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sures, but the stimulus will be spent by the end of next year. A house gets its ‘before’ picture The current wave of rehabs and demoli- Eyesore tions is partly funded by that federal mon- Ingham County Land Bank gives anchored by an old factory that is hosting ey. Barring a freak housing boom, Eric 530 Pacific Ave. a second chance a dozens of new businesses, makes 530 Schertzing, Ingham County treasurer and Pacific an ideal Land Bank project. chairman of the board of the Land Bank, of the week (For the next several months, Lawrence “This house has good bones,” Kolbe is pretty sure he won’t be rehabbing 40 Cosentino will follow the progress of one said. “The only structural support it needs houses this time next year. house being renovated for sale by the is maybe under the porch. Those floors are “We have a challenge,” Schertzing Ingham County Land Bank. This is the first all yellow pine, and they refinish pretty declared. “What are we going to do in 2013 in an occasional series.) nice. Right now people like wood floors.” and 2014, when we will still have some sig- Meanwhile, at the Land Bank’s office nificant issues? We need to come up with Two Bibles and a bottle of Bud Light just south of Old Town, in a vault-like ves- that answer as a community — the city, the rested on the piano at tax-foreclosed 530 tibule of giant file cabinets, 530 Pacific is county, [the State of Michigan], whoever Pacific Ave., next to a heart-shaped sign on growing into a thick folder of inspection else is in the mix.” the living room wall. checklists, contracts, subcontracts, finan- Fortunately, the worst of the crisis seems “Whatsoever lot God gives you in life … cial records and other documents. The to be easing. Tax foreclosures have “lev- build on it,” the sign Land Bank owns about eled off” at 250 to 300 a year in Lansing, read. 800 properties, of which according to Schertzing, while mortgage Property: 1635 Vermont Ave., Lansing The prescient sign about 100 are undergo- foreclosures have “noticeably declined.” Owner: Lois Goddard made Chris Kolbe, ing demolition or rehab- In 2011, about 1,700 to 1,800 homes went Taxpayer: Lois Goddard the Ingham County bing. through mortgage foreclosure in Ingham Land Bank’s new The housing market County, of which 1,200 to 1,300 were in Assessed: $27,600 marketing man, do a has been full of distrac- Lansing. Schertzing said that’s a 20 per- Owner says: Unable to be reached for double-take when he tions and disruptions cent drop from 2010. comment visited the house last in recent years, but the Prospects are also looking better at the Architecture critic Amanda Harrell- week. Seyburn says: Every once in a while the “Honestly, I did simplest structure surprises — vertical not stage that,” he wood siding at 1635 Vermont Ave. said. This type of siding is relatively rare in Sure enough, the contrast to its cousin, horizontal siding, leaky, abandoned that dominates Lansing’s residential house on Lansing’s south side is slated for architecture. The vertical choice is a $50,000 renovation in the next three to wise as it does for this small house four months. The Land Bank bought the what pinstripes do for a man in a suit two-story 1925 house across from the old — it makes the house appear taller. A John Bean factory in July for $6,371 in new paint job will really make this quite back taxes owed by the absent owner. a smart-looking house. Despite some cheerful kid art scrawled on the walls, the place looked well shredded. “I can see walls coming out,” Kolbe said. A pink paint job is reason enough to label “It’s the original plaster and it’s getting this home an eyesore, but this house’s pretty bad.” problems extend far beyond the color. Kolbe said 530 Pacific is about “middle Windows on the front and side of the of the road” among some 40 Land Bank house are boarded up. The front door, fix-up projects now under way all over which has not been replaced with plywood, Lansing. “We’ve had better, and we’ve had no longer latches and blows open in the a lot worse,” he shrugged. breeze. It appears as if the previous owner Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse The spate of rehabs makes up the pret- was in the middle of whitewashing over tier half of a two-pronged push to blunt the 530 Pacific Ave. is one of about 40 Lansing homes presently being rehabbed by the Land the unfortunate color when something blighting tide of foreclosure and abandon- Bank. This year the Land Bank has closed sales on 30 rehabbed homes, up from 21 in happened to make them stop — after ment. The bad-cop half is a late-fall round 2010, and is aiming to fix up 50 homes in 2012. only a quarter of the front of the house of 30 demolitions — 15 in November and “middle of the road” project on Pacific sales end of the housing pipeline. The Land had been completed. The rusted-out 15 in December — targeting houses the Avenue lies at the heart of the Land Bank’s Bank closed sales on 30 of its rehabbed basketball hoop over the slowly collapsing Land Bank deems incorrigible. mission — to fast-track tax-reverted prop- houses so far this year, compared to 21 in garage completes the house’s look of Last week, Kolbe picked his way through erty to productive use and shore up plung- 2010, and hit the $100,000 mark on a few abandonment. However cute it may have the books, toys, broken lamps and heaps ing property values in key neighborhoods. of the newest rehab jobs. been originally, it is far from looking that of clothes strewn throughout 530 Pacific, It hasn’t been easy to stick to that mission. “That begins to reset the entire market,” way now. from front porch to back door. Soon after the Land Bank pitched its Schertzing said. — Nyssa Rabinowitz He was unfazed by the torn wallpaper, tent in 2005, the mortgage foreclosure In the next three to four months, 530 “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some crumbling walls and collapsed drop ceil- avalanche crashed down on the market. Pacific will get a standard Land Bank make- of the seedier properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of the Week. If ings. He didn’t blink at the rusting hulk A timely $18 million infusion of federal over, including gutted and rebuilt kitchen you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@ of a furnace or the huge hole in the wall stimulus money helped the Land Bank and bathrooms, energy efficient windows, a lansingcitypulse.com or call Nyssa Rabinowitz behind the kitchen sink. ramp up operations and handle mortgage at 999-5064. The plucky area just south of I-496, foreclosed houses as well as tax foreclo- See Rehab Page 7 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 30, 2011

new roof and furnace, new plumbing, refin- Rehab ished floors and new wiring. An energy audit, followed by huddles Time to tow away road commissions from page 5 with contractors, will get the project under Three hurdles need Rodgers and the rest of the current crew. way. However, as of last week, there were to be cleared if advo- Rodgers brings up good points about still heaps of stuff strewn through the cates of abolishing the the good-ol'-boy network in Mason that house. About 20 coats were hanging in the Ingham County Road probably isn't limited to the road com- front closet. A massive dining room table Commission are going mission. lay on its edge. Shelves and boxes were to succeed. She is rubbing people the wrong way crammed with a seemingly random mix The Legislature with her micromanaging of personnel of authors, from Steve Martin to Charles needs to pass a bill decisions as she tries to get more minor- Dickens to Sen. John McCain. allowing county lead- ity representation into the workforce, but Instead of tossing everything into a ers to dissolve their Rodgers isn't running a one-woman cru- Dumpster, Schertzing would like to see the road commissions. sade. And change for the better doesn't Land Bank link up with area volunteers The governor needs to sign the bill. And come without upsetting the applecart. who are willing to pick through the flot- then nine of the 16 members of Ingham Rodgers sees an injustice and she's out sam at 530 Pacific and other Land Bank County Board of Commissioners need to to correct it. projects. With so many balls in the air, his support Commissioner Andy Schor's pro- That said, the road commission is in overworked staff doesn’t have time to sift posal to do so. the news, yet again, which should really Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse through everything. None of the three seem unattainable. be the exception and not the norm. If it's The kitchen at 530 Pacific Ave. will be gutted “We’d especially like to find a home for It couldn't happen soon enough. not Rodgers, it's the hubbub over the fifth and redone from floor to ceiling, with new the piano,” Kolbe said. This isn't an indictment of current lane on Okemos Road. Or it's the contro- plumbing, fixtures and cabinets. — Lawrence Cosentino Road Commission Chairwoman Shirley versy about township officials feeling left out. Or Waverly Road. Or something. This is all coming from a board that's completely unaccountable to voters. Its members serve six years. In the same time, term-limited state representatives are elected and re-elected three times. Commissioner Mark Grebner wants all five of the county road commissioners to resign. All five of them can — and are — telling him to take a hike. They don't have to return telephone calls. They don't have to listen to a major- ity of citizens. They don't have to listen to their staff. They get their money from the state, and it's up to them to spend it. Instead of taking politics out of improv- ing and plowing roads — which is what road commissions are supposed to do — these fiefdoms are just another sandbox for political play. Putting county road improvement duties under a new county commission committee makes the most sense. The 16-member board manages to run the Health Department, animal control and the parks. The two counties that don't have road commissions — Wayne and Macomb — are two of the state's largest, and they’re doing fine. There's no public outcry, and they have many more roads to manage than Ingham. Scrapping the road commission saves Ingham County about $70,000. But more important, it gives citizens an elected official they can hold accountable. Don't like that potholed county road? Call your county commission and complain. You don't like their response? Call you neigh- bors and vote him or her out. Ingham County's roads have a profes- sional manager charged with managing the fewer than 70 employees and over- seeing 1,249 miles of road. Let the pro- fessionals do their jobs and let elected officials have the final sign-off on the $22 million Ingham County has been allotted in recent years.

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away with road commissions if they want. PUBLIC NOTICES Road If elected leaders like their boards, they RESOLUTION #2011-343 can keep them. To calm down opponents, BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE from page 6 county voters should be given a window RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING to override the commission's decision WHEREAS, City Clerk Chris Swope submitted a recommended list of dates for the Lansing City The holdup seems to be in the Michigan through local referendum, if the public Council meetings for 2012 to the Lansing City Council; and House, where a measure that allows coun- feels that attached to its road commis- ty commissioners to shut down their road sion. WHEREAS, Mayor Virg Bernero has requested the State of the City Address to be January 30; and commissions stalled after Republicans in It's hard to imagine voters rushing to WHEREAS, the Lansing City Charter requires the City Council to meet weekly at least 50 weeks a Northern Michigan balked. take advantage of the opportunity, but year; and The Yoopers and those Up North have the safeguard is needed. WHEREAS, the Committee of the Whole has reviewed the City Clerk’s recommendations and concurs good relationships with their road com- If Senate Majority Leader Randy with the list of recommended meeting dates for 2012; and missioners and don't want the bodies dis- Richardville is right, Michigan is the solved by a rogue band of power-hungry second-most governed state in the coun- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Lansing City Council hereby approves the recommendations of City Clerk Chris Swope for Lansing City Council meeting dates for 2012 as follows: county commissioners. try. We have county, township, city, vil- They support changes that require lages governments combined with school January 5, 2012 – Thursday at 2:30 p.m. county boards to jump through hoops boards and community college boards January 9 January 19 – Thursday at 1:30 p.m. due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day before putting a road commission elimi- and ISDs and regional groups and all the January 23 nation question on the ballot. rest. January 30, 5:00 p.m. for the State of the City Address, location t.b.a. Making the process overly difficult Getting rid of county road commis- February 6, 13, 20, 27 March 5, 12, 19, 26 chases away interest in making the sions is an easy first step. April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 change, which may be the point, but it (Kyle Melinn is the editor of the MIRS May 7, 14, 21 defeats the purpose. Newsletter. He can be reached at melinn@ May 31 – Thursday at 1:30 p.m. due to Memorial Day June 4, 11, 18, 25 The current proposal lets county do lansingcitypulse.com.) July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 August 6, 13, 20, 27 September 6 – Thursday at 1:30 p.m. due to Labor Day Lansing Community September 10, 17, 24 October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Pharmacy November 5
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City of Lansing City of Lansing Notice of Public Hearing Notice of Public Hearing ELMET North America Inc. The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, Lansing, MI, for the purpose stated below: The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, Lansing, MI, for the purpose stated below: To afford an opportunity for all residents, taxpayers of the City of Lansing, other interested persons, including but not limited to the City Assessor and representatives To afford an opportunity for all residents, taxpayers of the City of Lansing, other interested persons of the affected taxing units, to appear and be heard on the approval of a New Personal and ad valorem taxing units to appear and be heard on the approval of the transfer of Industrial Property Exemption (PPE-02-11) requested by the applicant indicated below: Facilities Exemption Certificate (IFT-01-2011) requested by the applicant indicated below: Applicant: ELMET North America Inc. Applicant: ELMET North America Inc. Applicant’s Address: PO Box 601, DeWitt, MI, 48820

Description of subject property: Location of subject property:

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By ANDY BALASKOVITZ attorney, Fred Hall, “was concerned that “I’m not a big conspiracy theorist, but that universities are “not above the law” If it was a game, Gretchen Whitmer nobody misinterpret the bill as taking so much of this is going on across the and offering same-sex partner benefits won. Just ask Rick Jones. away First Amendment rights. He wrote country,” said Amy Hunter, president of flies in the face of the 2004 ballot initia- When Jones, a Republican state senator the clause and added it, I did not. That was the Equality Michigan Pride PAC. “There tive banning same-sex marriage in the from Grand Ledge, gives his side of the anti- right before we voted.” From there, the bill seems to be at all levels — statewide office, state. Agema’s amendment never made it bullying saga that took place at the Capitol reached the Senate floor. the Legislature, the state attorney general in the budget, but on May 22, he vowed four weeks ago, he blames Democrats — “As usual, there was some debating on — this sort of attack on gay and transgen- (on Facebook) to bring back separate leg- namely Whitmer , the Democrats’ Senate the floor,” Jones said. “No one came to me der communities.” islation to tackle the issue. leader — for staging what turned out to be from the other side of the aisle and said Whitmer said whether the legislation is House Bills 4770 and 4771, which passed a national media frenzy. ‘I have 12 Democratic votes for you if you coordinated, “I certainly think it appears in the House Sept. 15 and now await Senate As Jones tells it, the story of how 16 take that line out.’ No one did that. that way. It’s a pattern of ignorance and approval, would prohibit public employ- words — “This section does not prohibit “Had Senate Minority Leader Whitmer intolerance that I think is detrimental to ers — including universities and colleges — a statement of a sincerely held religious walked across the floor … I would have individuals in our state. … I think it’s a from offering domestic partner benefits and belief or moral conviction …” — became a jumped through hoops to (strike the lan- social agenda. I don’t know if it’s coordi- would prohibit such benefits from being a “license to bully” began Nov. 2, the same guage). But nobody bothered to say any- nated but it’s certainly a pattern.” topic of collective bargaining. day the Senate passed its controversial thing. Instead, like a good politician, she Republicans interviewed for this story all Agema, who could not be reached for anti-bullying bill along party lines. twisted it for political gain and got a lot of deny that what’s going on in this legislative comment, often cites in the media and Jones, the bill’s primary sponsor, said national media attention out of it.” session is any sort of coordinated attack. on his personal Facebook account that he’s being wongly labeled as the archi- Whitmer responded in an interview Ari Adler, spokesman for Speaker of the 2004 ballot initiative should prohibit tect of the religious exemption language. Monday — after a brief chuckle. the House Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, said, “I offering same-sex partner benefits, along In an interview last week, he said that on “If the consequences weren’t so serious don’t think it’s correct to say it’s a coordi- with an opinion from former Attorney the day of the vote the Republican caucus about kids’ safety in schools, that would nated attack of any kind. That’s not true.” General Mike Cox and the state Supreme be funny. … It’s absolutely pathetic and Jones also denies it: “Nothing that I Court. But in January, the Michigan Civil ludicrous to say it’s anyone’s fault but their have ever done has attacked people based Service Commission approved a benefits House Bills own (that the Senate’s bill passed with the on LGBT issues. I don’t know of anything, package negotiated between the United language),” Whitmer said. “I understand any movement in Lansing to do that. … Auto Workers and the Office of the State they’re mad they became the laughing I’m not part of any coordinated effort if Employer that includes domestic partner 4770, 4771 stock of the nation. But they need to man that’s the perception.” benefits for either same-sex or opposite- up and take responsibility.” State Rep. Joe Haveman, R-Holland, is sex partners and their dependents. Sponsor: Rep. Dave Agema, It’s been a month since the high-stakes sponsoring a bill that would allow coun- Meanwhile, the House Fiscal Agency R-Grandville politicking. On Tuesday, the Senate passed selors at higher education institutions to reported that the state would save about Status: Passed House, in Senate nearly unanimously a different version refuse service to individuals based on “a $8 million by not having to cover such Committee of the Whole of an anti-bullying bill, sans the reli- sincerely held religious belief or moral benefits in HB 4770. Adler said this is the What it would do: Eliminate domestic gious exemption, sending it to Gov. Rick conviction.” Democratic floor leader Tupac main reason Bolger supports the bill — not partner benefits for public employees Snyder’s desk for final approval. Jones and Hunter from Detroit sponsors an identical for social reasons. — including those at universities — Whitmer both voted for it. bill in the Senate. Haveman said on wheth- “When it came through the House and and also restricts such benefits from For leaders of Michigan’s gay commu- er his bill is related to other proposed leg- we passed it, there are certainly some collective bargaining. nity, though, the bill falls short of what they islation that could threaten to strip rights members of the caucus (for whom) that’s Supporters say: It would save taxpayers sought: Specific protection for GLBT indi- from the LGBT community: “You’re so far a domestic partner issue. Others say it’s an about $8 million, according to the viduals and those who are perceived as gay. wrong on that. … The gay community, the economic issue,” Adler said. “We pushed it House Fiscal Agency. Proponents also They say the measure remains but one LGBT community takes everything as an through primarily looking at what’s going say it’s illegal for public employees to example of how this Legislature refuses to attack on them. You’re feeding that story.” on with the economics.” receive domestic partner benefits, in include protections in state law for LGBT But cost projections were off dramatical- light of a 2004 amendment banning individuals, even though several commu- 4770, 4771 ly. In September, state Personnel Director same-sex marriage. nities throughout the state — including In May, a Republican representative from Jeremy Stephens told the Civil Service Opponents say: The amount to be Lansing and East Lansing — have done so. Grandville sought to withhold 5 percent of Commission that preliminary numbers saved is questionable — the state Five bills in particular are up for con- state funding for Michigan universities that show fewer than 100 people within the personnel director the real annual sideration, while another is on its way offer same-sex partner health benefits. That state´s 47,692-member workforce taking cost is more like $600,000 — and it’s to Snyder’s desk, that advocates see as a ultimately failed after Snyder’s legal counsel advantage of the benefits for a total cost to uncertain who would leave the state or coordinated effort by mostly conservative advised lawmakers that it would be uncon- the state of $600,000 not come to work here because of the lawmakers to “reframe the narrative” from stitutional because universities act autono- Says Whitmer: “I don’t think there is an ban. Opponents also say it would be thwarting LGBT rights to economic con- mously from the state. economic benefit from these pieces of leg- illegal to put such requirements upon cerns or religious freedom, one political Dave Agema, R-Grandville, chairman autonomous universities. activist said. of the House GOP caucus, said at the time See LGBT, Page 9 City Pulse • November 30, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

Hunter, of Equality Michigan’s Pride after the governor signs the bill. PAC, offered this possibility about HB However, it’s not what LGBT advo- House Bill Senate Bill 5039’s power, if adopted: “It may also pre- cates had in mind. That vision would have vent school districts from enacting enu- afforded protections specifically based on 5040 / 518 merated anti-bullying policy. Wouldn’t sexual orientation and gender identifica- that be convenient?” tion — as well as for any other child — and Sponsors: Rep. Joe Haveman, R-Holland; Sen. Tupac Hunter, D-Detroit would require more stringent reporting on Status: Both bills are in committee 5040/518 the part of schools, Hunter said. What it would do: Allow student counselors and social workers to refuse service to Named the “Julea Ward Freedom of Equality Michigan’s Amy Hunter individuals when there is a conflict of religious or moral beliefs. Conscience Act,” the House version of this praised the decision to remove the contro- Supporters say: After a graduate student at Eastern Michigan University was bill was introduced on the same day as versial “license to bully” language, but she punished for not counseling someone who was gay and referred them to someone McMillin’s HB 5039. The Senate’s identi- still condemned the bill overall. else because of her religion, her religious freedom was blocked by the school. cal version — sponsored by Tupac Hunter “It’s still not enumerated,” she said, Opponents say: This legislation would allow counselors and social workers to — was referred to a committee in June. referring to such commonly targeted char- discriminate LGBT individuals by refusing to serve them. These bills would prohibit universities acteristics such as effeminacy. “It doesn’t and colleges from disciplining or discrimi- have teeth. It doesn’t have the back-end islation. That’s what (Republicans) claim protected class under this act.” It also voids nating against counseling or social work reporting requirements that are needed. as a justification for everything they push. “Any existing ordinance, rule, regulation, students who refuse their services “that con- “Studies don’t just suggest, they pretty They know how desperate the people of or policy that includes, as a protected class, flict with a sincerely held religious belief or much unequivocally say that states that Michigan are for jobs. I think it’s a phony any classification not specifically included moral conviction of the student, if the stu- argument to justify intolerance.” as a protected class under this act.” dent refers the client to a counselor who will See LGBT, Page 10 Moreover, opponents — including the Part of what the Elliott Larsen Act does provide the counseling or services.” Michigan Department of Civil Rights, is prohibit discriminatory practices based The proposals are in response to an the ACLU of Michigan, the Michigan on “religion, race, color, national origin, incident at Eastern Michigan University Townships Association, Equality Michigan age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or where Julea Ward, a graduate student, House Bill and the Michigan State Employees marital status.” was reportedly kicked out of a program Association — say the legislation would McMillin, an accountant and business for refusing to counsel someone who was 5039 give the state a reputation of intolerance, owner in his second term, could not be gay and referred them to another coun- keeping out and driving away talented reached for comment. selor. AnnArbor.com reported in October Sponsor: Rep. Tom McMillin, employees. Also, opponents say the 2004 The Lansing and East Lansing city coun- that EMU officials had removed Ward R-Rochester Hills same-sex marriage amendment is not cils have each approved resolutions against for violating the American Counseling Status: Introduced Oct. 5; in House indicative of voters in 2011. the proposed legislation. Lansing’s Human Association’s code of ethics. The case is Judiciary Committee “An anti-equality ballot initiative passed Rights Ordinance as amended in 2006 pro- before the state Court of Appeals. What it would do: Restrict local almost a decade ago no longer represents hibits discrimination in “housing, employ- Haveman, who is sponsoring the House governments and school districts the will of Michigan voters — a fact that ment and public accommodations” based on version, said the bills are being misconstrued from adopting non-discrimination clearly demonstrates that discrimination “sexual orientation, gender identity, gender as blocking the rights of LGBT individuals. policies that go beyond the 1976 should not be written into a constitution,” expression and student status” — categories On the contrary, Haveman said, Ward was Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act. It also Emily Dievendorf, policy director for that are not included in the Elliott Larsen “treated very poorly based on her religious would void current policies, like Equality Michigan, said in an e-mail. Act. In its resolution urging local legisla- beliefs. She was really discriminated against the city of Lansing’s Human Rights tors to vote against HB 5039, the Council based on her religious beliefs.” Ordinance. Elliott Larsen Act does not 5039 states: “The state has no legitimate interest Amy Hunter, of Equality Michigan’s protect sexual orientation, gender State Rep. Tom McMillin, R-Rochester in restricting the ability of local units of gov- Pride PAC, said Haveman’s argument identity or student status. Hills, introduced House Bill 5039 on Oct. 5. ernment to adopt anti-discrimination ordi- is “an attempt to reframe the dialogue Supporters say: McMillin could not be It’s before the House’s Judiciary Committee, nances that reflect the values and unique around First Amendment protections. It’s reached for comment. though it is not clear whether the committee circumstances of our communities. not really about allowing her to exercise Opponents say: This bill would will take action on it this year. “Proposed House Bill 5039 would void her conscience. In my thinking, she should eliminate local communities’ ability The bill seeks to amend the state’s the City of Lansing’s ordinance prohibit- go into a different line of work — counsel- to extend civil rights protections for Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1976 by ing discrimination based on sexual orien- ing is not about her, it’s about the client.” individuals. prohibiting state agencies or local units tation, gender identity, gender expression, of governments — including schools and and student status.” 4163 a “community college district” — from Adler said Bolger has not yet taken a The Legislature agreed on an anti-bul- adopting rules, regulations or ordinances position on McMillin’s proposal. Adler lying bill Tuesday that requires school dis- “that includes, as a protected class, any said he’s skeptical that the House will vote tricts that don’t already have an anti-bully- classification not specifically included as a on this bill this year. ing policy to adopt one within six months The Ultimate After-Work Cocktail Social for LGBT Professionals in Lansing Join us Wednesday, December 7, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Thousands of people at the Lexington Collection Hotel for a are getting involved very special Suits and ... are you? the City event. Please bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots. )FMQ
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an unfunded mandate, then it gets very hard whether he supports any of these proposals. The Lansing Area AIDS LGBT to pass a bill. My goal is to get something “Governor Snyder prides himself on Network thanks the LGBT done. Let’s get something passed. We’ve being a pragmatist moderate. He is from from page 9 been talking about this for years.” Ann Arbor. We can assume that, like all of community and Lansing Adler echoed Jones’ concerns about add- us, he has friends he would do real harm to City Pulse for its constant have non-enumerated anti-bullying bills, ing enumerations to the bill. He also said, by approving legislative anti-equality ini- or districts, show no difference in the “We ended up using a brand new bill that tiatives. The fair-minded in Michigan are partnership in the fight amount of bullying in relation to states or had already been in the House because (the just waiting to see if he will be the grown against HIV/AIDS. school districts (with them). They might as Senate’s version), in name alone, was toxic.” up in the room or cave to partisan politics,” well not even have the darn thing.” she said in an e-mail. We invite the entire But Jones, who sponsored the contro- Do they have legs? For Amy Hunter, HB 5039 is “the thing I community to the... versial Senate bill that fell flat, sees it dif- While only one of these bills is guaran- really have my head around.” That’s the pro- ferently. He said, “Any time you add enu- teed to go before the governor, they all could. posal that would strike down local commu- merations you exclude children. You could For now, it’s uncertain how Snyder will react nities’ non-discrimination ordinances and never possibly list every reason a child can to any of this legislation if it passes the House prevent them from enacting anything more be bullied. It’s a better policy legally to say and Senate. A request for comment from the stringent than the 1976 Elliott Larsen Civil no child be bullied.” Governor’s Office was not returned. Rights Act. “I don’t want to go the route of Jones also said if all bullying cases had to Dievendorf, of Equality Michigan, said the courts with it,” she said. be reported by school boards, “you’re adding Snyder has a chance to prove himself on But local units of government are where Hunter also sees progress being made on equal protections based on sexual orienta- AIDS tion and gender identification. The Pride day observance House Bill 4163 PAC endorses candidates in local elections. “We ran a modest but successful and Sponsor: Rep. Phil Potvin, R-Cadillac well-received campaign to have everyday Thursday, Dec. 1 Status: Passed House Nov. 10, passed Senate Tuesday. Awaits Gov. Snyder approval folks nominate people as pro-equality can- at 11:00 AM What it would do: Create a statewide anti-bullying policy that would require didates to try and get people interested in Hannah school districts to institute such policies within six months after adoption. the electoral process, particularly at the Community Supporters say: At least there isn’t language (which was in a previous version) local level,” she said. “These are folks who Center that would have exempted statements based on religious or moral beliefs. A non- have a major impact on daily lives. … We’re enumerated bill means individuals aren’t singled out and everyone is covered. trying to make the argument of why it’s 819 Abbot Rd Signals an end to a several-year debate on adopting an anti-bullying policy. important for the state, for the well being East Lansing Opponents say: The bill won’t have teeth. Those who wanted a strong bill said an of everyone in the state, why it makes eco- enumerated bill — that specifically protects LGBT individuals — with stronger nomic sense to embrace diversity. These reporting requirements would have been effective, as is shown in other states. are not esoteric issues — it’s for the well being of the state.” www.savelansing.com CODE GOOD THROUGH DEC. 6 DEAL OF THE WEEK USE BONUS CODE: SKY78 SAVE

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Arts& Culture art • books • film • music • theater Playing a different game Downward (hot) dog Having left the basketball court behind, Delvon Roe Warm up your muscles — and everything else — takes on a challenge: a professional acting career in the steamy studios of East Lansing Hot Yoga By CARLEE SCHEPELER ly found it in Trowbridge Plaza, next to By NICOLE LaCHANCE playing since childhood, acting was not Michigan may soon turn into a frozen Subway. East Lansing Hot Yoga opened In the high-pressure world of college always an interest for Roe. In fact, it was tundra once again. But take one step on Sept. 28. sports, it’s easy for players to become not until he came to MSU that the thought inside Patricia Sutherland’s new hot Courtesy Photo More than a million peo- consumed by the game and for a career- even crossed his mind. As a criminal jus- yoga studio, and you might East Lansing Hot ple practice hot yoga in 850 stopping injury to seem like the end of the tice major, Roe was required to take two soon forget there’s any such Yoga instructor studios around the world. world. This September, Michigan State theater classes. His teachers noticed his thing as winter. Jordan Mohney Sutherland, 51, has been University senior Delvon Roe chose to natural acting ability and urged him to The 900-square-foot strikes a pose. practicing yoga since she was end a promising basketball career due to become a theater major, which he refused. room heats to 105 in her teens, but first tried chronic knee pain. But he’s found there is It was not until a tutor really pushed him degrees and 40 per- hot yoga about 12 years ago. life beyond the court. to enter theater that he decided to make cent humidity dur- It has always been a fam- After his decision not to play in his the switch, he said. ing classes. A full- ily affair: senior year, Roe decided to pursue an act- ““I’m so glad that she pushed me to start length mirror covers She start- ing career. The theater major has already acting,” he said. “I really feel like I have a one of the walls. ed taking been cast in two films, “AWOL,” with Liam lot of opportunities in the future.” “It’s helpful to be able her son and daughter with Hemsworth, and “Gametime,” with Danny Roe auditioned for the theater program to see yourself, so you can her when they were still in elemen- Glover and James Brolin, both set to be and was accepted. He was focus on the poses and what’s tary school, and they still regularly released next year. also required to audition For more going on with your body,” said practice. information about He is also in the running to play Earvin for the spring plays, and Delvon Roe, visit Sutherland, a self-described “Whenever we traveled, we would seek “Magic” Johnson in “Magic/Bird,” a was subsequently cast his page at the hippie. out the hot yoga studios,” she recalled. Broadway play inspired by the friendship a wrestler in “As You Internet Movie “I was driving 60 miles to And before Sutherland’s noon class last Database at www. between Johnson and fellow basketball Like It.” Roe enjoyed imdb.com/name/ do hot yoga in the Detroit area Wednesday, that came full circle when a legend Larry Bird. this role because it gave nm4615544/. a couple of times a week. It was traveling yogi stopped in for class as she “I love the ability to step outside yourself him a chance to experi- on those trips that my business was passing through town. as a person and become someone totally ence wrestling, which he had never done partner (Lansing accountant The studio comfortably fits around 30. different,” Roe said. Another great thing before. Tom Anton) and I talked about Evening classes tend to have the biggest about acting is the ability to put aside your His acting experience at MSU led how crazy it is that there was no turnout, so beginners might have a more personal problems and dive into a charac- him to sign with manager Nadia Sellers hot yoga studio in the Lansing area.” worthwhile experience in the 6 or 9 a.m. ter, he added. of Okemos Modeling. Earlier this year, Anton and Sutherland struggled to Unlike basketball, which he has been he played a supporting role in his first find an appropriate retail space, but final- See Hot Yoga, Page 12 movie, the war film “AWOL,” an experience that he says he greatly enjoyed. ““In movies each day is some- thing different,” Roe said. “The last scene of a movie is really the first scene of shoot. To see that transform into a movie is really special.” He would prefer to focus more on movies in the future, but will always love the art of a theater production, he added. If it weren’t for his chronic knee problems, however, he would never have pursued those opportunities and would of instead focused on a career in the National Basketball Association. “That’s why I really believe everything happens for a reason,” Courtesy Photo he said. “If I had been playing I Unlock 'The Key' would not have been able to do ‘AWOL.’ I wouldn’t have had the The death of a Larry Flynt-style porn peddler leads a teenager (Kaitlyn Marie Giguere, pictured above) into a maze of family secrets in “The Key,” a feature from Courtesy Photo time.” Basketball will always be a part writer-director (and Okemos native) Jack Schaberg. The locally produced thriller Although he won't be playing basketball for of Roe’s life. He still hangs out co-stars Christine Marie, Don Cochran, Joseph Lushi, Sherzad Sinjari, Mike Lepara, Michigan State University, Delvon Roe won't be with his former teammates and Dereck Gauss and Gordon Clark. It will be shown at 5:15, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Dec. 8 at bored: He has two movies opening next year and frequently watches their games, he Celebration Cinema, 200 E. Edgewood Blvd. in Lansing. Tickets are $5.50 for all seats he's auditioned to play Earvin "Magic" Johnson in for the 5:15 show; $8.50 for adults, $7.75 for students, $7 for seniors and $6.50 for the Broadway production of "Magic/Bird." See Roe, Page 12 children at evening shows. Visit celebrationcinema.com, or call (517) 393-7469. 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 30, 2011

Almost 30 classes are held per week, Hot Yoga and a free class is offered every Saturday. Roe A $5 class is held Tuesdays at noon with from page 11 lower heat, so beginners can transition from page 11 into full heat if they prefer. classes, which typically attract 10 people “We don't recommend (hot yoga) for said, adding that they are enjoying his or fewer. preganant women,” Sutherland said, but career as well. “It’s almost like one-on-one training,” otherwise she encourages anyone who is ““They’re glad I’m doing something that Sutherland said. “It’s the perfect way to interested to give it a try. I love to do and that I have the opportunity start your day.” “It seems to help people with all kinds to do,” he said. “Most people love to do two of conditions, so long as they listen to their different things but never get to explore bodies,” she said. “If a person has to sit that second opportunity. I am fortunate Courtesy Photo eum Drive, next to Impres down, that's OK — we encourage that.” enough to have the opportunity to do two 8 Mus sion 5  She advises people not to come to A Tuesday night class gets ready to warm things I love in my life.” Riverwalk Theatre class with a full stomach — a light snack up at East Lansing Hot Yoga. There are many parallels between bas- beforehand is preferred — and to arrive ketball and acting, Roe said. In basketball, Kids’ Comedy Directed well-hydrated. Students are encouraged to “It’s 100 percent due to the hot yoga, you have to have confidence and learn to by Linda by Tom wear light, com- because our focus is so much on the breath- be calm, just as in acting. Daugherty Ferris East Lansing fortable clothing, ing,” she said. Unlike other sports, she says, After his graduation next May, Roe Story of the Th (Teachers haven’t yoga is nearly impossible to overdo. would like to pursue acting full time and ing ree Hot Yoga yet had anyone “Your muscles are more tense in cooler has set ambitious goals for himself. is L 924 Trowbridge Road, East pass out — and weather,” said Laura Hagler, one of the “I would like to work my way up to r it Lansing rp tl they’d like to keep studio’s primary teachers. becoming one of the best actors there is,” u e Offering 29 60- or 90-minute it that way.) “Only after about half an hour of warm- he said, adding that he has a long day to S P classes per week

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By CRISTINA TOSCANO old Adele Colson and 8-year-old Forrest It’s the season of giving, and Colson — play the brother and sister at Mid-Michigan Family Theater is the center of “The Christmas Coat.” not about to be stingy. Director Dick is a shoe- Bill Gordon has put together a shine boy and double feature of holiday-themed Maggie is his match- ‘The Goblins and plays, “The Goblins and the selling sister. They the Gravedigger’ Gravedigger” and “The Christmas find themselves and ‘The Coat,” opening Friday. on the streets dur- Christmas Coat’ That’s not all: Gordon says a ing Christmas Eve, Mid-Michigan Family there will be a generous dose of unable to find any Theatre Christmas carols in the produc- food or shelter, due 440 Frandor Ave., tions as well. to lack of sales. Lansing Through Dec.11 “The Goblins and the But their luck 7 p.m. Fridays and Gravedigger,” based on an epi- changes when they Saturdays; 3 p.m. sode from Charles Dickens’ “The meet a poor woman Sundays $6 for students and adults; $4 for pre- Pickwick Papers,” puts a spin on named Mrs. Sullivan school age. Tickets are Dickens’ classic “A Christmas (Julie Waterbury) two-for-one on Dec. 10 for Stages of the Law Carol.” and a gentleman night. While everyone in a small (Antonio Bellosillo) Tickets can be English village is excitedly prepar- who changes their reserved by email (midmichfamilytheatre@ ing for the Christmas festivities in lives. gmail.com) or phone 1860, the town’s lonely and can- “Goblins” and (517) 339-2145 tankerous sexton, Gabriel Grubb Courtesy Photo “Coat” are also part www.mmft.net (played by Chuck Sartorius), Charles Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers" inspired of the Stages of the heads toward the cemetery and "The Goblins and the Gravedigger," one of the one- Law series: Tickets for the Dec. 10 per- Authorized Warranty Service encounters three goblins, played acts Mid-Michigan Family Theatre is presenting. formance are two-for-one, and the eve- by Erin Deal, Sabrina Boxer and ning features a talkback with Cooley Law 1915 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48912 Olivia Schafer. They take him on the ride will lead to his new future. School Professor Chris Church, followed (517) 351-9339 www.capmac.net of his life to view events in his past that A pair of real-life siblings — 10-year- by a reception. [email protected] BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE PIPES, WATER PIPES & HOOKAHS FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER not to be combined with 20% off coupon

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Diane Keaton's memoir makes for lovely listening By MARY C. CUSACK a high note.” Filmmakers A.E. Griffin and Michael A quick look at the films, along with the When should you choose the audiobook 1980s and mid-1990s in which she lost her McCallum may be the hardest working men number of awards they have won at vari- over the printed version of a new memoir? box office appeal and felt “washed up as an in Michigan show business. It’s impossible ous film festivals: When the author is Oscar winner Diane actress” and yearned to become a director to count how many productions they have “Red Seven” (best acting winner at Keaton. Reading her recently published or a documentarian. Her turbulent affair worked on, both independently and col- the 2007 Project Twenty1 competition; “Then Again,” the endearing, feisty and with Beatty eventually collapses because, lectively, because they don’t stop working also nominated for best film, best direct- sometimes remarkably frank star sounds as she realizes, “I didn’t want to love Warren long enough to draft a proper curriculum ing, best marketing): An intense crime if she's sharing these stories in an intimate Beatty — I wanted to be Warren Beatty,” the vitae. caper that is less about the caper and more conversation over tea and scones. self-assured, multi-talented artist who acts, The pair has organized a She's an irresistibly charming narra- produces and directs. fund- and awareness-raising tor as she guides you through not only her As for Keaton's mother, she balances event at the Michigan Brewing own story but also the chronicle of her late maintaining a picture-perfect 1950s home Co. in downtown Lansing on mother. Dorothy Dean Hall Keaton kept with dabbling in photography and art (she Sunday. Audiences will see five dozens of private journals throughout her and her daughter are both collage enthu- short pieces from Griffin’s body life, and Keaton uses excerpts siasts), although there's an of work, most of which feature from them to contrast her undercurrent of dissatisfac- McCallum in lead roles. A own experiences. For exam- tion in her diaries. When she sixth piece by another mem- ple, by the time she was 60, expresses admiration for her ber of their film posse, Justin her mother had seen her four daughter's accomplishments, Muschong, will be included in children grow up and move there's an inescapable hint of the mix. on; just before her 50th birth- envy, as well. In the final chap- The event will support day, Keaton adopted her first ters of “Then Again,” keaton McCallum’s Rebel Pictures and baby, so by the time she is 60 provides a heart-wrenching Griffin’s UnSAFE Film Office’s she's only midway through the study of her mom’s slow dete- continued entries into national mothering years. rioration as Alzheimer’s wipes and international film festivals By any standards, Keaton's away her memories and even- as well as film projects in the life is charmed. In the early tually forces her to stop writing works. 1960s, she admires Woody because she can no longer put The event could be consid- Allen while he performs stand- ‘Then Again’ by together sentences. In a wick- ered a premiere, according to up comedy on TV and she Diane Keaton edly ironic twist, the mater- McCallum. swoons over Warren Beatty’s Published in hardback, eBook nal Dorothy fades away just as “We’re excited about this performance in “Splendor in and on CD by Random House. Diane is beginning to feel com- because all of those films haven’t the Grass.” Less than 20 years Available ifor audio downlaod fortable with her new role as a played together,” he said, nor at Random House, Audible, later, she will have had long- eMusic and other audiobook parent. have they been screened pub- term relationships with both vendors. “Then Again” supplies some licly in the Lansing area. men, associations that brought fascinating anecdotes about The films were created for Courtesy photo out the best in her as an actress as well: She moviemaking — including notes about Al an annual event called the 21 Director A.E. Griffin's thriller "The Girl With Blue Eyes" won an Academy Award as best actress in Pacino's love of long, late-night conversa- Day Filmmaking Competition, is one of the films in the 'Project Twenty1' event Sunday Allen's 1977 hit "Annie Hall," then earned tions and an aside about “First Wives Club” sponsored by the Philadelphia at Michigan Brewing Co. in Lansing. another Oscar nomination (and some of co-star Goldie Hawn guzzling health-food nonprofit Project Twenty1. the best reviews of her career) playing the shakes while she smoked — but it’s ulti- Filmmakers have 21 days to opportunistic would-be journalist Louise mately a wonderful mother/daughter story, create a short film that contains elements about the relationships between the trio of Bryant in “Reds,” Beatty's 1981 epic. It would undoubtedly be a moving tale specified by the organizers. would-be criminals. Keaton acknowledges these triumphs on the page. But hearing it adds a complete- Griffin has participated in the compe- “Playback” (Grace Anne Rowan won — and, lest she start to sound too egocen- ly different dimension. Keaton jokes, sings, tition for the past five years. He said the as best actress winner in a short film at tric, she also shares a telling, unflattering sighs and sometimes sounds as if she can challenge of mak- Detroit Independent Film Festival in 2010; story about her aloof reaction to being barely hold it together long enough to finish ‘Project ing a high-quality nominated for best acting and best editing praised by Audrey Hepburn after collect- reading the sadder sections. It’s a knockout Twenty1’ short film in 21 days at Project Twenty1 in 2008): Grace Anne ing her Oscar for “Annie.” She's equally will- of a one-woman show, and if I hadn’t been 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 intrigued him: “For Rowan deserves her win as best actress ing to talk about her disappointments, bad listening to it in my car, I would have gladly Michigan Brewing Co. me, it meant accept- for this dark and slightly disturbing piece. 402 S. Washington Ave., reviews and her down periods in the mid- given her a standing ovation. Lansing ing the challenge to While the audience is never quite sure what $5 cover includes live tell a strong story; has happened, we know through an audio music one with an emotion- tape narrative and flashy flashbacks that (517) 977-1349 al impact in less than something bad indeed has occurred. 10 minutes.” “Tumbler: The Boom” (best writing But while he winner at Project Twenty1 in 2009): A film has enjoyed participating, 2011 marked by Chris Kapcia and Griffin/McCallum Griffin’s final year in the competition. collaborator Justin Muschong, this imagi- $2.00 off any concession combo. US 127 & Lake Lansing Rd “I feel I've accomplished all I wanted to native short features a voice-over that tells Present coupon at time of purchase. Not good do with a 10-minute film in this style of a fairy tale of New York, while the visuals with other offers or coupons. www.NCGmovies.com competition,” he explained. To avoid over- reveal the sad truth of scam artist Spencer’s Excludes Kids Combo. Expires 12/20/11 staying his welcome and risk falling into a attempt to make it big in the Big Apple. (517) 316-9100 creative rut, Griffin said he “decided that it “Tumbler: The Echo” (best score win- Off South Cedar at I-96 Student Discount with ID was time to retire from it when I was con- (517) 393-7469 ID required for “R” rated films fident we could leave on our terms and on See Twenty1, Page 17 City Pulse • November 30, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 17

soundtrack, best director, best cinematog- Twenty1 raphy at the Maverick Movie Awards in 2010; nominated for best actress (Shirley Three Reasons Why You from page 16 Clemens) at Detroit Independent Film Festival in 2011): This film could also be ner at Project Twenty1 in 2009, and hon- called “Days of Vodka and Roses,” as a cou- Should Make YOUR Gift orable mention for best film at Detroit ple struggles with the husband’s alcohol- Independent Film Festival in 2011): ism. The drama is juxtaposed with scenes Griffin’s piece is a sideways sequel to of a pretty girl flirting over the phone with to WKAR Now! “Tumbler: The Boom” and also a cinemat- her boyfriend while traipsing the sunny ographic love letter to the Chicago skyline. city streets. It is a bit predictable that Wayne, who was Spencer’s unseen partner when the two stories collide, it can’t end in crime in “Boom,” returns to Chicago and well. WKAR-TV’s programs are made possible attempts to patch things up with Michelle, “The Girl with the Blue Eyes” (best because of your support and therF the woman he left at the altar. The story is director winner and audience choice are options for every taste. told from Michelle’s point of view, but real- winner at Project Twenty1 in 2011; also ity is steeped in ambiguity. nominated for best film, best market-
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Do Business Sitting On Your Assets” — the A comment on his blog advised him to tie became a bestseller in the store. contact The History Press, which was look- The 202-page book also highlights ing for someone to write a book on the Rosenfeld’s attention to detail, a trait he Jacobson’s chain. shared with his wife, Marjorie. Before the For background, Kopytek called on vari- opening of the East Lansing store in 1970, ous historical collections but especially the Rosenfeld noticed the life-sized Russian Ella Sharpe Museum in Jackson, which wolfhounds in a display lacked dog licens- houses Jacobson’s corporate records. He es: They were in place the next day when also was able to gain unlimited access to the store opened. Mark Rosenfeld, who became chairman Rosenfeld’s staff meetings were held at after his father’s death in 1982. a round table where everyone’s opinions Two especially enjoyable chapters are were equal; Marjorie demanded that her “Let’s Do Lunch” and “Nathanisms.” “Let’s tuna casserole be served at meetings of the Do Lunch” examines Jacobson’s food ser- company’s board of directors. vice, including reproductions of menus Kopytek is especially adept at describ- and recipes for some of the more popular ing the architecture and interiors of the dishes served in the restaurants. Jacobson’s physical plants, and he singles “Nathanisms” is a collection of down- out some of the more dazzling stores in Ann home colloquialisms about life or busi- Arbor, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, ness uttered or written by Rosenfeld. One Battle Creek, Grosse Pointe, Dearborn and of my favorites: “Consumer credit should Courtesy photo the flagship store in Birmingham. be used to benefit the consumer and not Bruce Allen Kopytek looks back at the many Jacobson's department store locations, East Lansing’s varied locations are the retailer who tries to make his profit on including the spacious East Lansing store, which closed in 2000. described and tracked in a chapter titled “A finance charges.” Capital Idea.” The East Lansing Jacobson’s was first housed in several locations along Reminiscing about retail Grand River until 1970, when they were pulled together (with the exception of the Author charts the rise and fall of Jacobson's home furnishings store) in a new state-of- the-art 117,000 square-foot location, which By BILL CASTANIER become a chain of 30 stores in Michigan, closed in 2000 when Jacobson’s relocated to For more than 58 years, Jacobson’s was Ohio, Indiana and Florida before succumb- the Meridian Mall. (The East Lansing space COMING SOON the upscale outfitter for the greater Lansing ing to suburbanization, malls and changing was taken over by Varnes and Noble, which area, selling everything from dainty white shopping tastes. plans to close by the end of the year.) to Schuler of Okemos gloves to imported Biedermann Christmas The delightful book profiles the archi- When the Jacobson’s chain folded in with ornaments. tecture, the employees and the man 2002, the Meridian Mall location was con- Book Signing In the heyday of the East Lansing behind Jacobson’s, the company chairman verted to a Younkers. Jacobson's, you could take your kids to Nathan Rosenfeld. The author writes about A masterful researcher, Kopytek attri- CHERI “Breakfast With Santa” or sit down for an Rosenfeld’s keen business acumen, but also butes his interest in department stores to elegant dinner in the Asian-inspired 1970 about his whimsical approach to business. his mother “dragging him downtown to HALLWOOD East Room restaurant. As a Michigan State For example, he tells how Rosenfeld Hudson’s as a child” and his family’s extensive Michigan Author Of University grad, you knew you’d arrived would award “Million Dollar Roundtable” traveling. Even as young boy Kopytek kept when you bought your business attire there, pins to buyers who basically screwed up notes about his department store adven- Winter’s First Snowflake or registered for your wedding. Opening a and their selections resulted in “million- tures. When he was laid off from his job a This delightful tale is sure to Christmas present in a Jacobson’s box was dollar markdowns.” His reasoning, Kopytek couple years ago as an architect, he started become a keepsake for all extra-special, making your heart beat a lit- writes, was that “the reward was for taking a blog (TheDepartmentStoreMuseum.blog- ages and a seasonal treasure. tle faster. risks, and in spite of their mistakes, they spot.com) to give himself something to do. Now you can relive some of those mem- were able to learn from them.” “I was searching frantically for a job,” 2-4 p.m. Friday ories — and maybe reflect on your first Rosenfeld’s legendary sense of humor he said, “and I needed a project or I’d go formal for the J-Hop — with “Jacobson’s: I also found its way into some store products. crazy.” December 2 Miss It So.” Bruce Allen Kopytek, a Shelby There may be someone out there with a tie Kopytek had spent most of his archi- Township architect, has written the histo- originally designed by Rosenfeld as a moti- tectural career designing banks and credit ry of Jacobson’s department stores, which vational gift to employees: Emblazoned unions. “You know what happened there,” Book Signing with began in Reed City in 1838, and grew to with the acronym YCDBSOYA — “You Can’t he said. TAYLOR JOSEPH Michigan Author Of

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East Lansing Public Art Gallery “Interpretations,” the work of Flint native and pho- Saper Galleries introduces tographer Jennifer Walker. Reception: 1-2 p.m. Dec. 4. Also: “Annual East Lansing Elementary Schools Art Exhibit” showcases a variety of student work in the Love and Family: North Foyer Gallery. Reception: 1:30-4 p.m. Dec. 4. The Ceramic Relief Tiles Hours: 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. of Ruth Faktor Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 241-9230.

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Advice Goddess © 2011 Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Pest wife regression & Speaking ill of the dud To read more of Amy's advice and Q: Two years when there’s a real threat that your part- you point out that she’s got a soulmate guidance, please visit our Web site at www.lansingcitypulse.com ago, my man left his ner might fall for someone else and leave stuck in some other woman’s cleavage. 22-year marriage you for them. Jealousy is counterproduc- But, her ego is probably all tied up in to be with me, but tive when you know he’s going to leave her belief that she’s found love, and she’d Amy alkon he told me he loved you for someone else — but just for a few probably just get combative. Instead of [email protected] his former wife and hours a week to drop off some paperwork telling her she’s making a mistake, try to would always want a and deworm the dog. get her to come to that conclusion by bor- friendship with her. I accepted that (I’m Of course, to be human is to be small rowing from an addiction therapy tech- friends with my ex), but I’m bothered by and petty. (To be successfully small and nique called “motivational interviewing.” the amount of contact they have. They do petty is to not let it show.) Lashing out, Get her to talk about what she wants (all have two adult children and own property snapping, “Excuse me, but wasn’t she the wonderful qualities she’s seeking in a together. But, although she’s living with a supposed to get her husband privileges man), and then gently ask her how that new partner, she sometimes wants to bor- revoked in the divorce?” will just make stacks up against what she has. By draw- row his car, have him pick up the dogs, him defensive. Instead, use your vulner- ing the discrepancies out of her, you’re or drop off some paperwork. They phone ability in a powerful way. Evoke his sym- leading her to do the math: She hasn’t about every other day, and not a week goes pathy by saying something like “Listen, I so much fallen in love as she’s slipped in by without his stopping over — occasion- understand that you two have kids and a pile of something somebody should’ve ally for a family dinner. I get plenty of his property and a friendship, but I’m feel- picked up with a plastic bag. time, energy and affection, and I know ing a little insecure about all the time their relationship isn’t romantic. The issue and attention you’re devoting to her.” By Matt Jones is split loyalty — all the effort he’s putting Chances are he’ll reassure you by explain- Jonesin' Crossword into remaining “loving friends” with a ing why you have nothing to worry about, “Out for the Day" woman who’d love to see our relationship and maybe even consider dialing it back —dish up, dig in, fail. Am I being petty and jealous? It feels a little. On the bright side, you’re with a drop out. like she's clinging hard — and so is he. guy who isn’t one to drop-kick his obliga- by Matt Jones —The One Who Stole Her Man tions the moment some husband-stealing hussy comes along. Maybe try to laugh Across 1 Late November A: Once you get to a certain age, there’s at how happy endings are sometimes the drowsiness no starting a relationship with a clean messiest and enough to make you pine for 11 ___ Friday’s (restau- slate. You meet somebody and it’s never a good old Jerry Springer-style breakup. rant chain) “Hi, here I am, just me and this little suit- At least when one’s dumping the other’s 14 You, you, you, or me case!” — unless his entire family disap- clothes on the front lawn, pouring gaso- 15 Dungeons & Drag- ons creatures peared into a giant sinkhole or went back line on them, and lighting them on fire, 17 They’re used in in time while on vacation and was caught the logical human response isn’t ringing repair of fractures in the volcanic eruption at Pompeii. the perpetrator up and asking to borrow 18 Bump into There is much to be said for having their car. 19 “Gone in 60 Sec- a mature attitude about one’s divorce. onds” director Dominic Friends of the divorced encourage it by Q: One of my coolest girlfriends is in 20 Org. that assigns numerical IDs emailing inspirational quotes like “When love with a total dud. He gets wasted at 21 Fashion model/vol- one door closes, another door opens.” every party, talks in front of her about leyball player Gabrielle Annoyingly, in this case, that quote con- how hot other women are, and is generally 22 Tone Loc single re- tinues “And then that first door opens pretty disrespectful of her. I keep wanting leased just after “Funky back up and a woman leans out and asks to yank him aside and ask him whether he Cold Medina” var. 6 “___ Blues” (Beatles 27 69 and 101, but not what time your man’ll be coming over to knows how lucky he is. Now I’m thinking 25 Controversial engi- neering 49 WWII naval vessel song) 86 take the dog to the vet.” I need to yank my friend aside and tell her 28 Lacto-___ vegetar- 50 “There ___ substi- 7 It goes under your 35 Rural rds. Jealousy is the guard dog of human she can do better. ian tute for...” glass 36 Their, to a Herr relationships, an evolutionary adaptation —Disgusted 29 “Then what hap- 53 Suffix after Manhat- 8 Away from the 37 Searcher for oil that helps us defend ourselves against pened?” tan or McCarthy workplace 38 Mass per unit 54 Giving the cold 9 “Axis ___” (1995 volume mate-swiping. As cognitive psychologist A: It’s considered an act of friendship 30 Think it could pos- sibly be shoulder album by The Shamen) 39 It has a descender Dr. Nando Pelusi and I discussed recently to tell a girlfriend that she’s got a piece of 31 Himalayan country: 57 Part of CD 10 “Bite my shiny metal when written in lower on my weekly radio show (blogtalkradio. spinach stuck between her teeth. You’d abbr. 58 They swing on a ___!” (“Futurama” case com/amyalkon), jealousy is productive think she’d be equally appreciative when 32 Trippy stuff steady basis phrase) 40 Before, to a poet 33 “This American Life” 59 UK mil. award 11 “Anger Management” 41 Alfonso of baseball Interested in placing a classified ad in City Pulse? host Glass 60 Cause of 1-across, actress 45 Use a plunger City Pulse Classifieds Call (517) 999-5066 or email [email protected] 34 Vietnam Memorial it’s said 12 Scallion 47 Village Voice gossip designer Maya 13 Like Antarctica columnist Michael DELIVERY DRIVER NEEDED 35 They’re found in Down 16 Note takers’ needs 51 “The Secret of ___” City Pulse needs a driver with car to deliver the paper on kids’ books 1 File folder feature 21 Hopeful, as outlooks (1982 animated movie) Wednesdays starting by 9 a.m. Call (517) 999-5069. 42 Massive Brit. lexicon 2 Ones, to Juan go 52 Draft classification 43 Shiba ___ (cute dog 3 Baseball Hall of 23 “I’m ___ Boat” 54 Invoice fig. breed) Famer Sandberg 24 1968 federal law 55 “Wayne’s World” 44 Duration of amateur 4 Nimoy and Shatner regulating firearms, for rejoinder boxing matches, often co-star short 56 Channel that revived 46 Seasonal help 5 Facebook status 25 Extremely angry “The Newlywed Game” 48 Forbidden topics: word for some 26 Stealthily implied

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Listings deadline is 5 p.m. the THURSDAY BEFORE publication. Paid classes will be listed in print at the cost of one enrollment (maximum $20). Please submit them to the events calendar at www.lansingcitypulse.com. If you need help, please call Jessica at (517) 999-5069. E-mail information to [email protected]. Dec. 1 MSU professor examines radicals MSU Professor of Law Michael Lawrence visits Everybody Reads to share: “Radicals in their Own Time: Four Hundred Years of Struggle for Liberty and Equal Justice in America.” The book explores the lives of Roger Williams, Thomas Paine, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, W.E.B Du Bois and Vine Deloria. Lawrence emphasizes two significant observations among the five radicals: Each stressed the necessity of governmental tolerance for the autonomy of all, as well as the belief that religious orthodoxy has been a major source of society's problems. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads, books and stuff, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 346-9900.

Courtesy Photo Dec. 3 Fund-raiser to erect Busby sculpture On Friday, Creole Gallery opens its doors for an evening filled Wednesday, November 30 with live music, refreshments, appetizers and a silent auction. Classes and Seminars The night celebrates the legacy of the late Robert Busby, artist, Wreath Making Class. Make one for the holidays. jazz musician and motivating force in the Old Town community. 3:30-6:30 p.m. $5 materials, $3 bring your own. The goal is to raise the final funds needed to pay for the Dewitt District Library, 13101 Schavey Road, DeWitt. (517) 669-3156. www.dewittlibrary.org. installment of a sculpture by Maureen Bergquist Gray. Creole Making Parenting Fun. Include discipline, chores, will showcase Busby's art, as well as auction off one piece of homework, nutrition, activities and more. 7-8 p.m. his work. There will also be works by local artists in the silent FREE. South Church of the Nazarene, 401 W. Holmes auction including Dennis Preston's City Pulse Cover, as well Road, Lansing. as music by saxophonist Steve Fulger. All proceeds go to the Grande Paraders Square Dance Club. Round Robert Busby Memorial Fund. 7-10 p.m. $75 per person, $125 per dancing and alternating plus and more. 7 p.m. $4 members; $5. Holt 9th Grade Campus, 5780 Holt couple. The Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St., Old Town Lansing. (517) Road, Holt. (517) 694-0087. 485-4283. www.RobertPBusby.org. www.iloveoldtown.org. Race/Inequality. Thomas Sugrue on Detroit as Courtesy Photo the site of racialized poverty. 6-8:30 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 323-6452. www.cadl.org. Dec. 2 After School Art Program. Enrolling for Creative Connections, activities for ages 7-12. 4-6 p.m. FREE. The bigger the brighter Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Downtown East Lansing hopes Saturday will initiate a Lansing. (517) 999-3643. www.reachstudioart.org. Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. Grand Ledge new holiday tradition. “Winter Glow” features winter Baptist Church, 1120 W. Willow Hwy., Grand Ledge. activities and the lighting of luminaries throughout (517) 256-6954. downtown at 5 p.m. The day includes ice carving, a Community Yoga. Power yoga class. 6:30-8 p.m. reindeer petting zoo, photos with Santa, horse and FREE. Just B Yoga, 106 Island Ave., Lansing. (517) carriage rides, a kids’ winter carnival, marshmallow 488-5260. roasting, merchant activities, roasted chestnuts, hot Meditation. Practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, chocolate and more. Winter Glow also features a music 3015 S. Washington Sqr., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. tent, an outdoor movie and “East Lansing’s Favorite Practice Your English. Practice speaking/listen- Things”: a holiday gift guide and a winter market. 3-6 ing to English in a relaxing atmosphere. 7-8 p.m. p.m. FREE. Downtown East Lansing, with information FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, booth on the corner of Albert Ave. and M.A.C. Ave. (517) East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. 337-1731. www.thecityofeastlansing.com See Out on the Town, Page 23 Courtesy Photo R. Knott Services LAWN • LANDSCAPE • SNOW Dec. 3 •Residential snow Tis the season for Old Town removal & salting Take a trip back in time by visiting Old Town to experience a cheerful Victorian scene during the fifth annual Old Town Dickens Village. The festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the Scrooge Scramble, a 5k run/walk through Old Town •FREE estimates Call and the Lansing River Trail. Visitors can build a gingerbread house at Favorites Café, make a holiday card at Gallery 1212, watch the “Wizard of Oz” puppet show or relax on a horse-drawn carriage ride around the neighborhood. The (517) 993-2052 Greater American Fierce Beard Organization will hold a beards/moustache competition to show off members beards (517) 694-7502 and give tips on how to get the perfect moustache. Noon-5 p.m. FREE. Downtown Old Town, Lansing. For a complete list of activities and Scrooge Scramble registration, visit Old Town Dickens Village under Events at www.iloveoldtown. Dependable Services Since 1986 org. (517) 485-4283. 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 30, 2011

Rapids “doom-pop-dream-metal band” with folk and Tex-Mex. Check out songs and videos Saturday, Dec. 3 @ Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan no shortage of obnoxious screams. Opening at www.mundotish.com. Ave., Lansing, 18 and over. $10, 9 p.m. the show is Record of War, a Lansing hard- Friday, Dec. 2 @ Ten Pound Fiddle — Unitarian Superdre returns rock band made up of Tyler Babcock, Erik Universalist Church, 855 Grove Street East Lansing, turn it to lansing Jacobsen and Greg Maher (previously from Lansing. Public $15, members $12, students $5. Box the local Lansing band Endless Aisle), along office at 7 p.m., doors at 7:30 p.m., music at 8 p.m. with John Peterson on vocals. More information at: www.tenpoundfiddle.org. Friday, Dec. 2 @ Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., you better werk Down Lansing, 18 and over. $5, 9 p.m. A survey of Lansing's country-fried musical Landscape tex-mex tunes at fiddle By Rich Tupica (Scene) Composes itself The gallery will host a concert tonight featur- ing the Sixth Species Ensemble, a Michigan State University-based ensemble spearheaded by MSU music graduate Phillip Sink, who is also a composer, saxophonist and teacher. The concert features new works by fellow univer- sity composers, including Victor Marquez, Phillip Sink, Louis Andriessen, Tim Patterson and Mark O’Connor. The Sixth Species Ensemble has been a semester-long collabora- Courtesy Photo tion in which MSU musicians join forces as Courtesy Photo Courtesy Photo Tish Hinojosa The Werks SuperDre a composer collective devoted to performing only new works by living composers. One of A long-time favorite on the national folk Ohio-based jam-band The Werks returns to Emerging Michigan-born producer and DJ the pieces the ensemble will perform is Sink’s scene, Tish Hinojosa spends most of her time Mac’s Bar on Saturday for a night of “psyche- SuperDre spins funky-minimal techno Saturday own song cycle, “Dans les Nuages,” for bari- in Europe, only doing a couple of American delic dance rock.” Since it formed in 2007, the at The Loft. Also performing are locals Robert tone, harp, vibraphone and bass clarinet. To tours each year, On Friday, she plays the Ten band has released three albums, and made a Perry and DJ Sammy. preview Sink’s song, “When We Were Young,” Pound Fiddle; the music starts at 8 p.m. In name for itself across the map, thanks to devot- SuperDre, a Grand Rapids DJ/beat maker, recorded by the Sixth Species Ensemble, visit this rare swing through the Midwest, she'll ed fans and busy promotional street teams. The has shared bills with the likes of DJ Irene, www.phillipsink.com. perform songs influenced by harmonious group produces a dance-party vibe that fuses John Acquaviva and Terrence Parker. She per- Wednesday, Nov. 30 @ (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 country, folk music, even some Hispanic the shredding guitars, wild organ jams and even forms most of her sets on turntables, but she Charles St., East Lansing. $5 public, $3 with student sounds. Concertgoers can expect songs sung some straightforward classic rock. Its signature also incorporates the use of midi controllers. ID, all ages, doors at 7 p.m.; music at 7:30 p.m. in English, but also a few in Spanish. Born in sound is centered on its use of funk-slap bass, For more information, visit www.reverbnation. 1965, Hinojosa was the youngest of 13 children synthesizers and modern dance beats. The com/superdre. mac's Bar Gets heavy and was raised by Mexican immigrants. After band holds its annual Werk Out Music and Arts Saturday, Dec. 3 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Since Cavalcade signed with Housecore Records becoming a fixture in the folk-music world, Festival each September. Lansing, $5 advance, $7 for 21 and over, $10 for 18 (a label owned by former Pantera frontman she’s charted twice on the Billboard Country Opening the show is Ty Beat, who combines and over, must be 18 to enter, doors 9 p.m. Phil Anselmo) the Lansing-based weird-metal Charts and has recorded 18 albums, includ- electronica, hip hop and live-instrumentation band has kept busy playing shows, recording ing some titles for Rounder Records, a notable into a varied set of experimental music. The tracks for an upcoming album, and even tour- American-roots label. Grand Rapids native is equal parts songwriter, ing with Down, Anselmo’s own metal band. Hinojosa’s latest CD, “Our Little Planet” producer and drummer. He applies rock-and- “(The members of Cavalcade) are extreme in (CRS/Varese Sarabande Records), features a roll styling to original hip-hop grooves, creating their own sense, but they bring a whole new stripped-down country-western sound. The a live show that’s somewhere between a “gritty element to the genre,” Anselmo said in a 2010 12 original songs on this collection feature a punk rock show and late-night Detroit rave.” Post it at interview. On Friday, Cavalcade plays Mac’s deeply Americana mix of traditional bluegrass Fans of DJ Shadow might want to check out www. facebook.com/turn it down Bar, along with headliners Sleepeater, a Grand and her trademark sound of contemporary this set.

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621, 621 E. Michigan Ave. Phil Denny, 8 p.m. Native Sons, 9 p.m. Shawn Martin, 9 p.m. DJ Cutt Nice, 7 p.m. Colonial Bar, 3425 S. MLK Jr. Blvd. DJ with Travis, 9 p.m. Smiling Villains, 9 p.m. Smiling Villains, 9 p.m. Brannigan Brothers, 210 S. Washington Square Jammin' DJs, 9 p.m. Jammin' DJs, 9 p.m. Jammin' DJs, 9 p.m. Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Cloud Magic, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. 3rd Degree, 9 p.m. Tryst Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. The Firm, 227 S. Washington Square John Beltran, 9 p.m. DJ Skitzo. 9 p.m. DJ Donnie D, 9 p.m. DJ Skitzo, 9 p.m. Grand Café/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Driver & Rider Show, 7 p.m. Kathy Ford Band, 7 p.m. Karaoke, 7 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. Hoopties & Blastica, 9:30 p.m. Vegas Flu, 9:30 p.m. 3rd Degree, 9:30 p.m. Smooth Daddy, 9:30 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. Burton's Garden, 9 p.m. Billards Music, 9 p.m. Superdre, 8 p.m. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Sleepeater, 9 p.m. The Werks, 9 p.m. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Jen Sygit & The Lincoln County Press, 10 p.m. Zydacrunch, 10 p.m. Zydacrunch, 10 p.m. Rookies, 16460 S. US 27 Karaoke with Bob, 9 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Roy, 9 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Roy, 9 p.m. Rick's American Cafe, 224 Abbott Road ICE DJs, 10:30 p.m. Hulkster, 10:30 p.m. J.Y.D. Band, 10:30 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog & The Beeftones, 9 p.m. Dr. Gun, 9 p.m. Time to Play, 9 p.m.

Sunday Open Jam with Bad Gravy, 9:30 p.m., Green Door; Karaoke, 9 p.m. Drag Queens Gone Wild, 11 p.m., Spiral Dance Bar; DJ Mike, 9:30 p.m., LeRoy's Bar & Grill; Open Mic, 5 p.m., Uli's Haus of Rock. Monday Steppin' In It, 9:30 p.m., Green Door: Easy Babies funk trio, 10 p.m., The Exchange. Tuesday Tommy Foster & Guitar Bob, 9 p.m., The Exchange; Neon Tuesday, 9 p.m., Mac's Bar. Jazz Tuesday Open Jam, 9 p.m., Stober's Bar, 812 E. Michigan Ave. City Pulse • November 30, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 23

Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta Dichotomies. Rethinking aesthetics in art and Overeaters Anonymous. 9:30 a.m. Sparrow Out on the town Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, everyday life. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Kresge Art Museum, Professional Building, 1200 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. Lansing. (517) 484-5600. located at Physics and Auditorium roads, MSU Cam- (517) 485-6003. from page 21 Hilary Williams at MSU. Graphic designer pus, East Lansing. (517) 353-9834. www.art.msu.edu. Beginner Tai Chi. Can build strength and reduce Free After School Tutoring. Our tutors create an cultivates communications through analysis. 7 p.m. MSU's Community Club Holiday. Erik Runkle, stress. 8-9 a.m. $8. Just B Yoga, 106 Island Ave., Individual Learning Plan. 2:40-4:50 p.m. FREE. Eastern FREE. South Kedzie Hall, corner of Farm Lane and speaks on the history of the poinsettia. 12:30 p.m. Lansing. (517) 488-5260. High School, 220 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) Auditorium. (517) 432-3961. art.msu.edu. FREE. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, Tai Chi in the Park. Meditation at 8:45 a.m. fol- 755-1050. www.lansingschools.net. Rooftop Reindeer & Holiday Open House. East Lansing. (517) 349-3579. lowed by Tai Chi. 9:30 a.m. FREE. Hunter Park Com- Reindeer, refreshments and activities. 5 p.m. FREE. Green Friday. Shopping, dining and sales featured, munity GardenHouse, 1400 block of E. Kalamazoo St., Events CADL Foster Library, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. Participating business hours will vary. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Lansing. Contact Bob Teachout (517) 272-9. Hope for the Holidays. With Gwen Kapcia from (517) 485-5185. www.cadl.org/events. FREE. Downtown East Lansing, Grand River Ave., East Domestic Violence Support Group.For those Gorsline Runciman Funeral homes followed by a short Kindred Spirits Arts & Crafts Show. Hand- Lansing. www.cityofeastlansing.com/greenfriday. who are or have experienced physical, emotional, service. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Congregational made items. Great gifts. 2-8 p.m. FREE. Orchard Deadline for Mayor's Grant. The Mayor's financial, or verbal abuse. Noon-1:30 p.m. FREE. United Church of Christ, 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., Lansing. (517) Neighborhood Advisory Board will oversee the grant Women's Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Lansing. (517) 484-7434. www.PilgrimUCC.com. 351-1815 . process, benefiting neighborhoods and the amounts Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163. World AIDS Day. Features people in our community to be granted. 5 p.m. FREE. Lansing Neighborhood Music speaking about the effects of living with HIV. With Council, 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) 393-9883. Events Jazz Wednesdays. Live entertainment. 7-10 p.m. live performances. 11 a.m. FREE. Hannah Community www.lansingneighborhoods.com/mayorsgrants.html. Art Reception. Celebrate this month's featured FREE. ENSO, 16800 Chandler Road. East Lansing. Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 394-3719. Santa Call Deadline. Personal phone calls from exhibit "Winter Wonderland," featuring local artists. (517) 333-1656. www.enjoyenso.com. Dessert and Silent Auction. Fundraiser for Food Santa Claus to local children; fill form out online. 5 1-3 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Jazz Wednesdays. Featuring the Jeff Shoup Trio. Systems Program and more. 5-8 p.m. $15. North West p.m. Suggested donation $2. Delta Township Parks Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014. www.dtdl.org. 7-10 p.m. FREE. Gracies Place, 151 S. Putnam, William- Initiative, 1012 N. Walnut St., Lansing. (517) 999-2894. and Recreation, 7710 W. Saginaw Hwy,. Lansing. (517) Guided Walk. Explore one of Meridian Township's ston. (517) 655-1100. 323-8555. www.deltami.gov/parks. most beautiful parks with a naturalist guide from the Theater Harris Nature Center. 10 a.m. $3. Lake Lansing North Music Literature and Poetry "The Surprising Story of the Three Little Park, 6260 E. Lake Drive, Haslett. (517) 349-3866. Tish Hinojosa. Live music. 8 p.m. $15 Public, Lansing Area Science Fiction Associa- Pigs." Each child attending will select a free book Salsa Dancing. DJ Adrian "Ace" Lopez hosts. $12 Members, $5 Students. Unitarian Universalist tion Weekly Meeting. Informal dinner and lively after the show. 7 p.m. $5, $3 per ticket for groups of Singles welcome. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $5. Gregory's Bar & Church, 855 Grove St., East Lansing. www.tenpound- conversation. Needed: knowledge of great literary 10 or more. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Grille, 2510 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing. fiddle.org. science-fiction as opposed to mass media "sci-fi." Lansing. (517) 755-4167. www.riverwalktheatre.com. (517) 323-7122. Community Concert. Shu-han Lu, piano. Noon. 7 p.m. FREE. Sammy's Lounge, 301 E. Jolly Road, "This Wonderful Life." John Lepard returns to the Stuff the Bus. Jaycees provide shoppers the FREE. The Peoples Church of East Lansing, 200 W. Lansing. (517) 402-4481. stage in his award-winning role as George Bailey, Mr. chance to help stuff a CATA bus with clothes, coats, Potter, and Bedford Falls in this re-told classic. 8 p.m. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 353-9958. www. necessities and toys to benefit local families. 11 Thursday, December 1 $20-25. Williamston Theatre, 122 S. Putnam, William- thepeopleschurch.com. a.m-8 p.m. FREE. Walmart, 3225 Towne Centre Blvd., Lansing. (248) 716-0539. Classes and Seminars ston. (517) 655-SHOW. www.williamstontheatre.org. Theater Auditions. All-of-us Express Children's Theatre Holiday Home Sale. Original art by local artists in EcoTrek Fitness Outdoor Workout. For all "The Surprising Story of the Three Little is holding auditions for "Robin Hood." Ages 9-18. a beautiful setting. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. 6177 Zimmer fitness levels. 5:45-7 p.m. $12. Hawk Meadows Park, Pigs." 7 p.m. $7, $5 kids. (Please See Details Dec. 1) 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Hannah Community Center, 819 Road, Williamston. [email protected]. Off Delta River Drive, Delta. (517) 243-6538. www. "This Wonderful Life." 8 p.m. $20-25. (Please See Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 333-2580. Create a Gingerbread House. All materials will ecotrekfitness.com. Details Dec. 1) be provided. 10 a.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing E-Reader. Learn about different electronics. 6:30 "An Evening of Futurism and DaDa." Freshman Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. p.m. FREE. Dewitt District Library, 13101 Schavey Friday, December 2 theater students have spent the semester harness- www.cadl.org/events. Road, DeWitt. (517) 669-3156. www.dewittlibrary.org. Classes and Seminars ing their creativity to produce an evening of short Step to Holiday Music. Join in, or simply enjoy the Stroke Education & Support Group. Informa- Squirrels in Michigan. Home schooled children performances. 8 p.m. $10. MSU Auditorium, 150 music softly echoing through the museum. 1-3 pm, tion from experts to provide help. 1:30-2:30 p.m. can enhance science education. 1 p.m. $4 class; $10 Auditorium Road, East Lansing. (800) WHARTON. $6; $4 seniors; $2 - 6-17; FREE 5 and under. Michigan FREE. Burcham Hills Retirement Community, 2700 season. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, www.events.msu.edu. Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. Burcham Drive, East Lansing. (517) 827-2309. Meridian Township. (517) 349-3866. "Happendance Exposed." A sneak preview of six (517) 241-6852. Yoga 2XL. Learn to move with confidence. 7:15-8:15 LGBT Media Night and Discussion. Watch LGBT of the "works in progress" for Happendance's upcom- Drag Show. Annual fundraiser for the Lansing Com- p.m. $8 suggested donation. Just B Yoga, 106 Island movies and shows, followed by discussion. Room ing concert (Feb. 23-25); give your feedback. 8 p.m. munity College Gay/Straight Alliance. 8-11 p.m. $5. Ave., Lansing. (517) 488-5260. 262. 4:30 p.m. FREE. LCC Gannon Building, 422 N FREE. Happendance Studios, 3448 Hagadorn Road, Dart Auditorium, Lansing Community College, 500 N. Free After School Tutoring. 2:40-4:50 p.m. FREE. Washington Sqr., Lansing. Okemos. (517) 333-3528. Capitol Ave., Lansing. [email protected]. (Please See Details Nov. 30) Auditions. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. (Please See Details Williamston Holiday Light Parade. Call to be in Events Dec. 1) Teen Advisory Group. Plan teen events and give parade. 6 p.m. FREE. Downtown Williamston, Grand Events suggestions. Ages 13-18. 5-6 p.m. FREE. Delta Town- Literature and Poetry River Ave., Williamston. (517) 655-1549. Karaoke. Every Thursday Night with Atomic D. 9 ship District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. Cheri Hallwood. Author of "Winter's First Snow- Smith Floral Open House. Poinsettias, Christmas p.m. LeRoy's Classic Bar & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., (517) 321-4014 ext.3. www.dtdl.org. flake." 2-4 p.m. FREE. Schuler Books & Music, 1982 Cactus, indoor and outdoor wreaths and garlands, Lansing. (517) 482-0184. Teen DIY: Jewelry. Ages 13-18. Get crafty with jew- Grand River Ave., Okemos. (517) 349-8840. Kissing Balls and a variety of gifts. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Morning Storytime. All ages welcome for stories, elry for yourself or friends and family. 6-9 p.m. FREE. FREE. Smith Floral and Greenhouses, 124 E Mount songs, rhymes, and fun. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Delta Town- Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Saturday, December 3 Hope Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-5327. ship District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 3. www.dtdl.org. "Like There's No Tomorrow." Ski film hosted by (517) 321-4014. Classes and Seminars Home: Perspectives on the Familiar & False the Jug and Mug Ski Club. 7 p.m. FREE. MacDonald Middle School, 1601 Burcham Drive, East Lansing. (517) 335-9403. www.elps.k12.mi.us. Free ERASER-FREE SUDOKU HARD Holiday in the Log Cabin. Enjoy a tour of the Moon Family's log cabin built in the 1860s. 3-5 p.m. Free TO PLAY $3; $1 members. Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Road, Lansing. (517) 322-0030. Fill in the grid so that every row, col- umn, and outlined 3-by-3 box contains Music the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. Arnie's Karaoke. 9 p.m. FREE. Rocky's Roadhouse, No guessing is required. The solution is 2470 Cedar St., Holt. (517) 694-2698. unique. Temesgen Hussein. Playing the krar and the Be- gena. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Altu's Ethiopian Cuisine, To avoid erasing, pencil in your pos- 1312 Michigan Ave., East Lansing. (517) 333-6295. BZY^iVi^dc sible answers in the scratchpad space Jazz Brunch. Featuring Grammy-nominated Betty Quan Am Buddhist Temple beneath the short line in each vacant Joplin. Poceeds to fund service projects and scholar- Beginners Welcome. square. For solving tips, visit ships. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $45. Marriott, 300 M.A.C. Ave., Every Thursday 7-8:30 p.m. East Lansing. [email protected]. 1840 N. College Rd., Mason, MI 48854 www.SundayCrosswords.com Sunday Open Jam with Bad Gravy, 9:30 p.m., Green Door; Karaoke, 9 p.m. Drag Queens Gone Wild, 11 p.m., Spiral Dance Bar; DJ Mike, 9:30 p.m., LeRoy's Bar & Grill; Open Mic, 5 p.m., Uli's Haus of Rock. Monday Steppin' In It, 9:30 p.m., Green Door: Easy Babies funk trio, 10 p.m., The Exchange. Everyone welcome - For information: Answers on page 25 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. Call: (517) 347-1655 or (517) 853-1675 See Out on the Town, Page 24 24 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 30, 2011

face painting and crafts, plus visit by Santa Claus. 2-4 Divorced, Separated, Widowed Conversation Details Dec. 4) Out on the town p.m. FREE. Shiawassee Arts Center, 206 Curwood Group. For those ready to move on with their lives. Faculty Recital. Panayis Lyras, piano. 7:30 p.m. Castle Drive, Owosso. (989) 723-8354. 7:30 p.m. FREE. St. David's Episcopal Church, 1519 $10; $8 seniors; FREE students. MSU Auditorium, 150 from page 23 Holiday Open House. A Christmas exhibition by Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272. Auditorium Road, East Lansing. (800) WHARTON. Val Berryman. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Williamston Depot Cooking with Norm. Norm Robison's popular Charlotte Holiday Concert. Presenting a variety Literature and Poetry of Christmas music. 7:30 p.m. $10; $5 students; FREE Museum, 369 W. Grand River Ave., Williamston. (517) cooking demonstration. Theme: "You Give Me the Raphael Rubinstein. Poet and art critic has under 12 . Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 378 655-1030. www.williamstonmuseum.org. Crepes." 6:30 p.m. FREE. Dewitt District Library, 13101 authored numerous publications. 7 p.m. FREE. South State St., Charlotte. (517) 490-0481. Schavey Road, DeWitt. (517) 669-3156. Kedzie Hall, corner of Farm Lane and Auditorium. Community Concert. Yoon Ji Kim, piano solo. 7 Music Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. St. David's (517) 432-3961. art.msu.edu. p.m. FREE. Burcham Hills Retirement Community, Capital City Ringers."12 Bells of Christmas," fea- Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (989) Jonathan Rand Book Signing. Recognized for his 2700 Burcham Drive, East Lansing. (517) 353-9958. turing "Silent Night" and more. 5 p.m. FREE. Okemos 587-4609. www.stdavidslansing.org. Presbyterian Church, 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos. GriefShare Seminar. A DVD series, with small Michigan Chiller and American Chiller series. 5-7 p.m. (517) 321-3221. www.capitalcityringers.com. support group disscussion. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Lansing FREE. Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo Theater St., Lansing. (517) 373-1359. "The Surprising Story of the Three Little Community Concert. Almost Unique Brass Quin- Central United Methodist Church, 215 N. Capitol Ave., Pigs." 2 & 4:30 p.m. $7, $5 kids. (Please See Details tet. 1:30 p.m. FREE. Michigan Historical Museum, 702 Lansing. (517) 485-9477. Tuesday, December 6 Dec. 1) W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 353-9958. Homeschool Science Series. Eight-week series, "This Wonderful Life." 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. $20-25. Messiah with Choral Union. Handel's Messiah, introducing students to scientific principles. Grades Classes and Seminars (Please See Details Dec. 1) Part I. 7 p.m. $10. Edgewood United Church, 469 N. 3 to 5. 1:30-2:30 p.m. FREE. Impression 5 Science Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Anyone wanting to lose "An Evening of Futurism and DaDa." 2 p.m. & 8 Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. (800) WHARTON. Center, 200 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 485-8116 . weight is welcome. 7 p.m. FREE to visit.. Eaton Rapids p.m. $10. (Please See Details Dec. 2) Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Rapids. Judy Auditions. Ages 9-18. 10 a.m.-Noon, FREE. (Please Theater Events @ (517) 543-0786. See Details Dec. 1) Franc D'Ambrosio: "Christmas in New York." Social Bridge. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Schizophrenics Anonymous Self-help Sup- Take a musical tour with all Christmas favorites. Delta Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth port Group. For persons with schizophrenia and Literature and Poetry 7 p.m. $35. Wharton Center, MSU Campus, East Road, Lansing. (517) 484-5600. related disorders. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Sparrow Profes- Taylor Joseph. Author of "The Flight," 1-3 p.m. Lansing. 1-800-WHARTON. Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta sional Building, 1200 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) FREE. Schuler Books & Music, 1982 Grand River Ave., "The Surprising Story of the Three Little Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, 485-3775. Okemos. (517) 349-8840. www.schulerbooks.com. Pigs." 2 p.m. $7, $5 kids. (Please See Details Dec. 1) Lansing. (517) 484-5600. Compassionate Friends Support Group. For "This Wonderful Life." 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. $20-25. Holiday Crafting Event. Activate your creative grieving parents who have lost a child of any age. Sunday, December 4 (Please See Details Dec. 1) side. 5:30-8 p.m. FREE. Women's Center of Greater 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE. Salvation Army (South) Commu- Classes and Seminars Jumpin' Auditions. For "The Joint is Jumpin': The Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163. nity Center, 701 W. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 708-7370. Overeaters Anonymous. 2 p.m. Everybody Reads Roots of Rock 'n Roll Ragtime, Gospel, Jazz, Blues & Monday Morning Movie. Get your film fix. 10:30 Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. FREE. Presbyte- Books and Stuff, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) Rockabilly. " 3 p.m. or 7 p.m. FREE. Lansing Com- a.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 rian Church of Okemos, 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos. 485-8789. www.becauseeverybodyreads.com. munity College Gannon Building, 422 N. Washington Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext.4. (517) 505-0068. Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 2-3 Square, Lansing. www.lcc.edu/cma/events. Schizophrenics Anonymous Self-help Sup- p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. "An Evening of Futurism and DaDa." 2 p.m. $10. Music port Group. For persons with schizophrenia and Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 672-4072. www.cadl.org. (Please See Details Dec. 2) Open-Mic Mondays. Play solo, duo, with your related disorders. 10 a.m. FREE. Clinton-Eaton-Ing- band. 6:30-10:30 p.m. FREE. Michigan Brewing Com- ham Community Mental Health center, 812 East Jolly Events Monday, December 5 pany, 402 Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 977-1349. Holiday at the Center. Children's Day, Jingle Jam, Classes and Seminars Capital City Ringers. 5 p.m. FREE. (Please See See Out on the Town, Page 25 City Pulse • November 30, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 25

St, Jackson. (818) 761-6100. www.gqti.com. Out on the town Zonta Club of Lansing. And installation of new Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny November 30-December 6 members. Noon, $15. Country Club of Lansing, 2200 from page 24 Moores River Drive, Lansing. (517) 881-6737. ARIES (March 21-April 19): This would be an excel- Since you're now in a "brain-building" phase of your Road, Lansing. (517) 614-7820. www.ceicmh.org. Music lent week to head down to Pucon, Chile and hire a astrological cycle, I urge you to get more than your Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Open Jazz Jam. Weekly jazz series hosted by the daredevil to fly you in a helicopter into the caldera of minimum requirements of these basics. If I may be 5:45-6:45 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads Books and Jeff Shoup Quartet. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE. Stober's Bar, the active Villarrica volcano, whereupon you would permitted to resurrect a now-out-of-fashion slang Stuff, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 346-9900. 812 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 487-4464. bungee-jump out of the copter down to within 700 feet term, I suggest that you also expose yourself to a lot of www.becauseeverybodyreads.com. Wind Symphony. Soloist Daniel Stull, euphonium. of the molten lava. If that's too extreme or expensive extraordinarily phat sources of intellectual stimulation. Yoga 40. For those in their 40s, 50s, 60s and be- for your tastes, I urge you to come up a milder adven- Corigliano/McKenzie. 7:30 p.m. $10; $8 seniors; FREE SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The mawashi is the yond. 7:15 p.m. Suggested $7. Just B Yoga, 106 Island ture that will still bring you a close encounter with pri- students. Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, MSU loincloth that Japanese sumo wrestlers wear while Ave., Lansing. (517) 488-5260. mal heat and light — and maybe even some divine fire. Campus, East Lansing. (800) WHARTON. competing. It's rare for the garment to come off, even Women's Self-Defense Workshop. Learn to set TAURUS (April 20-May 20): As a mouse looks for in the heat of a match, but it did happen once in 2000, physical and emotional boundaries. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Literature and Poetry food or shelter, it is flexible enough to fit through a when a wrestler named Asanokiri suddenly found him- Women's Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Helen's Book Night. Books make great gifts. 6:30 hole as small as a quarter of an inch. You would really self standing naked during his bout with Chiyohakuho. Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163. p.m. FREE. Dewitt District Library, 13101 Schavey benefit from having a talent like that right now, Taurus. In conformity with sumo's rules, Asanokiri was imme- Homeschool Science. Grades 5 to 7. 1:30 p.m.- Road, DeWitt. (517) 669-3156. www.dewittlibrary.org. Of course, even if you are as slippery and pliable as diately disqualified. I don't think you're at risk for being 2:30 p.m. FREE. Impression 5 Science Center, 200 you'll need to be, you will also have to be on high alert rendered literally unclothed in the heat of a showdown Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 485-8816. Wednesday, December 7 for the inviting possibilities, some of which may be brief or a plot twist, Scorpio. But I do advise you to take EcoTrek Fitness Outdoor Workout. For all fit- or subtle. For example, let's say you spy an interesting- Classes and Seminars extra precautions to prevent a metaphorical version of ness levels. 5:45-7 p.m. $12 per person. Lansing River Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. (Please See looking person with whom you'd love to chat. The that occurrence. Get your act very together, and keep Trail, Clippert St., Lansing. (517) 243-6538. Details Nov. 30) window of opportunity may be open for less than ten it very together. Digital Downloads. Learn how to download the Community Yoga.. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. (Please See seconds. Seize that moment! Refuse to get hung up in SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Dear Mr. library's collection of free eBooks. 6 p.m. FREE. CADL Details Nov. 30) shyness. Don't convince yourself that another chance will come along later. Brezsny: My name is Sonny McGee and I own a web- South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. Meditation. 7-9 p.m. FREE. (Please See Details Nov. 30) site that caters to people who are addicted to play- (517) 272-9840. www.cadl.org/events. Free After School Tutoring. 2:40-4:50 p.m. FREE. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of my Gemini Holiday Glitter. Annual fundraiser for the Arts (Please See Details Nov. 30) acquaintances, Tara, has been playing a slow-moving ing poker. I'm a big fan of your horoscopes, and I'm Council of Greater Lansing. 6-9 p.m. $75; $150 patron Grande Paraders Square Dance Club. 7 p.m. game of tag with three friends since they were all in wondering if you would like to advertise your work to tickets. MSU Henry Center for Executive Develop- $4 members; $5. (Please See Details Nov. 30) second grade together. They're 27 years old now, and our audience. Gamblers love astrology! Get in touch. ment, 3535 Forest Road, Lansing. (517) 372-4636. still live in the same city. Currently, Tara is "It," and has - Sagittarian Wheeler Dealer." Dear Wheeler Dealer: Events been so for quite some time. But she confided in me Thanks for your interest, but I'll pass. I don't like to Events Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. (Please that she plans to make a move this week. She says encourage anyone to focus their gambling urges on DTDL Crafters. Conversation, knitting, and more. See Details Nov. 30) she'll sneak up on one of the other players during his trivial matters like card games, sports events, and Bring own supplies. 2:30-4 p.m. FREE. Delta Township Holiday Origami. Ages 7-13. With expert Tim Novak lunch break at work, tag him, and run away before he lotteries. I prefer they direct that mojo to high-minded District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) demonstrating origami sleighs, snowflakes and trees. can tag her back. I told her she's likely to meet with stuff like daring themselves to excel, pursuing exciting 321-4014 ext 4. www.dtdl.org. 6 p.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. success, since this is an excellent time for you Geminis and idealistic adventures, and doing brave things to to gain an advantage in pretty much any kind of game Morning Storytime. Songs, rhymes, and fun. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 272-9840. www.cadl.org/ help save the world. By the way, it's prime time for you you're playing. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 events. Sagittarians to ratchet up your commitment to those (June 21-July 22): "Far more crucial than Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014. ENO Holiday Party. Eastside Neighborhood CANCER kinds of gambles. Speakeasies Toastmasters Club Meeting. In what we know or do not know is what we do not want Organization will provide the main dish, while you CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I hope you're not Building 3, second floor room B. 12:05-1 p.m. FREE. to know," wrote philosopher Eric Hoffer. This is a good can bring a dish to share with everyone. 6 p.m. so perversely attached to your demons that you're Ingham Community Health Center, 5303 S. Cedar St., idea for you to contemplate right now. I realize it may FREE. Foster Community Center, 200 N. Foster Ave., inclined to keep providing them with a comfortable Lansing. (517) 282-5149. be a challenge for you to figure out what you would Lansing. (517) 372-3249. home. Why? Because the coming weeks will be an Game On. Play a variety of board and video games. rather not know and are afraid to know and might excellent time for you to permanently banish them 3-5 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Music even be allergic to knowing. Still, I hope you'll make from the premises. Yes, I know it may seem lonely at Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 x3. Jazz Wednesdays. Live entertainment. 7-10 p.m. the effort. Maybe you could enlist a smart ally who'd first without their nagging, disruptive voices chattering Ace Deville's Tantalizing Tuesdays. Show starts FREE. ENSO, 16800 Chandler Road. East Lansing. be skillful in helping you uncover the taboo truth. And away in your head. But I really do encourage you to at 11:30 p.m. includes professional male dancers. 9 (517) 333-1656. www.enjoyenso.com. maybe you could formulate an intention to be as objec- bid them adieu. By the way, as you plan your exorcism, p.m. $3 21 ; $7 18 and over . Fahrenheit Ultra Lounge, Jazz Wednesdays. Featuring the Jeff Shoup Trio. tive as you've ever been. 6810 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 488-1517. 7-10 p.m. FREE. Gracie's Place, 151 S. Putnam, Wil- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Biologists say there are 680 you might want to include a humorous touch or two. Salsa Dancing. DJ Mojito spins tunes for salsa. liamston. (517) 655-1100. species of trees and shrubs in the U.S. and Canada. By They're allergic to satire and mockery, you know. 9 p.m.-Midnight, FREE. 621, 621 E. Michigan Ave., Community Concert. Live concert. 7 p.m. FREE. comparison, Lambir Hills National Park on the island of AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Beauvais Lansing. (517) 482-2212. Independence Village of East Lansing, 2530 Marfitt Borneo is the home of 1,175 species on its 128 acres. I Cathedral in northern France has been called "the most DJ-hosted Trivia. Prizes awarded to the top three Road, East Lansing. (517) 353-9958. suspect you will feel right at home in places like Lambir daring achievement of Gothic architecture." Its soaring teams. 8-9:30 p.m. FREE. Tin Can, 644 Migaldi Lane, Hills in the coming week, Leo. Your own creative urges facades, carved wooden doors, stained glass windows, (517) 925-8658. (517) 708-3441. Literature and Poetry will be running hotter than usual, and are most likely and astronomical clock demonstrate high artistry. Holiday Concert in Theater. Chicago The Band Lansing Area Science Fiction Meeting. 7 p.m. to thrive in contexts that are themselves teeming with There's a problem with the place, however — it has Presents an Evening of Holiday Music and Greatest FREE. (Please See Details Nov. 30) lush fertility and rich diversity. Please surround your- never been completed. Work began in the year 1225, self with inspirational influences, thereby giving yourself Hits. 7 p.m. Price varies. Jackson 10, 1501 N. Wisner Baby Time. 10:30 a.m. FREE. (Please See Details and experts are still talking about how to solve certain Nov. 30) the best possible chance to express yourself with vivid ongoing difficulties with its construction. I don't know imagination. when this happy ending will occur, Aquarius, but I do SUDOKU SOLUTION CROSSWORD SOLUTION VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "People travel to faraway expect that in 2012 you will be able to put the finishing places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they From Pg. 23 From Pg. 20 touches on your own personal version of the Beauvais ignore at home," wrote philosopher Dagobert D. Runes. Cathedral. And now would be a good time to formulate Your assignment, Virgo, should you choose to accept definite plans to do so. it, is to refute that assertion. In other words, I'm invit- ing you to travel to all of your usual haunts and treat PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In my prayers, I've everything that happens there with the attitude of a been negotiating with the Goddess to grant you the first-time visitor. Just assume that the familiar people power to change the course of rivers, at least in a and places in your life have stimulating gifts to give and metaphorical way. I've also beseeched her to show lessons to impart. Remember, though, they can't do you how to overthrow the Puppet Master and convert that to the fullest unless you expect them to. overwrought hawks into savvy doves. The Goddess LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The human brain is seems to be seriously considering these appeals, and composed of 30 percent protein and 70 percent fat. has even hinted she might offer you instructions on So it wouldn't be incorrect to refer to you as a fathead. how to shape a new Adam out of one of Eve's ribs, In order to nourish your brain cells, you've got to eat mythically speaking. In return, she does have one foods that provide two essential fatty acids your body request: that you do what you can to make sure the doesn't manufacture: omega-3 ALA and omega-6 LA. sun rises on schedule for the next ten days.

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killer onion rings. 313 E. wiches and specialties, 1312 Michigan Ave., Cafes & Diners Grand River Ave., East like the chicken cheese East Lansing. 11 a.m.-9 Lansing. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. panini. It also offers p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; RESTAURANT Monday-Thursday, Friday soups, fresh salads and closed Sunday & MEDITERAN DELI — 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Noon-8 desserts. Every Friday Monday. (517) 333-6295. This bright, casual deli p.m. Sunday. (517) there is a pulled pork www.EatAtAltus.com, is set up as a New York- 853-3033. Second loca- sandwich special. 119 OM, TO, P $ style take-out, but there tion at 3552 Meridian S. Washington Square, are about 10 seats, if you Crossings, Okemos. 8 Lansing. 9 a.m.-4:30 BAJA GRILLE — This want to sit by the window a.m.-8 p.m. Monday- p.m. Monday-Friday; family-owned restaurant and watch the world go Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 11-2 Saturday closed in downtown Mason by. It offers fresh rotis- Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. (517) 374-2784. offers a wide range of serie chicken, pork and Sunday. (517) 853-1100. www.ted-dees.com. options, from fresh sea- lamb, as well as fresh www.statesidedeli.com. TO, D (orders of $20 or food and hamburgers to salads and wraps. 333 TO, OM, $. more), OM, WiFi, $ homemade soups and Chris Galford/City Pulse S. Washington Sq., chili. 402 S. Jefferson Lansing. 11:30 a.m.- SOUP SPOON CAFÉ — THEIO’S — Serving St., Mason. 8 a.m.-8 When a late-night burger craving hits, head for Theio's, which is open 24 hours. 3:00 p.m. (lunch), 4:30 Offering gourmet meals breakfast around the p.m. Monday-Saturday; p.m.-8:30 p.m. (dinner) for lunch or dinner, this clock, Theio’s is also Closed Sunday. (517) Monday-Friday, 4 p.m.-9 café keeps customers great place to grab a 244-1181. www.bajag- 4HEAREASlNESTSELECTIONOFGOURMET p.m. Saturday (dinner coming for dishes like burger for lunch or sat- rille.net. TO, $ only). Closed Sundays. pan-seared Atlantic isfy a late-night craving. FOODSFROMAROUNDTHEWORLD Deli side is open 10:30 salmon drizzled with 2650 E. Michigan Ave., BEST STEAK HOUSE a.m.-6 p.m. Monday- garlic-dill or honey soy Lansing. Open 24 hours. — Low-cost dining for Friday. (517) 372-1072. sauce. 1419 E. Michigan (517) 487-3955. TO, P, meat lovers, serving www.restaurantmedit- Ave., Lansing. 7 a.m.-10 WiFi, $ steaks and sandwiches, !WARD WINNINGMEATDEPTWITH (UNDREDSOFBEERS eran.com. TO, OM, $. p.m. Monday; 7 a.m.-10 including a modified p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; TONY’S — A lively Philly cheesesteak. ON PREMISEMEATCUTTERSTOASSIST /VERMALT3COTCHES SAWYER’S GOURMET 7 a.m.-midnight Friday; 8 restaurant near 3020 E. Kalamazoo s s PANCAKE HOUSE — a.m.-midnight Saturday; the Michigan State St., Lansing. 11 a.m.-9 You may have had blue- closed Sunday. University campus that p.m. Monday-Saturday; 4HEFRESHESTLOCALPRODUCE 7IDELIQUORSELECTIONAT berry pancakes before — (517) 316-2377. www. has something for every- 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. but how about mango? soupspooncafe.com. one, with breakfast all (517) 337-2210. TO, s LOWESTPRICESALLOWEDBYLAW Sawyer's is known for its OM, D, TO, WiFi, $ day, lunch specialties, RES, OM $$. all-natural, organic and burgers and dinners, 4HEAREASlNESTSELECTIONOFWINE local approach to food, SPOTTED DOG CAFÉ such as the hot turkey BLUE GILL GRILL — LIQUOR ANDBEERWITH as well as for its diverse — Menu favorites at this sandwich. 350 Albert This eclectic restaurant menu (which goes far downtown breakfast and Ave., East Lansing. features a variety of FULL TIMESTAFFTOASSIST beyond pancakes). 608 lunch spot include the Summer hours are 8 fresh fish, including grou- W. Saginaw St., Lansing. chicken salad and spicy a.m.-4 p.m. 7 days a per, salmon, walleye, cod s 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday- Thai slaw with chicken. week; School year hours and bluegill made with a 4HOUSANDSOFDOMESTIC Wednesday, 7 a.m.-8 221 S. Washington are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 7 days unique blend of spices p.m. Thursday –Sunday. Square, Lansing. 9 a week. (517) 332-5553. in a secret family recipe. INTERNATIONALWINES (517) 485-9410. OM, $$. a.m.-3 p.m. Monday- TO, WiFi $. 1591 Lake Lansing Friday; closed Saturday Road, Haslett. 11 a.m.-2 SOPHIA’S HOUSE & Sunday. (517) 485- ZEUS’S CONEY a.m. Monday-Saturday; OF PANCAKES — 7574. www.spotted- ISLAND — This eatery 12 p.m.-2 a.m. Sunday. Pancakes and omelets dogcafe.com . TO, D, offers Greek classics, (517) 339-4900. www. '2%!4&//$ '2%!43%26)#% &/2/6%29%!23 fill the tables at Sophia's, #ORNEROF4ROWBRIDGE(ARRISON %AST,ANSING  WWWGOODRICHSHOPRITECOM OM, P, $ like chicken kabobs bluegillgrill.com. FB, TO, but a dinner menu marinated for 24 hours RES (eight or more), includes other favorites, SUGAR SHACK — A in lemon juice, olive oil OM, WiFi, $$ such as stuffed chicken cupcake connoisseur's and a blend of secret breast. 1010 Charlevoix paradise, Sugar Shack herbs. Plus American THE BOARDROOM — A Drive, Grand Ledge. 7 has nothing but sweets favorites like walleye. downtown watering hole a.m.-9 p.m. Monday- to make your mouth sing: 6525 S. Pennsylvania for CEOs and average Saturday; 7 a.m.-4 p.m. enormous and slightly Ave., Lansing. 7a.m. - 9 Joes. A full bar and Sunday. (517) 627-3222. less than enormous cup- p.m. Sunday-Thursday, to-go beer and wine TO, WiFi, $. cakes, brownies, cook- 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday attracts thirsty revel- ies, pies and more. 215 & Saturday. (517) 272- ers, and a menu that STATESIDE DELI N. Clippert St., Lansing. 7900. OM, TO, WIFI, $ includes hand-pattied, AND GRILL — When Summer hours: 11 a.m.- char broiled burgers, Spencer Soka moved to 10 p.m. Monday-Sunday; served on Great Harvest mid-Michigan, he grew School year: 11 a.m.-1 Casual Dining bread, brings the hungry. tired of driving all the a.m. Sunday-Thursday; 107 E. Allegan, Lansing. way to his home city of 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. ALTU’S — Traditional 11a.m.-2 a.m. Monday- Southfield for a good (517) 316-2009. TO, D, Ethiopian food served Wednesday, 11 a.m.-12 corned beef sandwich. OM, $. with specials, including a.m. Thursday-Saturday; Now the Stateside the Friday special of 4 p.m.-2 a.m. (517) comes to East Lansing, TED DEE’S SANDWICH spicy shredded beef with 316-2312. TO, WiFi, P, City Pulse’s James Sanford featuring traditional SHOP — This downtown jalapenos and ginger FB, $. talks entertainment news Philly cheese steaks Lansing spot serves served with Ethiopian (with real Cheez Whiz!) a variety of deli sand- bread, yellow cabbage See Dining, Page 27 every Friday around 7:50 am and a deep-fryer with and a house salad. And hear Berl Schwartz of City Pulse call Tim an Ignorant Slut — or worse! Every Wednesday at 8:30! City Pulse • November 30, 2011 www.lansingcitypulse.com 27

and much more. Menu ciesplacebistro.com BW, adjusts by season. It’s a TO, RES, P, WiFi, $$ Dining gift to this area’s dining scene, an early holiday HARRY’S PLACE — A Now Offering from page 26 present that will hope- bar and grill with Greek fully keep on giving for roots. Try the Greek Fresh Bread From downtown Lansing now many years to come. chicken—a half chicken BRUNCH HOUSE — serves Delta Township (Reviewed by Joe Torok roasted in lemon oil Owner Leo Farhat has with a full dinner menu in our Nov. 9 issue.) 2010 sauce and doused with peppered his traditional along with familiar Coney W. Saginaw St., Lansing. Mediteranean herbs. breakfast house menu dogs, burgers and fries. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday- 404 N. Verlinden Ave., with dishes rooted in Also find full breakfasts Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 Lansing. 10 a.m.-11:30 his Lebanese heri- and dinners like bar- p.m. Sunday, closed p.m. Monday- Saturday, tage. Try “Leo’s house beque beef brisket and Monday. (517) 580-3556. closed Sunday. (517) special,” which begins tilapia with lemon but- forkintheroaddiner.com. 484-9661. TO, FB, $. with seasoned beef, ter cream sauce. 6334 TO, OM, $$$ onions and pine nuts W. Saginaw, Lansing; JOSE'S CUBAN sauteed in a frying pan, Monday-Saturday 7 GENO’S PIZZERIA — SANDWICH & DELI — then combined with a a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Sunday Owner Geno Abbey has Hearty sandwiches are couple of eggs. 1040 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; (517) 323- captured the essence heated up in a plancha S. Pennsylvania Ave., 6867; TO, $$ of East Coast-style pie. — a flat grill press — Lansing. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. The dough is made fresh at this inconspicuous 1RUWKZLQG'U(DVW/DQVLQJ‡‡ZZZHOIFRFRRS Monday- Friday, and 8 EL BURRITO — A cozy, from scratch several eatery that’s well worth a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and authentic taqueria offer- times a day, the sauce discovering. Try the 0RQ6DWDPSP‡6XQDPSP Sunday (517) 484-1567 ing homemade Mexican is composed of hand- medianoche (“midnight”), TO, WiFi, $ cooking and baked crushed San Marzano with roasted pork, ham, goods. Stop by early for tomatoes (considered Swiss cheese and onion, CLARA’S LANSING a breakfast burrito, try the world’s best for or the brie chicken, STATION — The cozy a lunch special entrée making sauces) flown augmented with onion, atmosphere and first-rate that comes with rice in from Italy, and all cilantro and guacamole. Community. service outclass the food and beans, or fill a taco vegetable toppings are Two locations. 401 S. at this one-time railroad with marinated pork, garden-fresh. . 208 Pennsylvania Ave., station. The novel-length beef tongue, chicken S. Washington Sq., Lansing. 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. menu offers a vast array or a number of other Lansing. 11 a.m.-7:30 Monday-Friday, noon-8 of options, including meats. 5920 S. Cedar p.m. Monday-Thursday, p.m. Saturday, closed American fare, Tex-Mex, St., Lansing. 9 a.m.-7:30 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, Sunday. 2315 E. Grand Your Financial Solution. seafood, basket meals, p.m. Monday-Tuesday; 9 11:30-9p.m. Saturday. River Ave., Lansing. 11 sandwiches galore and a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday; Closed Sundays. (517) a.m.-11 p.m. Monday- Member owned. Locally operated. much more. (Reviewed Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 580-7124. www.geno- Friday, 11 a.m.-3 a.m. by Joe Torok in our Saturday; Closed spizzeria.com . OM, $$. Thursday-Saturday, June 15 issue.) 637 E. Sunday. (517) 272-1665. noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Michigan Ave., Lansing. TO, $$. GRACIE’S PLACE — A (517) 862- 8420. TO, D, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday- classy, cozy restaurant OM, $. Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 FISH & CHIPS — in downtown Williamston g c p.m. Friday & Saturday; Serving fish, fries and offering customer favor- LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE GABRIELS COMMUNITY 1901 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48912 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. more on Lansing east ites like the Dancing — This national chain c u credit union www.gabrielscu.com | (517) 484-0601 (517) 372-7120. www. side for almost 40 years. Zorba vegetarian sand- specializes in ribs, claras.com, OM, TO, FB, Dine in or pull up to the wich with grilled veggies, steaks and burgers, WiFi, P, RES $$-$$$ drive-thru window for roasted eggplant, zucchi- but the menu is large dinner on the go. 2418 E. ni, portabella mushrooms enough, with salads, CONRAD’S COLLEGE Michigan Ave., Lansing. and baby tomatoes on lots of sides and a kid's TOWN GRILL — 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday- a whole wheat tortilla menu, for even finicky Featuring creative Saturday. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. with roasted red pep- eaters to find a meal. sandwiches such as the Sunday. (517) 487-5774. per hummus. Now open Monday-Wednesday: J.F.K. (with chicken, jala- TO, P, $ for dinner Thursday- two meals for $14.99. penos, mozzarella and Saturday. (Reviewed by 5800 W. Saginaw Hwy., honey mustard) and a full FORK IN THE ROAD Joe Torok in our July 27 Lansing. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. slew of breakfast items, ARTISAN DINER — issue.) 151 S. Putnam Monday-Thursday; 11 burgers and (we swear, Contemporary American St., Williamston. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and this is what the menu cuisine with a local a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, 11 Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. calls them) “Magical and organic focus and a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday- Sunday. (517) 327-4751. Munchies.” 101 E. Grand a menu that combines Wednesday; 11 a.m.-10 www.logansroadhouse. River Ave., East Lansing. gourmet grilled cheese, p.m. Thursday-Saturday; com WB, TO, FB, OM, 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Monday- "Ballin' Ass Tacos," closed Sunday. (517) $$. Friday, noon-3 a.m. homemade meatloaf 655-1100. www.gra- Saturday, noon-10 p.m. Sunday. (517) 333- 2723. www.conrads- grill.com. D, OM, $.

CORAL GABLES — Serving meals for generations, this family-style restau- rant offers handmade desserts, homemade soups and a small menu of homemade Greek specialties. 2838 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday; 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday- Thursday; 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.- 11 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m.-9 pm. Sunday. (517) 337-1311. www. coralgablesrestaurant. com, WB, WiFi, FB, TO, OM, $$ Joe Torok/City Pulse

DIMITRI’S — The The recently opened Fork in the Road Artisan Diner emphasizes former stalwart of local ingredients and plans to adjust its menu to suit each season. 28 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 30, 2011