardous Materials, including, but not limited to, asbestos, mercury and various containerized material, located at various sites listed in the from page 5 and sets an example for the rest of the Bid Packet# NSP2 11-006, which can be obtained at the Ingham County Land Bank NSP2 office country.” located at 600 W. Maple Street, Lansing, Michigan 48906 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 The meeting left an impression on pm Monday through Friday or at the website: www.inghamlandbank.org, refer to “NSP2 11-006”. Proposals will be due at the NSP2 office before 11:30 am on December 21, 2011. The Bid Opening LaMere. will be December 21 at 11:31 am. The Ingham County Land Bank is an Equal Employment “It was very cool,” she said. “He was Opportunity Employer. Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses are encouraged to apply. really great, totally supportive. He kind of The Ingham County Housing Commission, on behalf of the Ingham County Land Bank is accepting took off his mayor’s hat, was a person, you proposals for the Removal and Disposal of Hazardous Materials, including but not limited to know?” asbestos, mercury and various containerized material, at sites listed in the Bid Packet# NSP2 — Andy Balaskovitz 11-004-01, which can be obtained online at www.inghamlandbank.org or at the Ingham County Land Bank NSP2 office, located at 600 W. Maple Street, Lansing, Michigan 48906 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. Bid Packets will be available after December 7, 2011. Proposals are due at the NSP2 offices before 11:00 am on December 21, 2011. The Bid Opening will be December 21, 2011 at 11:01 am. The Ingham County Land Bank is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses are encouraged to apply.

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Z-5-2011, 301 W. Lenawee Street & 526 Townsend Street Rezoning from “D-1” Professional Office District to “G-1” Business District

Andy Balaskovitz/City Pulse The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 9, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in The northeast entrance of Reutter Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI, to consider Z-5-2011. This is a request by Dan Essa to rezone the properties at 301 W. Lenawee Street & 526 Park, Tuesday. Townsend Street, legally described as: kitchen removed and “internal conflicts.” LOTS 1 THRU 4, LOTS 9 THRU 12 & E 7 R LOT 5 & W 3 R OF N 3 R LOT 5; BLOCK 147, But, she thinks Occupy Lansing has been ORIGINAL PLAT successful in localizing a global movement. from “D-1” Professional Office District to “G-1” Business District. The purpose of the rezoning is Brussel said Bernero spoke “very genu- to permit the redevelopment of the subject properties for a mixed use building consisting of 244 residential units and first floor commercial uses. inely. We went into the meeting wanting very much to keep our overnight presence For more information about this case, phone City Council Offices on City business days, Monday and stay in the park. On both sides, com- through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 483-4177. If you are interested in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted between 8 promises were made. The mayor wants to a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., Monday, Monday, January 9, 2012, support our movement, we want to sup- at the City Council Offices, Tenth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 1696. port our mayor.” Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk Brussel said Bernero told the group, 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • December 7, 2011

PUBLIC NOTICES Time to occupy someplace else NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS Occupy Lansing ment that represents "all of the people" by December 7, 2011 has rolled up the resting your existence on a special exemp- City of Lansing, Michigan sleeping bags. They've tion that only helps those advocating your vowed to sleep some- political beliefs. 124 W. Michigan Avenue where other than Occupy has successfully raised the Lansing, MI 48933 frigid Reutter Park specter of homelessness —Exhibit A of this winter so nobody corporations putting profits over people. (517) 483-4063, Doris M. Witherspoon, Environmental Specialist freezes to death. The subject is particularly relevant since On or about December 16, 2011 the City of Lansing will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Hopefully, their mes- our Supreme Court ruled that a corpo- Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration sage won't meet the rate computer system, as opposed to a Grant Program, authorized by Sec. 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Public Law 102-550, and same fate. live human being, can boot families from funding was approved and provided through the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law And, yet, as another day passes on their homes. 112-10), for the following multi-year program/project: the drip, drip dismantling of the Occupy But is being the annoying uncle who Lead Safe Lansing, for the purpose of addressing education and prevention of lead exposure and poisoning by eliminating lead paint hazards in 124 housing units of which 99 are rental and camp, that is what's at risk. The extend- overstays his welcome an effective home- 25 owner occupied. Assistance is targeted to units occupied by low and moderate income families ed sleepovers have captured the public's lessness message? Is turning one of the in the City of Lansing. The project will also provide employment opportunities, outreach and attention, but now what? few pieces of downtown public green education of the public regarding this health issue. The City of Lansing plans to collaborate with several community organizations to address and eliminate the lead hazard paint issues in the What does Occupy want to tell us? spaces into a campground the city's Lansing community. Activities will include working with neighborhood organizations to promote the Does getting us off the teat of Wall Street, answer? That's not sanitary. Even the program and provide information to the community; partnering with organizations to provide trained ginormous banks and the 1 percent mean DNR's rustic campsites have a pit toilet, workforce to assess and eliminate lead hazards in housing units by utilizing safe work practices, provide landlord referrals to the programs for elimination of lead paint hazards, provide specific walking away from our mortgage and liv- running water and a fire pit. lead remediation trainings and identifying housing units containing lead, provide low-interest loans ing in a tent? Money under the mattress? That is why Occupy movements available to qualified homeowners and landlords for lead paint related repairs. All of the proposed A return to a barter system? across the state and the country are mov- projects will include work outside of the flood plain as well as distances away from any explosive or flammable substance control and airport zones, The City of Lansing is requesting the release of Should government be keeping fami- ing away from overnight stays. It's not $1,728,605.00, matching funds of $1,058,995.00 for the performance period of November 1, lies in their homes? Or is working around because they're not tough enough to stick 2011 - October 31, 2014. the traditional political system in order? it through 10-degree nights. It's because The proposed hazard control activities to be funded under this/these program(s) is/are categorically I know. The whole charm of "Occupy" indefinitely stinking up an entire block excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act requirements, but subject to compliance with is its nebulousness. It has no leader and is bound to turn public opinion against some of the environmental laws and authorities listed at § 58.5 of 24 CFR Part 58. In accordance no stable message outside of lambasting you. with §58.15, a tiered review process has been structured, whereby some environmental laws and authorities have been reviewed and studied for the intended target area(s) listed above. Other corporate creed and its incestuous rela- If the Occupy people think Virg is applicable environmental laws and authorities will be complied with, when individual projects are tionship with politicians. going to risk his re-election or his politi- ripe for review. Specifically, the target area(s) has/have been studied and compliance with the But at some point, Occupy needs to cal future by turning Reutter Park into following laws and authorities have been established in this Tier 1 review: Floodplain Management, Coastal Barriers Resource Act, and Coastal Zone Management Act. In the Tiered 2 review, mature, enter a next phase, avoid van- Occupy Park, they will be sadly disap- compliance with the following environmental laws and authorities will take place for proposed ishing like the sign-holding man off the pointed. projects funded under the program(s) listed above: Historic Preservation, National Flood Insurance freeway. Reducing their Reutter Park res- The movement went in the wrong Program requirements, Explosive & Flammable Operations, toxics/hazardous materials. Should individual aggregate projects exceed the threshold for categorical exclusion detailed at §58.35(a), idency to part-time status until the snow direction last week by holding an off- an Environmental Assessment will be completed and a separate Finding of No Significant Impact melts doesn't get the movement there. the-record meeting in the Lansing pub- and Request for Release of Funds published. Copies of the compliance documentation worksheets It's almost guaranteed to turn public lic library. These folks need to decide are available at the address below. opinion against them. what this is going to be — an exclusive An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this It's because standing in same loca- club making decisions behind closed project, and more fully describes the tiered review process cited above, is on file at City of Lansing tion with the same "99 percent" sign and tent flaps or a true representation of the Department of Planning and Neighborhood Development, 316 N. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI the same tents poking through the same people where all are welcome, including 48933 and may be examined or copied M-Th 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. swath of public property raises the ques- the press. PUBLIC COMMENTS tion of who the 1 percent might be. The group shared some quality going- Can my neighbors and I throw up forward ideas last week — canvassing Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the City of Lansing Department of Planning and Neighborhood Development, 316 N. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI our tents on a public park of our choos- neighborhoods, circulating petitions. 48933. All comments received by December 15, 2011 will be considered by City of Lansing prior ing indefinitely? Will we get our fees be Moving to different public greenspaces to authorizing submission of a Request for Release of Funds and Environmental Certification to waived? Porta-johns and garbage buckets so a different universe of drivers can see HUD. dropped off? their tents is a great idea. Even the 99 RELEASE OF FUNDS Or do we need to be pumping a politi- percent vs. 1 percent volleyball game is a cal message that Virg Bernero or some creative gimmick that'll draw attention. The City of Lansing certifies to HUD that Virg Bernero in his/her official capacity as Mayor, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce other local leader empathizes with? A Also, let's educate. What steps can we responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have message he or she sees getting them take? The rest of us don't like the fact been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and political pop. that 1 percent of our population controls related laws and authorities, and allows the City of Lansing to utilize federal funds and implement the Program. Overextending Bernero's hospitality 42 percent of the country's wealth. What raises valid questions over whether the are their suggestions? Being out front on OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS Occupy movement is benefiting from the these issues makes "Occupy" a de facto HUD will consider objections to its release of funds and the City of Lansing certification for a same type of political coziness that it is leader. Without guidance, the 99 percent period of fifteen days following either the anticipated submission date (cited above) or HUD’s actual alleging at the root of the 99 percent's won't change their money-management receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if the objections are on one of the following bases: downfall. or voting habits. (a) that the Certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Lansing ; (b) the City of Lansing has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD Who now becomes the politically well Whatever their advice, my advice is regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the City of Lansing has committed funds or incurred costs not connected? That open-ended permits this: Occupy needs to finish its Reutter authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; (d) another Federal are issued? That the rules don't apply to Park chapter so it can control how its agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and them? book ends. Staying on the same path submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58), and may be addressed Sure, there's a difference between Fat means the endgame will be scripted by to HUD as follows: Karen M. Griego, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Program Cat CEO getting special kazillion-dollar someone else, likely with a cop's boot in Environmental Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 611 West 6th Street, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Potential objectors may contact HUD directly to bailout love from Congress and Joe The their behind. verify the actual last day of the objection/comment period. Squatter not getting tossed into the street (Kyle Melinn is the editor of the MIRS for popping a tent, but the concept is the Newsletter. He can be reached at melinn@ City of Lansing/ Virg Bernero, Mayor same. You can't advocate for a govern- lansingcitypulse.) City Pulse • December 7, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9 ‘She goes for it every day’ Selma Hollander’s life in the arts is still in full swing

By LAWRENCE COSENTINO Selma Hollander, Lansing’s indefatigable alpha patron of the arts, talked with a friend recently about the prospect of an afterlife. The idea appealed to her friend, who may have been angling for a better husband and a bigger house next time around, but not to Hollander. “What I fear is being reincarnated, because life can never be better than it is now,” Hollander said. Do yourself a favor. Go to almost any concert, art show, lecture or play in greater Jeff Hammer/City Pulse Lansing and look for the stunning 94-year- old lady with the red lipstick and red beret. “Who cares about a number?” says indefatigable 94-year-old Selma Hollander. “I want everyone to know how old I am. I celebrate my Start a conversation. When it’s over, care- life.” She's been supporting the arts in Lansing since she and her late husband, Stanley, moved to town 53 years ago. fully determine what fraction of Selma Hollander you can realistically aspire to and Professor Stanley Hollander, the couple social, philanthropic and cultural doings “everything has a consequence.” go for it. embarked on a half-century-long rampage that would exhaust people one-quarter her “It sounds like crap but it’s not crap at Just remember that only Selma Hollander through the city’s cultural life, attending age. She works out at the MAC regularly, all,” she argued with an imaginary skeptic. “I can be Selma Hollander in full. nearly every significant concert, play, art where she sometimes strikes up conversa- believe in that stuff. You just can’t go around “Who cares about a number?” she show and lecture. tions with visiting twentysomething danc- hurting people. It’s going to come back and shrugged. “I want everyone to know how Along the way, they gave generously to ers from “The Lion King,” or some other hurt you.” old I am. I celebrate my life.” dozens of arts organizations, including the production she’s just seen. When Selma Hollander moved to Lansing Symphony, the Wharton Center, “Whatever the opposite of depressed is, Hell’s bells East Lansing in 1958 with her late hus- the MSU College of Music, theaters, librar- that’s Selma,” Rush said. “She goes for it Recently, Hollander started going band, Michigan State University business ies, galleries and individual artists. every day.” through stacks of old papers and memora- “The two of them couldn’t do enough for She lives alone in her Okemos apart- bilia, hoping to save her executors the time their college and their community,” Anne ment, but she doesn’t lack for companion- and trouble. Henrickson, a longtime friend, said. “He ship. Friends, acquaintances and admirers Her spacious main room is graced with was the most wonderful man, and they were swirl around her in concentric orbits. Every her own patterned fabric art, Delft porcelain so in love.” impending cultural event brings multiple and shelves of travel and art books. Michael Brand, executive director of the calls offering a ride. (She drives, but only She straightened the place for City Pulse’s Wharton Center, called Selma Hollander a during the day.) reporter and photographer, but she made it “role model for people in the arts.” “I never say no to anything,” she said. clear that housework isn’t her style. She is She’s still a big player in the arts scene, “Don’t ever invite me, just to be nice, think- not “into equipment,” either, so she doesn’t and not just to bankroll the umpteenth per- ing I’ll say no, because I won’t.” own a dishwasher. Her garbage disposal formance of Mozart. She doesn’t smoke, but if she were to pick was recently taken out because it was get- Michael Rush, the founding director of up a cigarette, several people would prob- ting moldy from disuse. MSU’s new Eli and Edythe Broad art muse- ably materialize at her side with lit matches. After all, if the house were in order, she um, came to East Lansing last year with the She doesn’t have to depend on the kindness explained with a grin, she would have to daunting mission of selling cutting-edge art of strangers, because nobody is a stranger entertain. “My dishes aren’t clean. You’ll and architecture in the heart of Michigan. to her. never eat in my house. Simple as that.” He quickly discovered an invaluable ally, a “I get invited to everything,” she said. Her archival stuff is in the front room, kindred spirit and a personal hero. “That’s it, that’s my life.” forbidden to visitors. The gift shop/café at the Broad Museum “Everybody knows Selma,” Rush said. Last week, she “attacked” a chair piled will be named after The Hollanders, as will “I could never have this life on my own,” with papers three feet deep and found a the first lecture series in the new muse- Hollander said. “I had my parents, then transcript from one of the few difficult peri- um, endowed by a “generous” gift from Stanley. Now the university is my family.” ods in her life — three grinding years and 68 Hollander. She spends her rare down time writing credits earned at New York University in the Courtesy photo “What a remarkable person, to not only what other people would pretentiously call a mid-1930s, at the height of the Depression, Hollander’s fashion sense was inspired by enjoy life, but contribute to the sources of diary or a journal, but she dismisses as “my at $10.50 a credit hour. her mother, who made clothes and hats. that enjoyment,” Rush said. “In the art world notes.” “Economics, sociology, government — it When young Selma first began bringing and the nonprofit world, we’re so utterly “It’s my feelings, my thoughts, my phi- went on and on, plus stenography, typing, home sizable paychecks from her job in dependent on people like her.” losophy, my this, my that,” she said. bookkeeping,” she said. “There wasn’t a sin- the post office, her mother advised her. Stanley Hollander died in 2004, but In her life and in her “notes,” she sticks to "Put it on your back.” Selma carries on with a daily round of basics. She recently jotted down the words See Selma, Page 10 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • December 7, 2011

designing and things like that, but not being multi-skilled athlete of the 1930s. was thrown into a threesome with two men. Selma an artist,” she said. Last week, in another stack of papers, One was a young professor and specialist in In her late teens, she found pay dirt at Hollander found the stub of a check for marketing at University of Pennsylvania’s from page 9 the Post Office, acing the entrance exam $1,000 from the postal service — her unused business-focused Wharton School named and starting as a clerk, boxing mail at night, sick leave. She’s still astoundingly healthy. Stanley Hollander. Stanley was at Camp gle elective. I couldn’t bear it.” to her parents’ disapproval. Two years later, Hollander’s sartorial slam, powered Tamiment by chance — his first-choice hotel Hollander was born in Brooklyn on June she got a plum secretarial position and was largely by splashes of red and killer accesso- in New York had a fire that week. 18, 1917, into a middle-class family. Her earning as much as her father. She stayed ries, came naturally. “My mother wanted me That night, back at the camp, another father was a postal carrier. with the Post Office 17 years. to dress beautifully. She made all these hats man kept asking Selma to dance. “I didn’t When she graduated from Thomas “Three weeks’ vacation, 13 days’ sick leave for me. I always had a hat for everything.” like this guy,” she recalled. “I couldn’t get rid Jefferson High School in her late teens, — and I was never sick," she said. The years In Hollander’s junior year of high school, of him. I thought, ‘Hell’s bells, I’m not going most of her female friends were hunting for at NYU weren’t wasted after all. her mother laboriously crafted a dress for to stay here all night.’” (“Hell’s bells” is her husbands. She aimed for independence, but Right away, she bought a car and took up weeks, only to throw it away, deeming it unfit, favorite expletive.) it wasn’t easy. She quit NYU after her junior golf. and buy her daughter something better. Fed up with the scene, she started to walk year. Years later, when Stanley Hollander “For tennis, you had to have a partner, Now, with her Post Office gig, Selma out, with the intention of making it her last became ill, he would worry that Selma and the girls I knew were all looking to get could buy her own clothes. trip to Tamiment. couldn’t “count zeros.” married. I don’t know what they were look- “I was earning a man’s salary, giving But Stanley stood near the door. He “I can count zeros, but I have to think ing for,” she said, eyes rolling upward. “They nothing at home. Come on!” she shouted, turned her around, asked her to dance and about it,” she would tell him. put curlers in their hair.” as if she still couldn’t believe it. “My mother invited her for a drink. Stylishness was more her style. Her Instead of curlers, Hollander bought a said, ‘Put it on your back.’” “Of course, nobody can get away from me mother, a milliner, made beautiful clothes set of Babe Didrikson golf clubs and let her When it came to men, she was proud, shy when I start talking,” she said. for herself and her daughter. inner Babe out — athletic, poised, indepen- and picky. “I used to dream of sewing clothes and dent, like the groundbreaking golfer and “I guess I wanted to marry up,” she ‘Where my life really started’ shrugged. “My sister said, ‘The guy wasn’t The next morning at breakfast, Stanley born. She’ll never get married.’” was seen heading purposefully toward The prediction was put to the test when Hollander’s usual solitary cafeteria seat at she started going to Camp Tamiment, a breakfast. summer resort in upstate New York popu- “Here he comes,” murmured several lar among middle-class Jewish workers. “A voices. Camp visitors noticed the couple’s boy-meets-girl place,” she described it dis- chemistry the night before and expected a missively. follow-up. At the camp, Hollander was more inter- He asked for Hollander’s phone number, ested in golf than men, but she ended up but didn’t get it. with a package deal. One Saturday after- noon during Rosh Hashanah of 1956, she See Selma, Page 11

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Stanley’s last visit included a trip to $25,000,” Henrickson said. two complete cycles of Beethoven string Selma Manhattan’s jewelry district to fit Selma When the expansion plan ballooned into quartets with the Juilliard Quartet, with the out with a diamond ring. The couple mar- a new museum, designed by cutting-edge Hollanders in mind. from page 10 ried Dec. 16, 1956, and went to Bermuda on architect Zaha Hadid, Hollander was skep- Hollander doesn’t expound much on their honeymoon. tical at first, but a recent tour of the building her musical taste. She grew up listening “I didn’t fall in love at first sight,” she They came to East Lansing in 1958, helped change her mind. to Metropolitan Opera broadcasts com- recalled, with a shrug. “Sorry, but he did — I when Stanley came to MSU’s Marketing “It’s fantastic,” she said. “I’m just sorry ing through the floorboards of her parents’ didn’t.” Department as an associate professor. I’m not going to be around for a long time, house from a radio owned by an upstairs Later that week, the doorbell rang at the Some people felt he should have held out because I would enjoy the art very much.” boarder. She danced to swing records played two-story Brooklyn flat where Hollander for a full professorship, but he was eager to “She’ll be around to see what the muse- on a Victrola. and her parents were living upstairs. make the move. um blossoms into,” Rush countered. “I don’t “I continue to support the music school, “Flowers for Selma Jacobs,” someone “Apparently, he wanted to get away from see her going too far too soon.” so many endowments and whatever, and shouted. his mother,” Hollander said. Although Hollander was a frequent neither of us could read a note,” she said. Hollander thought the flowers must be The Hollanders quickly became fixtures donor to Kresge and a docent there for 15 “It’s ridiculous.” for her sick cousin, who lived next door. of the Lansing area’s cultural scene. years, she doesn’t sympathize with Kresge She could paper a house with the pro- Stanley left his phone number on the “This is where my life really started,” she donors who are upset about the transition grams from all the concerts and plays she’s card, but responding to male attentions declared. “I was working before, I had mon- to Broad. been to, but she doesn’t like to read them or wasn’t Selma’s favorite game. ey, but I didn’t have friends. I made a world “Some of them even want their gifts be told what to think. “Look, I worked in the post office. You for myself here.” back,” she said. “They give a gift for a write- “I just don’t bother,” she said. “Beethoven’s can imagine how many guys were there. I’d They traveled to Europe and soaked up off, then they want it back. A gift is a gift.” Sixth, Fifth, Ninth — I just go and I enjoy find so many boxes of candy on my desk, every exhausting minute of the Chautauqua It’s no secret that art patrons often fund the evening, or I don’t enjoy it. But most of you know what I mean.” Music Festival in New York. During a stay public art and music for private reasons. the time it’s good.” But Stanley put her on the spot with the in London, Selma learned lacemaking, yarn “I found out very soon that (some of “I rarely heard Selma say she was disap- flowers. spinning and ceramics. One summer, Stanley them) mostly wanted to have the artists pointed in anything,” Beachler said. “I thought, he did send me something, I did research at the United Nations while in their homes to entertain their friends,” To be sure, there are things she doesn’t guess I’m supposed to thank him.” Selma enrolled in Rutgers University. They Kenneth Beachler said. like — almost anything by Bela Bartok, for She called, and they went to a ballet the avoided high Manhattan rent by living in Beachler, director of the Wharton Center example. She’s not into art songs, either. (“I next night (A light, fanciful ballet by Delibes, Selma’s dorm room as student and spouse. from 1982 to 1992, has a favorite patron- just don’t like that sound.”) “Coppellia,” with a wedding scene.) Most important, they treated their new poser story. When operatic soprano Martina She found 27-year Lansing Symphony “I can’t figure it out,” she mused. “He home town as if it were Chautauqua or Arroyo showed up at a party at a local donor maestro Gustav Meier pompous and high- knew I didn’t have a college degree. I can London, absorbing the local culture to the couple’s home after a Wharton Center recit- handed. never understand — I don’t know what he fullest and pushing the envelope where it al, the clueless wife walked up to Arroyo and “He thought he was God,” she said, with was looking for, seriously. That always puz- fell short. asked, “What do you do, my dear?” another eye-roll. “That’s the one thing zled me.” “The university is here,” she said. “How “She hadn’t been to the recital,” Beachler about that man I couldn’t take, but I still Stanley proposed to Selma about a do you have a university here and not take said, cackling with scorn. “The Hollanders went to the symphony for the music.” (She’s month after they met. She found the whole advantage?” were the opposite of that.” an unqualified fan of the present maestro, idea “incredible.” To her surprise, Hollander started tak- The Hollanders’ checkbook followed Timothy Muffitt.) “What if the marriage didn’t work? I’d be ing art classes at MSU and ended up with their hearts and minds. In their most active Several years ago, Hollander went to giving up my security. I’d be out of luck.” a bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She heyday, they went to almost every Wharton MSU’s “Home for the Holidays” concert and But Stanley was urbane, intellectually taught weaving and fabric design at MSU production. As the audience cleared and the was “disgusted.” voracious and doggedly in pursuit of his in between cultural binges. scenery was hauled off, they sat in the front “Everything was so Christian, with Jesus, passions — Selma foremost. “Whoever thought I would be teaching row, chatting. “They processed everything Jesus. It was so boring, I’m sorry.” She didn’t “He was the last Renaissance man,” she at the university?” she marveled. “Whoever they saw and heard,” Beachler said. complain about it, but somebody must have, said. “He was brilliant as a scholar and had thought I would get married? It must have Hollander still takes her time getting out because “a year after that, there was hardly the most incredible sense of humor. He had all been chosen for me.” of a theater, unless her ride has an itch to go. any of the real Jesus stuff,” she said with everything.” At the Wharton Center, she chills in the relief. She plans, without dread, to attend this A brief autumn of weekend visits broke 'Creepy little purse' Green Room. year’s “Home for the Holidays” Saturday. down her resistance. Tales of timely intervention from Stanley “I sit there and wave to people, talk to Last Saturday, she went to a holiday con- “It was dinner in the best hotels,” she and Selma Hollander, or Selma solo, are people. Everyone rushes to get out. I don’t cert at Charlotte’s Performing Arts Center said. “He always got me a gift from the uni- legion in Lansing’s art community. In 2004, get it. I just hang out.” with some friends, but reluctantly. “It’s going versity bookstore or the museum.” Hollander’s friend Anne Henrickson and Whenever possible, the Hollanders to be real Christmas-y, but so be it,” she said former Kresge Art Museum director Susan stretched their tastes. When the Wharton on Thursday. “I’ll survive it.” Bandes were desperate for a major donor to Center hosted the Kathakali Dance Theater The concert was part of her usual help launch the cramped museum’s planned of India, Beachler sat with Dolores Wharton, 10-hour Saturday arts regimen, beginning expansion. watching the Hollanders take in a long pro- with a Metropolitan Opera high-definition They took Hollander out for dinner and gram that had a “tendency to drone on,” in simulcast at Celebration Cinema, dinner told her how hard it was to raise money for Beachler’s description. with friends and whichever local concert the arts in a sports town. One large donation, “When the second half began, almost looks most promising in the evening. she told Hollander, everybody had drifted away, but Stanley and Monday, Hollander reported that the would open the pos- Selma were sitting there, rapt,” Beachler said. concert in Charlotte surpassed her expecta- sibility of matching It soon got to the point that Beachler and tions. To her surprise, Beachler was master funds and get the his Wharton Center colleagues would keep the of ceremonies. ball rolling. Hollanders in mind when planning a season. “Have you ever heard him sing?” she Henrickson had “I would think of them: There should be asked. “It was great. Some Christmas song already gone to doz- something for the Hollanders, something or whatever.” Courtesy photo ens of big potential that’s going to stretch,” Beachler said. At the Charlotte concert, a woman who Above, Hollander in paint- donors to little ben- In 1991, Beachler started “New had been a Hospice caretaker for Stanley spattered jeans in the efit. Traditions,” a series of contemporary music spotted Selma and said hello. midst of a project and, “She pulled a concerts at the Wharton Center featur- “Can you believe it?” Hollander said. “I right, graduating from high little checkbook out ing the Kronos Quartet and other on-the- haven’t seen her for seven years.” school in 1935. She spent of this creepy little fringe performers, naming the series after She even participated in the singalong. three years at New York purse she had and the Hollanders. Later in the 1990s, Beachler “Well, everybody else was singing,” she said. University in the mid-1930s wrote us a check for started a chamber music series, including “I’m not going to sit there with a poker face.” 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • December 7, 2011

Arts& Culture art • books • film • music • theater Giving it his best shot at Spiral One Saturday night. No shirt. Plenty of 'liquid dynamite.' Lots of money.

Editor's note: A few weeks ago, Geoph large amounts somehow ended writing about it. It Espen spent a memorable Saturday eve- up on me — and strutted out was her birthday and ning selling shots at Spiral Dance Bar in of that freezer like the best of she was smashed. She Old Town. This is what he experienced. them. wanted to buy shots My first trip out to the floor with kisses. There were By GEOPH ESPEN left me staring around doe-eyed. those who called me I haven’t opened the envelope yet. I haven’t Then I realized I still had my shirt over: “Hey, shot boy!” done the calculations. Thinking about its con- on. Going back behind the bar, They didn’t buy any tents, it's almost sexual. I was a shot boy no shots sold, I tore my white shots but they bought tonight at Spiral, Lansing's local gay club. That dress shirt off and left my chest my heart by being envelope is filled with a lot of cash. bare of everything except my such fun, kindhearted I was told to arrive between 10:30 and black satin tie (the hair having people. 11 p.m. I got lost walking there. My plan was been painstakingly removed ear- Before the night Courtesy Photo totally calculated: I was gonna strut around lier in the day). ended I couldn’t help Barback Drew (Dominique Scott) dreams and own that place. Then I got a plastic tray, Strutting with a new glam- exchanging some con- Photo by Jeff Hammer of stardom in "Rock of Ages." a handful of vials and $10 in a cup thrust into our ,I turned the corner and — tact info. Not all the my hands. what do you know? Customers! Geoph Espen offers a few vials staff felt the same "Don't take your eyes off this money and Girls and guys. Spiral just filled up of "liquid dynamite" to Spiral about numbers. I’d dis- get your vials back" would be my only direc- with beautiful people: Thus is the Dance Bar customers. cover this while over- The gospel tions for the night. effect of carrying a tray of alco- hearing the conversa- But I took it all in stride and was escorted hol while displaying a well-toned body. tions of Spiral’s bartenders, a collection of gor- according to by a very busy bartender into a well-stocked Money starts flowing and my heart starts geous males in varying amounts of clothing. freezer of fruity shots I’d later introduce to my racing. Time flew, and It was last call for alcohol. I Whitesnake audience as “liquid Spiral has a fireplace patio, and I’m out- wanted to give everyone at Spiral that night Photo by Jeff Hammer dynamite.” side in the night air, hooking up three girls with a giant hug. 'Rock of Ages' revisits While selling shots Turns out I was not three shots. My third order was, “Put your clothes on and the heyday of hair-rock at Spiral Dance Bar, only going to just be What's in them? "Pixie dust! ... I don't know situate your money." I did this in a white-tiled Espen decided to selling shots, I'd be — they're frickin’ shots!" bathroom in the back. Cash was spilling onto By JAMES SANFORD get undressed for pouring them myself, As the trays escalated in frequency, the the floor when I dumped out that manila enve- If you can name three big hits from success. It worked. too. I filled those pile of cash sticking out of my pants started lope. I counted denominations, quantities and Foreigner’s “4” album, or if you can recite vials to the growing. I asked my manager, Liz, what to do amounts. from memory all the “dramatic” dialogue top — with all this money, and she says, “Come here.” After I stashed all my money, nearly in a from Pat Benatar’s “Love is a Battlefield” Throws a manila envelope in my hand and stupor, I was told to “go collect all the glasses video, the Wharton Center has the show shows me a secret hiding place. from the table, then take this rag and wipe for you. Around 1 a.m. I knew it was time to raise down the counters — there’s a squirt bottle “Rock of Ages,” 'Rock of Ages' the bar, and I had quite the surprise in in the back.” written by Hastings Wharton Center store for the beautiful Spiralites in With the fire of cash and an amazing club native Chris 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, Wednesday, Dec. attendance. In that cold alcohol freez- experience at my back I wiped down those D'Arienzo, salutes the 14 and Thursday, Dec. er I stripped down to my underwear. tables like a madman. Making those stainless golden age of what was 15; 8 p.m. Dec. 16; 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 17; 1 I had spent the morning gluing little steel tables shine hearkened back to my days once known as “hair and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18 sequence stars on it, and the real mag- in Marine Corps boot camp. rock.” Throughout Wharton Center ic was the battery-operated Christmas A giant orgy of club cleaning ensued, and the 1980s, bands $30-$67 tree lights wrapped around my waist, it’s now 4 a.m. and I’m writing. with names like (800) WHARTON something I later would tell people We moved chairs, swept floors, searched Whitesnake, White www.whartoncenter.com “fell from the moon.” parking lots for bottles, mopped and escorted Lion and Great White I was Geoph, and I was in my ele- lushes outside. Not ready to end their night, churned out thunder- ment. patrons partied outside the doors, cigarettes ing, radio-friendly anthems and strutted The night began to wind down in hand and drama in tongue. I opened the their stuff on MTV, where they often dis- and the true personalities of my doors and shouted, “You are all so beautiful!” played magnificently teased and moussed friends emerged. Yes, a wonderfully gay man The refuse of Spiral’s Saturday night included coiffures. It was that brief shining moment put his hands down my underwear, but he was everything from broken glass to an abandoned when backbeat and back-combing were having the time of his life, offering me a sock. My pink-glittered fingertips never looked inseparable. lot of tips, and buying shots for every- more glamorous than when they were gripping Like a “Mamma Mia” for the head- one. a broom handle. banger set,“Rock” weaves a story that I danced away with the most mod- I had an amazing night and that was so strings together more than two dozen elesque, gorgeous European girl, her worth it. I haven't opened the manila envelope chart-toppers from Night Ranger (“Sister accent made thicker by her drunken- yet. 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next spring: “Checking the organization.” “Arsenic and Old Lace” in October, also at Starting Out,” an original script Sump served as a the Hannah Community Center. “There by Sarah Hauck (March consultant late last year was not much a turnout,” Sump said. over again — 15-25), and “Vino Veritas,” while Metzger assembled “From what I understand, they were able a black comedy by David a nine-member steering to break even, but as far as numbers and again McGregor that had its committee charged with people in the seats they could have done world premiere at Purple “putting together what much better at the box office.” Tony Sump returns Rose Theatre in 2008 the next step would be,” The cost of renting out the community as board president of (April 12-20). Sump said. “I had been center also cut into profits; “Checking Out” As for the steampunk driving home that we and “Vino Veritas” are scheduled to play at Lansing Civic Players “Richard III,” Sump said, needed at least two sea- the Curry Street Theatre in Lansing, a for- “Oralya is still writing it. sons to remain dark, to mer community and senior center LCP is By JAMES SANFORD I heard there was a lot of sell the building, find a leasing from the city. The billboard outside the firehouse that community backlash about new home for costume As for the firehouse location on is home to the Lansing Civic Players' offic- the concept of that play, shop, then relaunch the Michigan Avenue, which was being eyed es is still touting “A Family Christmas” and but it was pretty amazing. organization with a new by an undisclosed buyer earlier this year, “Richard III: A Steampunk Musical.” When I heard they can- volunteer base.” Sump said it is back on the market, with But don’t bother making reservations: celed it, I was pretty disap- During Sump’s pre- an asking price of $329,000. Neither show will be produced, at least not pointed. She’s a wonderful Photo by George Kobreek vious term as board With a little time before “Checking Out” this season. writer and I hope she fin- "We’re going back to the president, LCP concen- goes into production, Sump said LCP will They are the latest in a series of LCP ishes it someday so we can fundamentals of why we’re here trated on what was called be “focusing on getting support and volun- cancellations (including “Who’s Afraid of see it performed.” and why we’re doing theater," Lansing Civic Players teers,” including technical help from Web- Virginia Woolf,” “Misery,” “Mrs. Warren’s (Garza declined to be says Lansing Civic Players Underground, a series of savvy people who can update the LCP Profession,” “A Shot in the Dark” and interviewed for this story, board President Tony Sump. modestly budgeted pro- website on a timely basis. Associations “North Star, May I Help You?: Santa’s Call but said in a message that ductions that Sump said with other area theaters are also being Center”) that have raised questions about she wanted “to give Tony every opportu- were about “using the entire buffalo: Let’s considered, as are more outreach activities the direction — and the future — of the nity for success with LCP, and part of LCP's use what we have to put on a scalable sea- like LCP’s program at Everett High School 82-year-old institution, the oldest commu- problem has been too many voices wanting son we know we can do well.” to teach drama. nity theater company in Lansing. to move the (organization) into too many However, the board decided that con- “I think our goal is to do the right thing: Tony Sump, who returned as president directions or to hold it completely still. tinuing the Underground program wouldn’t to stand behind our directors who are of the LCP board two weeks ago, replacing Tony has the vision for the (organization) bring in the kind of revenue the organiza- standing behind the organization and to Oralya Garza, is quick to acknowledge the now — I think I can be most useful to him tion was looking for. They wanted a full sea- stand behind the actors appearing in these theater’s troubles. by keeping my yap shut.”) son of productions. shows. We’re going back to the fundamen- “The last thing I want to do is cancel a It’s not the first time LCP has had to “I had objected, as had a couple of peo- tals of why we’re here and why we’re doing production,” Sump said. “It’s tough to put it make major changes midway through a ple on the steering committee,” Sump said. theater.” out there that you’re doing something and season. In November 2010, shortly after “I said, ‘I don’t think we have the stamina At least, Sump said, LCP has a nest egg. then you have to tell people it’s not gonna “Profession” and “Shot” were taken off to put on a full season yet.’ And that turned “There is money, not a ton, but enough. happen. In my opinion, the organization the schedule, then-board president Bob out to be true.” Now it’s just using it wisely. But we’re in needs to rebuild community trust.” Metzger announced LCP was going on hia- In September, LCP opened Charles pretty good shape.” That’s the goal he plans to achieve with tus while “a strategic growth, collaboration Busch’s comedy “The Divine Sister,” its The most important factor, he said, is to the assistance of fellow board members and reorganization plan” was put into place first show since the hiatus, at the Hannah ensure that LCP endures. and theater veterans Joe Dickson, Brittney “to ensure (LCP’s) long-term sustainability Community Center in East Lansing. The “I don’t want to see an organization that’s Benjamin and Laura Croff-Wheaton. and success.” venue was a last-minute choice after the almost 83 years old fizzle out on my watch,” “It’s about time we put on some good Sump, who had preceded Metzger as Hill Center turned out to be unworkable Sump said. “Even if it’s operating in a differ- stuff for the community,” Sump said. board president, praised his successor as due to what Sump calls “roof issues and ent way, it’s still existing. It doesn’t have to be His first step has been to scale down someone who “really tried to build a pro- functional issues.” putting on giant shows — if it’s three shows the season. LCP will produce two shows fessional board of director to help realign LCP’s last production was a staging of and a costume shop, that’s what it is.”

of work. Will the naïve new girl in town fall useum Drive, next to Impression 228 M 5 Rock of Ages for the old “baby, I’ll make you a star” ploy? Will Drew work up the courage to belt out Riverwalk Theatre from page 12 “Oh Sherrie” at a pivotal moment? Did David Lee Roth walk away from Van The Five Golden Rings Christian”), Styx (“Too Much Time on My Halen? 1950’s Radio Christmas Whodunit Hands”), REO Speedwagon (“Keep On The show arrived on Broadway in 2009 An original play by Ann Kettering Sincox Loving You,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling”) and hits movie theaters next year, with Tom and Poison (“Every Rose Has Its Thorn”). Cruise, Julianne Hough and Russell Brand “Despite the title, don’t expect any Def in the cast. Leppard,” Beacon (Ohio) Journal critic “As far as musical theater goes, 'Rock Kerry Clawson noted. “In the musical’s of Ages' is the guiltiest of guilty pleasures,” opening video, Whitesnake lead singer wrote Chicago Daily herald critic Lisa David Coverdale explains that produc- Friedman Miller of the show's recent stop ers couldn’t get the rights to the band’s in the Windy City. A fun- lled show of seasonal music and madcap antics — music.” “To appreciate it, set aside any notions nostalgic entertainment! Private Eye Pete Partridge must Sherrie (Shannon Mullen), a Kansas cutie of what musical theater should be and tap deal with the bricklaying Geese Brothers, bingo callers, an with dreams of Hollywood stardom, lands into your inner adolescent. You know, the energetic aerobics instructor, baristas on a rampage, and musical on the Sunset Strip and makes her way to kid who rocked to REO Speedwagon, slow- plumbers, while showing o his ability to hypnotize a chicken. Authorized Warranty Service the Bourbon Room, where she meets bar- danced to Styx and never, ever stopped December 10 & 11 back and aspiring singer-songwriter Drew believin'. It helps if you are, like me, old RESERVATIONS $15 adults age 16+; $7 children 1915 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48912 (Dominique Scott) and egotistical rocker enough that 'Rock of Ages' feels very much 482-5700 QN4BUVSEBZtQN4VOEBZ (517) 351-9339 www.capmac.net Stacee Jaxx (Matt Nolan), who is more like the soundtrack to your youth. RiverwalkTheatre.com [email protected] interested in Sherrie’s body than her body “Nostalgia has never been louder.” City Pulse • December 7, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 15

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In “The Descendants,” Matt King Jack Nicholson’s “About Schmidt” and (George Clooney) seems to be living in “Sideways,” starring Paul Giamatti. a fantasy. His family trust actually owns “The Descendants” is Payne’s first time 25,000 immaculately preserved acres back in the director’s chair since “Sideways,” on Kauai, one of the fringe benefits of and he is still at the top of his game. The being descended from Hawaiian royalty. screenplay that he co-wrote with Jim Rash Unfortunately, the Kings and Nat Faxon is smart, fun- won’t be able to hold on to ny and absorbing, and once that land for much longer again Payne shows he has a because of a law that’s forc- gift for bringing out the best ing Matt to decide what to in his actors. do with the property. At this point, we expect Given his circumstanc- Clooney to deliver the goods, es that may be one of the and he does. His well-nu- easier decisions Matt will anced performance shows have to make. His sports- Matt’s determination to be in loving daredevil of a wife, control and the increasingly Elizabeth, is on life-support hard to repress insecurities after a boating accident, and old self-recriminations and the prognosis is grim. that are threatening to bring His 17-year-old daughter, him down. Alex — superbly played Equally impressive is by Shailene Woodley — is Courtesy photo Woodley, who turns a risky a tough-talking problem Paradise isn't all it's cracked role into a triumph. Although child who fools around up to be for the King family Alex initially seems like a with older men, dabbles in "The Descendants." big-mouthed brat, just like in drugs, drinks too much her father, she has a more and thinks too little. Matt complex personality beneath isn’t sure he’s fatherly enough to handle the surface. Alex’s bad behavior, nor is he certain he’s Payne also gets top-notch supporting up to the challenge of breaking the news to work from Nick Krause as Alex’s tagalong his 10-year-old daughter, Scottie (Amara friend Sid, a stoner who’s not as stupid as Miller), that her Matt assumes he is, and Judy Greer in a ‘The Descendants’ mom probably small but striking part as a woman whose Opens Friday at Celebration won’t be coming marriage is jeopardized by a secret Matt Cinema, 200 E. Edgewood Blvd., Lansing. (517) 393-7469. out of that coma. and Alex have discovered. One of the big- celebrationcinema.com Based on Kaui gest surprises in “The Descendants” comes Hart Hemmings' when Matt realizes the two most pressing n o v e l , “ T h e issues in his life are beginning to fit togeth- Descendants” takes potentially mundane er in a rather shocking way. family drama and turns it into something At the center of the movie is the idea offbeat, touching and — quite often — that most things are not exactly what they unexpectedly humorous. appear to be. “In Hawaii, some of the most That’s not completely surprising, powerful people look like bums and stunt- however, since the movie was directed men,” Matt tells us early on. by Alexander Payne, a filmmaker who is In “The Descendants,” Payne’s message noted for telling seemingly simple sto- is that sometimes people don’t get what ries in unusual ways. Payne’s other films they’re entitled to; they may wind up with include the Reese Witherspoon/Matthew more than they deserve or, in Matt’s case, Broderick black comedy “Election,” more than they think they can handle.

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but she never turns down the chance to per- ing that genre.” Penning sings form. She performed at the Lansing holiday pops “I fit very well into the niche of holiday pops,” series in 2008. in the season Penning said. “The shows are very eclectic. “The orchestra, of There are some classical selections and some course, is wonderful Soprano reunites with LSO more standard, popular ones.” — top-notch. I work Lansing Symphony for a holiday pops concert This year, the audience will hear her rendi- with lots of different Orchestra and tions of “O Holy Night,” “I Wonder as I Wander,” conductors, but I par- Diane Penning: By CARLEE SCHEPELER “Silver Bells,” “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like ticularly enjoy working Holiday Pops Vocalist Diane Penning has a Christmas party Christmas” and two versions of “Ave Maria.” with (Timothy Muffitt). 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 to plan for her husband, three sons and 35 of “With the Christmas pop tunes, I can get so He makes (me) feel Cobb Great Hall, their closest family members. But not until she carried away,” she admitted. “They bring back very comfortable and at Wharton Center sings with three Michigan orchestras at their so many memories (for the audience). They ease.” $15-$40 holiday pops concerts. encapsulate family and traditions, and it’s really This year’s perfor- (517) 487-5001 Penning makes a stop at the Wharton Center’s rewarding to bring people to that.” mance will also feature www.lansingsymphony.org Cobb Great Hall with the Lansing Symphony But she can’t help but include some less-sea- high school student Orchestra on Sunday. sonal tunes. musicians in a perfor- The Grand Rapids native has a bachelor’s in “Classical music gives me an opportunity to mance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker music and voice from the University of Michigan show everything I’ve trained for,” she said. Suite.” and a master’s of music degree in voice perfor- “It’s definitely more difficult and challenging. Also featured is cellist Isabel Kwon, a student Courtesy photo mance from Western Michigan University. She You really have to lay it on the line and give it at Okemos High School and winner of this year’s teaches private lessons and is an adjunct voice everything you’ve got. I always try to throw in Symphony Youth Competition. Kwon will be Diane Penning instructor at Grand Rapids Community College, something classical because I really enjoy sing- performing Antonin Dvorak’s “Silent Woods.” Riverwalk rings in the season A familiar carol turns into a film-noir-style mystery

By CHRISTOPHER HORB A legendary carol gets a rewrite in Riverwalk Theatre’s “The Five Golden Rings,” which bows on the main stage Saturday. Set at a 1950s radio station, the original play by Ann Kettering Sincox is a whimsi- cal illustration of the complicated ‘The Five Golden carol, with the Rings: A Christmas cast providing Radio Show the accompany- Whodunit’ ing sound effects Riverwalk Theatre and music that 228 Museum Drive, Lansing help recreate the 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; 2 broadcasts of the p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 era. $15 adults; $7 children under 16 The twist: The (517) 482-5700 entire song is told www.riverwalktheatre.com as a spoof of film- noir whodunits like “The Maltese Falcon.” “It’s very clever and very chaotic (and) we wanted it to be very fast-paced in keeping with the flow of the song,” said Mara McGill, who is making her co-directorial debut alongside 10-year Riverwalk holiday show veteran Eve Davidson. Private detective Pete Partridge (Bob Murrell) is enlisted by a couple known as the Turtledoves to find the missing titular treasures. Along the way, the audience encounters all the familiar faces from the song from the “Six Geese-a-Laying” — re-imagined here as the bricklaying Geese Brothers — and a group of plumbers a la the “pipers piping.” 18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • December 7, 2011

“I discovered Tyree Guyton’s art seven that seems O.K. to him, as long as his work We each brought work, read it and then From blight years ago while a docent at the Kresge Art is left standing. gained by all the comments from other Museum on the Michigan State University “One day when I visited Heidelberg members. One moment that stands out to beauty campus. His Street with my hus- in my memory: Debbie Diesen reading American flag- band and a Detroit a rhyming story. Then (another mem- Author J.H. Shapiro painted work- friend, Tyree showed ber) commented, “If this doesn’t get pub- salutes famed Detroit man’s lunchbox us a huge metal lished, nothing will.” Do I need to say that locked inside sculpture being cast Debbie’s ‘Pout-Pout Fish’ went on to make artist Tyree Guyton a b i r d c a ge for installation in a big splash? (Diesen is a local children’s inspired adults downtown Detroit. book author living in Grand Ledge.) By BILL CASTANIER to write poetry We were all thrilled This writers’ group is part of the nation- The Tyree Guyton story has been beg- and (inspired) to watch the process al organization, the Society of Children’s ging for a lavishly illustrated and won- children to and eager to know the Book Writers and Illustrators. If anyone derfully written children’s book. Now, J. reach out to results. Later, we were reading this is interested in writing for H. Shapiro, formerly known as Jane and touch. Then I sad to learn that the children, please join SCBWI. More infor- formerly of the Lansing area and now liv- saw the short city had rejected the mation is available at www.scbwi.org.” ing in Portland, Ore., has written “Magic film ‘Come Unto piece because of tech- Trash,” a beautifully told story about one of Me: The Faces nicalities in the pro- Have you started another book? Michigan’s most beautiful people. of Tyree Guyton.’ cess of commission- “Currently, I’m writing a novel with a The book is illustrated by Vanessa and I knew that ing it. So controversy 10-year-old protagonist, and two picture Newtown, who wisely used some of the Tyree’s true sto- lives on. However, books. These may be lucky enough to be same techniques Guyton uses in his own ry had the ele- the statue has finally bound as books some day or they may rest work to evoke a sense of merriment in ments of a good been installed at a quietly in my files of unpublished stories. found pieces. children’s book including antagonists, different location downtown. Time will tell.” Detroit artist Guyton started painting crashes and, finally, a satisfying ending.” “On the day of this visit we watched a his Heidelberg neighborhood 25 years ago. dance group create a performance piece He had returned to his childhood home What was the hardest part for you in and a graduate student lay bricks for an after serving in the Army and attending writing the book? entryway monument. People continue to art school, only to find vacant dilapidated “A challenge for me, as with all stories, be inspired by Tyree’s work.” and abandoned houses. Where some saw was to stay focused and not to try to tell blight, Guyton saw a blank canvas, which everything. In Tyree’s story I wrote only Practically speaking, how did you he turned into an elaborate display of about his life as it relates to art. There was work with such a busy artist as Guyton? houses decorated with polka dots, stripes much about his life of which I still know “Most of my communication during the and every imaginable shape, all in bright little. For example, several of his broth- years of working on this book has been with Share the colors. ers have been ‘lost to the streets,’ but I Jenenne Whitfield, Tyree’s wife and the His neighborhood is famous world- don’t know details. This book was only director of Heidelberg Project. Tyree has wide, but it is still controversial. In 1991 about his art, so I focused on his relation- usually been busy creating art and often Schuler and 1999, city officials sent bulldozers to ship with his grandfather, who gave him talking with visitors on Heidelberg, while destroy his art, claiming it stood in the way the paintbrush and told him, ‘paint your Jenenne takes care of management. Thus, with of planned urban redevelopment projects. world.’ I liked this message for all children. when I asked Jenenne, “What size paint- Nowadays, Guyton gets grants from Tyree’s Grandpa Sam, by the way, was a brush did Grandpa Sam give to 9-year-old government and non-profit agencies to step-grandfather. The two of them just Tyree?” she asked Tyree, then e-mailed his Schuler install his sculptures. Last spring, he put happened to hit it off.” answer. Both Tyree and Jenenne have been 10,000 useable shoes and boots on a city consistently friendly and eager for the chil- block with the intent to give them away to What is your observation about children’s book, but without Jenenne’s help Gift Cards those who needed them. dren’s reactions to the book and how his this book might not have been published. You can learn more about the Heidelberg art influences those around him? I’m donating half my author royalties to Project at www.heidelberg.org “Tyree’s art is important because it the Heidelberg Project.” Shapiro answered questions about her transformed a cast-off neighborhood into Available in any new work: a multi-colored sculpture park made of Didn’t you belong to a writing group? found objects. The neighborhood seemed How did that work? denomination. How did you discover Tyree Guyton to grow in strength even as it was attacked “Before I moved to Portland, I belonged and what piqued your interest in writ- with criticism and bulldozers. Tyree says, to the fabulous Lansing children’s writers ing about him? ‘Some people get it and some don’t.’ And group that still meets at Schuler Books. Good in-store or

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Sometimes, impulse, dirty martinis, happier being his friend but who you don’t love naked (or desperation, and seven years of a woman’s friend and says they both feel they weren’t don’t love naked anymore). hotitude just come to a head. This isn’t meant to be romantic partners. Well, she And sure, if your girlfriend has a BFF, to say you should excuse what these guys clearly adores the hell out of him, and he’s you’d prefer it to be somebody named did or continue being friends with them her go-to guy for her problems (family, Melanie, whose interests run the gamut if that’s painful, but it may help to under- career, and probably any issues with me). from shoes to shoes. And yes, she could stand that the calculation here may not She respects my opinion, but sometimes I suddenly decide to “put the ex back in sex.” have involved a comprehensive risk/ben- feel she only asks for it so I won’t feel sec- But, six years post-breakup, it’s likely her efit analysis…beyond you’re beautiful and ond banana to him. We’ve only been dat- attraction is more therapeutic — having a they’re drunk, and if they’re going to be ing eight months, and I feel she believes longtime friend to lean on who’s probably relegated to meaningless anonymous sex, what she says about their friendship, but helped her dust all the skeletons hanging they’d like it to be with you. part of me worries that she’s still in love in her closets (home, office, and beyond). with him but not aware of it. 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Listings deadline is 5 p.m. the THURSDAY BEFORE publication. Paid classes will be listed in print at the cost of one enrollment (maximum $20). Please submit them to the events calendar at www.lansingcitypulse.com. If you need help, please call Jessica at (517) 999-5069. E-mail information to [email protected]. Dec. 8 Old homes expand, without major renovation The Allen Neighborhood Center, in collaboration with Lansing Community College and the Ingham County Land Bank, has been putting on a series of tutorials for home improvement, titled “Restoration Works.” The program focuses on a combination of home renovation, neighborhood revitalization and green technologies. On Thursday, the community is invited to attend “Interesting Ways to Add Usable Spaces to Your Old House.” The tutorial helps participants find hidden spots for storages shelves, bathroom nooks, coat closets and more. Join Liz Harrow, architect and Lansing Community College instructor, for an exploration of how old furniture, drawers and doors can be reused to expand storage options. Learn how to personalize and make the most out of the space in your home. 5:30-7 p.m. FREE. 1512 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 367-2468, www.restorationworks.org. Dec. 9-11 Caesar takes on the future Mary Job’s Shakespeare Theatre Studio class at Lansing Community College brings you back to the future with their spin on “Julius Caesar” this weekend. Seeing it as a political thriller, Job re-imagines the play in a new world: It’s the year 2050, and Rome did not fall in 451 A.D., but is in its last stages of the Wednesday, December 7 Roman Republic. All of the current technology of the present is available, but in Classes and Seminars a political system still based on the old Republic of an oligarchy run by the rich Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. Grand Ledge and talented fighting amongst each other. Many of the roles of hard-charging Baptist Church, 1120 W. Willow Hwy., Grand Ledge. politicians were typically played by men, are played by women in this version. (517) 256-6954. Job said one of the aspects that attracted her to this specific play was that Community Yoga. Power yoga class. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Just B Yoga, 106 Island Ave., Lansing. (517) there were 10 females and six males in the class, offering the chance for new 488-5260. challenges for the students. 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10; 2 p.m. Meditation. For beginners and experienced, prac- Sunday, Dec. 11. LCC Black Box Theatre, room 168 of Gannon Building, 411 Grand tice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Ave., Lansing. $10 adults; $5 students, seniors, LCC faculty, staff and alumni. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Washington (517) 483-1012, www.lcc.ed/cma/events Square, Lansing. (517) 351-5866 . Courtesy Photo Free After School Tutoring. Our tutors create an Individual Learning Plan; 32 hours of tutoring is offered per student. 2:40-4:50 p.m. FREE. Eastern Dec. 9 & 11 High School, 220 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 755-1050. www.lansingschools.net. Melodies for the merry Grande Paraders Square Dance Club. Round In 1968, Bill Steiner brought together 40 people from diverse backgrounds to create meaningful choral music. dancing and alternating. Grande Paraders Square Today, the group has continued as the Steiner Chorale. This weekend, enjoy an eclectic and international mix of Dance Club, 7 p.m. $4 members; $5. Holt 9th Grade Campus, 5780 Holt Road, Holt. (517) 694-0087. carols, classics and new favorites at “This Christmastide: Holidays with the Steiner Chorale.” Doug Armstead, Remembering WWII. 70th anniversary of the the chorale’s conductor and artistic director, noted, “Whatever your holiday traditions, music has a special attack on Pearl Harbor, first-hand accounts of World place in celebrating the season.” The holiday performance features the music of retired Okemos High School War II. 6-7 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Congregational United choir director Frank DeWald and Grand Rapids-based composer Sean Ivory, as well as works by many more. The Church of Christ, 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. chorale holds two concerts. Pre-sale tickets $10 call (517) 333-3638; at the door $12; $10 students and seniors. (517) 484-7434. www.PilgrimUCC.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 3815 S. Cedar St. Lansing. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Events at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbott Road, East Lansing. www.steinerchorale.org. Practice Your English. Practice speaking and

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Surf-Metal General earshot of its power.” Also set to perform are Jon Vezner and Sally Barris, tours the country Ghosts of August, a hard-rockin’ band from annually, singing songs of the winter holiday the Detroit area, as well as Distant Decend, season. The group will play "in the round," turn it Suburban Funeral and Miles Away. trading songs, harmonizing and accompanying Saturday, Dec. 10 @ Uli’s Haus of Rock, 4519 S. each other’s holiday pieces. Fans of folk and true Dec. 8 Martin Luther King Blvd., Lansing. $5, 18 and over, country music might want to check this out. 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12 @ Pump House, 368 Orchard Skinmask play St., East Lansing, all ages, 7 p.m., $15 suggested donation. Down all ages show A survey of Lansing's musical Landscape By Rich Tupica Holiday Sing At Ten Pound Fiddle Come belt out some songs at the 9th Annual “Holiday Sing” at the Ten Pound Fiddle. The event is hosted by longtime local folk-music Courtesy Photo supporter Sally Potter, who invites one and Courtesy Photo From left, Wintersongs members include General Bastard musicians Dan Navarro, Amy Space,Jon all to sing holiday and seasonal selections, no Vezner and Sally Barris. matter what the talent level. Lyric sheets are Local and metal venue Blackened Moon provided. Concert Hall raises a racket Saturday night Courtesy Photo Patient zeros debut Potter said last year’s event drew over 150 peo- with General Bastard, Aside the Ashes and The Skinmask at mac's bar ple to the Fiddle. Jackpine Snag. “People get together to sing – just for the fun Headliner General Bastard is often accompa- Skinmask, a Los Angeles-based metal band, CJ Kjolhede, formerly of the defunct Roll Over of singing,” Potter said. “We'll sing a wide vari- nied by burlesque dancers on stage and blends plays The Loft Saturday, along with a sup- Radio, has a new one-man-band called The ety of songs, including holiday selections, and raw punk and metal with classic surf guitar porting cast of Lansing rockers, including Patient Zeros. He describes himself as a “garage songs surrounding solstice, winter and the (think Dick Dale). For those who prefer a bit Dagon and Medica. Detroit-based Givensix folker.” The Lansing-based songwriter, who changing seasons. This year, I am the song of humor in their tunes, the General has been also performs. Following the concert is a DJ plays an all-ages show Tuesday at Mac’s Bar, also leader, with help from special guests Doug known to bust out stellar covers of television- after party. Skinmask is made up of Christophe says in his bio that he’s out to “prove to the world Berch on the hammered dulcimer and Sue show theme songs like “Laverne & Shirley” and Liglet (bass/programming), Laz (lead vocals), that the ukulele is not a toy, and declare The Thomas on the grand piano.” “Gilligan’s Island.” For more information, visit: Fossface (guitar), Mike T (lead guitar) and Beatles are indeed coverable.” Follow Kjolhede Friday, Dec. 9 @ Ten Pound Fiddle — Unitarian www.generalbastard.com. Jimmy Wooten (drums). The members describe at www.twitter.com/thepatientzeros. Also tak- Universalist Church, 855 Grove St., East Lansing. Saturday, Dec. 10 @ Blackened Moon Concert Hall, the band’s sound as a “well-oiled, radio-ready ing the stage at Mac’s will be Bluffing the Ghosts Tickets are $12 public, $10 members, $5 students, 3208 S. Martin Luther King Blvd., Lansing, all ages, sonic machine” that mixes metal, pop, rock and (Lansing-based indie/folk). Opening the show $20 for a family. Box office opens at 7 p.m., gate 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. industrial into one sound. is Joseph Anthony Camerlengo, a poppy-indie at 7:30 p.m., sing starts at 8 p.m. www.tenpound- Saturday, Dec. 10 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., songwriter from Columbus, Ohio Uli's Thrashes fiddle.org. Lansing, $6 advance, $8 at door, all ages, doors 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Into Winter FREE-N-Funky Decembersongs Lansing, $6 advance, $8 at door, all ages, doors 7 p.m. For those who head-bang into the holidays, Jazz at dart at Pump House Uli’s Haus of Rock could be the spot. On The Lansing Community College Performing Saturday, a long roster of metal bands takes After the success of last year’s performance at the Arts Department hosts the LCC Jazz Band the stage. One of those bands, Past Tense, is a Pump House in East Lansing, Decembersongs Friday at Dart Auditorium. Jon Gewirtz directs Lansing-based throw-back thrash band with a returns to the venue to perform some wintry this band of LCC music majors and community knack for nostalgia. According to Past Tenses’ favorites on Monday. Decembersongs is four members. The group will perform a variety of bio, the band’s goal is to “make you dust off singer/songwriters (from Nashville and Los classic, funk, be-bop and contemporary jazz. your old cassettes and drag your jean jacket Angeles), with a couple of Grammy Award nom- Post it at Friday, Dec. 9 @ Dart Auditorium, 500 N. Capitol, with the back patch out of the closet. We love inations and awards among them. 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Sunday Open Jam with Bad Gravy, 9:30 p.m., Green Door; Karaoke, 9 p.m. Drag Queens Gone Wild, 11 p.m., Spiral Dance Bar; DJ Mike, 9:30 p.m., LeRoy's Bar & Grill; Open Mic, 5 p.m., Uli's Haus of Rock. Monday Steppin' In It, 9:30 p.m., Green Door: Easy Babies funk trio, 10 p.m., The Exchange. Tuesday Tommy Foster & Guitar Bob, 9 p.m., The Exchange; Neon Tuesday, 9 p.m., Mac's Bar. Jazz Tuesday Open Jam, 9 p.m., Stober's Bar, 812 E. Michigan Ave. 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • December 7, 2011

Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. Yoga 2XL. Learn to move with confidence. 7:15-8:15 Out on the town & Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Literature and Poetry p.m. $8 suggested donation. Just B Yoga, 106 Island Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 x3. Ave., Lansing. (517) 488-5260. from page 20 Lansing Area Science Fiction Association Capital Area Health Alliance Annual Meeting. Weekly Meeting. Dinner and lively conversation. Free After School Tutoring. 2:40-4:50 p.m. , listening to English in a friendly, relaxing atmosphere. Stephen Fitton discusses how Medicaid and health Needed: knowledge of great literary science-fiction, FREE. (Please See Details Dec. 7) 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot care will be affected by economic challenges and as opposed to mass media "sci-fi." 7 p.m. FREE. Copyright, Trademark and Fair Use. Attorney Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. Health Care Reform. 8-11 a.m. FREE. Hannah Com- Sammy's Lounge, 301 E. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) Katharine M. Marchyok addresses basic intellectual Holiday Origami. Ages 7-13. With expert Tim munity Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 402-4481. property issues to help your creative practice. 10 Novak, origami sleighs, snowflakes and trees. 6 p.m. 347-3377. a.m.-Noon, FREE. MSU Federal Credit Union, 104 S. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 372-4636. Lansing. (517) 272-9840. www.cadl.org/events. Music Thursday, December 8 ENO Holiday Party. Eastside Neighborhood Orga- Holiday Program and Luncheon. "We Wish You Classes and Seminars Events nization will provide the main dish, but bring a dish to a Merry Christmas," with the LMM String Ensemble Our Toxic Stuff. What's in your holiday gifts? Test- Holiday Drop & Shop. Crafts, snacks and a movie share. 6 p.m. FREE. Foster Community Center, 200 N. and the LMM Choral Ensemble. RSVP by Dec. 2. 11 ing safety of gifts. Noon-2 p.m. FREE. Capitol Building, for kids 3 and up while parents get in some uninter- Foster Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-3249. a.m. $12.50. Turner-Dodge House & Heritage Center, 100 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing. www.ecocenter.org/ rupted shopping time. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Delta Township SOM Singers Holiday Concert. State of Michigan 100 E. North St., Lansing. www.lansingmi.gov. holiday-gift-testing-capitol. District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. employees concert of holiday songs. Noon. FREE. Jazz Wednesdays. Live entertainment. 7-10 p.m. Stroke Education & Support Group. For stroke Register: (517) 321-4014. www.dtdl.org. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., FREE. ENSO, 16800 Chandler Road, East Lansing. survivors, their families and caregivers in the Lansing Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta Lansing. (517) 367-6363. www.cadl.org/events. (517) 333-1656. www.enjoyenso.com. Area. 1:30-2:30 p.m. FREE. Burcham Hills Retirement Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, "Gandhi." Discussion of provocative non-violent Jazz Wednesdays. Featuring the Jeff Shoup Trio. Community, 2700 Burcham Drive, East Lansing. (517) Lansing. (517) 484-5600. revolution. 2 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing 7-10 p.m. FREE. Gracie's Place, 151 S. Putnam, Wil- 827 2309. www.burchamhills.com. Karaoke. Every Thursday Night with Atomic D. 9 Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. liamston. (517) 655-1100. Our Daily Work and Lives. "The Lives of Career p.m. LeRoy's Classic Bar & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St. www.cadl.org. Community Concert. Live concert. 7 p.m. FREE. Waitresses: Rethinking Work and Identity." 12:15-1:30 Lansing. (517) 482-0184. Babytime. Beginning story time for babies under Independence Village of East Lansing, 2530 Marfitt p.m. FREE. MSU Museum Auditorium, MSU Campus, Morning Storytime. All ages welcome for stories, the age of 2. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Road, East Lansing. (517) 353-9958. East Lansing. (517) 432-3982. songs, rhymes, and fun. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Delta Town- ship District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014. Holiday Open House. Visit with Rooftop Reindeer. Wanda Degen and Dan Giacobassi play traditional Christmas music. 6 p.m. FREE. CADL Haslett Library, 5670 School St., Haslett. (517) 339-2324. www.cadl. org/events. Holiday Open House. The Van Frankenhuyzens will once again host, with originals, print and books for purchase. 4-6:30 p.m. FREE. Hazel Ridge Farm, 7409 Clark Road, Bath. (517) 641-6690. www.hazelridge- farm.com.

Music Ultraviolet Hippopotamus. 9 p.m. $10. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing . (517) 913-0103.

Theatrer "This Wonderful Life." John Lepard returns to the stage in his award-winning role as George Bailey, Mr. Potter, and the entire population of Bedford Falls in this theatrical re-telling of the classic "It's a Wonderful Life." 8 p.m. $20-25. Williamston Theatre, 122 S. Putnam, Williamston. (517) 655-SHOW. www. williamstontheatre.org.

Friday, December 9 Classes and Seminars LGBT Media Night and Discussion. Watch LGBT movies and shows followed by discussion. Room 262. 4:30 p.m. FREE. LCC Gannon Building, 422 N. Washington Square, Lansing. Diabetes Awareness Group. Discuss a specific topic and share personal challenges and triumphs of living with diabetes. 3-4 p.m. FREE. Burcham Hills Retirement Community, 2700 Burcham Drive, East Lansing. (517) 827-1025. www.burchamhills.com. Holiday Dance Party. Couples and singles welcome. Ballroom lesson with Shelley Thomas. 7:15-10 p.m. $12; $10 members. Walnut Hills Country Club, 2874 Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing. (517) 712-5887. www.walnuthillsgolf.com.

Events Howl at the Moon. Bring your dog for a guided walk through the moonlit woods. 7 p.m. $3. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Meridian Town- ship. (517) 349-3866. Guided Walk. Bring your best friend (2-footed or 4-footed). 7 p.m. $3. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Meridian Township. (517) 349-3866.

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Events 316-1394. Out on the town Literature and Poetry Jingle Belle Women's 5K. Start off your holiday Ye Olde Christmas. With horse-drawn carriage season with fitness, fun and camaraderie. 10 a.m. rides, musical performances, and gingerbread house from page 22 "Generations: A Night of Poetry and Music." A benefit for The Listening Ear Crisis Center with FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport build/competition, and more. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Storytime. Features stories, rhymes and a craft for proceeds going toward the Capital Area Sexual Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014. www.dtdl.org. Lansing City Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. ages 2-5. 10:30-11:15 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Assault Response Center. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Suggested Nutcracker Tea. Families can enjoy a story, crafts (517) 483-7460. www.lansingcitymarket.com. Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. donation: $5-10. Scene Metrospace, 110 Charles St., and tea. 10 a.m. $8. Turner-Dodge House & Heritage Holiday Open House. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. (Please Holiday Open House. 4-6:30 p.m. FREE. (Please East Lansing. (517) 337-1717. www.theear.org. Center, 100 E. North St., Lansing. (517) 483-4220. See Details Dec. 8) See Details Dec. 8) Salsa Dancing. DJ Adrian "Ace" Lopez hosts Lan- Active Neighboring Café. Brainstorming possibili- sing's weekly salsa event. Singles welcome. 9 p.m.-2 ties for land bank owned commercial properties. 10 a.m.-Noon. FREE. Allen Neighborhood Center, 1619 E Music Saturday, December 10 a.m. $5. Gregory's Bar & Grille, 2510 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing. (517) 323-7122. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3924. tomc@allen- The Holiday Sing. Hosted by Sally Potter. 8 p.m. Classes and Seminars Dickens Tea. Holiday party. 3 p.m. $8. Turner-Dodge neighborhoodcenter.org. $12 public, $10 members, $5 Students, $20 Family. Overeaters Anonymous. 9:30 a.m. Sparrow House & Heritage Center, 100 E. North St., Lansing. Stories on the Move. Storytelling infused with the Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St., East Professional Building, 1200 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 483-4220. www.lansingmi.gov/parks/tdodge . principles of the Nia Technique, for children. 10:30- Lansing. www.tenpoundfiddle.org. (517) 485-6003. Santa Lucia and Christmas. The Scandinavian 11:15 a.m. $7; $1 discount per sibling. Heartdance Community Concert. Live music. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Beginner Tai Chi. Build strength and reduce stress. Society of Greater Lansing hosts a celebration with Studio, 1806 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 599-8987. Ingham County Medical Care Facility, 3860 Dobie 8-9 a.m. $8. Just B Yoga, 106 Island Ave., Lansing. potluck dinner. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Faith United Method- www.heartdancestudio.com. Road, Okemos. (517) 353-9958. (517) 488-5260. Math Circle. Students in grades 2-4 can make math ist Church, 4301 S. Waverly Road, Lansing. (517) Jazz Orchestra I, II, III. Live music. 7:30 p.m. $10; See Out on the Town, Page 24 $8 seniors; FREE students . Demonstration Hall, MSU discoveries and play games. 10-11:30 a.m. FREE. East Campus, East Lansing. (800) WHARTON. Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. "This Christmastide: Holidays with the (517) 351-2420. www.elpl.org. ERASER-FREE SUDOKU Easy Domestic Violence Support Group. For those Steiner Chorale." Michigan composers take TO PLAY listeners around the world to experience a variety who are or have experienced physical, emotional, of holiday traditions. 7:30 p.m. $12; $10 students financial, or verbal abuse. Noon-1:30 p.m. FREE. and seniors. Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Casimir Women's Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Fill in the grid so that every row, col- Catholic School, 3830 Rosemont Drive, Lansing. Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163. umn, and outlined 3-by-3 box contains www.steinerchorale.org. Victorian Holiday Decorations. Susan Cooper the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. presents a workshop on the origins of holiday orna- No guessing is required. The solution is Theater ments. 1-3:30 p.m. $6; $4 seniors; $2 - 6-17; FREE un- unique. "This Wonderful Life." 8 p.m. $20-25. (Please See der 5. Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo Details Dec. 8) St., Lansing. (517) 241-6852. To avoid erasing, pencil in your pos- "Julius Caesar." A futuristic take on Shakespeare's Tai Chi in the Park. Meditation at 8:45 a.m., fol- sible answers in the scratchpad space telling of the tragic story of the Roman leader, lowed by Tai Chi. 9:30 a.m. FREE donations. Hunter beneath the short line in each vacant presented by Lansing Community College. 8 p.m. LCC Park Community GardenHouse, 1400 block of E. square. For solving tips, visit Black Box Theatre, Room 168 Gannon Building, LCC. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. 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"Julius Caesar." 8 p.m. $10 adults; $5 students, Steiner Chorale." 7:30 p.m. $12, $10 students and Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 4. Out on the town seniors, LCC faculty, staff and alumni. (Please See seniors. (Please See Details Dec. 9) Details Dec. 9) Jazz Doggs. Live music. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE. from page 23 Music "Skippyjon Jones." A little kitten with big ears and Stober's Bar, 812 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. www. Open-Mic Mondays. Play solo, duo, with your Christmas Cookie Walk. An assortment of Christ- dreams pretends to be a bird, a llama, a whale — jazzjamm.com. band or sing some songs with our group, with burger mas and ethnic cookies, as well as specialty breads. anything but a cat. 1:30 & 4 p.m. $8. Wharton Center, specials, micro-brew beers and micro-brew wines. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $8. St. Andrew Orthodox Church, 1216 MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 432-2000. Theater 6:30-10:30 p.m. FREE. Michigan Brewing Company, Greencrest Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-4627. "The Five Golden Rings." A 1950s radio Christmas "This Wonderful Life." 2 p.m. $20-25. (Please See 402 Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 977-1349. Humane Society Open House. Features: $75 off whodunit, presented by Riverwalk Theatre. 8 p.m. Details Dec. 8) The Biddle City Band. Folksy-bluesy-country. 7-9 adoption. Dogs $75, puppies $125, kittens $50 and $15; $7 children. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum "Julius Caesar." 2 p.m. $10 adults; $5 students, p.m. FREE. Coffee and Friends Cafe, 5100 Marsh cats; no charge to approved adopters. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700. seniors, LCC faculty, staff and alumni. (Please See Road, Okemos. (517) 347-0962. FREE. Capital Area Humane Society, 7095 W Grand "The Shepherd Left Behind." Family Christmas Details Dec. 9) River Ave., Lansing. (517) 626-6060. www.AdoptLan- program: the children's play is followed by a family "The Five Golden Rings." 2 p.m. $15; $7 children. sing.org. music program. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Okemos Community (Please See Details Dec. 10) Tuesday, December 13 Sweets & Treats with Santa. Crafts and gifts for Church, 4734 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 349-4220. Classes and Seminars children, bring a camera. 8:30-10 a.m. or 11 a.m.-12:30 Literature and Poetry EcoTrek Fitness Outdoor Workout. Meet at p.m. $5 resident; $6. Delta Township Community Literature and Poetry Inter-generational story time. "Sharing Family parking lot near the playground and start of the trail. Center, W. Willow Road, Lansing. (517) 323-8555. Richard P. Smith. Author of numerous Michigan Stories with Our Children," in collaboration between 5:45-7 p.m. $12. Sharp Park, 1401 Elmwood Road, hunting books, "Deer Hunting, Great Michigan Deer the MSU Jewish Studies Program and ELPL. 3 p.m. Lansing. (517) 243-6538. www.ecotrekfitness.com. Music Tales Books 1-5," "Stand Hunting for Whitetails" and FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, Widowed Persons Support Group. Find sup- Arnie's Karaoke. 9 p.m. FREE. Rocky's Roadhouse, much more. 1-6 p.m. FREE. Schuler Books & Music, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. port in dealing with this difficult time. For the many 2470 Cedar St., Holt. (517) 694-2698. 1982 Grand River Ave., Okemos. (517) 349-8840. Richard P. Smith. Noon-6 p.m. FREE. (Please See practical, emotional, and spiritual challenges. 7-9 p.m. MSU's Home for the Holidays. Classic holiday Details Dec. 10) FREE. University Lutheran Church, 1020 S. Harrison songs with the talents of MSU's Symphony Orchestra, Road, East Lansing. (517) 339-4675. www.ulcel.org. Chorale, State Singers and more. 8 p.m. $20; $18 Sunday, December 11 Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Anyone wanting to lose seniors; $10 students. Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Classes and Seminars Monday, December 12 weight is welcome. 7 p.m. FREE to visit.. Eaton Rapids Center, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (800) WHARTON. Overeaters Anonymous. 2 p.m. Everybody Reads Classes and Seminars Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Rapids. Judy The Fabulous Heftones. Early 1900s tunes, vocals Books and Stuff, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) Divorced, Separated, Widowed Conversation @ (517) 543-0786. and retro/early jazz from the 1920s. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 485-8789. www.becauseeverybodyreads.com. Group. For those who have gone through loss of a Schizophrenics Anonymous Self-help Sup- FREE. Altu's Ethiopian Cuisine, 1312 Michigan Ave., Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 2-3 spouse and are ready to move on. 7:30 p.m. FREE. port Group. For persons with schizophrenia and East Lansing. (517) 333-6295. www.eatataltus.com. p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. St. David's Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, related disorders. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Sparrow Profes- John Kelly & Dawn Artman. Duo playing oldies, Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 672-4072. www.cadl.org. Lansing. (517) 323-2272. www.stdavidslansing.org. sional Building, 1200 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) country and classic rock. 7-11 p.m. FREE. Sammy's Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. St. David's 485-3775. Lounge, 301 E. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 268 0820. Events Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (989) Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. FREE. Presbyte- Salsa Dancing. DJ Mojito spins salsa, merengue 587-4609. www.stdavidslansing.org. rian Church of Okemos, 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos. Theater and bachata. 7 p.m.-Midnight, $5 21; $7 under 21. Homeschool Science Series. Introduces students (517) 505-0068. "This Wonderful Life." 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. $20-25. Fahrenheit Ultra Lounge, 6810 S. Cedar St., Lansing. to scientific principles. Grades 3 to 5. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Schizophrenics Anonymous Self-help Sup- (Please See Details Dec. 8) Holiday Open House. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. (Please FREE. Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum port Group. For persons with schizophrenia and See Details Dec. 8) Drive, Lansing. (517) 485-8116. related disorders. 10 a.m. FREE. Clinton-Eaton-Ing- ham Community Mental Health center, 812 East Jolly Music Events Road, Lansing. (517) 614-7820. www.ceicmh.org. All-School Recital. Come support students of the Social Bridge. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Shop MSU Community Music School. 3 p.m. FREE. MSU Delta Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth 5:45-6:45 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads Books and Community Music School, 841-B Timberlane St., East Road, Lansing. (517) 484-5600. Stuff, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 346-9900. Lansing. (517) 355-7661. cms.msu.edu. Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta www.becauseeverybodyreads.com. The Greater Lansing Community Concert. In- Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Yoga 40. For those in their 40s, 50s, 60s and be- cludes student ensembles and soloists. 2 p.m. FREE. Lansing. (517) 484-5600. yond. 7:15 p.m. Suggested $7. Just B Yoga, 106 Island Hospice of Lansing, 4052 Legacy Parkway, Suite 200, Babytime. A beginning story time for babies under Ave., Lansing. (517) 488-5260. Lansing. (517) 353-9958. www.hospiceoflansing.org. the age of 2. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Homeschool Science. Introduces students to sci- for THE HOLIDAYS Lansing Symphony Holiday Pops. Featuring vo- Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. entific principles. Grades 5 to 7. 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. calist Diane Penning. 3 p.m. $15-40. Wharton Center, JAMM Meeting. Jazz Alliance of Mid-Michigan. 7:30 FREE. Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 487-5001. p.m. FREE. 1267 Lakeside Drive, East Lansing, . (517) Drive, Lansing. (517) 485-8816. Sportswear Holiday at the Center. Brunch with Bach, Travis 242-1126. [email protected]. Waybright, Classical Pianist. Catering by Tom & Arla Monday Morning Movie. Get your film fix at the Events and Louks. Noon-1 p.m. $12. Shiawassee Arts Center, library. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Delta Township District Speakeasies Toastmasters Club Meeting. 206 Curwood Castle Drive, Owosso. (989) 723-8354. Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 Meeting takes place in Building 3, second floor Tailored Clothing [email protected]. ext.4. www.dtdl.org. conference room B. Open to new members. 12:05-1 for the "This Christmastide: Holidays with the Classic Movie Monday. Hollywood classic. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Ingham Community Health Center, 5303 S. p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 282-5149. Gentleman Game On. Play a variety of board and video games. SUDOKU SOLUTION CROSSWORD SOLUTION 3-5 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 From Pg. 23 From Pg. 19 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 x3. Ace Deville's Tantalizing Tuesdays. Show starts Weekdays 9 - 6pm at 11:30 p.m. includes professional male dancers, DJ Saturdays 9 - 5pm and a sexy fashion show. 9 p.m. $3 over 21; $7 18-20. Fahrenheit Ultra Lounge, 6810 S. Cedar St., Lansing. OPEN SUNDAYS (517) 488-1517. . To support Noon - 4pm Makers/Hackerspace Meeting a wide array of technical and creative disciplines ‘til Christmas through infrastructure, inspiration, making and sharing. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Call for location (517) 281-7323. Salsa Dancing. DJ Mojito spins tunes for salsa, Tailoring & gift wrapping merengue and bachata. 9 p.m.-Midnight. FREE. 621, 621 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 482-2212. are always complimentary DJ-hosted Trivia. Prizes awarded to the top three teams. Wide variety of topics, drink specials and 75-cent pizza. 8-9:30 p.m. FREE. Tin Can (West), 644 113 North Washington

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(Please See Details Dec. 7) Out on the town Grande Paraders Square Dance Club. 7 p.m. Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny December 6-13 $4 members; $5. (Please See Details Dec. 7) from page 24 The Star of Bethlehem. What does it look like ARIES (March 21-April 19): What's the most beauti- evolve into something that's quite useful. when we get direction from God? 6-7 p.m. FREE. Migaldi Lane, (517) 925-8658. (517) 708-3441. ful thing you've ever seen in your life? To answer that Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, 125 S. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emily Rubin invited Storytime. Features stories, rhymes and a craft for question is your first assignment. It's OK if you can't authors to write about a specific theme for a literary Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-7434. ages 2-5. 10:30-11:15 a.m. & 6:30-7:15 p.m. FREE. East decide between the three or four most beautiful reading she organized in New York last September: Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. things. What's important is to keep visions of those stains. "What is your favorite stain?" she asked pro- (517) 351-2420. Events amazements dancing in the back of your mind for the spective participants, enticing them to imagine a stain Morning Storytime. All ages welcome for stories, Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. (Please See next few days. Play with them in your imagination. Feel as a good thing, or at least as an interesting twist. songs, rhymes and fun. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Delta Town- Details Dec. 7) the feelings they rouse in you as you muse about the Included in her own list were chocolate, candle wax, ship District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. ICE Meeting. "An Approach to Social Media for delights they have given you. Regard them as beacons lipstick, grass, mud, wine, and tomato sauce. What are (517) 321-4014. Entrepreneurs," with speaker Erin Slayter. 6-8 p.m. that will attract other ravishing marvels into your yours, Libra? This would be an excellent time to sing Zonta Club of Lansing. Celebrating their 90th FREE. The Hatch, 325 E. Grand River Ave., East sphere. Now here's your second assignment: Be alert the praises of your best-loved or most provocative birthday and the holiday season. 6 p.m. $40. Country Lansing. (517) 432-8800. for and go hunting for a new "most beautiful thing." blotches, splotches, and smirches — and have fun stir- Club of Lansing, 2200 Moores River Drive, Lansing. Drop-in Lego Club (Ages 6-12). Create some- TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Not to dream boldly ring up some new ones. (517) 881-6737. www.zontacluboflansing.org. thing with our Legos. 4 p.m. FREE. CADL Foster may turn out to be irresponsible," said educator SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mickey Mouse is a Library, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. (517) 485-5185. George Leonard. I certainly think that will be true for Scorpio, born November 18, 1928. Bugs Bunny is a Leo, Music www.cadl.org/events. you in the coming months, Taurus. In my astrological coming into the world on July 27, 1940. In their long Holiday Concert. Arts Chorale of Greater Lansing After School Movie. Popcorn and a movie. 3:30 opinion, you have a sacred duty not only to yourself, and storied careers, these two iconic cartoon heroes concert with conductor Dale Bartlett. 8 p.m. FREE. p.m. FREE. CADL Haslett Library, 5670 School St., but also to the people you care about, to use your have made only one joint appearance. It was in the film University Lutheran Church, 1020 S. Harrison Road, Haslett. (517) 339-2324. www.cadl.org/events. imagination more aggressively and expressively as you Who Framed Roger Rabbit. They got equal billing and East Lansing. (517) 332-2559. [email protected]. Babytime. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. (Please See Details contemplate what might lie ahead for you. You simply spoke the same number of words. I'm predicting that Jazz Tuesdays. A jazz jam session affiliated with Dec. 7) cannot afford to remain safely ensconced within your a comparable event will soon take place in your world, MSU's Jazz Studies department. 10 p.m. FREE. Las Posadas Service. A special meal of Mexican comfort zone, shielded from the big ideas and tempt- Scorpio: a conjunction of two stars, a blend of two Stober's Bar, 812 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) food. 5:30-7:30 p.m. $7; $3 child; $20 family. Okemos ing fantasies that have started calling and calling and strong flavors, or a coming together of iconic elements 487-4464. Community Church, 4734 Okemos Road, Okemos. calling to you. that have never before mixed. Sounds like you're in for Open Jazz Jam. Weekly jazz series hosted by the (517) 349-4220. okemoscommunitychurch.org. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Researchers at the a splashy time. Jeff Shoup Quartet. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE. Stober's Bar, University of Oregon claim that in certain circum- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Harvey Ball was 812 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 487-4464. Music stances, they can make water flow uphill (tinyurl.com/ a commercial artist who dreamed up the iconic image Jazz Wednesdays. 7-10 p.m. FREE. (Please See UphillFlow). I'm not qualified to evaluate their evidence, of the smiley face. He whipped it out in ten minutes one but I do know that in the coming week you will have day in 1963. Unfortunately for him, he didn't trademark Theater Details Dec. 7) the power to accomplish the metaphorical equivalent or copyright his creation, and as a result made only "The Nutcracker." Screening of NYC Ballet,George Jazz Wed. 7-10 p.m. FREE. (Please See Details Dec. 7) of what they say they did. Don't squander this magic $45 from it, even as it became an archetypal image Balanchine's "The Nutcracker." 6 p.m. Price varies. SOM Singers. The State of Michigan Singers will on trivial matters, please, Gemini. Use it to facilitate used millions of times all over the world. Keep his story Celebration Cinema, 200 E. Edgewood Blvd., Lansing. performing Christmas music. 7-8 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, 125 S. Penn- a transformation that's important to your long-term in the back of your mind during the coming weeks, Also playing at Jackson 10, 1501 N. Wisner St., Jack- well-being. Sagittarius. I have a feeling you will be coming up with son. (517) 782-8463. www.FathomEvents.com. sylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-7434. CANCER (June 21-July 22): "Dear Rob: Is there any some innovative moves or original stuff, and I would be "Rock of Ages." Songs of Journey, Styx, REO Theater way to access your horoscope archives going back sad if you didn't get proper credit and recognition for Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake and to 1943? I'm writing a novel about World War II and your work. 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Most of you Cancerians mostly put the angst behind you and move on with your Classes and Seminars District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) have good imaginations about the past, and you're cur- life. But only one of those potential fixes can generate Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. (Please See 321-4014 ext. 4. www.dtdl.org. rently going through a phase when that talent is ampli- a purgative and purifying success that will extract the Details Dec. 7) Lansing Area Science Fiction Association fied. While you're tinkering with my history, have fun greatest possible learning from the situation and give Community Yoga. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. (Please See Meeting. 7 p.m. FREE. (Please See Details Dec. 7) with yours, too. This is an excellent time for members you access to all of the motivational energy it has to Details Dec. 7) of your tribe to breath new life and fresh spin into a offer. Be very choosy. Meditation. 7-9 p.m. FREE. 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But I think you're in for a yummilicious time. primal matters. - encoremichigan.com VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In "Nan You're a Window PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Some martial artists Directed by Tony Caselli Shopper," British recording artist Lily Allen sings, "The unleash a sharp percussive shout as they strike a blow Featuring John Lepard bottom feels so much better than the top." She means or make a dramatic move — a battle cry that helps “Lepard is brilliant as he makes it ironically; the person she's describing in the song is channel their will into an explosive, concise expres- his way through the dozens neurotic and insecure. But in using that declaration as sion of force. The Japanese term for this is kiai. A few of characters . . .” a theme for your horoscope this week — the bottom women's tennis players invoke a similar sound as they Performances: feels so much better than the top — I mean it sin- smack the ball with their racquet. 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Michael Brenton/City Pulse Community. Steve Burgess shows off some of the wines in his Burgess Cellars warehouse. California dreamy YOU can JOIN. A Napa Valley trip leads to delectable Member owned. Locally operated. discoveries at Burgess Cellars By MICHAEL BRENTON attention. The narrow, one-lane winding As we turned east off of Napa Valley’s trail to the winery is carved into the moun- Silverado Trail and started the winding tainside and features a steep drop off the g c trek up Howell Mountain, a brisk brilliant left side. Caution is the watchword. GABRIELS COMMUNITY 1901 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48912 blue-sky day welcomed us to Napa Valley’s Eyes are first drawn to the historic stone u c u credit union www.gabrielscu.com | (517) 484-0601 famed and historic Burgess Cellars. In an buildings, then to the vineyards below era in which so many Napa Valley wineries and finally to the sprawling Bell Canyon are small cogs in sprawling corporate wine Reservoir, with the Mayacamas Mountains Try a conglomerate empires, the perpetuation of in the distance. We are greeted by a tall, a multi-generation family owned winery is affable plaid-shirted man: Steve Burgess, local a refreshing change of pace. one of the next generation who will lead Napa Valley’s emergence as one of the the winery. He has a degree in agricultural brew centers of the American wine world is actu- systems management and a minor in agri- or wine ally a development of recent decades. Yet cultural business. the Burgess winery was originally home- Standing in the working tasting room, today steaded in the late 1800s by an immigrant surrounded by barrels of maturing wine, winemaker, morphed into a chicken ranch Burgess eagerly begins the tasting. This is a from our during Prohibition and later became a home red wine house, which gives the juice plenty to Souverain Cellars. Wine has been made of oak aging before releasing the wines for expanded Wine on this site for nearly a century and a half. sale — there was no easing into a flavor Proprietor Tom Burgess — a former Air rush. The year 2007 was a fabulous vin- and Beer Section Force and corporate pilot — and winemaker tage in Napa. The full bodied 2007 Merlot, 4960 Northwind Dr., East Lansing Bill Sorenson have been a team since Burgess composed primarily of fruit from the estate’s ZZZHOIFRFRRS acquired the winery in 1972. There is no Triere Vineyard, is full of cherry and dark 0RQ6DWDPSP6XQDPSP doubt that they know how to coax the best berry fruit, a touch of vanilla oak and mod- out of the terroir of their three distinct vine- est tannin. It’s ready to go. yard sites, focusing on Cabernet Sauvignon The 2007 Syrah is meaty, balanced and 4HEAREASlNESTSELECTIONOFGOURMET and Cabernet Franc from the estate vine- concentrated, with a smooth mouthfeel and FOODSFROMAROUNDTHEWORLD yard; Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite nice acid backbone. Ten percent Grenache in Sirah, Malbec and Petit Verdot from the Ink the blend adds red berry fruit and contributes Grade Road estate vineyard on the eastern to the Rhone-like character of this wine. side of Howell Mountain; and Merlot, plus Petite Sirah, from the 2008 vintage, !WARD WINNINGMEATDEPTWITH (UNDREDSOFBEERS five other varieties, from the valley-floor shows the deep, saturated color typical of ON PREMISEMEATCUTTERSTOASSIST /VERMALT3COTCHES Triere vineyard, near Yountville. Mountain- this grape variety, blackberry and chocolate sited vineyards, perhaps counter-intuitively, overtones, full flavor and structure. s s benefit from stressful conditions of water The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is a 4HEFRESHESTLOCALPRODUCE 7IDELIQUORSELECTIONAT scarcity and rocky, volcanic soils that force Meritage-style Bordeaux blend, comple- s LOWESTPRICESALLOWEDBYLAW the grapes to struggle for survival, while at mented with Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, 4HEAREASlNESTSELECTIONOFWINE the same time benefiting from full sun in Malbec and Merlot. The complexity shows LIQUOR ANDBEERWITH a location above the fog line. The result? in the bouquet and the palate, while the FULL TIMESTAFFTOASSIST Small berries packed with intense juice and French oak aging is evident in the vanilla s great acidity. aromas and well-integrated tannins. A long 4HOUSANDSOFDOMESTIC Now back to our journey. About half- lingering finish promises great drinking into way between the valley floor and the future years. INTERNATIONALWINES “dry” Adventist community of Angwin, Speaking of which, Burgess has a rather an unimposing sign announces it is time unique marketing approach that includes to turn left into Burgess. This is not an always offering “library wines” that have ostentatious, bells-and-whistles tour-bus- been resting in ideal storage conditions for '2%!4&//$ '2%!43%26)#% &/2/6%29%!23 ready winery, but a small, appointment- #ORNEROF4ROWBRIDGE(ARRISON %AST,ANSING WWWGOODRICHSHOPRITECOM only facility ready to provide personalized See Burgess, Page 27 City Pulse • December 7, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 27

showing beautiful balance, a full dollop of December Special: Belgium - start Burgess sweet French oak, big concentration, cas- with Cream of Spinach Soup and cading fruit and an oh-so-long finish. from page 26 With more than 400 wineries populating Smoked Salmon with Roquefort Napa Valley, Burgess Cellars distinguishes Toast. Then enjoy the Roast Pork years. Consecutive vintages of Cabernet itself through good old-fashioned hard work Loin plattered with Caramelized Sauvignon dating back to 1979 are offered and family dedication, combined with supe- Onions and Rosemary Roasted for sale through the winery. We sampled rior fruits of their labor. For more informa- Red Potatoes; for dessert a Baked 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon, a cooler year on tion about Burgess wines, visit the website Apple with whipped Ginger Cream the valley floor, but a year in which Burgess at www.BurgessCellars.com, or its Facebook was pleased with the maturity of its grapes. page at www.facebook.com/BurgessCellars. 349-1701 The 1998 was much more evolved than the The wines are available locally; check with Special Belgian Holiday Beers in stock: younger Cabernet, losing a bit of the intense your favorite wine retailer. fruit of a young wine, but showing the ele- In vino veritas. Samichlaus (Santa Claus) Ale (14% abv!) gance, cedar and tobacco overtones typical Gouden Carolous Noel, & Petrus Sampler of maturing Bordeaux-style wines. (Michael Brenton is president of the FREE WI-FI now on site! Finally, we were treated to precious sips Greater Lansing Vintners Club. His col- Google Tuba Museum to see our menu of 2007 Estate Vineyard Reserve, a wine umn appears monthly.) and get our monthly email special 202 beers - 40 wines by the glass 41 countries of origin - 50 tubas 2138 Hamilton at Okemos Road in downtown Okemos

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