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Check out these stories and more only at lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 6, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION at St. Vincent Catholic Charities is “great” but already overstretched, even before Cristo Rey merger on hold taking on Cristo Rey. “My worry is that they have one person Diocese meets with citizens’ group; in there that raises money for 18 programs,” he said. “If that person doesn’t know the OF THE WEEK spokesman says ‘all options are on table’ Hispanic community, it’s going to fall.” Cristo Rey’s marketing and develop- After meeting with a group of citizens initely be something the diocese would ment director, George Alvarado, told the worried about the fate of North Lansing’s be open to.” group he agrees with the coalition “on a Cristo Rey Community Center, the To that end, the coalition filed a lot of points.” Catholic Diocese of Lansing has backed Freedom of Information Act request “When it comes to a merger, I don’t off its plan to merge the center with St. two weeks ago, asking for the center’s think anybody here wants it,” Alvarado Vincent Catholic Charities. financial and organizational informa- said, adding that he has already discussed “Any option is still on the table,” tion. Lopez said Murray agreed to supply fundraising with former Cristo Rey Diocese spokesman Michael Diebold “as much information as he could,” and director Tony Benavides and Marinez. said in a phone interview Tuesday. “If Diebold confirmed that. that ends up being a consolidation, if Concern over Cristo it ends up with a stronger and more Rey’s decline and the renewed Cristo Rey Community Center pending merger ener- standing on its own, without consolida- gized the Feb. 26 pub- tion, it’s going to be whatever is best for lic meeting. There were the community and the center.” ironic laughs when coali- Property: 308 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing Four members of a citizens’ group tion member Elva Reyes Owner: Joe Donald opposing the merger met with Deacon taped two poster-sized Assessed value: $34,800 Michael Murray, legal counsel of the sheets to a wall and Diocese of Lansing, on Feb. 21. asked people to list pro- Owner says: Ask the property manager The meeting was long sought by grams that had been cut the group, Coalition for Community at Cristo Rey. Architecture critic Amanda Harrell-Seyburn says: Empowerment. Complaints that the cen- “You need more, two A shophouse — also known as mixed use with ter’s services are dwindling and concerns is not enough,” a man residential above and commercial below — is the that it might lose its Hispanic identity called out. ultimate in convenience living. Total commute time? under a merger were compounded by the Cindi Benavides, an Seconds. Distance? A flight of stairs. This building group’s frustration at waiting five months employee at Cristo Rey form stands the test of time and is one of the reasons for an answer from the Diocese. for 28 years, said pro- for Old Town’s success and enduring aesthetic. Like “It was a very forthcoming, very cor- grams cut over the years its neighbors, this shophouse has good DNA — dial meeting,” said Lorenzo Lopez, who included weekend youth design, craftsmanship and quality materials lending participated in the meeting. “We have cer- programs, adult educa- City Pulse file photo itself to reuse again and again and again. tainly reached a new dynamic, no ques- tion, clothing and furni- The Catholic Diocese of Lansing is now backing off on The crumbling peach façade of this storefront tion about it.” Murray met with Lopez, Al ture exchanges, and daily plans to merge Cristo Rey Community Center with St. has looked the same since at least 2008. It’s too Salas, Gina Salas and Carmen Benavides. lunches at a community Vincent Catholic Charities, saying “any option is still on bad: The faded T-shirts in the window and dilapi- Diebold said the diocese and the coali- kitchen. the table.” Opponents of the plan see it as a victory. dated interior hardly compliment the colorful and tion share the same goal. Many cultural events modern-looking art store, ceramics studio and tat- “We’re both on the same side of under- at the center, including Our Lady of Benavides left in 2003 to become mayor too parlor next door. standing and appreciating the value of Guadalupe Day on Dec. 12, Cinco de of Lansing. Former Lansing-area politician Lingg Brewer the center, both from the standpoint Mayo celebrations and a Mothers’ Day “We need more energy, we need more — who manages the property — says it’d cost half of the Hispanic community in the area cookout, have also been cut. events,” Alvarado said. “Trust me. I see it.” a million dollars to fix it, which he doesn’t have and the entire North Side community,” Benavides said the only services Another flashpoint of concern for the thanks to a rough lending market. He also said he’s Diebold said. remaining at the Center are a clinic, pre- coalition is Cristo Rey’s interim director, spent about $20,000 on fixing the roof. Across the Over 50 people, including several scription assistance and reduced food Robert Vogel, who is not Hispanic and street, though, is Brewer’s showpiece: A $250,000 Latino community leaders, braved ice pantry and senior programs. doesn’t speak Spanish. mixed-use residential/commercial redevelopment and sleet to pack a cramped room at “Employees are taking money out “We want more leadership that has a along the Old Town train tracks. Foster Community Center Feb. 26 to of their own pockets to continue pro- Latino face, so my grandfather or some- “I rest on my laurels,” Brewer said. “If you’re hear about the coalition’s meeting with grams, and that shouldn’t be happen- body else can go there and talk to some- going to give me a kick in the ass on 308, maybe Murray and discuss the center’s future. ing,” Reyes said. body,” Marinez said. you’d see fit to mention 317 (E. Grand River Ave.).” Lopez told the group they had finally Coalition members said they hope Former Mayor Benavides, who helped Brewer, who says he has this property on land “gotten the diocese’s attention.” to round up enough grants and donors, found Cristo Rey in 1968, kept a low pro- contract, said he’ll fix it up “eventually. I can not “We want a big hold placed on this including former supporters of Cristo file at the meeting, but made his position afford to do it at the present time.” merger,” he said. Rey, to support a freestanding center clear in a brief comment from the audi- The group’s next step, Lopez said, is along the lines of the nonprofit Hispanic ence. Benavides told the group that as — Andy Balaskovitz to put together a two-year funding and Center of West Michigan in Kent County. director, he served under three bishops, organizational plan to get the struggling Rafael Marinez, former director of but the center’s mission stayed the same. “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier center back on its feet, without merging development of St. Vincent’s Children’s “Bishop [Mieceslaus] Zaleski said, ‘As properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of with St. Vincent Catholic Charities. Home and now an assistant dean at the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- singcitypulse.com or call Andy Balaskovitz at 999-5064. 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eum Drive, across from Lansing Lopez said the coalition is starting a But the story’s more complicated than 8 Mus Cent 22 er Cristo Rey Facebook page and will shortly announce that. When the company bought the for- Riverwalk Theatre more public meetings as it develops its two- mer Walnut School in 2006 from the from page 5 year plan. Lansing School District — and subsequently rehabbed that and 14 homes in the neighbor- long as there is a social mission of the Church, — Lawrence Cosentino hood — relations were good between resi- ? there is always a Cristo Rey,’” Benavides said. dents and Niowave. The company employs Thriller by “And Bishop [Kenneth] Povish reaffirmed more than 50 people at its headquarters Steven Dietz ? that. Cristo Rey was needed 45 years ago, at 1012 N. Walnut St., a mile north of the Directed by ? when we started it, and it’s needed today. Capitol. Niowave pays nearly $40,000 a year Michael Hays Now this deal with Catholic Social Services is in property taxes to the city for the 15 prop- different from what we had.” Consequences erties it owns. It wants to invest $5 million Anselmo “Chemo” Rodriguez, another Fate of Niowave’s tax break is as part of its expansion, adding 25 new jobs YANKEE TAVERN longtime Latino community leader, remind- unknown, but could have conse- with an average salary of $60,000. Economic ed the group of the center’s core mission. quences for company, City Council development officials hail Niowave as exactly Ray never met a 9/11 conspiracy “People have to remember where we came and neighbors the kind of high-tech business Lansing needs theory he didn’t like. from, how this got started,” Rodriguez said. “I within its borders to progress as a city. It’s not A mind-bending work. remember celebrating Mass out in the migrant Three groups have been the chief char- clear what Niowave will do if it’s denied the fields. Nothing, not even a tent.” Rodriguez acters in the Niowave pole barn saga: the tax abatement, according to chief financial said the need for St. Vincent is “different” from Walnut Neighborhood Organization, the officer Mark Sinila. March 1-3 & 8-10 the need for Cristo Rey. “The outreach is dif- company itself and the Lansing City Council. Now all eyes turn to the Council, which $12/$10 student/senior/military ferent,” he said. “People feel comfortable there. A Council vote tentatively set for March 25 is faced with a decision: Approve the tax 8 pm Fridays/Saturdays; 2 pm Sundays reservations They don’t go to other places.” on granting the particle accelerator company abatement and risk political capital with an 482-5700RiverwalkTheatre.com a six-year, $550,000 tax break on new equip- ever-growing base of residents throughout ment holds consequences for all involved. the city; or side with neighbors to deny the And you could argue that the city at- tax abatement, risking potential flight of the Centennial Acres Golf & Banquet Center large has a stake in the outcome: How will company from Lansing. A public hearing is Lansing be perceived as it balances neigh- set for Monday. borhood and business interests? From the neighbors’ perspective, a vote It’s been over eight months since Niowave for the tax break is a vote against not just A Bridal Show built a 14,000-square-foot pole barn on the Walnut residents, but neighborhoods grounds of a vacant school north of down- throughout Lansing. for the town, sparking the quarrel with neighbors “We’ve got letters of support from a doz- who say it’s an eyesore and that it’s hurting en Lansing neighborhood organizations, Elegant Bride their property values. and we’re all going to be watching this vote closely, not just the Walnut Neighborhood,” said Dale Schrader, a Walnut Neighborhood Saturday, March 9 Lansing Community College’s L.U.C.E.R.O. resident. “If they vote to give Niowave the Program and Latinos Unidos Supports: incentives, that’s a vote against all of these 5-8 p.m. neighborhoods. They’re basically saying, AL!VE 800 W. Lawrence Ave., Charlotte ‘Yes, we think this is right and we’ll do any- thing for businesses — 12 neighborhoods be damned.” Admission: $5 Council members are holding their cards Brides complimentary close, saying they’re waiting till after the pub- lic hearing before taking an official position. For more information call (517) 566-8055 President Carol Wood and Councilwomen or visit www.centennialacres.com Cesar E. Chavez A’Lynne Boles-Robinson, Kathie Dunbar, Blood Drive Tina Houghton and Jessica Yorko said they’re still undecided. Councilman Brian Jeffries — who was Council president Cristo Rey Church – 201 W. Miller Road, Lansing, MI 48911 See Niowave, Page 7 Thursday, March 7th 2:00pm – 8:00pm

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Council seat in 2009. move could take them out of that building. Niowave The Niowave saga started last year But the question is: Where will they go?” when the company pulled its original Bob Trezise, president and CEO of Setting the field from page 6 personal property tax exemption worth Lansing Economic Area Partnership, said It is a perpetual campaign — not just $230,000 as it agreed to work things out he hopes Niowave will keep Lansing in for president, but for state offices as well. when the fiasco started and now chairs the with the neighborhood. mind when they think about expanding. He Just three months after the 2012 general Development and Planning Committee — That never happened. Niowave says the says the company has enormous potential, election, campaigning is well underway still has questions. Like: “Façade improve- neighborhood hasn’t been clear about what calling it a “dream company” for Lansing. for 2014. ments — what would the cost be? They exactly it wants. Neighbors say the company “If there’s a single company in the city of At the state level, the Republican (Niowave) don’t know.” has been unwilling to meet with them. Lansing that has the highest rated future ticket is set: Gov. Yorko, as the 4th Ward representative Karl Dorshimer, director of economic growth potential, it’s Niowave,” Trezise said. Rick Snyder, Lt. who’s up for re-election this year, is in a development at Lansing Economic Area “We’re going to handle this issue and then Gov. Brian Calley, tight spot. Like the neighbors, Yorko wants Partnership, said the tax abatement amount we’re going to move on and hopefully han- Attorney General Niowave to bring forward a plan to fix the increased from $230,000 to $550,000 dle a growth issue later on … We’ll do the Bill Schuette and façade, yet she declined to say whether she because Niowave decided to invest in addi- best we can to make sure Niowave grows Secretary of State will vote against the tax abatement if it tional equipment from the previous request. here in the area.” Ruth Johnson will doesn’t. Niowave has proposed $100,000 At a Feb. 20 Development and Planning Bernero, while understanding neigh- all run for reelec- worth of landscaping they say will help hide Committee meeting, the distance between bors’ concerns, believes Niowave’s pres- tion. For Democrats, the building, which neighbors rejected. Niowave and the neighbors was made abun- ence in the neighborhood has been a “net the decision by Sen. Neighbors aren’t blind to the fact that dantly clear. When Sinila was asked by Jeffries positive” and neighbors should look at the Gretchen Whitmer, Yorko, Jeffries, Dunbar and Houghton about the status of negotiations with the neigh- good things the company has done. Sinila WALT SORG D-Lansing, against are up for re-election this year. Walnut bors, Sinila surprised some in attendance, shares the mayor’s attitude, pointing to running for governor has left that race Neighborhood Organization President Rina including Mary Elaine Kiener, a key Walnut the rehabbed houses it rents out and the wide open. Risper wrote to neighbors on Facebook resident who has largely led on the issue. refurbished Walnut School. While most of the chattering set is Saturday: “I want to make it clear that any “I don’t think the neighborhood itself Neighbors don’t deny Niowave’s good focused on which Democrat will emerge city council person who does not vote no to can agree to what they want,” Sinila said. deeds. They also don’t think Niowave to challenge Snyder, there’s quieter the tax abatement to Niowave, DOES NOT “And that’s what we’re waiting for an deserves a pass on the pole barn. talk about the other statewide offices. DESERVE OUR VOTE.” answer on.” Yorko says Risper is being “territorial” Kiener said she almost fell out of her chair — Sam Inglot and Andy Balaskovitz See Sorg, Page 8 and rallying the neighborhood to be unco- when she heard that. Where has Sinila been operative for political gain. for the past eight months, she wondered? PUBLIC NOTICES “I have offered my help with Niowave, Looming over the Council’s vote is wheth- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS but have been asked to ‘keep out’ by the er the company would choose to expand out- All bid documents may be found on-line at: http://pu.ingham.org under Current Bids link, WNO president,” Yorko wrote in an email. side the city in the future or leave its head- packet numbers listed below. Send all inquiries to [email protected]. “I was barely allowed to speak at their quarters in the Walnut Neighborhood. #31-13 & 32-13 Rebid: Ingham County seeks proposals for the Ingham County Dept. of November meeting because their President “There will be a lot of options on the Transportation & Roads for the purpose of furnishing Processed Road Gravel and 2NS Sand, and kept cutting me off when I would offer ideas table,” Sinila said. When asked if that would for the purpose of furnishing and delivering Slag 29A and 29A Crushed Natural Aggregate. Bids are and solutions … There is clearly a political mean a lot of options in Lansing or else- due by 3/13 at 11AM. #26-13: Ingham County seeks proposals to provide concession operations for multiple events agenda here to perpetuate this disagree- where, he said, “Everywhere.” within the Main Arena at the Ingham County Fairgrounds (exclusive of horse shows). To schedule a ment/problem.” Although Niowave has never “threat- site visit please call Sandy Dargatz, Fair Director, at 517-676 -2428. Bids are due 3/25 at 11AM. Risper denied the allegations, saying ened” him with leaving, Lansing Mayor Virg #5-13: Ingham County seeks proposals for the purpose of entering into a contract to make that Yorko has a tendency to “piggyback” Bernero said that doesn’t mean it couldn’t exterior repairs to the Ingham County Family Center and the Human Services Building. Copies of the bid documents may be purchased from Capital City Reprographics, 1110 Center Street, on community events for her own political happen. He’s a supporter of Niowave and Lansing, MI 48906, 517-482-5431. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 3/13 at 1:30PM advantage. She believes the Niowave situ- its tax break. in the Sanctuary of the Ingham County Family Center, 1601 W. Holmes Rd., Lansing, MI; email ation is another example of that. The feel- “I’m concerned about the message it [email protected] to register. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in an amount equal to 5 % of the total bid amount. Bids are due 3/27 at 11AM. ings may be a carryover from when Risper sends Niowave if it doesn’t pass,” Bernero #28-13: Ingham County seeks proposals from experienced vendors to provide an upgraded and Yorko faced each other for the 4th Ward said. “They’re a growing company. 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Bernstein, a part of the 1-800-CALL- Also in the pre-campaign chatter are the losing reelection bid of former Sorg SAM family law firm (and whose bro- a pair of former state representatives Democratic Party Chairman Mark her, Richard, ran unsuccessfully for the who shared a national spotlight for the Brewer. Byrum also graduated from from page 7 Democratic nomination for attorney use of words “vagina” and “vasectomy” the MSU Law School, but she has not general in 2010), would bring good during House debate last session, result- passed the state bar exam. She also Discussions on the attorney general and name identification to a campaign ing in a two-day speaking ban issued by owns a Charlotte hardware store and is secretary of state races include a couple thanks to the firm’s unending television Republican House Speaker Jase Bolger. a Mary Kay distributor. of well-known local names. advertising. Both of them are their respective coun- Local maneuvering is under way The first stirrings for next year’s AG The wild card for attorney general is ty’s chief elections officer. in what promises to be a difficult race has come from Mark Totten, an Whitmer. She was unwilling to commit Lisa Brown has made a habit of win- Democratic primary to succeed the term- affiliate professor of law at Michigan to the 18-month marathon needed to run ning in traditionally Republican areas. limited Whitmer in the state Senate. State University. Totten and a handful of for governor, but she may well decide to She succeeded a Republican in the Former Rep. Joan Bauer and Ingham volunteers fanned out at the recent state enter the three-month sprint for attorney Legislature, and last year defeated an County Register of Deeds Curtis Hertel Democratic Convention, handing out a general. Whitmer says she has not ruled incumbent Republican to become clerk may face off in the primary for the heav- slick brochure attacking Schuette’s per- out the race. She would be the party of Oakland County, Michigan’s second- ily Democratic seat. formance on issues ranging from public favorite if she said “yes.” largest county. Brown is an attorney with Hertel and Bauer are friends who corruption to workers’ rights. Totten has The battle for the Dems’ secretary of degrees from MSU and Detroit College talk regularly. Both are well liked and also set up a website, www.AGforUs.com, state nomination may turn into a three- of Law (now the MSU Law School). respected by party leaders. There is which focuses on the reasons Schuette woman affair. Jocelyn Benson, the 2010 Former Onondaga state Rep. Barb little to differentiate them on issues. should not be reelected. nominee, is believed ready for a second Byrum is doing nothing to quiet talk The contest would likely come down to Totten’s volunteers said the brochure run. Benson, an election law expert, is of a possible candidacy. Last year she style and intangibles. is not the warm-up for a Totten cam- acting dean of Wayne State University’s was easily elected Ingham County clerk Experience and expertise: Both can- paign. According to state records, Totten Law School. She is maintaining her after six years in the House. Byrum’s didates have significant credentials. In has not created a campaign committee. political visibility through efforts to emerged as a spokesperson for women’s the House, Bauer championed K-12 But it sure looks like a campaign. reform Michigan’s election laws, begin- issues as a result of the “V-words” ker- and higher education as a member of Also highly visible at the conven- ning with a much-needed reform of fuffle last year. Working against her? the House Appropriations Committee, tion was newly elected University of how legislative and congressional dis- Byrum bucked the trend among local Michigan Regent Mark Bernstein. tricts are drawn. elected officials by loudly supporting See Sorg, Page 9 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS 33-21-01-03-426-024 33-21-01-03-426-025 33-21-01-03-426-026 33-21-01-03-427-005 33-21-01-03-427-012 33-21-01-03-427-013 33-21-01-03-427-014 33-21-01-03-427-015 Ingham County Drain Commissioner 33-21-01-03-427-016 33-21-01-03-427-017 33-21-01-03-427-018 33-21-01-03-427-019 Patrick E. Lindemann 33-21-01-03-427-020 33-21-01-03-427-026 33-21-01-03-427-027 33-21-01-03-427-029 33-21-01-03-427-032 33-21-01-03-427-033 33-21-01-03-427-034 33-21-01-03-427-035 GROESBECK PARK DRAIN 33-21-01-03-427-036 33-21-01-03-451-002 33-21-01-03-451-005 33-21-01-03-451-009 33-21-01-03-476-001 33-21-01-03-477-001 33-21-01-03-477-002 33-21-01-03-477-003 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Monday, March 18, 2013, the apportionments for 33-21-01-03-477-004 33-21-01-03-477-005 33-21-01-03-477-006 33-21-01-03-477-007 benefits to the lands comprised within the “Groesbeck Park Drain Special Assessment District,” 33-21-01-03-477-008 33-21-01-03-477-009 33-21-01-03-477-010 33-21-01-03-477-011 will be subject to review for one day from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Ingham County Drain 33-21-01-03-477-012 33-21-01-03-477-013 33-21-01-03-477-014 33-21-01-03-477-015 Commissioner’s Office, located at 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, Michigan, or at such other time and 33-21-01-03-477-016 33-21-01-03-477-017 33-21-01-03-477-018 33-21-01-03-477-019 place to which I may adjourn. At the meeting to review the apportionment of benefits, I will have the 33-21-01-03-477-020 33-21-01-03-477-021 33-21-01-03-477-022 33-21-01-03-477-023 tentative apportionments against parcels and municipalities within the drainage district available to 33-21-01-03-477-024 33-21-01-03-477-025 33-21-01-03-477-026 33-21-01-03-477-027 review. At said review, the computation of costs for the maintenance and improvement of the Drain 33-21-01-03-477-028 33-21-01-03-477-029 33-21-01-03-477-030 33-21-01-03-477-031 will also be open for inspection by any interested parties. 33-21-01-03-477-032 33-21-01-03-477-033 33-21-01-03-477-034 33-21-01-03-477-035 33-21-01-03-477-036 33-21-01-03-477-037 33-21-01-03-477-038 33-21-01-03-477-039 Pursuant to Section 155 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, as amended, any owner of land 33-21-01-03-477-040 33-21-01-03-477-041 33-21-01-03-477-042 33-21-01-03-477-043 within the special assessment district for the Groesbeck Park Drain or any city, village, township, or 33-21-01-03-478-003 33-21-01-03-478-008 33-21-01-03-478-009 33-21-01-03-478-010 county feeling aggrieved by the tentative apportionment of benefits made by the Drain Commissioner 33-21-01-03-478-011 33-21-01-03-479-001 33-21-01-03-479-002 33-21-01-03-479-003 may appeal the apportionment within ten (10) calendar days after the day of review of apportionment by 33-21-01-03-479-004 33-21-01-03-479-005 33-21-01-03-479-006 33-21-01-03-479-007 making an application to the Ingham County Probate Court for the appointment of a Board of Review. 33-21-01-03-479-008 33-21-01-03-479-009 33-21-01-03-479-010 33-21-01-03-479-011 33-21-01-03-503-001 Any drain assessments against land will be collected in the same manner as property taxes. If drain assessments against land are collected by installment, the landowner may pay the assessments In addition to the assessed parcels and tracts of land listed above, Ingham County, City of Lansing, in full with any interest to date at any time and thereby avoid further interest charges. For more and Lansing Charter Township shall be specially assessed at large for benefits of the maintenance information regarding payment of assessments, please contact my office. and improvement of the Drain.

The following is a description of the parcels of lands constituting the Special Assessment District of the NOW THEREFORE, all unknown and non-resident persons, owners, and persons Groesbeck Park Drain: interested in the above-described special assessment district, and you:

33-01-01-03-328-012 33-01-01-03-378-002 33-01-01-03-378-152 33-01-01-03-378-162 Clerk of Ingham County; 33-01-01-03-378-181 33-01-01-03-381-001 33-01-01-03-381-011 33-01-01-03-381-021 Chair of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners; 33-01-01-03-381-031 33-01-01-03-381-101 33-01-01-03-381-111 33-01-01-03-381-121 Mayor of the City of Lansing; 33-01-01-03-383-002 33-01-01-03-383-021 33-01-01-03-383-031 33-01-01-03-383-041 Supervisor of Lansing Charter Township; 33-01-01-03-383-052 33-01-01-10-203-021 33-01-01-10-204-001 33-01-01-10-207-001 Managing Director of the Ingham County Department of Transportation and Roads 33-01-01-10-207-011 33-01-01-10-207-021 33-01-01-10-207-031 33-01-01-10-207-041 33-01-01-10-207-051 33-01-01-10-207-061 33-01-01-10-207-071 33-01-01-10-207-081 are hereby notified that at such time and place as stated above from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 33-01-01-10-207-091 33-01-01-10-207-101 33-01-01-10-207-111 33-01-01-10-207-121 local time, the apportionment of benefits and the lands comprised within the Groesbeck Park Drain 33-01-01-10-226-001 33-01-01-10-226-011 33-01-01-10-226-032 33-01-01-10-226-041 Drainage District special assessment district will be subject to review; 33-01-01-10-226-051 33-01-01-10-226-061 33-01-01-10-226-071 33-01-01-10-226-081 33-01-01-10-226-091 33-01-01-10-226-101 33-01-01-10-226-111 33-01-01-10-253-001 AND YOU AND EACH OF YOU, owners and persons interested in the aforesaid lands and 33-01-01-10-253-011 33-01-01-10-253-022 33-01-01-10-253-032 33-01-01-10-253-051 public corporations are cited to appear at the time and place of such day of review of apportionments 33-01-01-10-253-061 33-21-01-02-100-002 33-21-01-02-100-014 33-21-01-02-100-015 aforesaid, and be heard with respect to such special assessments and your interests in relation 33-21-01-02-100-035 33-21-01-02-100-038 33-21-01-02-100-045 33-21-01-03-200-002 thereto, if you so desire. 33-21-01-03-200-003 33-21-01-03-200-004 33-21-01-03-200-005 33-21-01-03-200-006 33-21-01-03-200-011 33-21-01-03-200-012 33-21-01-03-200-013 33-21-01-03-200-017 This review of apportionments is consistent with Section 154 of the Michigan Drain Code 33-21-01-03-200-020 33-21-01-03-200-023 33-21-01-03-200-024 33-21-01-03-200-025 of 1956, as amended. 33-21-01-03-200-026 33-21-01-03-200-027 33-21-01-03-200-028 33-21-01-03-384-001 33-21-01-03-401-006 33-21-01-03-401-011 33-21-01-03-401-012 33-21-01-03-401-013 Proceedings conducted at the day of review are subject to the Michigan Open Meetings 33-21-01-03-401-016 33-21-01-03-401-017 33-21-01-03-401-019 33-21-01-03-402-010 Act. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation should contact 33-21-01-03-402-011 33-21-01-03-402-012 33-21-01-03-402-013 33-21-01-03-402-014 Patrick E. Lindemann, the Ingham County Drain Commissioner, at (517) 676-8395, or through the 33-21-01-03-402-017 33-21-01-03-402-018 33-21-01-03-426-005 33-21-01-03-426-007 Michigan Relay Center at (800) 649-3777 (TDD) as soon as possible to request mobility, visual, 33-21-01-03-426-008 33-21-01-03-426-009 33-21-01-03-426-010 33-21-01-03-426-011 hearing or other assistance. 33-21-01-03-426-012 33-21-01-03-426-013 33-21-01-03-426-014 33-21-01-03-426-018 33-21-01-03-426-020 33-21-01-03-426-021 33-21-01-03-426-022 33-21-01-03-426-023 Dated: March 6, 2013 Patrick E. Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner 707 Buhl Avenue, Mason, MI 48854 City Pulse • March 6, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

Greater Lansing). senator; another a U.S. congressman. nor and GOP in the Senate. Sorg Hertel’s resume includes a stint as a Style: Bauer is considered one of the Gender/Age: Whitmer’s departure staffer for House Democrats and eight most likable people in local politics. leaves the Senate with three women from page 8 years on the Ingham County Board of In any other business, that would be senators out of 38 total members. In a Commissioners. Recently reelected to considered a good thing. In politics, race with no significant policy differ- focusing on damage control in the a second term as register of deeds, he not so much. ences between candidates, this could Republican-dominated committee. She has gained statewide recognition for Hertel’s battles with the big banks be the decider for some voters. And the also brings knowledge of local govern- his successful work on foreclosures and over mortgages has demonstrated a 29-year age gap between the two can- ment and healthcare to the table as a mortgage fraud. Hertel is from one of toughness that many Democrats feel is didates, while never mentioned, could former Lansing City Councilwoman Michigan’s most successful political needed in the Senate — especially with come into play. and former executive with Ingham families: his father was speaker of the the departure of Whitmer, who has been (Political columnist Walt Sorg can be Regional Hospital (now McLaren Michigan house; one uncle was a state an outspoken counterpoint to the gover- reached at [email protected])

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF entities and private businesses to provide home ownership opportunities to low and moderate-income AVAILABILITY - ACTION PLAN FOR 2014 (7/113-6/30/14) homebuyers including housing counseling, housing rehabilitation and down payment assistance and CITY OF LANSING creation of a one-stop housing resource and education center. High priority is given to acquiring foreclosed homes for rehabilitation, resale or demolition. High priority is given to voluntary acquisition of PURPOSE: To provide citizens the opportunity to examine and comment on the Action Plan for FY 2014 flood plain properties for demolition. Moderate priority is given to providing low income households with (7/1/13-6/30/14). An annual action plan approved by the City must be submitted to the Department special needs assistance through construction or rehabilitation of housing units for rent or ownership; of Housing and Urban Development as part of the Consolidated Planning Process, and as part of including barrier free improvements and supportive services. Moderate priority is given to addressing the application for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Program and Emergency the housing and supportive service needs of the homeless. Moderate priority is given to historic Solutions Grant (ESG) Program funds for Fiscal Year 2014. Programs and activities to be undertaken preservation. Low priority is given to developing newly constructed affordable rental units in the city. to meet goals and objectives established in the Action Plan for the City are described below. The Moderate priority is given to providing additional low-income rental units through rehabilitation. primary objectives of Lansing's Action Plan for 2014 are based on the Five Year Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission (CSPS) and are as follows: PROPOSED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

a. Provide standard housing in a suitable living environment through rehabilitation, new construction Economic Development and improvement of the housing stock primarily in CDBG eligible neighborhoods and in specifically High priority is given to continued support of a loan program, training, and technical assistance for designated housing target areas. microenterprises, defined as businesses having five (5) or fewer employees, one or more of whom owns the enterprise. High priority is given to funding a computer training, employment and technology b. Provide housing counseling and assistance that will benefit low and moderate-income households. enterprise program. High priority is given to supporting business development and façade improvement activities in commercial districts and neighborhood retail districts, including through the use of Section c. Promote home ownership for low and moderate-income households and promote deconcentration 108 loans. of poverty. Human Services d. Maintain at current levels the number of public and assisted housing units available to low and High priority is given to developing new permanent supportive housing options to continue moderate-income households. implementation of a "continuum of care" for the homeless and continue to support the 10-year plan to end homelessness. e. Provide homeless prevention assistance, emergency shelter, re-housing assistance and supportive human services for people with special needs, people who are homeless and those at risk of Public Safety and Community Services becoming homeless. High priority is given to youth recreation and neighborhood improvement programs including community gardening and neighborhood strategies for reuse of vacant parcels. High priority is given to increasing f. Provide assistance for permanent supportive housing and human services for low and moderate public awareness and involvement in emergency preparedness and public safety activities. Low priority income households with a history of chronic homelessness, including those with special needs. is given to Crime Prevention through Community Policing.

g. Promote economic opportunity for low and moderate-income individuals by facilitating economic development, providing employment opportunity, sponsoring job training, supporting business Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Improvements development, micro-enterprise lending and business or financial educational programs and High priority is given to improving recreational facilities, neighborhood service centers, and programs. initiatives. Moderate priority is given to undertaking public improvements in selected target areas, including special assessments, beautification, tree planting, recreational improvements and lighting. h. Promote economic development to provide jobs, business services and shopping opportunities for residents located in CDBG eligible areas. Environment and Energy Conservation Activities High priority is given to weatherization of renter and owner occupied housing units for low-moderate i. Provide community and neighborhood services, recreational opportunities and public facilities and income households. promote neighborhood social cohesion to improve the quality of life in CDBG eligible neighborhoods. Moderate priority is given to activities which enhance the appearance and quality of life in CDBG eligible neighborhoods including community gardens, street makeovers and neighborhood clean-ups. j. Increase security and safety in neighborhoods by supporting public safety and crime prevention initiatives, public educational programs and citizens’ awareness in CDBG eligible areas. PROPOSED OBJECTIVES, GOALS AND PROJECTED USE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES k. Improve the city’s transportation, public facilities and infrastructure systems in CDBG eligible areas. The budget included in the Proposed Objectives, Goals and Use of Community Development Resources l Protect and improve the city’s physical environment, including preventing or eliminating blight, as recommended by the Lansing Planning Board subsequent to a Public Hearing held on February 5, removing lead or other safety hazards, preserving historic resources, mitigating flood hazards, 2013. The proposed funding allocations will be provided in the summary of the draft FY 2014 Action promoting healthy housing and improving energy fitness in housing occupied by low and moderate- Plan during the comment period. income households. The City will support applications by other entities who wish to participate in Federal and State programs m. Promote fair housing objectives. for housing and community development improvement and assistance provided proposed projects are consistent with the priorities established in the Five Year CSPS. The 30-day comment period for the Action Plan for 2014 will commence March 7, 2013 - April 5, 2013. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 Copies of the document and the proposed use of Community Development funds are available for review at the City Clerk's office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave.; the Capital Area District The Five Year CSPS for the City of Lansing sets forth programs, activities and priorities based on needs Library, 401 South Capitol; the Department of Planning and Neighborhood Development, Planning identified for the community. The CSPS describes strategies and activities that city will undertake to Office, 316 N. Capitol, Suite D-1, Lansing, MI or the City of Lansing, Department of Planning and provide affordable housing, supportive services and community development opportunities to benefit Neighborhood Development, Development Office website at: www.lansingmi.gov/pnd/development low and moderate-income households. All written comments submitted by citizens of Lansing will be considered and reviewed for possible The Action Plan for 2014 is the third year of the five-year plan and sets forth activities to be carried out inclusion in the final Action Plan for FY 2014 to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban in the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 with CDBG, HOME and ESG funds. Activities may Development no later than May 14, 2013. A summary of all comments received will be attached to the also be funded in part through other federal, state, local and privately funded programs including NSP final document. grant funds. Activities will generally be located in CDBG eligible neighborhoods and in specifically targeted areas, although programs may be applied and carried out anywhere in the city as noted in For information regarding the Action Plan for FY 2014, please contact: the Plan. Doris Witherspoon, Senior Planner PROPOSED HOUSING ACTIVITIES City of Lansing, Michigan Department of Planning and Neighborhood Development High priority activities related to housing include home repair and lead remediation. High priority is 316 North Capitol, Suite D-1 given to providing rehabilitation assistance to low-moderate income homeowners. High priority is given Lansing Michigan 48933-1236 to activities which will result in partnerships with nonprofit housing corporations, other government Telephone (517) 483-4063 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 6, 2013

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER Courtesy Photo Folk singer Janis Ian ‘Society’ woman recently won a Grammy Grammy winning folk singer plays East Lansing Friday for the audio book of her By RICH TUPICA Those times were captured in her 2000 autobiography. This year’s Grammy Awards had a sur- song, “God and the FBI.” prise winner for “Best Spoken Word Al- The candid memoir has shot Ian, 61, bum.” Famed folk singer Janis Ian won for back into the spotlight. She won her previ- her autobiography, “Society’s Child,” over ous Grammy 38 years ago for her hit sin- such big-name nominees Michelle Obama, gle, “At Seventeen.” But she’s used to that. Bill Clinton and Ellen DeGeneres. Her long career, which started when she “I was in good company — I was way was 13 years old, has been a series of ups beyond surprised,” said Ian, who plays and downs. Friday at the Ten Pound Fiddle, from her Ian had a turbulent, unsettling start in home in Nashville. “I think the first few the music business. Her 1967 debut hit sin- words of my ac- gle, “Society’s Child,” told the love story of Janis Ian ceptance speech an interracial couple — a topic considered were, ‘Well, this taboo during the height of the Civil Rights Ten Pound Fiddle Concert Series is a rather stun- movement. cause someone is booing you. “When you see Ella Fitzgerald lead your Albert A. White Performing ning upset, isn’t “The song is about a black boy dating “It was a very scary thing because it was standing ovation and Gladys Knight sing Arts Theater it?’ This was a a white girl,” Ian said. “It’s very difficult to the height of the Civil Rights movement your song, it’s hard to go wrong.” Hannah Community Center shock to the sys- understand now just how bent out of shape and people were being shot. For a while, I In the years since “At Seventeen,” Ian 819 Abbot Road people became in 1967. It was not some- East Lansing tem and a valida- was convinced the stage was a very danger- has continued recording and touring. In March 8 tion of the way thing that was talked about. It was such a ous place.” 1993, another milestone in her life oc- 8 p.m. I’ve tried to move controversial song. A radio station in At- Conjuring those memories for her curred when she came out as a lesbian. $20, $18 members, $5 myself and career lanta was burned to the ground for playing memoir proved to be hard for Ian, but she “It was a public coming out,” she said. students toward (being) a it. People in Boston were fired from news- didn’t hold back. “Everybody who knew me (already) knew, tenpoundfiddle.org writer rather than papers for quoting from it. It was a hard “I hadn’t talked about that (‘Society’s all of the music industry knew, all my a stage persona.” thing to go through.” Child’ experience) with anyone but a ther- friends knew — my family certainly knew. The book, told in her captivating narra- Unfortunately for Ian, the hate and apist,” she said. “It was hard to go back and It was really because the head of what was tive, spans her 46-year career and dishes heckling over the song was mainly directed visit that. But I made a decision at the be- then the Gay Liberation Task Force quoted on partying backstage with Jimi Hendrix at her. ginning I was going to be honest without the teenage suicide statistics to me: Three and watching her friend Janis Joplin shoot “People would send razor blades in the bleeding all over everybody. I also wanted out of every 10 teen suicides was because heroin. It also delves into her childhood mail,” she said. “They’d place them around to write just as much about the times as I they thought they might be gay. Also, at years in New Jersey and living through album covers so if I didn’t open them care- did myself.” the time, the scuttlebutt was still that gay the Cold War-era with her left-wing family fully I would shred my fingers. There were In the years following her initial boom people could not be in a long-term, com- that was under government surveillance. a lot of bomb threats, threats to my family. of success, Ian continued recording, but mitted relationship. I think (my partner) It was just not a real she fell out of the spotlight while she rein- Pat (Snyder) and I are going to disprove pleasant time. On vigorated her love of songwriting. that. Next year will be 25 years.” the other hand, it re- “I left my label, Verve, after I did four These days Ian spends four months ally showed me the power of the song.” Ian tells a vivid “It was a very scary thing because it was ... the height of the story in her book about one of her Civil Rights movement and people were being shot. For a while, I earliest shows that was convinced the stage was a very dangerous place.” was sabotaged by hecklers. JANIS IAN, ON PLAYING HER CONTROVERSIAL SONG, "SOCIETY'S CHILD" IN THE '60S “It was one of the first concerts albums in three years — I was just burned each year on the road playing shows, while I did,” she said. “A out,” she said. “I really wasn’t sure if I want- also writing books and magazine articles. group of about 20 ed to continue because it was so hard and “Right now I’m working on a kids novel, people bought tick- I wasn’t sure I could be the kind of writer I and I’ve got a kids book coming out in Sep- ets to boo me off the wanted to be. So I stopped, moved to Phil- tember based on a song I just wrote called stage by calling me a adelphia with my then-boyfriend Peter, ‘The Tiny Mouse,’” she said. Her current ‘nigger lover.’ They did some serious therapy, serious reading tour starts at the Ten Pound Fiddle, and did a very effective and studying how to be a songwriter.” she encourages fans to bring old records job of scaring me. I The focus on songwriting paid off. In and eight-tracks for her to sign. She also Courtesy Photo was fortunate that 1975, she released her critically acclaimed encourages people to leave notes with song In 1975, Ian’s “Between the Lines” the promoter of the album, “Between the Lines,” which requests on the stage during her perfor- album sold over 1 million copies show insisted I go spawned the No. 1 hit single and Grammy- mance — an intimate affair, likely similar and earned her a Grammy Award back on. You don’t winning song, “At Seventeen.” to her early Greenwich Village folk-club for the single, “At Seventeen.” leave the stage be- “It was a nice vindication,” Ian said. performances. City Pulse • March 6, 2013 VOTE NOW AT LANSINGCITYPULSE.COM/FINALFIVE 11

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In the third movement, Sanders dialed her power back and found a new level of in- ner conviction to grapple with the unseen Delicate chains stretching across the Atlantic from West Africa to the New World. Her restraint gave the delicate verse, by Ghanaian poet infiltration Joe Coleman de Graft, a quiet but wicked undertow. Starting with an over-the-top Jazz trio joins Lansing Symphony crash of symphonic spray and ending with for powerful night of music the sweet jingle of djembe and agogo bells, the music seemed to arrive from some deep By LAWRENCE COSENTINO source in West Africa. It felt like a security breach at a gated Thanks to Gaber’s craft, the musicians’ community when a man in the audience skills, and everybody’s restraint, this mix of at the Wharton Center alerted musical styles never felt like a mix. Neither Review his wife to an unfamiliar glint W.A. Mozart nor Wes Montgomery had on the stage before a Lansing cause to turn in their graves. Symphony concert Saturday night. Courtesy Photo “Ancestral Waters” was an explicit nod to “That guy’s got a guitar!” Lansing Symphony conductor Timothy Muffitt pulled out all the stops at last week's the major work on Saturday’s slate, Antonin To his chagrin, the man piped up just genre-defying concert, leading the orchestra into a tremendous climax. Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony, a self-pro- when the crowd hushed, and probably didn’t claimed amalgam of African-American and mean to sound a general alarm, but the outcry tended sonic palette, often in film scores. classical mode) sang a litany of great rivers, “classical” elements. The symphony is grand came from his gut. Yes, that guy (Lansing jazz But Gaber mixed musical styles for a the music suggested a timeless perspective, and leisurely, like a trip out West, and expan- musician Neil Gordon) had indeed smuggled more serious purpose than to track a 1970s a present day pilgrim taking a reflective ride sive music director Timothy Muffitt didn’t an electric guitar past the century-old maze movie detective from confrontations to on the ancient waters. (I pictured Hughes on stint the scenic views. (Gretchen Morse’s love- of earthworks and moats that surround the cocktails. “Ancestral Waters” takes two pro- a pontoon boat, in a trench coat and fedora, ly English horn solo in the second movement classical castle. What's more, Gordon’s com- found poems for a multi-layered cruise of smoking and thinking.) alone was cause to send a postcard home.) rade, Larry Ochiltree, had somehow slipped regret and reflection on the African-Amer- All forces navigated the polystylistic shoals Languor almost got the best of the or- a glittery drum kit past Checkpoint Tchai- ican experience. well, but Sanders provided the fire in the chestra in the third movement, when the kovsky, while the trio’s third member, princi- There was fleeting balance problem boiler room. At 25, Sanders exudes uncanny pace started to droop and a few transitions pal bassist Ed Fedewa, brazenly worked both when Gordon’s guitar struck a couple of maturity, warmth and wisdom, dusted with got sloppy, but all forces converged with a the classical and jazz sides — a double agent notes that rang oddly loud, but otherwise, the right amount of childlike wonder. Her bang for the fourth movement. How could on double bass. the transitions from symphonic to jazz and rich, warm voice and clear commitment to they not? The symphony ends with a buffalo It turned out to be a delicate infiltration. back were deftly done, and, more impor- this music made every syllable throb with life. stampede that tramples everything flat, save Thanks to well crafted music, sensitive play- tant, built a coherent arc of feeling. Not only did Sanders send the words for a few shreds of themes from earlier move- ing and the warmth and power of soprano The process was strikingly fluid. Several soaring over a full orchestra and an electri- ments. To make the finale sound extra final, Allison Sanders, all fears of clashing idioms times, after a purely orchestral melody would fied jazz trio, but she also kept it real when Muffitt pulled out a stop or two that hasn’t evaporated when the symphony embarked unfold, the tempo gently kicked up, the jazz the music threatened to get too wooden. been pulled for a quite while, whipping up a on “Ancestral Waters,” a stately jazz-and-clas- trio seemed to appear out of nowhere, and The middle movement, “Prayer,” veered tremendous climax. Even if you’re tired of or- sical voyage by composer Brian Gaber. Gordon’s angular, trumpet-like guitar lines toward the kind of film music you hear chestras' programming the “New World” over Toggling from symphonic music to jazz — bounced the music back, over the same chord when Abraham Lincoln, Spartacus or some and over, it was hard not to have a little fun. with wha-daht-dahts of orchestral emphasis sequence, but in the language of jazz. noble personage gazes at a sleeping spouse The last chord is a suddenly subdued echo during the transitions — isn’t a new thing. Gaber’s hip-to-it-all idiom is a tad anach- on the eve of a battle. With Sanders singing that only sounds right in the concert hall, From the 1950s, great composer-arrangers ronistic for “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” a a wordless “ooo” on top, the music melted with your ears still throbbing from the hoof- like Oliver Nelson, Gerald Wilson and Lao Langston Hughes poem written in 1920. from a stiffish formula into a natural blend beats. You don’t stand up, brush off your la- Schifrin painted pleasingly on the same ex- But by jetting into jazz while Sanders (still in of comfort and mourning. pels and grin like that after listening to a CD.

“At one point in July 2011, the book sold according to Publishers Weekly magazine. Choose your 9,700 (copies) in one day,” Murcer said. “It Murcer also knew that the traditional path just exploded.” didn’t fit his personality. own adventure Murcer, 58, held numerous customer “I couldn’t wait 20 months to see a book service jobs in the mortgage service busi- published,” he said. “I wrote out of despera- Local thriller author makes it ness and credit collection industry before tion. My goal was to make money.” big by e-publishing he launched his career as a writer. He said You do the math: 575,000 books ranging after he received no good responses from in price from 99 cents to $3.99; it looks as if By BILL CASTANIER traditional publishers, he decided to take Murcer has achieved his goal. He said that More than half a million readers can’t be the e-book path to publication. since his success, over 20 publishers have con- wrong. That’s the number of e-books sold by In a time span of less than 20 months, he tacted him to sign a contract, which he hasn’t Holt thriller writer published five serial killer thrillers featuring ruled out yet, but there's a catch. Courtesy Photo Writing & Publishing Rick Murcer. fictional Lansing police officer Manny Wil- “Some of those contracts are close to ser- Holt's Rick Murcer has sold over Murcer said liams. In the first book, Williams encounters a vitude” he said. “All they all wanted were the a Book Today 575,000 e-copies of his debut e-book. A Conversation between he doesn’t know serial killer on a Caribbean cruise. He said the rights.” a Self-Published and Traditionally Published what propelled difference between his books and traditional Jenny Milchman, 44, followed the more The New Jersey author said in reality her Author, with Rick Murcer and his first book, thrillers is that his protagonist is a family man traditional process to publication, including debut book is her eighth novel in 11 years, Jenny Milchman “Caribbean and has what Murcer describes as “a moral 13 years of toil and finding an agent before but the first published. Milchman parlays her Schuler Books & Music 1982 Grand River Ave., Okemos Moon,” about a character and moral fiber.” getting a publishing contract with Ballentine profession as a psychotherapist into a thriller 7 p.m. March 9 Lansing police of- “He loves his wife and is spiritual, but not Random House. She’s now on a seven-month, which featuring what she calls “an ordinary FREE schulerbooks.com ficer and a cruise a Boy Scout,” Murcer said. He said that the 45-state tour to promote her debut book, “Cov- family in extraordinary circumstances.” ship serial killer, advent of e-books and self publishing allowed er of Snow” thriller set in the Adirondacks. Murcer and Milchman may have taken to both The New him to circumvent the traditional publish- She will engage with Murcer in a friendly de- decidedly different paths to publication, but York Times and USA Today combined print ing process, and he's not alone — more than bate of the pros and cons of publishing Friday both are showing remarkable results for and e-book best sellers lists. 400,000 books were self published last year, at Schuler Books & Music in Okemos. first-time authors. 24 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 6, 2013

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“It’s like Katrina without the hurricane,” says one of the firefighters of Engine Co. Catching fire 50 as he surveys the third-world landscape consuming his neighborhood block by Documentary on cash-strapped smoldering block. And he’d be right, if the Detroit Fire Department has eyes of the world were turning compassion- ately toward it as they did to New Orleans. power to inspire change Instead, Detroit has become an interna- tional punch line, a torched effigy to every- If it weren’t a true story, it would seem like thing that’s wrong with America. a cliché: The dead city handling its own cre- More than just a post-mortem on a city mation, one abandoned building at a time. that was once a worldwide industrial pow- Courtesy photo For decades, Detroit has been slipping from erhouse, “Burn” is, most important, a call to obsolescence into an all-out hell on Earth. But arms for a nation to reform its civic policies. Detroit firefighters battle a burning chemical factory in the documentary feature, “Burn.” according to the Detroit firefighter documen- A better metaphor could not be found than tary “Burn,” not everyone has given up on the seeing a city burning to the ground and not toes. Wince as you hear about firefighters the thieves, murderers and arsons. decaying metropolis just yet. having the money, the manpower or more who work for less than minimum wage and Left unsaid is the racial unrest and charg- than a passing interest to put itself out. The haven’t had a raise in 10 years. Fume as you es of corruption that have plagued the city city’s been all but abandoned — a popu- follow news reports of a little girl who died since the 1960s. The names “Coleman” and lation down to about 700,000 from 1.8 because the fire truck that showed up at her “Kwame” are never even uttered. The name million in its heyday — and there’s hardly blazing home didn’t have a ladder on it (that that is flaunted, fairly or not, is Donald Austin, enough tax revenue to keep it protected. In truck was in the shop for repairs). Read be- who took over as fire chief two years ago and “Burn,” we spend a year with the front line tween the lines: help, help, help. summarily held culpable for the department’s of men and women risking their lives to Ostensibly, “Burn” is a documentary woes. Yes, in a speech, he accidentally calls keep Detroit from going up in smoke. about a fleet of perpetual underdogs fight- the city “Los Angeles” (his previous post). And COMING SOON Watch as the firefighters wrap their boots ing a losing battle. But, like any art meant to sure, he does seem overly optimistic about a Author Timber hawkeye in duct tape to seal the holes worn into the instill social change, look a little closer and department whose payroll accounts for 95 you see it ain’t just the city that’s broken — percent of its budget. But you realize Austin is presents it’s the system. Producers/directors Tom just a fall guy, sent in to give the city a face to BuDDhIST BooT CAMP Putnam and Brenna Sanchez have crafted hang its hatred on. He will be gone eventually a raw, unapologetic look at what happens — probably with no more money coming in, when everyone just gives up and moves to but no less — and the fires will burn on. the suburbs, leaving the keys to the city to Much like the similarly inflammatory “The Thin Blue Line” and “Paradise Lost,” “Burn” has the potential to inspire change. Some documentaries are meant to en- lighten. Some, merely to entertain. “Burn,” however, was built to enrage. It is the very best kind of documentary filmmaking, and LANSING - OFF SOUTH CEDAR AT 1-96 a must-see for anyone who gives a damn VISIT CELEBRATIONCINEMA.COM OR CALL 393-SHOW US 127 & Lake Lansing Rd about the state of the state. “Burn” is showing exclusively at Studio www.NCGmovies.com C! in Okemos for the next month. After the (517) 316-9100 March 16 showing, there will be a talkback Sunday. March 10. 3 p.m. session with some of the firefighters from the Student Discount with ID film, giving you a chance to see what areal Lansing Location ID required for “R” rated films hero looks like. CELEBRATE Commerical & Residental Quality books at half the price. ST. PATRICK’S DAY Fully Insured wITh SChuLER BooKS! Wear green to our either of our Lan- sing-area locations on St. Patrick’s 7.95 Day to receive a 10% discount off 14.95

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Wed. march 6 >> ‘Potpourri of Art Songs’ Potpourri is usually a mixture of dried, fragrant plants — or if you’re Joey Tribbiani from “Friends,” it’s “summer in a bowl.” Today, potpourri will be referred to in music, at the Lansing Matinee Musicale concert, “Potpourri of Art Songs.” The first part of the program features soprano Barbara Freiberg, violinist Anna Kortmeyer, and pianist Robbie Pemberton, playing songs composed by Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Amy Beach. The second half will feature a string ensemble — Pat Smith, Liz Febba, Marilyn Kesler and Nancy Martilla ON THE — playing music by Beethoven, Borodin, Shostakovich and Mozart. Light refreshments will be served following the performance. 1 p.m. FREE. Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 485-1363. thu. march 7 >> Pink Slip Mid-Michigan Employment Event TOWNListings deadline is 5 p.m. the THURSDAY BEFORE publication. Paid classes will be listed in print at the cost Greater Lansing is known for many things, with the Capitol and Michigan State University of one enrollment (maximum $20). Please submit them to instantly springing to mind. But did you know that East Lansing is home to Biggby the events calendar at www.lansingcitypulse.com. If you Coffee, which still has its headquarters here? This Thursday, hear how co-founder Bob need help, please call Dana at (517) 999-5069. Email Fish keeps the company going strong (coffee pun intended) at Pink Slip Mid-Michigan’s information to [email protected]. employment event. In March 1995, co-founders Fish and Mary Roszel turned what used to be an Arby’s into Biggby’s first location, which has expanded to 200 stores Wednesday, March 6 across nine states. The evening will also have workshops on subjects such as resume Classes and Seminars building, interview skills and open networking. Pre-registration is encouraged. 4:45-8 Drawing Class. All levels with Shirley Hazlett. Pre- p.m. FREE. Meridian Christian Church, 2600 Bennett Road, Okemos. (517) 975-4958. registration required. 1-3:30 p.m. $50 for 4 weeks. pinkslipmidmighican.org. Gallery 1212 Fine Art Studio, 1212 Turner St., Lansing. Coupon Swap. Meet other coupon enthusiasts, exchange coupons & more. 6-7:45 p.m. FREE. Delta MARCH 8-9 & 15-16 >> ‘The Curious Savage’ Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, One of the best combinations for a night out is dinner and a show. This weekend, get both in the same Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. Theater place. After eating the definition of homey food — meatloaf, twice-baked potatoes and cheese tortellini Family Storytime. Stories, rhymes & activities, PREVIEW kids 6 & under. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South — sit back and watch “The Curious Savage.” The Starlight Dinner Theatre’s comedy tells the story of Ethel Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) Savage, who pursues the dream of her youth — becoming an actress — after her husband dies and leaves 272-9840. her a boatload of money. Her stepchildren don’t like this idea and decide to institutionalize her, but that’s only Meditation. For beginners & experienced. 7-9 the beginning of the John Patrick comedy. Be sure to wear comfy pants — there will be dessert, too. Dinner, 6:30 p.m. p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Show, 7:30 p.m. $28-$33 show & dinner, $10-$15 show only. Waverly East Cafetorium, 3131 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. Preschool Open House. Learn about program. 243-6040. Starlightdinnertheatre.com. Call to reserve a day. 9-10 a.m. FREE. Lansing Christian School, 3405 Belle Chase Way, Lansing. sat. March 9 >> Capital City Chordsmen (517) 882-5779 ext. 107. Ever watch an episode of “My Super Sweet 16?” The show hosted some of the most lavish birthday parties ever seen on TV. Star Trek, Equal Rights & Socialism. Discussion. 6-7 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Congregational This Saturday, witness another big milestone, albeit a slightly older one (and with fewer tiaras) as the Barbershop Harmony United Church of Christ, 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Society celebrates its 75th Anniversary. The Capitol City Chordsmen will take viewers through the ages while bringing some Lansing. (517) 484-7434. pilgrimucc.com. mind-bending harmonies, and acapella magic, to the stage. The real humdinger for the evening is a 75-man chorus made up of barbershoppers from all over Michigan. New York quartet Up All Night, The Patch Chords, The Blendy Boys and five Events other local quartets will also join the party. 7:30 p.m. $20. Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, MSU Campus, East Lansing. Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East (517) 432-2000. whartoncenter.com. Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. sun. march 10 >> Fascinating Rhythm Grande Paraders Square Dance. Round dancing, 7 p.m. Modern-style square dancing, 7:30 The heart and soul of many bands is the drum, or if you’re a marching band, it’s the percussion session. The constant p.m. $4 members, $5 non-members. Holt 9th Grade rhythm keeps the group in time and can lead to some badass solos. Ever seen the 2002 Nick Cannon film “Drumline?” If so, Campus, 5780 Holt Road, Holt. (517) 694-0087. you understand. This Sunday, the Lansing Concert Band brings the Alma College Percussion Ensemble to the stage as the centerpiece of their winter concert, “Fascinating Rhythm.” Alma Percussion Ensemble founder David M. Zerbe will conduct Music the ensemble in several works while Gary Sullivan will direct the Lansing Concert Band, featuring guest Mack Pittard, a Marshall Music Open Jam. All ages & levels percussionist turned composer. Henry Nelson will also conduct. 3 p.m. FREE. Okemos High School Auditorium, 2800 Jolly welcome. 6 p.m. FREE. Marshall Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. (517) 337-9700. Road, Okemos. (517) 641-4264. wed. march 13 >> Cowboy Cotillion Thursday, March 7 Time to get out your 10-gallon hats and cowboy boots. Next Wednesday, the Hannah Classes and Seminars Community Center will host the Cowboy Cotillion. Elementary and middle school-aged Polarity Yoga & 5 Tibetan Rites. With Danelle Hutcheson. Drop-ins welcome. 12:10-12:50 p.m. & children, along with a parent or guardian, are invited to get their boot scootin’ boogie on 5:45-7 p.m. $10 per class, $48 for 6 weeks. ACC at this year’s event. There will be dancing, activities and refreshments served. Oh, and Natural Healing and Wellness, 617 Ionia, Lansing. miniature horses from Sierra Rose Farms in DeWitt will be there. (So cute!) If you want to Family Storytime. 10:30 a.m. CADL Downtown go but don’t feel like wearing your spurs, that’s OK too. Western attire and casual clothes Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave. Lansing. are both welcome. If space allows, tickets will be available at the door. 7-8:30 p.m. $14. See Out on the Town, Page 27 Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 333-2580 ext. 0. 26 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 6, 2013

People's Temple 'Third Man' 7" release The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 18+, $7, turn it 8:30 p.m. thirdmanrecords.com Grammy winner Jack White’s Third Man Records is known for pressing records from the likes of Beck, Wanda Jackson and The White Stripes. Last week, the famed label released some Lansing-based rock n roll, the “Never More” 7” single by The People’s Temple. A release show for the single hap- Down pens tonight at The Avenue Café. Warming up the stage are legit Lansing punks, The Hunky Newcomers. The single was recorded live at Third Man A survey of Lansing's Records in Nashville and released on vinyl and iTunes Feb. 26. The label’s wed. mar. musical Landscape write-up for the release calls the band one of the “most intriguing and rawkus bands currently blowing up the rock-n-roll underground” and “Lan- By Rich Tupica 6th sing’s finest psych band since (defunct ‘70s rock band) Earthen Vessel.”

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Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave., Bar30, 2324 Showtime Drive, Lansing, 18+, $8, Lansing, 18+, $8, $6 adv., Lansing, FREE, 6 p.m., all ages until Lansing, all ages, FREE, 9 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. In 1985, Nordic doom metal legends Co- Since August 2010, The Crane Wives Detroit-native Sista Otis plays an intimate For those in search of authentic, old ven 13 formed in Detroit. By 1992, during the have played a self-described “home grown show Sunday at Sir Pizza in Old Town. Living school jazz, the David McWilliams Quintet height of grunge, the group split. In the years indie-folk.” Saturday, the Grand Rapids-based in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sista Otis (real name might be worth checking out. The trumpet- following the disbandment, bootleg copies of group brings that rustic sound to The Loft. Shawn Marie Tinnes) tours the country playing led jazz group plays Sunday at the Bar30 Jazz its cult-classic 1987 debut album, “Worship The Crane Wives utilize three-part vocal her powerful brand of soulful, Americana rock. and Blues Series, a free concert series that New Gods,” were selling all over the web, harmonies and eclectic instrumentation. Aside The grit of her sound comes from her Detroit “brings in some of the finest players from and the band eventually discovered it had a from the usual combo of instruments, The rock roots and her love of southern sounds around Michigan.” Williams said the Bar 30 gig dedicated fan base in Europe. That viral inter- Crane Wives also mix in banjos and ukuleles. from Memphis’ Sun Records. She released her will be a “seriously bluesy evening.” McWil- est from Euro head-bangers encouraged the The band’s tunes range from whisper-quiet first disc in 1999, and since then she’s gigged liams graduated from Eaton Rapids High original members of Coven 13 to reunite in ballads to danceable grooves, which are non-stop while releasing a string of recordings School, after which he attended the Michigan August 2012. A much buzzed about reunion documented on the band’s two albums, “Safe on Wholly Roller Records. Her debut studio State University Jazz Studies Program. After show at Small’s in Hamtramck soon followed. Ship, Harbored” (2011) and “The Fool in Her album appeared in 2004, earning her a record graduating from MSU, he hit the road for two The five-piece has been active ever since. Wedding Gown” (2012). Fans of Fleet Foxes, number of Detroit Music Award nominations years playing gigs and honing his jazzy craft. Coven 13 recently inked a deal with Shadow Avett Brothers or Mumford and Sons might and receiving airplay in 12 countries. In 2004, He also released his debut solo album, “Night Kingdom Records, who re-issued “Worship want to check out this show. Opening The she was praised by Rolling Stone Magazine. Hawk.” The disc features all original tunes New Gods” in February 2012. Friday, the Loft show is Dragon Wagon, Billy Strings and Soon after The Advocate named her one of and arrangements. Bar 30’s next jazz show is band comes to Mac’s Bar. Arielle Puuri. the country’s “Top Indie Artists.” Arlene McDaniel Trio on March 24.

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LIVE & LOCAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat u r day The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Peter Nelson Jazz Quartet, 9 p.m. Mighty Medicine, 8 p.m. Marhsall Rock Bands, 8 p.m. Bar 30, 2324 Showtime Drive D.J. Skitzo, 10 p.m. D.J. John Beltran, 10 p.m. D.J. John Beltran, 10 p.m. D.J. Skitzo, 10 p.m. Colonial Bar, 3425 S. MLK Jr. Blvd. The Pat Zelenka Project, 9 p.m. The Pat Zelenka Project, 9 p.m. The Pat Zelenka Project, 9 p.m. Connxtions Comedy Club, 2900 N. East St. Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Patrick Garrity, 8 p.m. Patrick Garrity, 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Patrick Garrity,, 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Mighty Medicine, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 10 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Wine Night, 8:30 p.m. Smooth Daddy, 9:30 p.m. Smooth Daddy, 9:30 p.m. The Firm, 229 S. Washington Square DnW Sound DJs, 9 p.m. Various DJs, 9 p.m. Grand Café/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Kathy Ford Band, 7:30 p.m. Karaoke with Joanie Daniels, 7 p.m. Lady Luck, 8 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. D.J. McCoy, 9:30 p.m. From Big Sur, 9:30 p.m. Still Rain, 9:30 p.m. Global Village, 9:30 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. Keith Harkin, 7 p.m. Salute Your Shorts, 8 p.m. The Crane Wives, 8 p.m. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. The Flatliners, 6 p.m. Coven 13, 9 p.m. ABK & Blaze Ya Dead Homie, 7 p.m. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Open Mic Night, 9:30 p.m. Lincoln County Process, 10 p.m. Those Delta Rhythm Kings, 10 p.m. Blastica, 10 p.m. Rookies, 16460 S. US 27 Sea Cruisers, 7-10 p.m. Water Pong DJ, 9 p.m. Karaoke Dance Party, 9 p.m. Live Bands, 7:30 p.m. Rum Runners, 601 East Michigan Ave. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Dueling Pianos & DJ, 9 p.m. Dueling Pianos & DJ, 7 p.m. Dueling Pianos & DJ, 7 p.m. Uli's Haus of Rock, 4519 S. MLK Jr. Blvd. DR. ME, 9 p.m. Shallow Side, 9 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog & the Beeftones, 8:30 p.m. One Ton Trio, 8:30 p.m. One Ton Trio, 8:30 p.m. Waterfront Bar & Grill, 325 City Market Drive Suzi & The Love Brothers, 6 p.m. Craig Hendershott, 6 p.m. Joe Wright, 6 p.m. Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 410 S. Clippert D.J., 9 p.m. D.J., 9 p.m. D.J., 9 p.m. D.J., 9 p.m. Sunday Karaoke, 9 p.m. Drag Queens Gone Wild, 11 p.m., Spiral Dance Bar; DJ Mike, 9:30 p.m., LeRoy's Bar & Grill; Open Mic, 5 p.m., Open Blues Jam, 7-11 p.m. Uli's Haus of Rock. Monday Steppin' In It, 9:30 p.m., Green Door: Easy Babies funk trio, 10 p.m., The Exchange. Open-Mic Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Michigan Brewing Company-Lansing. Monday Funday, 9 p.m., The Firm. Tuesday Tommy Foster & Guitar Bob, 9 p.m., The Exchange; Neon Tuesday, 9 p.m., Mac's Bar. Jazz Tuesday Open Jam, 9 p.m., Stober's Bar, 812 E. Michigan Ave. City Pulse • March 6, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 27

$50 for 4 weeks. Gallery 1212 Fine Art Studio, 1212 Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing. children, FREE 4 & under. Cristo Rey Church, 201 W. Out on the town Turner St., Lansing. (517) 999-1212. (517) 323-8555. Miller Road, Lansing. (517) 394-4639. LinkedIn 101. How to use the professional Fish Fry. Take-out available. 5-7 p.m. $9.50, $9 from page 25 networking site. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Foster Community Events seniors, $5 kids five & under. St. Mary Catholic Center, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. (517) 708-4392. Church, 157 High St., Williamston. (517) 655-1159. (Please see details March 6.) Spanish Conversation Group. English & Spanish Drawing Class. For all levels, with Shirley Hazlett. Pasta Bar Dinner. 5-8 p.m. $7, FREE children Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in, 6 p.m. spoken. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, Pre-registration required. 6-8:30 p.m. $50 for 4 4 & under. St. Andrew Orthodox Church , 1216 Meeting, 6:30 p.m. FREE to visit. St. David's 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. weeks. Gallery 1212 Fine Art Studio, 1212 Turner St., Greencrest Ave., East Lansing. (517) 202-2892. Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta Lansing. (517) 999-1212. Lenten Friday Fish Fry. 5-7 p.m. $10 all you can 882-9080. stdavidslansing.org. Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, March SmArts Workshop. 10 a.m.-Noon. $10 eat, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $5 kids 5-13, FREE under Tai Chi Class. Learn the slow moving martial art. Lansing. (517) 484-5600. non-members, $5 basic SmArts members, FREE 4. Our Savior Lutheran Church, 7910 E. St. Joe Hwy., 9-10 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. Donations only. Just B Yoga, 106 Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy's Classic Bar Level 2 SmArts members. MICA Gallery, 1210 N. Lansing. (517) 882-8665. Island Ave. , Lansing. (517) 488-5260. justbyoga.com. & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. Turner St., Lansing. ansingarts.org. Water media. All levels welcome, with Donna Preschool Round-Up. For parents of Drop-In Art Class. For preschoolers. 10- Randall. Pre-registration required. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. preschoolers for next school year. 6-7:30 p.m. Music 11:30 a.m. $1 per child per class. Delta Township Memorial Lutheran School, 2070 E Sherwood Road, Grand River Radio Diner. Featuring De De and Williamston. (517) 655-1402. The Dreamers & Doc Yankee. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive. 2-8 p.m. Cristo Rey Grand Cafe/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River, Lansing. Advice Goddess & Church, 201 W. Miller Road, Lansing. (517) 483-9804. (517) 483-1710. lcc.edu/radio. Bananagrams Night. Timed word game. 7 p.m. Life Supports. 9:15 p.m. Coach's Pub and Grill, Savage Love Schuler Books & Music Lansing, 2820 Towne Centre 6201 Bishop Road, Lansing. (517) 882-2013. Blvd., Lansing. (517) 316-7495. schulerbooks.com. CAN NOW BE READ ONLINE Theater www.lansingcitypulse.com Literature and Poetry "Willy Wonka." Doors open, 6:30 p.m. Curtain, 7 Meet Charlie LeDuff. Pulitzer Prize-Winning p.m. $8. Lansing Catholic High School, 501 Marshall, journalist & author, "Detroit: An Autopsy." 7 p.m. Lansing. (517) 267-2187. lansingcatholic.org. Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Schuler Books & Music Lansing, 2820 Towne Centre "Yankee Tavern." Thriller by Steven Dietz. 8 p.m. Blvd., Lansing. (517) 316.7495. $12, $10 seniors & students. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 “Nuclear Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700. Disasters”--stuck Friday, March 8 in the middle Classes and Seminars Saturday, March 9 with...ewww. Vacation in a Chair. Instructor Simone Ranes. Classes and Seminars by Matt Jones Dress comfortably. 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Creative Tai Chi in the Park. Taught by Bob Teachout. 9 Wellness, 2025 Abbot Road, #200, East Lansing. a.m. FREE. Hunter Park Community GardenHouse, (517) 351-9240. creativewellness.net. 1400 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. Across Oil Painting. All levels, with Patricia Singer. Pre- Tai Chi for Beginners. 8-9 a.m. Donations only. 1 Cool, in 1990s rap registration required. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $50 for 4 Just B Yoga, 106 Island Ave., Lansing. (517) 488-5260. parlance weeks. Gallery 1212 Fine Art Studio, 1212 Turner St., Tai Chi 2. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Donations only. Just 5 Disaster, like the Lansing. B Yoga, 106 Island Ave., Lansing. (517) 488-5260. four movies in the Travelogue Series. Mike Stacy, tour of Singapore, Staying Connected with Facebook. How to theme entries Malaysia and Borneo. 7 p.m. $2 suggested donation. connect with friends and family. 10 a.m.-Noon. FREE. 9 Hide words from Foster Community Center, 200 N. Foster Ave., Foster Community Center, 200 N. Foster Ave., the kids, maybe Lansing. (517) 483- 4233. Lansing. (517) 708-4392. 14 Host with rumors Urban Chickens Workshop. Basics of housing of retiring in 2014 Events and more. 12:30-2 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 15 One woodwind Kindergarten Round-Up. For parents of Hunter Park Community GardenHouse, 1400 block of 16 The present kindergartners for next school year. 9:30-11 a.m. E. Kalamazoo St. Lansing. (517) 999-3910. 17 “Edit” menu option Memorial Lutheran School, 2070 E Sherwood Road, Lunch and Learn: Raw Food. Taught by Cricket 18 It may be more Williamston. (517) 655-1402. Lott. Light lunch. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Backbone 19 Orange Muppet Annual Lenten Fish Fry. All-you-can-eat. Noon-1 Chiropractic, 802 W. Lake Lansing Road, East 20 Pattern for high- Lansing. (517) 316-1277. backbonechiro.com. land families p.m. & 5-7 p.m. $10, $9 seniors, $6 children 6-11, mo. 5 Simon in South 32 Pop singer Anthony Get a Jump on Spring. How to start plants from 23 ___ Majesty $10 take-out, FREE under 5. St. Casimir Church, 815 47 Dizzy Gillespie American history 33 “Moral ___” (Car- seeds. Pre-registration required. Noon-2 p.m. $20. 24 Mass ___ (Boston genre 6 With a high BMI toon Network show) Sparrow Ave., Lansing. (517) 482-1346. 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Theater lansing's Fire house no. 8 Out on the town "My Favorite Year" Auditions. Come prepared with song & read from script. 7 p.m. Riverwalk from page 27 Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700. "Yankee Tavern." 2 p.m. $12, $10 seniors & Events students. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Writing & Publishing a Book Today. Discussion Lansing. (Please see details March 8.) with authors Jenny Milchman & Rick Murcer. 7 p.m. Schuler Books & Music Okemos, 1982 Grand River Literature and Poetry Ave. Okemos. (517) 349-8840. Author Timber Hawkeye. "Buddhist Boot Camp." Winter Fundraiser. Proceeds go to fund athletics 3 p.m. Schuler Books & Music Lansing, 2820 Towne at Okemos Public Schools. 7 p.m.-Midnight, $40. Centre Blvd., Lansing. (517) 316-7495. MSU Spartan Club, MSU Stadium, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (5170 481-6020. okemosboosters.org. Second Saturday Supper. 5-6:15 p.m. $8, $4 Monday, March 11 children. Mayflower Congregational Church, 2901 Classes and Seminars W. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing. (5170 484-3139. Tech Bytes: Twitter. Learn the basics. Noon-12:30 Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival Trip. p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Tickets must be purchased in advance. 11 a.m.- Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 3. 5:45 p.m. $40. That's How We Brew, 3000 Vine St., Recipe Club. Make a favorite ethnic food to share. Lansing. (517) 708-7548. 6-7:45 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, Annual Authentic Italian Dinner. Fundraiser for 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 4. Allan I. Ross/City Pulse Italian American Club. 6-10 p.m. $17, $8.50 ages 6-12, Kundalini Yoga. No experience needed, Emily The new owner of Lansing's Fire House No. 8 wants to turn the building into a performing arts academy. FREE 6 and under. Immaculate Heart of Mary, 3815 Emersen. 5:45-7 p.m. $12 per class, $60 for 6 weeks. S. Cedar St., Lansing. lansingiac.org. ACC Natural Healing and Wellness, 617 Ionia, Lansing. The LCP Costume Shop Brenner has an illustrious American Sewing Guild Lansing Clippers. lives in a 2,300-square-foot theater history. He started Music Presentation on colors, Pam Henrys. 6:30 p.m. UAW space on the firehouse’s working full time in theater Marshall Music Student Rock Band. 7 p.m. Local 652, 426 Clare St., Lansing. (517) 699-8062. second floor. Until last year, it when he was just 13 with FREE. The Avenue Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Learn to Meditate. Enter at rear of building. 8:15-9 New was staffed several days a week a Detroit-area theater Lansing. (517) 853-0550. marshallmusic.com. p.m. Donations. C. Weaver Physical Therapy Exercise so other theater companies company. He started college Tim's Big 52nd Gig. 9 p.m. FREE. Log Jam, 110 W. Studio, 1720 Abbey Road, East Lansing. (517) 272- intown Jefferson St., Grand Ledge. (616) 437-0709. 9379. and the public could rent at Michigan State University, Metaphysical Mondays. Discussion. 7-8 p.m. the props, wigs and dresses where he received a talent Theater FREE. Triple Goddess New Age Bookstore, 1824 E. By ALLAN I. ROSS for Halloween or theatrical scholarship. After his freshman "Willy Wonka." 6:30 p.m. $8. Lansing Catholic High Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 347-2112. One of two things lay production use. When Brenner year, he accepted an offer School, 501 Marshall, Lansing. (Please see details Alzheimer's 101. 7-9 p.m. East Lansing Public ahead for Jeff Brenner, who takes ownership of the space to study at Roehampton Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. March 8.) purchased Lansing’s iconic Fire on May 1, those costumes will University in London with an "Yankee Tavern." 8 p.m. $12, $10 seniors & Station No. 8 in January: Either need to find a new home. apprenticeship at the National students. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Events Lansing. (Please see details March 8.) Monday Morning Movie. Popcorn & movie. 10:30 make it the new headquarters “I have three basic goals Theatre. Upon returning "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later." Reading a.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 for his company, Brenner for the collection,” Dickson from London, he was offered & discussion. 7 p.m. FREE. Dart Auditorium, Lansing Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 4. Heating and Cooling, or said. “Keep it available, keep another scholarship to attend Community College, 500 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) Social Bridge. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. transform the 9,000-square- it together and keep it local. New York University's Tisch 372-0945. lansingarts.org. Delta Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth foot building into a theater It’s an incredibly valuable School for the Arts, but Road, Lansing. (517) 484-5600. and launch a performing arts community resource.” returned to Michigan to finish Literature and Poetry Mac's Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark school inside. Lansing-based Christman his bachelor's degree at MSU. Books and Bagels. "Eight Keys," Suzanne LeFleur. Roebuck & Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac's Bar, For grades 4-6. 2-3 p.m. East Lansing Public Library, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795. “My wife and I had been Co. built the firehouse in 1931, “And then I was part of the 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. Monday Movie Matinees. Intended for adult saving money with the idea of where it served as both a home team that opened Riverwalk audience. 1 p.m. East Lansing Public Library, 950 opening a theater in Lansing,” for the firefighters and as Theatre in 1989,” he said. “At Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. elpl.org. Brenner said. “It worked out community meeting place. In the same time, I was hired to Sunday, March 10 perfectly — I had no idea the 1977, the city sold the building build and design shows for the Classes and Seminars Music building was for sale until a to LCP, which renovated the Lansing Civic Players, and over Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation & Silent Open Mic Blues Mondays. Blues, rock and friend told me about it last structure in time for its 49th the next decade I directed, Prayer. One of Mata Yoganandaji's "Inspiring Talks." spoken word. 6:30-10:30 p.m. FREE. Midtown Beer 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation Healing Co., 402 Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 977-1349. October. This place has so season. Although that was the acted, built and designed Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) 641-6201. much theater history, and I company’s headquarters, LCP about 80 shows. Theater is a Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Theater intend to be a good steward.” never used it for performances, very important to me.” Orchard Street Pump House, 368 Orchard St., East "My Favorite Year" Auditions. Come prepared Since 1977, the firehouse, instead leasing other spaces. But family was apparently Lansing. (517) 485-9190. with song & read from script. 7 p.m. Riverwalk 2300 E. Michigan Ave., has However, Brenner, 45, more important, as Brenner GriefShare Seminar. A DVD series, with small Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700. been home to Lansing Civic thinks he can make the stepped out of the spotlight support group discussion. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Grace UMC, 1900 Boston Blvd., Lansing. (517) 490-3218. Players, an 85-year-old theater firehouse into a one-stop- 13 years ago to spend more Tuesday, March 12 company that’s suffered a shop for theater rehearsal, time with his family and start Events Classes and Seminars variety of setbacks in recent performance and education, his own business. Running his Capital Area Singles Dance. With door prizes. Tai Chi & Qigong. Taught by Bruce Ching. Drop- ins years. Diminishing members including building a 150-seat own theater academy, he said, 6-10 p.m. $8. Fraternal Order of Eagles, 4700 N. welcome. 5:45-7 p.m. $12 per class, $60 for 6 weeks. and audiences reduced the black box stage on the main is a long-held dream he looks Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 819-0405. ACC Natural Healing and Wellness, 617 Ionia, Lansing. once-thriving company to a floor. He said his plan would forward to realizing. Showbiz Sundays Drag Review. Carbon Copy Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh in, 6 p.m. “skeleton board” of three, said be to have classes that will “There’s no model that celebrity impersonation. 11:30 p.m. $5. Spiral Dance Meeting, 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton Rapids Medical President Joe Dickson. be taught by local theater I know of, but I won’t get Bar, 1247 Center St., Lansing. (517) 371-3221. Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Rapids. (517) 543- Vegan Potluck. Bring plant-based dish to pass 0786. “My main focus is keeping specialists and master level started for a couple years at & copy of recipe. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. MSU Clerical Intro to Computers. 2:30-4 p.m. FREE. Capital the organization solvent,” instructors who will be paid least,” he said. “I’ve waited over Technical Union, 2990 E. Lake Lansing Road, East Area Michigan Works, 2110 S. Cedar St., Lansing. Dickson said. “There’s not based on the type of class 10 years for this. It’s pretty Lansing. (517) 394-5485. Speakeasies Toastmasters. Become a better much left to the organization and number of students per exciting to see it finally start now except for the costumes.” 10-week semester. coming together.” See Out on the Town, Page 29 City Pulse • March 6, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 29

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Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing the Frontenac grape, showing pipe (Michael Brenton is president of the FULL DISCLOSURE: Get more information on completion and placement rates, tobacco overtones and chocolate torte. Greater Lansing Vintners Club. His average student dept and related employment data at www.cqlc.edu/disclosure There are also a variety of traditional column appears monthly.) City Pulse • March 6, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 31

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Saturday; closed Saturday; 10 a.m.–10 Thursday; 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Upscale Cuisine Sunday and Monday. p.m. Sunday. 10 a.m.–3 Friday; 8 a.m.–3 p.m. (517) 333-6295. eatatal- p.m. Sunday for brunch. Sunday. (517) 323-6867; RED HAVEN — Eclectic tus.com, OM, TO, P, $. (517) 372-7120. claras. TO, $-$$. organic and local tapas. com, OM, TO, FB, WiFi, 4480 S. Hagadorn BAGGER DAVE'S — P, RES, $$-$$$. EAGLEMONK PUB Road, Okemos. 5 Burger tavern. 1351 E. AND BREWERY — p.m.–9 p.m. Tuesdays, Michigan Ave., East CLADDAGH IRISH PUB In-house made specialty Wednesdays and Lansing. 11 a.m. -10 — 2900 Towne Center pizzas, beer, wine and Sundays; 5 p.m.–10 p.m. p.m. Monday-Thursday, Blvd., Lansing Charter soda. 4906 W. Mt. Thursday–Saturday. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday- Twp. 11 a.m.–midnight Hope Hwy., Lansing. 3 Closed Mondays. (517) Saturday. (517) 492- Sunday–Thursday; 11 p.m.–10 p.m. Tuesday- 332-6960. eatredhaven. 5052. FB, TO, OM, RES, a.m.–2 a.m. Friday– Thursday; noon–11 com, FB, OM, TO, RES, P, WiFi, $$ Saturday. (517) 484- p.m. Friday – Saturday; $$. 2523. claddaghirish- noon–8 p.m. Sunday. BEGGAR'S BANQUET pubs.com, FB, WB, OM, (517) 708-7350. WB THE STATE ROOM — American cuisine. TO, $$–$$$. WiFi, $$ — Upscale cuisine, 218 Abbot Road, East extensive wine list. 219 Lansing. 11 a.m.–11:30 COLONIAL BAR & EL BURRITO — S. Harrison Road, East p.m. Monday–Thursday; GRILLE — Deluxe burg- Homemade Mexican Lansing (inside the 11 a.m.–midnight Friday; ers and grilled pizzas. cooking. 5920 S. Cedar Kellogg Center). 6:30 10 a.m.–midnight 3425 S. Martin Luther St., Lansing. 9 a.m.–6 a.m.–2 p.m. Sunday, Saturday; 10 a.m.–10:30 King Blvd., Lansing. 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. p.m. Sunday. (517) 351- a.m.–2 a.m. Monday– a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday; TIM BARRON Monday-Saturday. (517) 4540. beggarsbanquet. Friday, 10 a.m.–2 a.m. noon–5 p.m. Sunday. EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING 432-5049. stateroomres- com. FB, WB, $$. Saturday, noon–2 a.m. (517) 272-1665. TO, $$. taurant.com, OM, TO, Sunday. (517) 882-6132. WB, RES, WiFi, $$$$. BIG JOHN STEAK & TO, FB, $-$$. EL SOMBRERO — ONION — Sub sand- Tex-Mex food. 4230 S. 6AM-9AM STILLWATER GRILL wiches. 748 N. Clippert CONRAD’S COLLEGE Martin Luther King Blvd., — Surf and turf. 3544 St., Lansing. 10 a.m.-10 TOWN GRILL — Lansing. 6 a.m. –8:30 Meridian Crossings p.m. Sunday-Thursday, Breakfast, lunch and p.m.(Drive thru open Drive, Okemos. 11 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday. dinner. 101 E. Grand until 9p.m.) Monday– a.m.–10 p.m. Monday– (517) 203-0761. bigjohn- River Ave., East Saturday. 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m.–10 p.m. steakandonion.net. TO, Lansing. 11 a.m.–3 a.m. Sunday. (517) 272-3530. Saturday, 3 p.m.–9 p.m. $–$$. Sunday–Wednesday, 11 TO, $. Sunday. (517) 349-1500. a.m.–4 a.m. Thursday– stillwatergrill.com, FB, BLUE GILL GRILL — Saturday, (517) 337- EL OASIS — Handmade WB, TO, OM, RES, P, Seafood and traditional 2723. conradsgrill.com. Mexican food, served WiFi, $$$$. bar food. 1591 Lake D, OM, $. from a trailer. 2501 E. Lansing Road, Haslett. Michigan Ave., Lansing. TAVERN ON THE 11 a.m.–2 a.m. Monday- CORAL GABLES — 10 a.m.–11 p.m. SQUARE — Small Saturday; 12 p.m.–2 Breakfast, lunch and Monday–Thursday; 10 plates. 206 S. a.m. Sunday. (517) 339- dinner with international a.m.–12 a.m. Friday– Washington Square, 4900. bluegillgrill.com. specialties. 2838 E. Saturday; 11 a.m.–10 And hear Berl Schwartz of City Pulse Lansing. 11 a.m.–2 FB, TO, OM, RES (eight Grand River Ave., East p.m. Sunday. (517) 882- a.m. Monday–Sunday. or more), WiFi, $$ Lansing. 11 a.m.–10 2311. $. call Tim an ignorant slut — or worse. (517) 374-5555. taver- p.m. Monday; 7 a.m.–10 nonthesq.com. FB, TO, CENTER STAGE p.m. Tuesday–Thursday; FAMOUS TACO — Every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. RES, P, OM, WiFi, $$$. RESTAURANT AND 8 a.m.–11 p.m. Authentic Mexican. LOUNGE —Burgers, Saturday; 8 a.m.–9 p.m. 1909 W. Saginaw TROPPO — Upscale pizza and steaks. Sunday. (517) 337-1311. St., Lansing. 9 dining. 111 E. Michigan 1785 W. State Road, coralgablesrestaurant. a.m.–3 a.m. Sunday– Ave., Lansing. 11 Lansing. Noon – 8 p.m. com, FB, WB, TO, OM, Thursday; 9 a.m.–4 a.m.–11 p.m. Monday Sunday; 11 a.m. – 11 WiFi, $$. a.m. Friday–Saturday. The Bible Belt has been shown and Tuesday, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. (517) 321-8226. 1107 a.m. Wednesday– – 10 p.m. Tuesday – DAGWOOD'S TAVERN S. Washington Ave., Friday, 4 p.m.–12 a.m. Wednesday; 11 a.m. AND GRILL — Bar food Lansing. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. to reduce circulation to the Saturday, Dinner served – midnight Thursday; and burgers. 2803 E. daily; (517) 482-TACO beginning at 4 p.m. each 11 a.m. – 2 a.m. Friday Kalamazoo St., Lansing (8226) originalfamous- day. Closed Sundays. – Saturday. (517) 482- Charter Twp. 11 a.m.-1 taco.biz. TO, OM, D. (517) 371-4000. troppo. 2280. centerstagelan- a.m. Monday-Saturday; $–$$. heart and brain. org. FB, TO, OM, RES, sing.com. FB, $ 11 a.m.-midnight P, WiFi, $$$. Sunday. (517) 374-0390. THE FAMILY CLARA’S LANSING dagwoodstavern.com. RESTAURANT — Casual Fare STATION — American FB, TO, $. Traditional American comfort food; Sunday comfort food. 6724 S Take a deep breath. ALTU’S ETHIOPIAN brunch. 637 E. DIMITRI’S — Breakfast, Cedar St., Lansing. 8 CUISINE — Featuring Michigan Ave., Lansing. Coney dogs and a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday- many vegetarian 11 a.m.–10 p.m. sandwiches. 6334 W. Sunday; Closed Monday options. 1312 Michigan Monday–Thursday; 11 Saginaw, Lansing. 7 (517) 709-3027. TO, You are welcome here. Ave., East Lansing. 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Friday and a.m.–8:30 p.m. Monday– $-$$ a.m.–9 p.m. Tuesday– 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Pilgrim Congregational Worship Service

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