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Daniel E. Bollman,$ Capital News$ Service, Bill East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. COVER Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Tom Helma, Gabrielle The City of East Lansing reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects in proposals, Lawrence$ Johnson, Eve Kucharski, Terry Link, Andy and to make the award in its own best interest. McGlashen, Kyle Melinn, Mark Nixon, Shawn Parker, CITY OF EAST LANSING ART Stefanie Pohl, Dennis Preston, Allan I. Ross, Rich Marie Wicks CrowdsourcingTupica, Ute Von Der Heyden, Paul Wozniak City Clerk CP#17-115 Delivery drivers: Frank Estrada, Dave Fisher, Paul Shore, Photo by CHERYLA GUIDEBAASE Richard TO L Simpson,ANSING-AREA Thomas Scott ONLINE Jr. FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS CITY OF EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN Interns: Diamond Henry, Jamal Tyler NOTICE OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE NO. 1402 CITY PULSE Editor & Publisher on the Berl AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2-61 OF ARTICLE III - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Schwartz - AND SECTIONS 2-342 OF ARTICLE V - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - OF CHAPTER 2 - ADMINISTRATION - OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EAST LANSING. AIR Now airing on Please take notice that Ordinance No. 1402 was adopted by the East Lansing City Council at the regular meeting of the Council held on April 11, 2017, and will become effective 7 days after the 10:30 a.m. Saturdays publication of the following summary of ordinance. 89 FM SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1402

THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS:

Ordinance1402 exempts the Planning Commission from its duties of preparing a Capital Improvements Program of public structures and improvements pursuant to MCL 125.3865 and assigns these duties to the City Manager.

A true copy of Ordinance No. 1402 can be inspected or obtained at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan during normal business hours.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY OF LANSING’S PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018 BUDGET

The City Council of the City of Lansing will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, May 8, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the 10th Floor of Lansing City Hall located at 124 W. Michigan Ave., on the proposed City of Lansing budget and capital improvements. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing.

The proposed budget is available for public inspection on weekdays, in the City Clerk’s Office, 9th floor City Hall, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

All persons desiring to express an opinion about the proposed city budget, the tax rate, or proposed capital improvements are invited to attend this public hearing or submit written comments.

For more information, please call Lansing City Council at 517-483-4177. If you are interested in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., on the day of the Public Hearing at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or email [email protected]. . Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope CP#17-120 City Pulse • April 26, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION Reality based rage March for Science brings activism OF THE WEEK with an attention span to state Capitol REVISITED There have been heady days of politi- looked problems in the cal protest in Michigan’s history, but none eye.” as heady as Saturday’s March for Science. On the Capitol lawn, near the statue Gretchen Whitmer, of Gov. Austin Blair, a woman carried a a Democratic candi- huge, detailed diagram of glycolysis, the date for governor of process by which the body breaks down Michigan and the af- sugar, using color-coded sticky dots for ternoon’s last speaker, the various molecules. co-opted a slogan from “It’s only the first half of the process,” one of the signs to she cautioned. open her speech. Glycolysis is what gives you energy. “It’s time to make Judging by the throng of some 2,500 America cogitate scientists and supporters, assembled in again,” Whitmer said. Lansing to push back against the anti- She cheerily chan- Property: 108 S. Hosmer St. science policies and rhetoric of Donald neled the frustration Lans ing Trump and his administration, there’s a felt by the assembled lot of glycolysis going on in the scientific scientists and friends. community. “I can’t believe we have This apartment block was featured as One of Saturday’s speakers, science to march for science, an Eyesore in July 2014. It was noted that a 2001 fire had damaged the building, but advocate Alec Findlay, said it was the first but we do,” she said. that it had great potential. Since then, time scientists and allies have taken to Tucked into the repairs and renovations have been undertak- the streets “to collectively protest the mis- throng on the Capi- en. The building has been renamed Artists use and rejection of their findings.” tol lawn were Betty Lawrence Cosentino/City Plulse Avenue, boldly announced on new signage In the era of alternative facts, thread- Pritchard, a retired above the entrance to the interior courtyard. ing through the throng of marchers and mathematician, and Several marchers brandished periodic tables of the elements, including this home-made version, at Remarkable exterior brick details, including scientific signs was like walking into an her husband, Mike, a Saturday's March for Science rally in Lansing. arches and the basket-weave pattern punc- alternate reality — reality. retired teacher, who tuate the uppermost levels. The stringcourse the scientists,” Mike Pritchard said. “We The cool May air was chock-a-block drove to Lansing from at the lower levels is accompanied by other have to be concerned about the Great with periodic tables of the elements, large Algonac. decorative limestone accents on the front Lakes.” and small, classroom quality and hand When Whitmer said she was seeing elevation. The interiors feature a beautiful Listening on the lawn, Pat Grauer, a made. The sky swirled with atoms and people who had never come out to rallies combination of rough and smooth finishes. molecules, equations and formulae — before, she was talking about people like retired medical writer for the MSU Col- including the process by which yeast fer- the Pritchards. lege of Medicine, held a sign that urged ments into beer. “We’ve never been political activists,” the reconciliation of science and faith. — Daniel E. Bollman, AIA There were plentiful puns on “solu- Betty Pritchard said. “We went through Grauer has worked closely with some tions” (political and chemical) and “resis- the Vietnam era and never did anything.” of the world’s foremost scientists, includ- tance” (political and electrical). But she said she has had it with “the ing MSU’s Justin McCormick and Veron- Among the most popular icons of the denial of scientific fact, particularly as ica Maher, two world renowned cancer day were Jonas Salk, who developed the it relates to the environment, climate researchers. (Maher died only this week.) polio vaccine, Carl Sagan, Bill Nye (the change.” “They’re all highly disciplined, they Science Guy) and Einstein, but Mr. Spock Many speakers and marchers at the work 80, 90 hours a week and spend and Beaker of the Muppets made appear- rally worried about the crucial data be- a great deal of time scratching for the ances as well. ing wiped from government websites and money to do what they do,” Grauer said. Speaker Abdul El-Sayed, a 32-year- databanks. “It’s terrifying for me to see what could old Rhodes Scholar, talked of an ongoing “The scientific process is very open,” happen to lifelong work that can be trun- “war on science.” Betty Pritchard said. “It’s tested by other cated for lack of funding.” El-Sayed was youngest person to head scientists. Just saying something doesn’t Like all of the other speakers and the Health Department of a major city make it true.” marchers, she was outraged over the (Detroit) and is now a candidate for gov- Drastic cuts proposed for the Environ- Trump administration’s lack of interest in ernor of Michigan. mental Protection Agency, the National climate change. “Science allows us to make good deci- Institutes of Health, Great Lakes clean- “If you don’t believe what 97 percent sions,” El-Sayed declared. “I thank God up funds and other federal programs of scientists say in a field, you’re not going “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier every day we don’t see the kind of polio energized the marchers, including the to believe anybody,” Grauer said. properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of that we had just 70 years ago. That’s be- Pritchards. the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lansingcitypulse.com or call Berl Schwartz at 999-5061. cause we had courageous scientists who “They are not financially supporting See March, Page 6 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 26, 2017

help them interpret it.” Overturned March Not all the speakers were Trio of dogs released after judge firebrands like Hall, but the from page 5 more rally was a rare chance to reverses decision to euthanize them witness a nearly extinct animal The crowd cheered when speaker Madi- — a large crowd with an atten- A trio of dogs who were facing a death son Hall, a conservation biologist special- tion span. sentence in Ionia County has been freed. izing in the polar regions (and polar bears) When MSU science and A German Shepherd and two pitbulls and Ph.D. candidate in the fisheries and ethics professor Kevin Elliott ran afoul of the law in July when they wildlife department at MSU, called himself called for openness in scientific escaped the yard of Susan Vamvakias. a “science patriot.” research, including disclosure Hours later they were allegedly found Hamilton fired up the crowd like an old of who is funding which proj- in a closed pen with the rigid corpses of school preacher, painting vivid pictures of ects, his teacherly, plodding de- three goats. the hell that awaits if climate change is left livery didn’t draw the slightest Prosecutors argued in late July that unchecked, from coastal flooding to mass groan. the dogs killed the goats and therefore, exodus of inundated refugees, rationing of The science people may under state law, needed to be euthanized food and other necessities and even a second have been angry, but they were as a risk to public safety. But Ionia Coun- real estate crash. polite. A bicycle cop chatted ty Animal Control officials disagreed. A Other speakers lamented that respect for with folks at the perimeter, not consulting veterinarian determined the the hard work of scientists seems to be erod- even bothering to watch the goats likely died hours before the dogs ing. Among them were speaker Laura Vose- proceedings. came upon them. jpka, or “Dr. V.” a chemist and 30-year sci- The only near-disaster hap- The dogs were granted a new trial in ence teacher. “At best, our data is challenged; pened when a gigantic paper March after lawyers for Vamvakias, who at worst it’s ignored and treated as an opin- airplane almost pierced the owns Major the German Shepherd, and ion,” Vosejpka said. flanks of a handsome spotted her son-in-law Allen Hustin, owner of the Rachel Morris, a biomedical lab diagnos- dog wandering the lawn. pitbulls Mario and Luigi, appealed a July tic program at MSU, stood in a sunny spot “Sorry,” the owner of the 27 decision by 64-A District Court Judge near the Blair statue as she listened. plane cried out. Air currents Raymond Voet to destroy the animals. “I’m done with the idea that ignorance is defy predictive models. On April 17, Voet overturned his pre- OK,” Morris said. “We work in hospitals. We “No problem,” the dog’s vious decision and ordered the dogs save lives every day. This is the first time I’ve owner said. He cheerfully released. He also refused to make Hus- ever done anything like this, but I think it’s moved the dog closer to the tin and Vamvakias pay for the time the important to be here.” sidewalk to make room for sci- animals were kept in the animal control Despite a crying need for medical tech- ence. Lawrence Cosentino/City Pullse shelter. The two pitbulls were soon on nicians, funding cuts made it hard for Mor- Nicolas Cordano of Mason suited up in a honeybee their way to be reunited with Hustin, ris to set up a lab, even before the advent of — Lawrence Cosentino costume for Saturday's March for Science. "I'm worried who is in the military and lives at Fort Trump. something bad's going to happen because we're not Bragg in North Carolina. “I don’t practice research right now be- paying attention," Cordano said. cause of the funding situation and it’s only — Todd Heywood getting much, much worse,” she said. “People don’t know what we do because we’re in the back of the hospital. Nobody sees us in the lab but we give data to doctors that they base decisions on every day and sometimes we PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of East Lansing in the Counties of Clinton and Ingham

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF BROWNFIELD PLAN #24 FOR THE CENTER CITY DISTRICT FOR THE CITY OF EAST LANSING PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT 381, 1996, AS AMENDED, OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

Please take notice that a Public Hearing shall be held before the Council of the City of East Lansing on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, East Lansing, MI 48823, on the adoption of a resolution for Brownfield Plan #24 for the City of East Lansing, within which the Authority shall exercise its powers, all pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, being Act 381 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan of 1996, as amended.

The brownfield site includes the property located at 125,133, 135, and 201-209 East Grand River Avenue and 200 Albert Avenue, which are proposed to be utilized to develop two 12-story mixed-use buildings. The plan also includes reconstructing and reconfiguring Albert Avenue between Abbot Road and MAC Ave. and upgrading public utilities.

A detailed legal description of the property along with maps and a copy of Brownfield Plan #24 are available for public inspection in the Department of Planning, Building and Development, City of East Lansing, 517-319-6930.

Please note that all aspects of the Brownfield Plan are open for discussion at the public hearing, at which all interested persons will be provided an opportunity to be heard and written communication will be received and considered. The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, upon notice to the City of East Lansing prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations or services should write or call the City Manager’s Office, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI, 48823, 517-319-6920, TDD Lawrence Cosentino/City Pullse 1-800-649-3777. Marie Wicks Marchers, puppet artists and members of the Lansing Bike Party formed up in a City Clerk CP#17-114 caravan from Adado Riverfront Park to the Capitol lawn before Saturday's rally. City Pulse • A;ril 26, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 7

rather than just shout at each other.” population of just over 700,000 people, is forthright in his communications. Fluttering notes Some of Bishop’s colleagues in Congress much more diverse, with just over 86 per- The meetings were called after residents Bishop finds a safe place for town halls: have had town halls with hundreds of par- cent of the population identifying as white, of the 8th Congressional District, which in- ticipants. Shouting and anger tended to pre- according to Ballotpedia. cludes all of Ingham and Livingston coun- Small-town Stockbridge, a GOP stronghold vail in those events. Some of Bishop’s critics Bishop’s office, after months of public ties as well as the northern half of Oakland have hosted their own events with a card- pressure from constituents and State Sen. county, were angered by his tele-townhalls. STOCKBRIDGE — The symbol was board cutout of him acting in his stead. He Curtis Hertel Jr.,D-Meridian Township, to Those events were held in the evening, but made of wood and string with 110 notes at- declined to participate in that town hall, held hold a town hall, announced the meetings as many as 30,000 people at a time were tached to the string, hung like clothes on a in Livingston County and drawing over 500 with a brief sign-up option on the congress- brought onto the calls. clothesline. Each note was a message to U.S. people. man’s website. Nearly as soon as he posted Fermaglich said Bishop told callers on Rep. Bishop from constituents. Across the Sitting in front of a U-shaped set up of the notification — without any indication the tele-townhall they were “more accessible street from a nondescript American Legion tables, so participants were facing him, Bish- where the meetings would be or when — the and efficient.” building in Stockbridge, Kirsten Fermaglich op fielded questions and concerns during slots, limited to 30, were full. But the contrast between the electronic and Julie Libarkin hoisted the protest sym- the three meetings about his vote to defund Bishop defended the small meeting size calls and the more intimate face-to-face bol in hopes of catching the eye of Bishop,R- Planned Parenthood, the Republican’s plan by noting he traveled the district “regularly” townhalls like those in Stockbridge struck Rochester, as he exited the last of three town to repeal and replace the Affordable Care holdings meetings, including with groups her as “ironic.” halls. Act, and President Donald Trump’s budget like the Lansing Regional Chamber of Com- “Meeting with small groups of people, in The 110 notes flapped in the wind, and plan submitted last month. merce and the Ingham Community Health a meeting closed to the general public, dur- the women waited with several others for the Libarkin and Fermaglich pointed out that Centers. Even so, fewer showed up at each ing the day on a work day, makes it harder town halls to end. The time for its conclusion Stockbridge is in a remote part of the county. of the one-hour session. for people,” she said. “It’s completely ineffi- came and went. And still they waited. The village of just over 1,200 people is nearly It is, critics said, yet another example of cient. I feel he is doing it simply to reduce the The sky opened up and poured sheets 95 percent white, according to City-Data. a congressman ducking the people he rep- number of people being critical of decisions.” of rain on them. But there were still there. com. The 8th Congressional District, with a resents and being less than transparent and Sixty-five year old retiree Liz Meyers said Hoping to get his attention. the combination of events so far appear to “I really felt like we were there represent- her as a way to “bottleneck” conversations. ing all the people who couldn’t be there,” said More important, she said, by limiting atten- Libarkin, 44. “We weren’t all invited to the dance and back and forth with his constitu- table.” ents, Bishop is preventing them from devel- The two MSU professors and their sup- oping “an identity and a consensus.” porters stood out in the storm. Bishop, a The former social worker said the con- former state Senate leader now in his second gressman’s decision to locate his district of- term in Congress representing the 8th Dis- fice in Brighton was also troublesome. For- trict, was inside the American Legion build- mer Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican from ing defending against critics that he was too Brighton, had one office, which was in Lan- aloof from his constituents. sing, a key population center in the district. Some might think Bishop picked Stock- “He should make himself accessible to the bridge because it was a safe place for a Re- entire district,” she said. publican in Democratic Ingham County. “The Lansing office is at the far end of Bishop carried Stockbirdge Township 53.5 the district,” Bishop explained in an inter- percent to 30.4 percent for Democrat Su- view. “We try — you know no good deed goes zanna Shkreli. The county went the other unpunished. We tried to set the location of way: 56 percent for Shkreli and 38 percent the office to accommodate the district. Right for Bishop. now it’s actually in the center of the district.” Bishop explained the choice differently. Meyers dismissed that response. “He “We opted for this because those of you needs to be accessible to everybody. We’re his who are here asked to meet and talk,” Bishop bosses.” explained to the first group of 12 constituents Courtesy Photo he met with. “We’d like to have the chance Protesters stand outside the VFW Hall in Stockbridge where U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop, — Todd Heywood to actually talk and listen at events like this, R-Rochester, conducted three town halls on Thursday.

clearly something that's a concern of forward on the infrastructure. It's some- mine. The devil's in the details. Former Congressman Mike Rogers thing that we need to have a very serious Bishop one on one had an office in Lansing. Why haven’t discussion about. I'll do whatever I can Following his townhall meetings, U.S. Gov. Snyder has you opened one in the city? to try to support the cause. Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, sat down said the Medicaid The Lansing office is at the far end with Todd Heywood to answer a few ques- expansion has been of the district. This goes under no good One of the other things that you tions about national and political con- a huge boon for the deed goes unpunished. We actually heard over and over today was Rus- cerns. The following has been edited for state. Will you pro- changed the location of the office to ac- sia and the Trump connection. What I clarity and space. tect the Medicaid ex- commodate the district because it's right didn't hear you answer, and I heard it pansion? now actually in the center of the district. asked a couple of times, is: Do you be- It was announced that the two war- The Medicaid ex- But that doesn't mean that we don't go lieve that the Trump administration or Bishop ring factions of the congressional GOP pansion will be pro- on the road. I'm constantly on the road his campaign workers were involved caucus — the Freedom Caucus and tected because that's and constantly in Ingham County for is- with the Russia situation? more moderate Republicans — had part of the solution. Those that are cur- sues that might arise. I’m meeting with I don't at all. In fact, I've not seen any agreed on a deal to move the healthcare rently eligible for Medicaid including the people. evidence that would support that. I know reform forward. One part of that agree- expansion will not be impacted by this. there are all kinds of allegations out there ment was to slash Medicaid reimburse- That's that's the solution. Gov. Snyder What are you doing to make sure and I know there are several committees, ments. Are you OK with that? and all the governors need all the help that we get funding in the state of bipartisan committees, that are working I've not seen it yet. I am on the autho- they can get in controlling the costs of Michigan to fix our infrastructure? on that investigation. If I thought that I rizing committee, so we'll see that be- Medicaid. Medicaid is the fastest grow- There's is a clear intention on the part would be acting differently. I would treat fore it becomes a floor discussion. That's ing line out of any state budget. of this administration to bring a proposal this differently. 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 26, 2017

ering those rates among youth and African clinics. Americans. It’s illegal in Michigan to distribute con- Well above Part of getting around them is a new doms on a public school property. School prevention program called Choices not districts that violate that law could lose national rates Changes that the county launched last all their state education funding. Vail and Gonorrhea, chlamydia raging in Ingham County September. “This is a new strategy in a Union Missionary Baptist Church leader long-term battle,” she said of efforts to the Rev. Melvin Jones agreed it was time as Health Department rolls out education effort raise the profile of the diseases. to revisit that law, which was passed in the The program aims to use social media 1980s. The “clap” and “clam” — street names for with gonorrhea, while 29-year-olds were and the Internet to educate young people State Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., D-Meridian gonorrhea and chlamydia — are occurring diagnosed with gonorrhea, compared with in the county about sexually transmitted Township, said he would “support having well above the national rate in Ingham just over 14 in 1000 in that age group be- infections. While abstaining from sexual that discussion.” He did not think such County, particularly among African Amer- ing diagnosed with chlamydia. activity is the most effective way to pre- a move would go very far in the current icans. Nine of the county’s 22 zip codes report- vent getting a sexually transmitted infec- GOP-controlled Legislature, however. The high frequency of both sexually ed nearly five cases per 1,000 of chlamyd- tion, Vail and others at the department Republican State Sen. Rick Jones,R- transmitted diseases is “staggering,” Linda ia, including all of Lansing, East Lansing, recognize that for those who are choosing Grand Ledge, represents parts of Ingham Vail, the county’s top health officer, said. As MSU and Onondaga. Leslie comes in just to have sex, condoms are a very effective county. He would support allowing schools a result, the county is ramping up its edu- under the national rate at 474 cases per mode of prevention. with nurses or health clinics onsite to dis- cation and outreach programs. 100,000. Gonorrhea rates that are higher Ironically, as the county scales up its tribute condoms.. But he added, that he The national rates for chlamydia in than the national rate are found in all six public education campaign, Vail warned didn’t think a majority of his constituents 2015, the last year for which there are fig- of Lansing’s zip codes.. Both bacterial in- the numbers could go higher as those who would agree with him if condoms were not ures, was about 4.8 cases per 1,000 Amer- fections can be cured with antibiotics. Left were infected but without symptoms are distributed by a healthcare professional. icans. In Ingham County, the overall rate untreated, the diseases can lead to pelvic identified. State Rep. Andy Schor, D-Lansing, said in 2016 was about 7.2 per 1,000. But for inflammatory disease and infertility. Some But accessing condoms is a problem, he, too, would support a change in the law. African Americans locally, the rate was 15 people can be infected, but have no symp- young people told county health officials “I think schools should have the flexibili- per 1,000. For whites, it was just two per toms, Vail noted. last summer. The county will mail con- ty to provide all the tools students would 1,000. Health officials are empowered in Mich- doms to county residents if they request need as they mature,” said Schor, who For gonorrhea, the national rate in 2015 igan to provide prescriptions for antibiot- them through the Website, and they have is running for mayor of Lansing. “Some was 12.4 cases per 1,000. In Ingham, the ics to treat the two diseases for a person’s also begun distributing condoms through areas, probably more conservative, may overall rate for 2016 was 2.39 per 1,000. sexual partner. So if people diagnosed with various community partners, like the Allen choose not to. Others, like Lansing, may For African Americans, it was nine per chlamydia, their diagnosis are counted in Neighborhood Center and Letts Commu- choose to do so. It’s a community conver- 1,000, while it was below one per 1,000 for official statistics. But health workers could nity Center. Condoms are also available at sation and decision then.” whites. write a prescription for each of their sexu- the Ingham Community Health Center lo- The Rev. Jones expressed dismay at the Vail said the disparity between whites al partners, cutting out a diagnosis. Those cations, including Willow. numbers. “Those hit me square between and African Americans is not surpris- people who are treated pre-emptively do During the process to develop the new the eyes,” he said. Jones said the numbers ing. She noted that the issues of poverty not appear in any of the disease statistics. campaign, Amanda Darche, health com- indicate a “moral deficit” in the African and access to healthcare are key obsta- Vail said the higher rate among youth munications specialist for the county, sur- American community. “It shows how far cles to people of color in addressing many here is not surprising and reflects nation- veyed youth in the county as well as con- removed they are from the authority the health concerns. Teens and young adults al trends. She also said the racial and age ducted in-person focus groups. What she church represents,” he said. In addition also show higher rates of the two sexual- disparities parallel other health-related and her team discovered was that youth to the “moral question” involved, he said ly transmitted infections than the gen- issues in the community. “You know those feared parents would open the mailed con- access to affordable healthcare is likely an- eral population, according to the county people are lacking access to healthcare dom packets from the county. They told other driver. Health Department figures. Just over 2 services,” she said. “Sometimes they’re cov- Darche and others they wanted to have ac- percent of 15-to-24 year olds was diag- ered — when you look at the younger pop- cess to condoms at the school based health - By Todd Heywood nosed with chlamydia in 2016. Nearly six ulation — on their parents’ insurance and in 1,000 people in those age groups con- they don’t want them to know they were PUBLIC NOTICES tracted gonorrhea. Among 25-to-29-year- being tested. She said the county is “just CITY OF LANSING olds, nearly seven in 1,000 were infected getting our head around” barriers to low- SUMMARY OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE # 1208

Lansing City Council adopted an Ordinance of the City of Lansing, Michigan to amend Chapter 1026, Special Assessments, Section 1026.06, assessment procedure, to eliminate the requirement that notice be published in a daily newspaper of the city

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Notice: The full text of this Ordinance is available for review at the City Clerk’s Office, 9th Floor, City Hall, Lansing, Michigan. A copy of the full text of this Ordinance may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 9th Floor, City Hall, Lansing, Michigan at a fee determined by City Council.

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Lansing City Council adopted An Ordinance of the City Of Lansing, Michigan, to amend Section 810.22 of the Lansing Codified Ordinances by entering into a new Video Service Franchise Agreement.

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Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope CP#17-118 City Pulse • April 26, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9 This lovely lady to the left is Mimi, City Pulse’s official office dog. She Meet Mimi would like to welcome you to our first-ever Pet Issue, dedicated to our feline friends, canine companions, aquatic adventurers and more. We’ve prepared a nice little bouquet of stories about our animal friends, and Mimi hopes you will enjoy them. Photo by Cheryl Baase/Express Yourself Unleashed Photography

into it while volun- passion. About a year ago she rebranded these dogs are their children,” she said. teering at an animal shelter. to focus on capturing canine compan- “The dog industry right now, with dog- “In order for dogs to get adopt- ions. gie daycare and everything — people ed, you need to have really good “My motto is ‘Where dogs are loved take their dogs to daycare just like they pictures,” she said. “So I’d chase and people are tolerated,”’ she said with would take a kid to preschool.” them around on hands and knees a laugh. Baase continues to volunteer at the to get good photos to post and And while she got there by following Eaton County Humane Society in Oliv- find them homes. And it esca- her heart, focusing on dogs has proven et, where new director Holly Thoms re- Cheryl Baase follows passion for pups lated from there.” Baase, 59, to be a pretty good business decision. cruited her to take photos of dogs up for into canine photography recently retired to focus on photography During her busy season, from early sum- adoption. By TY FORQUER after 35 years working for a lobbying mer to Christmas, Baase said she has “We take the dogs into town and do On an idyllic evening last week, as the firm. Before retiring, she worked a desk sessions booked six or seven days a week. a photo shoot,” Baase said. “And she’s sun set over the golden fields of Woldu- job during the day and pursued photog- “Right now, there’s a photographer on kept the shelter empty because of mar Nature Center, photographer Cher- raphy on evenings and weekends. every street corner,” she said. “But dog those photos. You can take a picture yl Baase coaxed a lumbering, 120 pound “I would work from seven to four ev- photography — there really aren’t any in on an iPhone and put it on Petfinder English mastiff onto a rustic cabin ery day, then I’d come home and strap the area, so I figured it was an open mar- or whatever, but if you do something porch. Charlie, a 12-year-old gentle gi- my camera on and go out to do what I ket for me. I keep pretty busy.” really special — people tell me I man- ant, is dying of lung cancer. The dog and loved doing,” she said. She’s also found that interest in age to capture the souls of these dogs, its owners are there for a “Forget-Me- For a while, Baase did the typical pho- dog-centric products and services is as and that helps them find good homes.” Not” session with Baase to capture some tographer gigs — weddings, newborns, high as it’s ever been. While many sessions are straight- final photos while he is still alive. pregnancy shoots, etc. — but eventually “I know so many people who don’t forward, Baase finds some time for “Busy families have pets, but they get realized that pet photography is her real have children or can’t have children, so fun. She barters with some dog trainer family pictures done, and they get pic- friends to get free training sessions for tures of their kids done, and they nev- her pups in exchange for photo shoots. er think about getting pictures of their One of the trainers has a well-trained pets,” Baase explained. “And then the pet Jack Russell terrier named Stewart passes away, and they feel bad because that is often recruited for outside-the- they don’t have any pictures of their pet.” box ideas. Baase is owner of Express Yourself “She lets us dress him up and do Unleashed Photography, a business funny sessions,” she said. “A local mag- dedicated solely to dog photography. azine was doing a story on veterinari- The photography packages listed on her ans, and they wanted a fun cover shot, website, expressyourselfbycheryl.com, so we dressedStewart up as a little include “Puppy Breath,” to capture a doctor and took him to a vet’s office.” dog’s early years, the “The Drool” pack- So far, Baase has no regrets about age for people with multiple pets and making the shift to canine-exclusive the end-of-life “Forget-Me-Not” session. Ty Forquer/City Pulse photography. Baase never planned on becoming a pro- Photographer Cheryl Baase, owner of Express Yourself Unleashed Photography, “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in fessional photographer. She stumbled crouches to capture a picture of Charlie, a large mastiff. my life.” 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 26, 2017

said owner Rick Preuss. operation, Preuss said there are a few go both ways, in Preuss’ eyes. It’s not Building a better fish “By the early ‘70s, when things that set his store apart from big enough that the fish are healthy when certain varieties of angels box outlets. The water is one of them. they leave the store, owners need to be Preuss Pets’ breeding program came out on the market- Preuss Pets contains four high-tech and able to take care of them. This is why place, she was one of the high-volume water reservoirs, the kind Preuss considers the store something of among most developed in the state first ones to breed them. that are more common in a brewery an educational endeavor as well. People came from great than a pet store, that filter the lifeblood “I think if there is anything that is BY EVE KUCHARSKI distances to find those that runs through all the tanks. our anchor point, it isn’t so much the particular varieties.” “The first has reverse osmosis water, fish, it’s that with our assistance and Many locals know the colorful sales Soon after, the program so basically what it’s trying to do is just guidance, individuals become better floor of Old Town’s Preuss Pets, flush got another bump forward. have pure water, and then we reconsti- pet keepers,” Preuss said. “I think our with squawking birds, colorful fish, “It was accelerated when a gentleman tute it to the fish’s needs. That’s almost passion is making that connection. The energetic hamsters and all manner of came on board by the name of Antonio exclusively what we use for all of our ability to improve that relationship reptiles. But there’s more to the store Comas, and he happened to be a veteri- saltwater needs,” Preuss said. “The by just simply sharing with them the than meets the eye. If you head through narian from Cuba that immigrated here second and third is something where know-how.” and started our breeding program in a we take Lansing city water and then we Though there are no immediate plans more substantial way,” Preuss said. properly condition it and let it sit for for expanding the breeding program, Comas began breeding fish in his at least 24 hours. Then we distribute it renovations within the last couple of basement for the store, but when Preuss throughout the store.” months have made more room for fish Pets moved to its Old Town location, The final container serves as a reserve on the sales floor, as well as other aquat- space was allocated specifically for Co- salt water barrel. ic creatures like snails and shrimp. mas. Fast forward 30 years, and Preuss Preuss Pets’ operation also quarantines “We’ve been trying to groom the store Pets is still at the forefront of retail and medicates its fish as needed before constantly to be more accommodating breeders in the area. Perhaps even in releasing them to the sales floor. Some to fish,” Preuss said. “We’re always try- Michigan. fish can be medicated and rehabilitat- ing to pay attention to what customers “I doubt that there’s more than a couple ed for over a month before stores that actually breed fish at this even leaving the room. Fish Eve Kucharski/City Pulse magnitude,” Preuss said. that perish from sickness Rick Preuss, owner of Preuss Pets, stands in front of the Preuss Pets sources fish from around are meticulously examined recently renovated aquatic center in his store. the world, from the tropics to Eastern by microscope to ensure Europe, so it’s not hard to find some- that others are being treated a nondescript back door and hang a thing to suit most tastes. The top three properly. right, you’ll be met with a blast of mug- bestsellers among bred fish at the store “We do that because it gy, 80 degree heat that’ll remind you are guppies, angelfish and betta fish. seems logically the only of an indoor pool deck. And you’ll be But when asked exactly how many fish way you could do it if your surrounded by fish. the store breeds in total, Preuss said it is mission is to offer healthy This is the center of the Preuss Pets fish difficult to estimate. fish,” Preuss said. “It’s not breeding program, where the store’s “I wouldn’t know how to begin,” Preuss possible to do it without a numerous tanks of unique and rare said. “Just in one tank alone you might microscope in my opinion; varieties of fish are stocked. have 150 fish.” a large number of the “Back in 1965, when we got our first Multiply that by a few dozen tanks, parasites that affect these Eve Kucharski/City Pulse fish store, my mother bred angelfish, and the number easily reaches the high fish are only observable by A row of new nano aquariums at Preuss Pets. These containers, a and she did it rather successfully,” thousands. Yet beyond the scope of the a microscope.” recent addition to the store, are designed to hold smaller amounts of The risk of a “Trojan fish,” water and accommodate smaller creatures. Preuss’ term for a fish that introduces a parasite into other fishes’ are really interested in and always look habitat, is what keeps him dedicated to for better places, more variety, health- ensuring the health of the animals. ier fish — always raise the bar as high “We can confidently sell them such as possible. but right now I’d say we’re that the customer has the most flawless really, really, pleased with the selection experience that we can create,” Preuss of fish that we have.” Group Play Doggie Day Care said. Expert Grooming Yet that flawless experience has to Look Cool. Play Cool. Train Cool Top Notch Training

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Foods that cats and dogs should never eat Nutritious diets are essential to long-term pet health. Many well-intentioned pet owners feed their pets foods they believe are nutritious, only to learn that certain foods, even those deemed healthy for humans, can be quite dangerous to dogs and cats. Cats and dogs metabolize foods and other substances differently from humans. WebMD reports that each year, there are more than 100,000 cases of pet poisoning in the United States. Many of these instances were caused by household substances that may seem perfectly harmless. Medications, cleaning products and certain foods can poison pets. Dogs tend to be at higher risk for food poisoning, particularly because they are less discriminato- ry with regard to food. Before caving into the temptation to share snacks with their pets, pet owners should recognize the common foods the ASP- CA and other pet welfare organizations list as the most likely to contribute to pet poisonings worldwide. • Chocolate: Chocolate is accountable for roughly one-quarter of all toxic exposures. Chocolate contains methylxanthines, which are found in cacao seeds. When ingested by pets, methylxanthines can cause excessive thirst and urination, panting, vomiting, diarrhea, abnormal heart rhythm, and seizures. Serious cases can be fatal. Dark chocolate and baking chocolate are especially dangerous for pets. • Grapes/raisins: Grapes, raisins, sultanas, and currants, whether raw or cooked, can cause kidney failure in dogs. Not all dogs are affect- ed. However, these fruits should be avoided. Symptoms include lethargy, diarrhea and vomiting within 24 hours of consumption. • Hops: Commonly used for brewing beer, hops have become a greater risk for pets now that home brewing as a hobby or side business has become popular. When ingested, hops can cause a rapid heart rate, anxiety, vomiting, and other ab- dominal symptoms. Essential oils and tannins in hops also can cause high fever when pets ingest them. • Macadamia nuts: These nuts can cause depression, vomiting, tremors, and hyperthermia in dogs. • Milk and dairy: Do not give dogs and cats milk to lap up, and avoid giving them high amounts of cheese and other dairy foods. Pets do not possess significant amounts of lactase, the enzyme that breaks down lactose in milk. Therefore, diarrhea and digestive upset is likely to occur when pets consume dairy. • Onions/garlic: These aromatic ingredients are not a good idea for pets, particularly cats. Onions contain an ingredient called thiosulphate, which is toxic to cats and dogs. The ingestion of onions and onion-related foods can cause a condition called hemolytic anemia. This is damage to red blood cells that causes the cells circulating throughout the pet’s body to May 18 - June 18, 2017 burst. Michigan Premiere • Xylitol: Keep pets away from This gentle comedy explores sugarless gums and candies that the power of storytelling and contain Xylitol, which also may how it can bridge the gap be used in toothpaste. The sub- between two people who live in stance causes insulin to release in very different worlds. most species, which can lead to Pay-What-You-Can Preview liver failure. Thursday, May 18 @ 8PM Pet Grooming for dogs & Cats $15 Previews Pet owners should be aware that May 19 @ 8PM 20 Off Grooming Services the foods they eat regularly may May 20 @ 8PM % May 21 @ 2PM for New Customers! not be safe for their pets. Always May 25 @ 8PM consult with a veterinarian be- By John Murrell fore giving pets foods commonly Williamston Theatre 3340 E Lake Lansing Rd. eaten by humans. Directed by Mary Job 122 S Putnam St.,Williamston East Lansing 48823 Featuring: Terry Heck and 517-655-7469 Michael Lopetrone www.williamstontheatre.org %517.337.2244 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 26, 2017

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER Wahler’s first rived at big gesture the since taking muse- over as director um last in July, is the week, first exhibition mess- to take over the es with entire museum your since it opened mind in 2012. along Ranging several from every- axes. If day objects Orte- like a working ga’s bug bug-zapper zapper

(Mexican art- catch- Courtesy Photo ist Fernando es a fly “The Transported Man” is Ortega’s“ Fly or spi- the first big statement from day, the new director of MSU’s By LAWRENCE COSENTINO Electrocutor”) to not-so-every- der, the Marc-Olivier Whaler, who A lot of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Mu- day ones like an upside-down whole took over as director of the “The Transported people al- seum drops that common com- elephant (Daniel Firman’s “Na- muse- Broad Art Museum in July. Man” public opening ready think plaint in his hat and pulls out an sutamanus”), “The Transported um will 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 29 elephant. FREE Eli and Edythe Broad contem- Man” is a panoply of razzle-daz- go dark Art Museum 547 E. Circle “Appearance, disappearance Drive, East Lansing (517) porary art zle, wit, surprise and philoso- for a couple of seconds. Some of 884-4800, broadmuseum. is a trick. and reappearance is the basic phy that’s pure Wahler. The ex- the more notorious objects in re- msu.edu (Exhibition on dis- narrative structure you find in play through Oct. 22) Marc-Oliv- hibition takes in over 50 artists, cent art history will be on hand — ier Wahler any story, from the Bible to Bat- ranging from the Renaissance literally. “Mani Pulite,” or “Clean doesn’t argue the point — he man,” Wahler said. “An artwork to the present, through Marcel Hands,” by Italian artist Gianni runs with it. In a museum-span- is the same.” Duchamp, Charles Ray, Piero Motti, is made of soap, sodium ning exhibition opening Satur- “The Transported Man,” Manzoni and Ugo Rondinone to hydroxide and — get ready — the emerging artists. liposucted fat of Silvio Berlus- With a broad diversi- coni, the scandal-prone former ty of input, from high prime minister of Italy. (“Clean frequency sound to Hands” is the name of the in- a morbid bar of soap vestigation into political corrup- and a precariously tion in Italy in the 1990s, when perched pachyderm, Berlusconi was prime minister.) the exhibition bristles The fusion of the political and with mental hooks to personal can’t get queasier than grab onto. that. “You might not know What mad alchemy turns these much about contem- diverse objects into art? Setting porary art, but you them in a museum with little know about nature or cards next to them is just a prov- science or philosophy, ocation. The rest is up to the and those are entry viewer, Wahler said. The signa- points,” Wahler said. ture piece of the exhibition gets In Ugo Rondinone’s that point across with dry wit. colorful “Clockwork for Piero Manzoni’s “Base Magica — Oracles,” 52 windows Scultura Vivente” (“Magic Base, surrounded by news- Living Sculpture”) from 1961 is a

Courtesy Photo print evoke the passage pedestal with two dance-lesson- of time. Firman’s balanc- Broad Art Museum staff unpack Daniel Firman’s “Nasutamanus,” a life-size elephant sculpture that See Man, Page 13 will be suspended in the air. ing elephant, which ar- City Pulse • April 26, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

“Take a book, — you add the to be art. Duchamp tried to dis- Man value, because you read it and avow art when he got older but you’re into it,” he said. “If it be- kept getting dragged back in. from page 12 comes boring, suddenly the book “He would say, ‘I’m not an artis only paper.” ist anymore. I’m playing chess, style footprints painted ontop. Wahler doesn’t like the no- I’m an engineer, I don’t do art- Climb up onto it and voila! You tion of a museum as a citadel or work,’ but everybody was see- become a sculpture. “The Trans- shrine of received knowledge ing what he was doing as an ported Man” is out to demon- “It’s not about not tricking artwork!” Wahler said. “People strate that all art is just as par- people and telling them with weren’t ready then, but bound- ticipatory, if only in your mind. authority, ‘You are going to see aries between disciplines and Wahler based “The Transport- this,’” he said. “People should be ways of seeing things are blur- ed Man” on a magic trick invent- free, not brought to specific in- ring. The time is coming where ed in the 19th century, described Courtesy Photo terpretation.” we are going to be ready to see by science fiction writer Chris- Piero Manzoni’s “Base Magica — Scultura Such fluidity was hard to things in between. We’ll be able Vivente” invites the viewer to become topher Priest in “The Prestige.” the art by standing on the pedestal. swallow in the early-20th-cen- to move the cursor close to ‘art- The book was made into a Holly- tury days of painter and con- work’ or close to ‘only object.’ wood movie in 2006 by Christo- ceptual artist Marcel Duchamp, It’s about freedom.” pher Nolan. The process isn’t unique to art. who famously declared a urinal “Two magicians are compet- ing for the best trick,” Wahler said. (They are played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale in the film.) “One is coming up Honor a special mother with your gift now! with a trick that sounds like you can’t go beyond that — the magician walks on stage, opens a door, disappears and reappears immediately at the other end of the stage.” Wahler does just that in a Honoring Mom one-minute promo clip for the Honor Mom with a gift to Haven House exhibition on the Broad’s web this Mother’s Day. Mom will be pleased to know site. “How is it possible? And the that a homeless mother and her kids will whole story begins.” Restoring be getting the help they urgently need. a flourish of fun to the self-important world of contemporary Make your gift now, and we’ll mail Mom a card art is one reason to embrace in time for Mother’s Day notifying her of your trickery. But there is more to the gift in her honor. Our cards are unique, trick than meets the eye. designed by local artists and former Haven To Wahler, the three parts of a House clients. To see additional options magic trick make a neat analogy for honoring a special mother in your for what goes on in your mind life, please visit Haven House online. when you look at art. In the first part, the pledge, the magician Honor a mother with your gift now: shows you an ordinary object. The second part, the turn, “im- HavenHouseEL.org/mom plies the disappearance of what was previously there,” Wahler said. The third part, the prestige, is the “impossible feat.” “You take for granted the first Haven House two stages,” Wahler said. “But Helping Lansing Area Families Help Themselves actually, what you see first when you see a painting is pigment on canvas, disappearing in front of your eyes and reappearing as an artwork. It’s very important that HavenHouseEL.org/mom people are aware of this.” 14 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 26, 2017

to happen,” Neeley said. “It just said. “He’s very talented as a Starting young takes the original motif, which composer, and the output of is done in a sax solo in the very the printed stuff was really out- Meridian Community Band premieres beginning, and it takes its own standing.” piece composed by local high school student melody played by every differ- This might be because Neeley BY EVE KUCHARSKI ent instrument back and forth at has some experience. He’s been forth at a faster tempo.” composing for six years now, Had Meridian Community which was something more con- Gillette said the piece draws since he was 11, when he wrote Band music director Tom Gil- temporary. It matched up very back on Neeley’s background as his first piece for band. But his lette not stood behind the Nee- well with things that are pub- a percussionist in the DeWitt family saw signs of his musical leys at a train station in Chicago, lished and sold for school bands, High School band. He also noted inclinations even earlier. they might not have struck up a so I asked him that indepen- When Neeley was a child, his conversation. Had they not done if he would dent study and mother would frequently play so, then 16-year-old Ancel “Fitz” mind.” private music him videos of “Baby Einstein,” a Neeley might not have shared Friday lessons have classical music-driven children’s his music night, the “An American helped him show, and he would draw pic- with him. Meridian develop as a tures of the instruments. Years Sampler” “I was Community Meridian Community Band composer. later, during a family trip to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28 just at a Band’s spring $10/$9 seniors/FREE for “I’ve always Washington, D.C., the interest in students and children point pick- concert, “An been very en- music cropped up again. MacDonald Middle School ing mu- American 1601 Burcham Drive, East couraging of “I had Pricelined a hotel, and Lansing, sic for the Sampler,” meridiancommunityband.org young com- we got a room that was really dis- spring con- will feature posers, be- gusting so we asked to be moved,” cert, looking for composers, a world pre- cause if we said Concha Neeley, Ancel Nee- and his piece stood out,” Gillette miere of “Fan- aren’t, our ley’s mother. “The only room they said. “It was every bit as good as tasy for Wind art dies,” Gil- had was a big suite in a really old something that I was looking for, Ensemble” lette said. “I’ve portion of the hotel, and it had by the now heard a lot of a piano. We were checking out 17-year-old other things the room, and started hearing DeWitt High from young music. We thought that someone School stu- composers had turned the radio on, but this dent. Stylisti- that are fairly 9-year-old kid had sat down and cally, Neeley Courtesy Photo immature.” was playing the piano.” describes the Ancel “Fitz” Neeley gets ready to perform Gillette Immediately after the trip, with the DeWitt High School marching band. four-min- sensed Nee- Ancel Neeley received his first ute piece as The Meridian Community Band premieres a PICNICS ON new work by the 17-year-old composer at its ley’s passion keyboard. He spent hours exper- THE RIVER! a journey for spring concert Friday. and held him imenting with creating sound. the audience to a profes- “I’d hear it in my head, and I’d to interpret. sional standard. He requested sit down and hit the keys,” Nee- Every Wednesday “It starts kind of foreboding. some alterations to the piece to ley said. “If it was the right one in June It’s not dark, but it’s slow, and it’s better fit his ensemble. I’d know ‘Alright, that’s the right implying that something’s going “He came through,” Gillette key’ and I’d do that until I got Live Music | FREE the full melody.” Neeley said he aims to con- tinue his composition work and Follow us: hopes to turn it into a career. “I started with band pieces, that’s my niche, that’s where I compose most of my stuff, and I do hope to branch out into chamber and orchestra maybe,” Neeley said. “I hope to be some- LANSINGCITY BEGINNING STRINGS CAMP AUG. 7-11 where in the middle of compo- INTRODUCES VIOLINS, VIOLAS, AND CELLOS TO KIDS AGES 6-12. REGISTER TODAY! sition, performance and educa- MARKET.COM tion, because they all fit together. (517) 355-7661 or www.cms.msu.edu /EVENTS 4930 S. Hagadorn Rd. They have a symbiotic relation- CMS is the outreach arm of the MSU College of Music East Lansing, MI 48823 ship.” City Pulse • April 26, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 15

gether a crew of eleven carpenter-help- Artis White, in the supporting role ers to assemble the largest pile of scrap of Bill Slank, is a whip-cracking badass lumber you can imagine, stacked and who heads up a gaggle of supporting painted to a rich mahogany to suggest actors, each adding texture and tone the interior hull of an ancient sailing to the production. The title character ship. The addition of a smoke ma- of Peter, listed in the program mere- chine to suggest an ocean mist adds an ly as “Boy,” is one of three “lost boys,” abstract authenticity to the explosive and each contributes humorous bits to movements of the cast. their roles. of them displayed a sturdy, garru- A word about actor Adam Woolsey, I would be remiss not to mention lous pirate-English accent. Arrr! listed in the program as “Black Stache,” the mermaid scene that opens up Faith, trust and In the middle of the complex a thinly disguised Captain Hook. Act Two, in which Woolsey leads the chaos of artful action is Molly Woolsey, a fine character actor who crew in song-and dance, each of the pixie dust Aster, the star catcher, played by has demonstrated versatility in many men garishly costumed as excessively Isabella Abuan. A high school mid-Michigan dramatic roles, demon- bosomy mermaids. Costume design- ‘Peter and the Star Catcher’ brings student, Aster looks all of 15 years strates that he can handle exaggerative er Mistie Jordan, can I count on you old in costume. It’s impressive comedic roles as well. He is a finely for my Halloween costume this year? Action, spectacle to Lebowsky Center stage that someone this young could tuned piece of volatile commercial dy- Wow! Rarely does an audience erupt be such a major contributor to a namite on stage, and, if there was any with such an immediate mid-show substantial community theater confusion whatsoever, he elevates the uproar and standing ovation. I am still By TOM HELMA production. She nails it, doing more Before we get into the review entire production into super-campy smiling. than holding shtick. proper, let’s pause to acknowledge the “Peter and the Star her own against superb direction and choreography in Catcher” an energetic Owosso Community Players’ produc- cadre of men tion of “Peter and the Owosso Community Players 8 p.m. Friday, April and boys. She Star Catcher,” an obscure, owns the stage, Review not-so-well-known tale. 28-Saturday, April 29; 3 p.m. Sunday, April 30 captivating the They say it takes a village audience. to raise a child; maybe it takes two $15/$13.50 seniors and students/$7.50 children The story, directors to tackle such an interesting adapted by Rick quasi-musical production. The Lebowsky Center 122 E. Main St., Owosso Elice, is based In this case, co-directors Garrett on a novel of a Bradley and Anna Owens have com- (989) 723-4003, owossoplayers.com similar name bined forces to put together one of written by the most balanced comedy/musicals comedian Dave I’ve seen this year. Bradley doubles as Barry and Ridley Peterson. It is written choreographer, raising an interesting as a prequel to J. M Barrie’s stories of question: In a quasi-musical, where Peter Pan. does exquisite staging end and excel- SUZUKI SPRING CONCERT MAY 11, 5:30 PM Fortunately, the thin, wispy plot is FEATURES TALENTED CMS SUZUKI STRINGS & PIANO STUDENTS; FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC lent choreography begin? subordinate to performances in this In a cast of 12 actors portraying 16 production, as the cast and crew pull characters, there isn’t a single ac- out all the bells and whistles to dazzle (517) 355-7661 or www.cms.msu.edu tor who doesn’t move well, and each 4930 S. Hagadorn Rd. the audience. Set designers Dirk Ren- CMS is the outreach arm of the MSU College of Music East Lansing, MI 48823 character has unique traits. Many are nick and Dan Wenzlick have pulled to- costumed as sailors or pirates, and all 16 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 26, 2017

columns, mostly from Esquire, Smart and mit Lynch Wine Merchant, where he traded Men’s Journal magazines. his musings for cases of wine instead of cash. Lunch with Jim “A Really Big Lunch” picks up where One notable exception is the book’s New book compiles “The Raw and Cooked” left off, covering namesake, “A Really Big Lunch,” which set food writing of Jim Harrison 15 years of his passion for eating. Harri- off cries of disgust when it appeared in the son’s great friend and renowned chef Mario New Yorker in 2004. The article relives the By BILL CASTANIER Batali provides a sizzling appetizer in an time he and 11 others flew to France to de- Jim Harrison loved food. He loved eat- introduction to the book, in which Batali vour a 37-course lunch. ing it, he loved talking about it and he loved recalls the first time Harrison showed up at In writing about it, he compared the writing about it. So it’s little surprise that his New York restaurant, Babbo. cost to that of a “new Volvo station wagon.” the first posthumous book added to his al- “ That night we ate just about every non- He includes the complete menu and all the ready vast oeuvre is about cooking — and grocery store cut of every animal I served,” wines that wash it down. As he waits for an eating. Batali writes. “The meal ran to 15 courses: Air France flight to return him to the U.S., he The cover of Harrison’s new book, “A Re- from one of Jim’s favorites, our Babbo- laments, “As with sex, bathing, sleeping, and ally Big Lunch: Meditations on Food and made testa, with my dad’s finocchiona and drinking, the effects of food don’t last.” Life from the Roving Gourmand,” shows culatello, to lamb’s tongue vinaigrette, tripe There is one outlier in this collection, a the bearded, one-eyed writer in his kitchen, in the style of Parma, and both beef cheek piece he wrote for Martha Stewart Living drink in hand, a pack of Spirits in his T-shirt and calf’s brains raviolis ... .” titled “Close to the Bone.” In it, he relays the pocket and an empty plate in front of him. And on and on through dessert. Having simple joys of cooking meat, both wild and The new book, about one of many of Harri- eaten with Harrison, I can testify his offer- domestic. He cites an early edition of “Joy of son’s excesses, is a beautifully written com- ings are not for those whose constitution Cooking” for his version of head cheese and panion piece to his 2001 gourmand delight may lean toward gout. Harrison worshipped tells of the joy of grilling a cabrito, or young “The Raw and the Cooked: Adventures of a the innards of animals, from heart to stom- goat. Roving Gourmand,” a collection of his food ach, but he was not one to turn away the rest, He and I once had a discussion about “Joy from the butt to nose and from ears to toes. Courtesy Photo of Cooking,” which Harrison thought was a SCHULER BOOKS We once compared his recipe for head “A Really Big Lunch,” the first posthumously beautiful portrait of a woman who, experi- cheese, which appeared in an Esquire col- released collection of Jim Harrison’s work, encing grief over the loss of her husband, de- &MUSIC umn, to my grandmother’s. “Take one pig’s compiles Harrison’s food writing for a cides to sit down and write a cookbook. head, place in large pan, add water, boil for variety of magazines and journals. (“Joy of Cooking,” first published in 1931, Independent Bookstore Day 24 hours … .” was written by Irma S. Rombauer while He liked my grandmother’s addition of she was summering in Northern Michigan. Saturday, April 29 bits of hot pepper. Once, when asked about Michigan wines, Early versions had recipes for preparing wild All Locations Harrison also liked to take his time eat- he responded “life’s too short” to drink any- game that do not appear in later editions.) thing but French wine. Independent bookstores are not just ing. Dinner could take three to four hours, You also will find in Harrison’s columns stores, they’re community centers with course upon course piling up on the The chapters on eating in his newest simple lessons on morality and food, as well and local anchors run by passionate table, each punctuated with French wine — book are mostly taken from contributions he as meditations on his deep friendships, readers. They are entire universes of and only French wine. made to literary journal “Brick,” Smoke Sig- which often played out over food. He is ideas that contain the possibility of nals magazine and the newsletter of the Ker- often gruff and to the point, like when he real serendipity. Join us in celebration describes how dating and food has found a of everything that makes us great “brutish place” in America: “I predict within with treats and surprises throughout a year you’ll be able to couple with a pretty the day, and exclusive Independent 307 E. Grand River ✽ East Lansing girl by buying her a McDonald’s Quarter Bookstore Day books and literary items Mon - Sat 10-7 pm, Sun 12-5 Pounder.” that you can only get on that day! We validate parking! Long Live the Indie! Harrison loved food, but he was not www.curiousbooks.com a food snob. He would delight in simple menudo or queue up outside a food truck Author Talk with Democracy with the rest of us. I know for certain he was Now! Host AMY GOODMAN a fan of fry bread, a Native American pow wow staple. Sunday, May 7 from 2-4pm The book only lacks one thing, and that Eastwood Towne Center location is a dictionary of terms. To read and un- Join award-winning 519 W. 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Wednesday, April 26 Classes and Seminars Alcoholics Anonymous. 6 p.m. Donation welcome. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of God, 3500 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. Ballroom Dance: Fox Trot. For ages 17 and up. 8:30.-9:30 p.m. $21/$42 couples. Jackson School of Courtesy Photo the Arts, 634 N. Mechanic St., Jackson. (517) 784- Singer Naima Shamborguer comes to 2389. Lansing Sunday to perform “Sarah & Me,” Mindfulness. Meditation for beginners and a tribute to jazz legend Sarah Vaughan. experienced. 7-9 p.m. Chua Van Hanh Temple, 3015 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. April 30 SMART Recovery. Self Management Addiction Recovery Training for dependency. 1-2:30 p.m. FREE. Cristo Rey Center, 1717 N. High St., Lansing. Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate? Sunday, jazz lovers from all over she drew a lot of musical influence “It’s very important for me to do Info about inheritance and transfer of personal the world celebrate International from the jazz legend. this program to extend the legacy possessions. 6-8 p.m. FREE. DeWitt District Library, Jazz Day, which offers hundreds “She’s the singer I listened to and to leave a part of myself with 13101 Schavey Road, DeWitt. of performances in over 195 Writing a Business Plan: Your Roadmap to and I just learned a lot a lot from. people, so they won’t forget,” she Success. Course for aspiring entrepreneurs. Call countries. In Lansing, singer She was an instrument, and I guess said. “It’s a history.” to register. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Charlotte City Hall, 111 E. Naima Shamborguer will celebrate I would call myself an instrument, A busy artist and jazz educator, Lawrence Ave., Charlotte. 517-483-1921 the day with a tribute to one of too,” Shamborguer said with a Shamborguer considers herself the great ladies of jazz, Sarah laugh. “blessed” to be vents Vaughan. Shamborguer is backed by a able to use her “Sarah & Me” Allen Farmers Market. Open year round and “Well, I guess she’s my idol,” band that features pianist Sven artistic ability to With Naima indoors through May. 3-6:30 p.m. Allen Market Place, Shamborguer said. “I’ve always Anderson, bassist Ibraheim spread her love Shamborguer and 1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. John. W. Hardy Practice Your English. Practice listening to and loved her singing.” Jones, drummer George Davidson and knowledge 6 p.m. Sunday, April 30 speaking English. All skill levels welcome. 7-8 p.m. The concert, titled “Sarah & and Vincent Bowen and Cassius of jazz. Wilson $20/$15 JAMM FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, Me,” is arranged and funded by a Richman on woodwinds. “Sarah and Shamborguer members/$10 students East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. and youth variety of local and national arts & Me” also features narration both emphasized MSU Community Music Night of a Thousand Donuts. Free donuts, coffee, groups, including Jazz Alliance by actor John W. Hardy, which that “Sarah & School juice, and healthy snacks for students. 8-10 p.m. of Mid-Michigan and Michigan explores Vaughan’s off-stage Me,” with its mix 4930 Hagadorn Road, FREE. MSU Library, 366 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing. East Lansing (517) 353-8700. ArtShare. The latter group, now experiences. of education and (517) 898-4046, part of MSU Extension, organizes “She had a very exciting, classic jazz, is tributetosarahEL. Arts a variety of music performances, dramatic life,” Shamborguer said. something that brownpapertickets.com Kresge Life Drawing Open Studio. Open studio visual art exhibitions and other “And that’s what this this narrative local jazz fans drop-in life drawing sessions with nude models. 7-9:30 events. is about.” should check out. p.m. $5/students FREE. Kresge Art Center, 600 “We look for opportunities for In addition to starring in the “It’s not like anything that Auditorium Road, East Lansing. artists to show their work and tribute, Shamborguer also wrote Lansing has ever seen before,” Thursday, April 27 to perform,” said Diane Wilson, the narration and composed three Wilson said. “We have a lot of jazz Classes and Seminars executive director of Michigan original musical selections — “Miss aficionados here, so it’s not new (TOPS) Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in 5:15 ArtShare. Sarah,” “Everyday is Yesterday” to Lansing to have jazz here, but p.m. In room 207. 6 p.m. First meeting FREE. Haslett A Detroit native, Shamborguer and “Land of Illusion” — in we’re bringing something a little Middle School, 1535 Franklin St., Haslett. grew up in family of professional Vaughan’s honor. Shamborguer different.” A Course in Miracles. Group on peace through musicians, so pursuing music was developed the show to celebrate forgiveness. 7-9 p.m. Unity Spiritual Center of a no-brainer. She said her voice Vaughan’s career and share her — DIAMOND HENRY See Out on the Town, Page 19 is similar to that of Vaughan’s, so music with a younger generation. 18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 26, 2017

Punks vs. 'Pokes 12 at Mac's Bar

Saturday, April 29 @ Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. $8, 9 p.m. The 12th annual Punks vs. Pokes concert returns to Lansing Satur- day with a mixed lineup of twangy alt-country outfits and high-energy punk bands. As is tradition, each twangy band includes a punk cover in its set, and each punk band offers up a gritty country ditty. The eclectic event is hosted each year by guitarist/vocalist Aaron Bales of Flatfoot, the headlining act. The local band, which debuted with 2003’s “Down in the Cellar” LP, is known for its fusion of vintage country and classic rock ‘n’ roll — think Flying Burrito Brothers meets the A survey of Lansing’s Pogues. Sharing the bill are the fellow locals the Devil’s Cut, Frames Musical LAndscape SAT. april Janco, Frank & Earnest and the Jonestown Crows. Flatfoot will perform some new songs, as well as tracks from its earlier LPs, including By RICH TUPICA 29th Flatfoot 2012’s “Blue Water.”

Bart Moore at the Robin Theatre

Thursday, April 27 @ The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington, Lansing. All ages, $5 suggested donation, 6:30 p.m. Grand Ledge-based singer/songwriter Bart Moore headlines a night of original Michigan-made folk tunes Thursday at the Robin Theatre. Opening the evening of local sounds is guitarist/vocalist Rush Clement. Moore is celebrating the release of his latest album, “Curse of Los Lunas,” a CD inspired of epic ballads inspired by the small town of Los Lunas, N.M., and its bizarre past. Moore’s distinct sound combines the gritty voice of Tom Waits THU. april with driving, alt-country and Celtic melodies. Moore’s album is available on CD and through most digital outlets. To see Moore in action, check out his website, bartmooremusic.com, and watch his video for “Ohio,” a stripped- 27th down acoustic collaboration with local multi-instrumentalist Drew Howard. Bart Moore album release

Jazz artist Rob Crozier at The Loft Saturday, April 29 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 21+, $20, 7 p.m. Award-winning bassist/bandleader Rob Crozier brings a rare night of live jazz music to the Loft on Saturday, performing tunes ranging from classic swing to modern modal jazz. The Ann Arbor native earned a bachelor’s degree in jazz studies from the University of Michigan and, over the past 20 years, has shared stages across Southeastern Michigan with the likes of Gary Schunk, Tad Weed and Pete Siers, to name only a few. On his latest release, “Tall Trees,” he stretches his scope with the use of electronics and internation- sat. april al instruments. Crozier, who doubles on didgeridoo, is backed by saxophonist Pete Kahn, guitarist Rodney Rich, pianist Brian Brill and drummer Sam Genson. Crozier’s work can also be heard on two releases he 29th Rob Crozier recorded with Nessa, a Celtic-fusion band. Admission includes a free appetizer and raffle entry.

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Lansing Reiki Share. Attendees practice Reiki. Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny April 26 - May 2 Out on the town 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Willow Stick Ceremonies, 1515 W. Mt. Hope Ave., Suite 3, Lansing. (517) 402-6727, willowstickceremonies.com. ARIES (March 21-April 19): I have misgivings when I before even though you've been sufficiently trained or from page 17 witness bears riding bicycles or tigers dancing on their educated to perform them well? hind legs or Aries people wielding diplomatic phrases LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Ready for some subterra- Lansing, 230 S. Holmes Road, Lansing. (517) 371- Music and making careful compromises at committee meet- nean journeys? They may not involve literal explorations 3010. MSU Symphony Orchestra Concert. 7:30 p.m. ings. While I am impressed by the disciplined expression of deep caverns and ancient tunnels and underground Capital Area Crisis Rugby Practice. All $10/$8 Senior Citizens/FREE Students and Kids. of primal power, I worry for the soul of the creature streams. You may not stumble upon lost treasure and experience levels welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. St. Wharton Center, 750 E. Shaw Lane, East Lansing. that is behaving with such civilized restraint. So here's forgotten artifacts and valuable ruins. But then again, Joseph Park, 2125 W. Hillsdale, Lansing. (517) 353-5340, music.msu.edu/event-listing. my advice for you in the coming weeks: Take advantage you might. At the very least, you will encounter meta- Celebrate Recovery. For all types of hurts and Shakespeare Open Rehearsal. Circulo Trio of opportunities to make deals and forge win-win situa- phorical versions of some of the above. What mysteries hang-ups. 6 p.m. Donations welcome. Trinity Church presents work adapted from "The Winter's Tale." 7-9 tions. But also keep a part of your fiery heart untamed. would you love to solve? What secrets would be fun (Lansing), 3355 Dunckel Road, Lansing. p.m. FREE. MSU Auditorium, 150 Auditorium Road, Don't let people think they've got you all figured out. to uncover? What shadows would you be excited to Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 5:45 East Lansing. ow.ly/NUJ030b06KX. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "One of the advantages illuminate? p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads Books and Stuff, 2019 of being disorderly," said author A. A. Milne, "is that one SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Why would you guzzle is constantly making exciting discoveries." I wouldn't E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 346-9900. mind-clouding moonshine when you will eventually get See Out on the Town, Page 20 normally offer this idea as advice to a methodical a chance to sip a heart-reviving tonic? Why spoil your dynamo like you. But my interpretation of the astrologi- appetite by loading up on non-nutritious hors d'oeuvres cal omens compels me to override my personal theories when a healthy feast will be available sooner than you THURSDAY, APRIL 27 >>> LANSING PROMISE DINNER about what you need. I must suggest that you consider imagine? I advise you to suppress your compulsion for experimenting with jaunty, rambunctious behavior in the immediate gratification. It may seem impossible for you Lansing Promise has one simple goal: to ensure that every child living and attending coming days, even if it generates some disorder. The to summon such heroic patience, but I know you can. school in the Lansing School District has access to college or career training upon potential reward? Exciting discoveries, of course. And in the long run, you'll be happy if you do. (May 21-June 20): According to my read- high school graduation. The group invites the community to a special fundraiser GEMINI SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "You'll always be ing of the astrological omens, it's time for you to take a my favorite what-if." Many years ago, I heard that phrase dinner Thursday to learn more about its vision for Lansing and the importance of break from the magic you have been weaving since your whispered in my ear. It came from the mouth of a won- higher education in today’s economy. 5-9 p.m. $150. Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan birthday in 2016. That's why I'm suggesting that you go on derful-but-impossible woman. We had just decided that a brief sabbatical. Allow your deep mind to fully integrate Ave., Lansing. lansingpromise.org. it was not a good plan, as we had previously fantasized, the lessons you've been learning and the transforma- to run away and get married at Angkor Wat in Cambodia tions you have undergone over the past eleven months. and then spend the next decade being tour guides who In a few weeks, you'll be ready to resume where you left THURSDAY, APRIL 27 >>> PFLAG PRESENTS: “GENDER REVOLUTION” led travelers on exotic getaways to the world's sacred off. For now, though, you require breathing room. Your sites. "You'll always be my favorite what-if" was a poi- spiritual batteries need time to recharge. The hard work gnant but liberating moment. It allowed us to move on PFLAG Greater Lansing offers the community a chance to examine complicated you've done should be balanced by an extended regimen with our lives and pursue other dreams that were more gender issues with a special screening of “Gender Revolution.” Hosted by Katie Couric, of relaxed playtime. realistic and productive. I invite you to consider trigger- CANCER (June 21-July 22): Apparently, a lot of kids the documentary explores the evolving concept of gender, including interviews with ing a liberation like that sometime soon. in the UK don't like to eat vegetables. In response, food scientists and doctors, as well as transgender and gender-nonconforming people. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I'd love to see you researchers in that country marketed a variety of exotic increase the number of people, places, and experiences 6-8p.m. p.m. Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. variations designed to appeal to their palate. The new you love, as well as the wise intensity with which you dishes included chocolate-flavored carrots, pizza-fla- love them. From an astrological perspective, now is an vored corn, and cheese-and-onion-flavored cauliflower. I excellent time to upgrade your appreciation and adora- don't recommend that you get quite so extreme in trying tion for the whole world and everything in it. To get you to broaden your own appeal, Cancerian. But see if you in the mood, I'll call your attention to some unfamiliar can at least reach out to your potential constituency with a new wrinkle or fresh twist. Be imaginative as you forms of ardor you may want to pursue: eraunophilia, expand the range of what your colleagues and clientele an attraction to thunder and lightning; cymophilia, a have to choose from. fascination with waves and waviness; chorophilia, a passion for dancing; asymmetrophilia, a zeal for asym- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In speaking about the arduous metrical things; sapiophilia, an erotic enchantment with quest to become one's authentic self, writer Thomas intelligence. Merton used the example of poets who aspire to be original but end up being imitative. "Many poets never AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You could go online succeed in being themselves," he said. "They never get and buy an antique Gothic throne or a psychedelic around to being the particular poet they are intended hippie couch to spruce up your living room. For your to be by God. They never become the person or artist bathroom, you could get a Japanese "wonder toilet," who is called for by all of the circumstances of their complete with a heated seat, automated bidet, and white individual lives. They waste their years in vain efforts noise generator. Here's another good idea: You could to be some other poet. They wear out their minds and build a sacred crazy altar in your bedroom where you bodies in a hopeless endeavor to have somebody else's will conduct rituals of playful liberation. Or how about experiences or write somebody else's poems." I hap- this? Acquire a kit that enables you to create spontane- pen to believe that this is a problem for non-poets, as ous poetry on your refrigerator door using tiny magnets well. Many of us never succeed in becoming ourselves. with evocative words written on them. Can you think of Luckily for you, Leo, in the coming weeks and months other ideas to revitalize your home environment? It's you will have an unprecedented chance to become more high time you did so. of who you really are. To expedite the process, work on PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Among America's dissolving any attraction you might have to acting like 50 states, Texas has the third-highest rate of teenage someone other than yourself. pregnancies. Uncoincidentally, sex education in Texas VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): On numerous occa- is steeped in ignorance. Most of its high schools offer sions, French acrobat Charles Blondin walked across no teaching about contraception other than to advise a tightrope that spanned the gorge near Niagara Falls. students to avoid sex. In the coming weeks, Pisces, you His cable was three and a quarter inches in diameter, can't afford to be as deprived of the truth as those kids. 1,100 feet long, and 160 feet above the Niagara River. Even more than usual, you need accurate information Once he made the entire crossing by doing back flips that's tailored to your precise needs, not fake news or and somersaults. Another time he carried a small stove ideological delusions or self-serving propaganda. Make on his back, stopped midway to cook an omelet, and sure you gather insight and wisdom from the very best ate the meal before finishing. Now would be an excellent sources. That's how you'll avoid behavior that's irrelevant time for you to carry out your personal equivalent of his to your life goals. That's how you'll attract experiences feats, Virgo. What daring actions have you never tried that serve your highest good.

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Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Out on the town APRIL 27-29 >>> GREATER LANSING POTTERS’ GUILD SPRING SALE Arts Greater Lansing Potters Guild Spring Sale. from page 19 From everyday dishware to bold accent pieces and even jewelry, the Greater Lansing Functional and decorative pottery including Potters’ Guild Spring Sale offers a wide variety of artistic pieces. The semi-annual Events dinnerware, vases, jewelry and more. 5:30-9 p.m. FREE. All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, sale showcases the work of over 30 potters in the Greater Lansing Potters’ Guild. 12-Step Meeting. AA/NA/CA all welcome. Room East Lansing. (517) 337-1222, glpg.org. The works for sale, which range in prices from $5 to $200, are created by a variety of 209. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Donations welcome. Cristo Rey Community Center, 1717 N. High St., Lansing. methods, including raku, soda firing, low firing, salt firing and high firing. 5:30-9 p.m. Ladies Silver Blades Figure Skating Club. All Friday, April 28 Thursday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. FREE. All Saints Episcopal skill levels welcome. Lessons, practice, exercise Church, 800 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 339-8978, glpg.org. and fun. 9:30-11:20 a.m. $5 and yearly dues fee. Classes and Seminars Suburban Ice, 2810 Hannah Blvd., East Lansing. Money Smart Week: Teen Financial Education. Lansing area PFLAG Presents "Gender Learn finances and budgeting. 4- p.m. FREE. East APRIL 28-29 >>> AFTER/LIFE AT RCAH THEATER Revolution" Documentary. Looks into how Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. gender is formed in us. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Capital Area Based on true events, “AFTER/LIFE” tells the story of women and young girls who District Library, 401 South Capitol Avenue, Lansing. Spanish Conversation Group. Practice listening Theater took to the streets in the Detroit riots. Written by Lisa Biggs, an assistant professor to and speaking Spanish. All skill levels are welcome. AFTER/LIFE. MSU student performance. Ages 8 & at MSU Residential College in Arts and Humanities, and her students, the event 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 up recommended. 7:30 p.m. FREE. MSU Residential recognizes the 50th anniversary of the 1967 uprising. Through a staged reading, Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. College in the Arts & Humanities, MSU Campus, audiences will learn what led to the unrest and about the determination of Detroit’s Teen Job Fair. Bring resume. To reserve business East Lansing. (517) 884-6290, rcah.msu.edu. table, contact [email protected]. 3-5 women to rebuild their city. “In the ‘60s, women were largely prevented from taking p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot public leadership roles in business and in politics,” Biggs said. “Women are always the workers, but too often they don't get the recognition they deserve.” 7:30 p.m. Friday; Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones 2 p.m. Saturday. FREE. RCAH Theater, 362 Bogue St., East Lansing. rcah.msu.edu.

Events com. "Mic Drop"— Breakfast Among the Books. Free bagels and Reiki One Training. Intro course on spiritual [silence!] orange juice for students. 9 a.m. FREE. MSU Library, healing technique. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $55. Willow Stick Matt Jones 366 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing. (517) 353-8700. Ceremonies, 1515 W. Mt. Hope Ave., Suite 3, Lansing. Davis-Dunnings Bar Association Annual (517) 402-6727, willowstickceremonies.com. Across Banquet. Honoring students and local leaders. 1 Alarm clock button 6:30-10 p.m. $65/$50 students. Crowne Plaza Music 6 Last name of a trio Lansing West, 925 S. Creyts Road, Lansing. ow.ly/ A Studio Recital: Sue Garber and Students. of singing brothers kVtH30b06De. 11 1040 preparer Featuring violin and viola students. 3-5 p.m. FREE. 14 "It is ___ told by an Phantom of the Universe. Presentation on dark Donations welcome. MSU Community Music School, idiot": Macbeth matter. 8-9:30 p.m. $3-4. Abrams Planetarium, 755 4930 Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. (517) 355-7661, 15 Dizzying images Science Road, East Lansing. (517) 355-4672. cms.msu.edu. 16 Set your sights StoryTime: A Dollar for Penny. Stories, activity, MSU Wind Symphony, Choral Union, 17 Bialik of "The Big and a take-home book. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. East University Chorale, State Singers. 8 p.m. Bang Theory" Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East 18 Highly important $10/$8 Seniors/FREE Students. Wharton Center, cloak? Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. 750 E. Shaw Lane, East Lansing. (517) 353-5340, 20 Goes on music.msu.edu/event-listing. 22 Lightning Mc- Singers on the Grand show: All About That Queen's pal Saturday, April 29 Music! Broadway, jazz, pop and spirituals. 7:30-9:30 23 ___ kwon do 25 "To ___ is human Classes and Seminars p.m. $12. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot ..." Healthy Living with Liz Mahlich. Learn simple Road, East Lansing. (517) 242-9207, facebook.com/ 26 Freezer bag brand lifestyle changes and more. 1-2 p.m. FREE. DeWitt SingersOnTheGrand. 27 Draw District Library, 13101 Schavey Road, DeWitt. (517) 29 Novelist Turgenev 669-3156, ow.ly/DqPH30aOQYa. Theater 31 180∞ from WSW 32 Salad dressing Introduction to Nordic Walking. Outdoor total Auditions for Hoodoo Love. 1-4 p.m. FREE. CADL with a light, woody 61 Samurai without a 8 Bill-killing votes 40 Dirt bikes' relatives, body, low-impact work-out. 1:30-3 p.m. $20. Harris Downtown Lansing, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. taste? master 9 Biceps site briefly Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road ,Meridian (517) 775-4246, ixiontheatre.com. 35 Singles, in Spain 64 Chaney of "The Wolf 10 Durability 42 First American col- Township. (517) 349-3866, bit.ly/HNCprg. AFTER/LIFE. MSU student performance. Ages 8 & 36 Shirt that's seen bet- Man" 11 Stampede members lege to go co-ed Lean In Lansing. Professional development group ter days 65 "That ain't gonna 12 Load up with 43 Farmer Yasgur of for women. Check web for location. leaninlansing. See Out on the Town, Page 21 37 "My Way" lyricist Paul work" 13 Punish by fine Woodstock 41 Business course that 66 "Einstein on the 19 Crash for a few 44 Country singer Vince draws heavily on Julius Beach," for one 21 Beforehand, for short 45 Akihito, e.g. SUDOKU ADVANCED Caesar? 67 ___-Caps (theater 23 "Forbidden" fra- 46 Makes use (of) 46 "Ha! I kill me!" alien candy) grance brand name 47 Thomas of "Reno 911!" 49 Batman foe 68 Representative Devin 24 "QI" regular Davies 48 Largest inland city in TO PLAY 50 Comedy style based in 2017 news 26 Unpredictable move California on "yes, and" 69 Fix a friend's listing in 28 "Back in the ___" 52 Either T in "Aristotle" 51 Highest point a Facebook photo, e.g. (Beatles song) 53 Sail poles Fill in the grid so that every 53 Show that bronies 29 Foolheaded 56 Read a QR code, e.g. are fans of, for short Down 30 "Luka" singer 57 Road work marker row, column, and outlined 54 Bugs and Rabbits, 1 Hit with force e.g. Suzanne 58 "That ain't gonna 2 Flight stat 33 Neighbor of Azer- work" 3-by-3 box contains the 55 "That was ___-death 3 Greet someone experience" baijan 60 Ft. Worth campus numbers 1 through 9 exactly 56 Having sides of 4 "Death of a Salesman" 34 Skatepark fixture 62 Glass on NPR different lengths, as director Kazan 38 Sensory system for 63 Badger repeatedly once. No guessing is required. triangles go 5 Paint in a kindergarten some primitive inverte- 59 Rip on one type of classroom brates The solution is unique. lettuce? 6 Ledger role, with "The" 39 Have down pat 7 Unwrap Answers on page 21 ©April 26, 2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords • For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548. Ans wers Page 21 City Pulse • April 26, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 21

Ballroom Dance: Waltz. For ages 17 and up. 8:30 SATURDAY, APRIL 29 >>> BEERFEST AT THE BALLPARK a.m.-9:30 p.m. $21/$42 couples. Jackson School of Out on the town the Arts, 634 N. Mechanic St., Jackson. Beer lovers take over Cooley Law School Stadium once again Saturday for the Mindfulness. Meditation for beginners and from page 20 spring 2017 installment of Beerfest at the Ballpark. Attendees get the chance to experienced. 7-9 p.m. Chua Van Hanh Temple, 3015 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. up recommended. 2 p.m. FREE. RCAH Theater, 362 sample over 300 different beers made by 60 Michigan breweries, as well as special SMART Recovery. Self Management Addiction Bogue Street, Terrace Level, East Lansing. (517) 884- drink samples from Michigan cideries, distilleries and meaderies. To fuel your beer- Recovery Training for any dependency. 1-2:30 p.m. 6290, rcah.msu.edu. drinking adventures, the stadium food stands offer burgers, pizza, barbecue and FREE. Cristo Rey Community Center, 1717 N. High St., Lansing. more. Standard ticket includes a logo tasting glass and 10 sampling tickets; VIP tickets Events Zumba at the Library. After reading, try some offer 2 p.m. early entry and 15 sampling tickets. 3 p.m.-8 p.m. $35/$40 VIP/$30 Star-Spangled Babies. Baby shower for military Zumba. 5:30-6:30 p.m. DeWitt District Library, parents. Register online. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Willow adv./$15 designated driver. Cooley Law School Stadium, 505 E. Michigan Ave., 13101 Schavey Road, DeWitt. (517) 669-3156, ow.ly/ Tree Family Center, 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Suite Lansing. beerfestattheballpark.net. lPQB30b07tn. 101, Lansing. operationhomefront.org. 18th Annual Hugh Heward Canoe Challenge. Randolph Street, Lansing. (517) 487-3749. Literature and Poetry All paddlers welcome. Register online. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Arts Wharton Center Inner Circle Book Club. $10. (517) 282-8985, mgrow.org/hhc. Greater Lansing Potters Guild Spring Sale. Music Discussion of "Fun Home: a Family Tragicomic." 3:30- Lansing Maker Faire. Exhibits, fashion show, 3D Functional and decorative pottery including Jazz Tuesdays at Moriarty's. Check Facebook 5 p.m. Schuler Books & Music, 1982 Grand River printing and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Meridian dinnerware, vases, jewelry and more. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. page to see who's playing. 7-10 p.m. FREE. Moriarty's Ave., Okemos. whartoncenter.com. Mall, 1982 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos. (517) 798- FREE. All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. http://ow.ly/ 2898, lansing.makerfaire.com. East Lansing. (517) 337-1222, glpg.org. sagD30aUsqU. (517) 485-5287. Spaghetti Dinner. Psychic readings available. Eat SUDOKU SOLUTION in or take out. 4-7 p.m. $12/$10 adv./$5 kids/ages Events From Pg. 20 under 5 FREE. The Light House Chapel, 1501 Windsor Monday, May 1 Capital Area Crisis Rugby Practice. All St., Lansing. (517) 712-2622. Music experience levels welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. St. Tease A Gogo - Weirdo's Ball Burlesque New Horizons Community Band. Learn to play Joseph Park, 2125 W. Hillsdale Lansing. 555-555-5555. Variety Show. For adults. 8 p.m.-midnight. $12/$10 an instrument or dust off an old one. 6-8 p.m. MSU Bingo, Bridge, and Euchre. Weekly activities adv.. The Avenue Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Community Music School, 4930 Hagadorn Road, East at the Center. 1-4:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Lansing. teaseagogo.com. Lansing. (517) 355-7661. Center, 4406 Okemos, Road Okemos. (517) 706- 5045, ow.ly/5NaB30ani5D. Arts Events Lansing Christian School Group Tour Day. Greater Lansing Potters Guild Spring Sale. Chess, Cribbage, Hand & Foot. Weekly activities Prospective families invited to tour school. 9-10 a.m. Functional and decorative pottery including at the Center. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian Lansing Christian School, 3405 Belle Chase Way, dinnerware, vases, jewelry and more. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Senior Center, 4406 Okemos, Road Okemos. (517) Lansing. (517) 882-5779, lansingchristianschool.org. FREE. All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, 706-5045, ow.ly/5NaB30ani5D. LCC West Toastmasters. International East Lansing. (517) 337-1222, glpg.org. Game Night at UrbanBeat. Bring your own or organization focused on public speaking and play provided games. 5-8 p.m. FREE. UrbanBeat leadership. 5-6:30 p.m. LCC West Campus, 5708 Event Center, 1213 Turner St., Lansing. Cornerstone Drive Lansing. (517) 483-1314. Sunday, April 30 Social Bridge. Play Bridge and meet new people. Overeaters Anonymous. Struggling with food? Classes and Seminars No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township Overeaters Anonymous offers hope. 7 p.m. CROSSWORD SOLUTION Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing. Presbyterian Church of Okemos, 2258 Bennett From Pg. 20 Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East Road, Okemos. (517) 349-9536. Lansing. (517) 371-5119. Reflexology. Basic information given. 10:20 a.m. Kendo Martial Art Class. Martial arts practice Tuesday, May 2 to 2:50 p.m. $14/$12 members. Meridian Senior group. 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Westside Community YMCA, Classes and Seminars Center, 4406 Okemos, Road Okemos. (517) 706- 3700 Old Lansing Road, Lansing. Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn 5045, ow.ly/5NaB30ani5D. Reiki Two Training. Intermediate class on spiritual public speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE healing technique. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $95. Willow Stick for visitors. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Wednesday, May 3 Ceremonies, 1515 W. Mt. Hope Ave., Suite 3, Lansing. Capitol Ave. Lansing. (517) 367-6300. Classes and Seminars (517) 402-6727, willowstickceremonies.com. Take off Pounds Sensibly. Have a support Alcoholics Anonymous. 6 p.m. Donation system, lose weight. Wheelchair accessible. 6 welcome. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of God, 3500 S. Music p.m. FREE first visit. St. Therese Parish, 102 West Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. A Studio Recital: Sue Garber and Students. 3-5 p.m. FREE. Donations welcome. MSU Community Music School, 4930 Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. FRIDAY, APRIL 28 >>> QUEERCEANERA II AT THE ROBIN THEATRE (517) 355-7661, cms.msu.edu. JAMM's International Jazz Day Party. A Tribute Latinx and queer cultures collide Friday at the second annual Queerceañera. A play To Sarah Vaughan and National Jazz Month. 6-8 p.m. on the Latin American coming-of-age celecration, Queerceañera offers Greater $20/$15 members/$10 students. MSU Community Music School, 4930 Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. Lansing’s LGBTQ community and people of color, as well as allies, a night of dancing, (517) 242-1126, jazzjamm.com. food and community building. Entertainment includes a runway show and professional LSO Chamber Concert: ArtNova Project. makeup artists on hand to give your look an extra “pop.” 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. FREE. Show to introduce audiences to talented artists and The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. repmicca.com/queerceanera. innovative programs. 3-4:30 p.m. $15/$10 students. First Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa St., Lansing. (517) 487-5001, lansingsymphony.org. SUNDAY, APRIL 30 >>> LANSING SYMPHONY CHAMBER CONCERT: ARTNOVA PROJECT Commercial & MSU Russian Chorus Concert. A capella choral Residential music of Russia, northern and eastern Europe. 4-5 Coming off an epic evening of film music by John Williams, the Lansing Symphony p.m. FREE. Emanuel First Lutheran Church, 1001 N. Orchestra offers something from the other end of the intimacy scale Sunday. The Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 646-9626. Fully Insured finale of the orchestra’s chamber music series hosts the ArtNova Project, a local Events string quintet featuring members of the Lansing Symphony. The program offers Bird Watching in Our Parks. Bird watching Fauré’s Quintet for Piano and Strings in D Minor, Op. 89, and Franck’s Quintet for Call Joan at: walk with guide. 8-9 a.m. FREE. Meridian Township Piano and Strings in F Minor. 3 p.m. $15/$10 students. First Presbyterian Church, 501 Service Center, 2100 Gaylord C. Smith Court, East Lansing. (517) 349-3866, bit.ly/HNCprg. W. Ottawa St., Lansing. (517) 487-5001, lansingsymphony.org. (517) 881-2204 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 26, 2017

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