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VOL. 12 Feedback ISSUE 38 Ken Beachler in “Funny Girl”

It's no surprise for me that Dana Casadei in the “City Pluse” Have something to say (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com review (April 24, 2013) of "Funny Girl" (having been recently about a local issue ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6705 presented at MSU) should mention Ken Beachler”s “boom- or an item that appeared PAGE CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-5066 ing voice” and “charisma.” Certainly, Ken does have a boom- or email [email protected] ing voice, an excellent voice coming from understanding that in our pages? 6 speaking on stage isn't like chatting on television. As for cha- EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz 1.) Write a letter to the editor. [email protected] • (517) 999-5061 risma, Ken has that aplenty, having a delightful personality. • E-mail: letters@ MANAGING/NEWS EDITOR • Andy Balaskovitz He's far from being a run-of-the-miller. lansingcitypulse.com • Snail mail: City Pulse, 2001 Bernero “inclined” to support City Charter amendment to legalize [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 less than an ounce of marijuana on private property in Lansing In my opinion, Ken Beachler is one (of two, other being E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • Allan I. Ross Brad Rutledge) of the finest actors Lansing area has ever had. MI 48912 [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 • Fax: (517) 371-5800 I've seen him act many times, and he never disappoints me. PAGE PRODUCTION MANAGER • Rachel Harper 2.) Write a guest column: [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 Advice: See Ken whenever you can. Contact Berl Schwartz for more information: 12 CALENDAR EDITOR • Dana Casadei — Marion Owen-Fekete [email protected] [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 00 ext. 10 STAFF WRITERS Lansing Lawrence Cosentino Anthony Bourdain dishes on fellow celebrity chefs, [email protected] • (517) 999-5063 farm-to-table dining and why he loves to make fun of hipsters Sam Inglot This week on lansingcitypulse.com … [email protected] • (517) 999-5065 PAGE MARKETING/PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR/ WHITMER: EXPECT SCHAUER TO BE DEMS’ GOVERNOR NOMINEE, APRIL 29: State Senate Democratic SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT • Rich Tupica Leader Gretchen Whitmer predicted Monday that former Congressman Mark Schauer will be the 22 [email protected] • (517) 999-6710 Democrats’ candidate for governor in 2014. ADVERTISING MANAGER Shelly Olson POLITICS AND CLIMATE CHANGE, APRIL 29: If you believe in the science behind climate change, you’re [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 see page 8 more likely to support combating regardless of your political affiliation, according to new research at Leelanau Peninsula’s Black Star Farms dazzles with wine dinner ADVERTISING Michigan State University. However, you’re morel likely to be a Democrat. Jill Bauman [email protected] • (517) 999-6707 DO WE NEED LPD IN SCHOOLS? APRIL 25: Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and City Councilwoman Jody COVER Denis Prisk Washington are at odds over whether Lansing Police officers should be in Lansing high schools. Bernero [email protected] • (517) 999-6704 says they should; Washington says they’re not needed if deputized security guards are already there. Contributors: Justin Bilicki, Bill Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Tom ART Helma, Terry Link, Kyle Melinn, Dennis Preston, Paul Wozniak, Amanda Harrell-Seyburn, Ute Von Der Heyden, Judy Winter, Shawn Parker Check out these stories and more only at lansingcitypulse.com Delivery drivers: Richard Bridenbaker, Dave Fisher, Karen Navarra, Noelle Navarra, Brent Robison, Steve Stevens FRONT YARD GARDENS by KATIE EBERTS Interns: Hannah Scott, Dylan Sowle, Darby Vermeulen

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state Legislature operated within the law In other words, there are boards, regarding transparency. panels, commissions and authorities Failing the That word, “transparency,” is the that are levying taxes and spending pub- buzzword of a movement that has all the lic money while working to ensure you right intentions but is mostly about feel- don’t know about it. test good notions with little substance. After I suggested the idea of mandatory and OF THE WEEK all, who isn’t for an open government? continuing training for elected officials, in Governments lack transparency in “If I hear that word again, transpar- which they are schooled on the law regard- Judge Collette’s view ency, I’m going to jump off a bridge,” ing open records and open meetings. Collette said recently as we sat in his “I think it’s a great idea,” Collette said. (This is the first in a series of columns third floor office overlooking Mason’s “But just remember that there’s not a on government transparency by Steve town square. “The truth is with trans- township in this state, or a city or a vil- Miller, a freelance journalist who spe- parency, government spends most of its lage, that does not have an attorney that cializes in issues involving open meet- time trying not to be transparent.” they pay to handle routine legal matters. ings and open records. This project is Collette noted that under the state’s And often times they are the ones who cosponsored by City Pulse and Mlive.) open records laws, a public body is advise them how to avoid open meetings not required to create records but only and open records requirements, as well Last month, Ingham County Circuit to provide existing records. Unless it as to comply with them.” Judge William Collette ruled that an already exists, a database, for example, is In the case of the right-to-work ACLU-led lawsuit, which alleges that not required to be assembled. measure, a public interest group with a the Michigan Legislature’s approval of “Some people seem to think decided agenda — the ACLU — is right- a right-to-work measure in December [Freedom of Information Act compli- fully there to put the notion of openness Property: 1623 S. Washington Ave., Lansing violated the state’s Open Meetings Act, ance] requires an organization to amass to the test. Did legislators fail to provide could move forward. data for you,” he said. “That’s not the reasonable access to the public as it Owner: Gloria and Orlando Spagnuolo It thrust Collette into the national way it works. So if an organization is deliberated on the measure? Assessed value: $63,500 news simply on the merits of a ruling able to artfully manipulate the way it The spirit of the complaint is an Owner says: While looking to sell, city can store on a First Amendment case, although retains data, they can make it very hard assertion of Michigan’s Open Meetings its construction materials there few news outlets for you to obtain the info that you want.” Act, which requires a political body to cast the case as It hurts to hear that. do its business in the open. such — it was a It gets worse. He said cases like The plaintiff claims the lawmakers Architecture critic Amanda Harrell-Seyburn union issue, most the recent right-to-work challenge are gathered to deliberate right-to-work says: This structure, indicative of so many in the felt. The right-to- common and that public bodies are fre- legislation while disallowing the public Lansing area, is vacant and nearly windowless. work crowd ver- quently not honest. entry to the Capitol gallery. Ribbon windows on the south and east sides sus the unions. “I’ve had a lot of open meetings The complaint opens with a beauti- have been filled in with masonry block, closing But the com- cases, and they seem to revolve partly ful line: “Open government is the cor- it off from the street — unapproachable to the plaint Collette on an organization that doesn’t realize nerstone of our democracy.” It’s been point of irrelevance. Combined with new car- heard was not it is covered by the law,” Collette said. uttered over the years in editorials dependent, competing commercial centers, on the merits of “Others have made a valiant effort, and by fund-seeking do-gooder First this approach reduces vibrancy at the street the law — which struck down forced rightly or wrongly, to arrange whatever Amendment groups over the years, often necessary for successful retail, laying waste unionization in a state that defines the they do in a fashion to avoid needing to to many commercial buildings and corridors. labor movement — but whether the comply.” See Transparency, Page 6 Open up facades with windows. Limit sprawling retail. Concentrate on existing structures and corridors. ballot language on the group’s website. port it. Just last It seems we’ve finally found the sacred con- “Primarily we realize cannabis pro- week, Bernero struction equipment burial grounds. The prop- Pot petition hibition is a failure — it’s not working,” said he has asked erty at 1623 S. Washington Ave., formerly a Little coalition Chairman Jeffrey Hank said last the city attor- Caesars pizza joint, is now nothing but a storage Bernero “inclined” to support week on “City Pulse on the Air.” ney to look into unit for more orange barrels and caution signs City Charter amendment to legal- “If you are an adult, on your own prop- the lesser step of than is usually considered tasteful decorating. ize less than an ounce of marijua- erty, we believe police should leave you decriminaliza- Property owner Gloria Spagnuolo said she’s na on private property in Lansing. alone and focus on real crime, real victims, tion. looking to sell the building, but for now she allows Legal questions abound. and thereby free up police resources to If legalization the city to stash all of its extra roadwork goodies in focus on serious crimes and all the prob- were approved, the parking lot. Should it be legal to possess up to an lems associated with cannabis prohibition.” Lansing would Hank Spagnuolo said the city should be completing ounce of marijuana on private property The ballot initiative approach would join Detroit roadwork nearby and moving the equipment out in Lansing if you’re over 21? City voters circumvent the need for City Council and Flint in allowing up to an ounce of by the end of May. I’m no business expert, but a may get a chance to answer that question approval. The group needs about 4,200 marijuana on private property, which 65 lack of road signs and sandbags littering a prospec- at the polls in November. valid signatures by late August. Hank percent of Detroit voters and 57 percent tive property is usually a good thing. The Coalition for a Safer Lansing expects to get the needed amount in the of Flint voters supported in November’s is gathering signatures to place on next month and a half. election. Grand Rapids voters amend- — Dylan Sowle November ballots a City Charter amend- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero is “not ed their City Charter in November to ment allowing for “the use, possession or surprised” a legalization bid has surfaced decriminalize marijuana, making pos- “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier transfer of less than 1 ounce of marijuana, here. “I would think it would pass,” he said. session punishable by fine. Also in properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of on private property, by a person who has While he wants to study Hank’s proposal the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- attained the age of 21 years,” according to more, Bernero said he’s “inclined” to sup- See Pot, Page 6 singcitypulse.com or call Andy Balaskovitz at 999-5064. 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • May 1, 2013

and do nothing.’ Or they can say, ‘This is still a ist in Detroit who was behind the nearly iden- Transparency Pot violation of state law that we will enforce.’” tical proposal that passed there in November. A decriminalization City Charter amend- Hank said the Lansing language is “almost from page 5 from page 5 ment that passed in Grand Rapids in exactly” what passed in Detroit, but it adds November is before a Kent County circuit the word “transfer” to “allow two consenting in vain. And it still sounds fresh. November, Ypsilanti voters amended their judge. The county prosecutor there says it con- adults to transfer marijuana between them- Let’s end with another reality to pon- City Charter to make marijuana posses- flicts with state law. A court order stopping the selves and not face prosecution, which in this der: A bill to carry out Gov. Rick Snyder’s sion for those 21 and older the lowest law amendment was lifted in January, and the city case would be felony drug charges.” Transfer plan to revamp the state’s auto insur- enforcement priority. will reportedly start applying the new ordi- would include the sale, he said. ance system was filed April 23. Deep Whereas legalization frees one from nance today as it awaits a legal decision. Beck said Detroit “refuses to make any within the 67-page legislation, on pages any penalties associated with marijuana, Kalamazoo City Attorney Clyde Robinson statement” about whether it will make a for- 59-60, is a provision that would exempt decriminalization moves possession from a says the central problem with new marijua- mal policy of enforcing local law or charging the newly created Michigan Automobile misdemeanor to a civil infraction and a fine, na laws at the local level is that cities “can’t people under state law, which would then have Insurance Fraud Authority from the which usually starts at $25 for a first offense. permit its citizens to do something that state to be prosecuted in circuit court. While Detroit state’s open records laws. At the same time as those Michigan law otherwise prohibits. I think it creates a is staying mum, the city of Flint has been open Two other states, Louisiana and cities, voters out west in Colorado and legal question right off the bat.” about charging people under state law, Beck Pennsylvania, have auto fraud authorities Washington said yes to legalizing cannabis To “knowingly or intentionally possess” said — “the equivalent of an ‘F-you’” to voters. similar to the one proposed here. Both statewide. Last week, state Rep. Jeff Irwin, cannabis — if you’re not a registered medi- Still, Beck says the key to avoiding liti- are legislatively created and are subject to D-Ann Arbor, introduced a bill that would cal marijuana patient — is a misdemeanor in gation is allowing local police to be able to open records requests. decriminalize cannabis statewide. To be Michigan, punishable by up to a year in jail make that decision. Michigan’s fraud authority would sure, marijuana changes are afoot. or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both. If anything, these local cannabis chang- approve grants to public agencies, engage “We think this is a trend nationwide. It’s Manufacturing or delivering pot is a felo- es are symbolic. More so here, Hank said, in public education programs and other- time for a change — people realize that — ny, with varying penalties based on weight because it’s the capital city — even though wise spend money on behalf of the public. and we want to be on the forefront of that involved. The lowest penalty — for less than it’s behind several Michigan cities. But it doesn’t want you to see how it works. change here in the capital city,” Hank said. five kilograms — is up to four years in jail or “It’s only right that Lansing is in this fight Like the plaintiffs claim regarding the But with new trends come legal questions. a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. as well to change the laws,” Hank said. “We right-to-work legislation and the circum- For example, just because Lansing One kilogram is more than 35 ounces. should be a model for this. We think we stances of its passage, the secrecy under could legalize cannabis on private proper- Robinson said Kalamazoo has eased should be leading the way and if our local which this proposed insurance fraud ty, doesn’t mean you’re free from prosecu- marijuana penalties by making it a 93-day politicians aren’t going to do it, then we’re authority could operate is bad for First tion. Local law enforcement is still empow- misdemeanor or up to a $100 fine. going to do it.” Amendment rights, and bad for democracy. ered to enforce state law, Ingham County Hank said the group’s “intent” is to legal- Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said. ize cannabis on all private property, whether — Andy Balaskovitz “I guess it’s just a matter of a police chief it’s your own or on someone else’s if you who’s going to enforce it,” he said. “The police have permission. “This isn’t meant so people have a choice. They can either say, ‘OK, we have can use or smoke in public parks or on the a city ordinance that says this is not a crime street,” he said. But let’s say you bring your own supply The cleanup crew PUBLIC NOTICES to a friend’s house: Is it legal to drive with it there? And would you be able to cultivate River conservation program still NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL your own product? Hank says the ballot going strong after two decades language is simple and that such questions would have to be determined later by the Booze bottles, syringes, old cars — just Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, to consider ordering in courts or through new legislation. a sampling of what’s been pulled out of sidewalks in conjunction with 2013 local street improvement project. “It’s symbolic to law enforcement that the the Grand and Red Cedar rivers since the people of Lansing want to be able to do these Adopt A River campaign debuted 20 years The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, upon notice kinds of things and want the police officers ago. to the City of East Lansing, prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable to be able to focus on real crimes, and we The river cleanup program began with accommodations or services should write or call the City Manager’s Office, 410 Abbot Road, East want to free up their resources to do so,” an idea from journalist Mark Nixon, who Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 319-6920, TDD 1-800-649-3777. Hank said. “How this would be interpreted was working at the Lansing State Journal by the courts is anyone’s guess.” Marie E. McKenna Hank is working with Tim Beck, an activ- See Cleanup, Page 6 City Clerk PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EAST LANSING PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, to consider the following: Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing Planning Commission on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., in the 54-B District Court, Courtroom 2, 101 1. A public hearing will be held to consider an application from East Lansing Jonna’s 2 Linden Street, East Lansing. Go, LLC for Special Use Permit approval for the property at 210 Michigan Avenue. The applicant is proposing to add liquor sales under a SDD license, in addition to beer and A second public hearing will be held for the purpose of reviewing the proposed wine sales under the existing SDM license. The property is zoned B-2, Retail Sales 2013-2019 Capital Improvements Program. Business District. Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning, Building and Development, East Lansing City 2. A public hearing will be held for the purpose of considering Ordinance 1289, a City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All interested persons will be given initiated ordinance to amend Section 50-573 of Division 2 – Article VI – Business, Office an opportunity to be heard. These matters will be on the agenda for the next Planning Commission and Industrial Districts, and Section 50-593 of Division 4 – Article VI – Business, Office meeting after the public hearing is held, at which time the Commission may vote on them. The and Industrial Districts – of Chapter 50 – Zoning – of the Code of the City of East Lansing Planning Commission's recommendations are then placed on the agenda of the next City Council to amend the height allowed subject to a Special Use Permit in the B-2 District and to meeting. The City Council will make the final decision on these applications. amend the parking requirements in the B-3 District. The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, upon notice individuals with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the to the City of East Lansing, prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should write or call the Planning accommodations or services should write or call the City Manager’s Office, 410 Abbot Road, East Department, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 319-6930. TDD Number: 1-800- Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 319-6920, TDD 1-800-649-3777. 649-3777.

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nity groups and organizations have taken things like kids activities — they’re trying Cleanup turns. For the past few years, the folks at to do more than just a river cleanup.” Impression 5, a children’s museum and Volunteers will receive a picnic lunch Computergate from page 6 science center, have been at the helm. and free admission to Impression 5 and an Erik Larson, the executive director of environmental fair, which was organized at the time. (Ed. note: Nixon is a res- Impression 5, said they are taking pre- by the Mid-Michigan Environmental codified taurant critic for City Pulse). Nixon said registrations for volunteers throughout Action Council. he grew up around rivers and lakes and the week. He said once all the volunteers Julie Powers, the executive director City Council adopts computer usage always had a fondness for history. Those have been tallied, he assigns groups of 15 of the environmental group Mid-MEAC, policy city attorney says is unen- two aspects of his life, along with some to 20 people to clean up a quarter-mile has been involved with the program for forceable encouragement from his executive editor, stretch along either the Grand or the Red several years. She said the health of the helped him formulate the idea. Cedar. He said past years have averaged rivers is greatly improving. A new internal policy requiring City “The Grand was used and abused over 500 to 600 volunteers. “The Grand River, first and foremost, Council members to sign out their comput- the centuries,” he said. “In the early 20th Volunteers will traverse the 10.2 miles is pretty darn healthy,” she said. “And the ers to take home and that restricts the use of century it was used poorly, and in the lat- of the River Trail — as well as the banks Red Cedar is in the best shape it’s ever social media websites is unenforceable, the ter part it was simply neglected. At the and shallows of the rivers — to remove been in. A river can come back from com- city attorney says. time, Lansing was really struggling to save trash and rubbish. pletely dead in 27 years if you leave her After three months and seven drafts in its own identity. It dawned on me that we “Unfortunately people don’t respect alone — nature will find a way — but it the Council Personnel Committee, the City have a beautiful river and natural resourc- the river,” Larson said. “We find couches, helps if we keep the trash out of the river.” Council approved a resolution Monday night es, and thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to bed frames, we found a washer and dryer Powers said there is an aspect to the that governs Council member use of city- have festivals and restaurants overlooking once and lots of tires, but it is getting bet- Adopt A River program that is steeped in issued laptops, desktop computers and cell the river?’” ter. The whole point is to bring awareness urban legend. phones. It is a reaction to an incident sev- Inspired by the river’s potential, Nixon to this beautiful natural resource in the “There (used to be) a fountain in the eral months ago involving Councilwoman wrote a series of editorials called “Grand middle of our city. We want people to take river in front of the Lansing Center, Kathie Dunbar’s city-issued laptop. Vision” and care of it and take pride in it.” and then it disappeared,” Powers said. Here’s the kicker: City Attorney Janene organized com- Larson said he doesn’t know precisely “There’s an urban legend that says it McIntyre says it’s not enforceable and the Adopt A River 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday munity summits how much trash has been pulled out of was cut off, floated down the river and whole thing will need to be reworked. Impression 5 that eventually the river over the last two decades, but he sank somewhere between the Lansing “You can’t enforce it. So, therefore, it’s not 200 Museum Dr., Lansing wound up in the wishes he did. Center and the Brenke Fish Ladder in worth the paper it’s written on,” McIntyre Register at impression5.org creation of the “It’s gotta be tons and tons,” he said. Old Town.” said Monday following the Council’s meet- Adopt A River “Typically, we have two 20-yard roll-off Powers said whoever finds the fountain ing. program. containers, and this year we’re folding in “wins Adopt A River forever.” McIntyre said the City Charter doesn’t The inaugural event launched on May some recycling.” “It probably got thrown into storage or allow Council members to discipline other 21, 1994 and it’s still going strong. The “Everybody acknowledges this too, but something, but I remember it as a kid,” Council members on anything short of a 20th Adopt A River program will be 10 we’re the victims of our own success,” said she said. “(But I think) it’s somewhere in criminal act. The new policy says that tech- a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Nixon, who will be there Saturday passing the river. I love telling kids that story —it’s nology use can be forfeited if a Council The Lansing Board of Water and Light out tree seedlings. “There’s not as much good fun.” member breaks the rules. has always been the main sponsor of the rubbish to clean up as there used to be. event, but over the years different commu- That’s why they’re branching out with — Sam Inglot See Computergate, Page 8 PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Anticipated Program Income During PY 2013/2014: Program income from sale of real property CITY OF EAST LANSING purchased with Section 108 Loan proceeds is estimated at $200,000. Other sources of program PROPOSED PY 2013/2014 income funds are estimated at $20,000. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (PY 2013/2014 CDBG PROGRAM & BUDGET) Proposed Use of Program Income: Program income typically returns to the program which generated the income; i.e., recapture of second mortgage proceeds, through the Homeownership The 2013 Action Plan represents the first year of the City’s current Consolidated Plan. The proposed Opportunity Assistance Program (HOAP), will be budgeted for additional homebuyer subsidy. All projects and activities would be funded with federal government Community Development Block program income generated from sale of lots in the Virginia Avenue Project will be put back into the Grant (CDBG) program funds awarded to the City through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban project to cover further eligible acquisition and related costs. The specific use of other program Development (HUD). The City’s anticipated PY 2013/2014 CDBG Entitlement Grant is $432,030. The income will be determined at a later date. proposed budget will be considered by the City Council as part of the City’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and Program of Services. This is to provide notice that the formal 30 calendar day comment period Beneficiaries: Activities under Project 1 meet the objective of low-moderate income housing benefit. on the proposed Action Plan commences on May 1, 2013 and will conclude on May 31, 2013. During Projects 2, 3, and 5 are limited clientele benefit, meaning that households and individuals assisted this period, copies of the Action Plan may be reviewed at the City of East Lansing, Department of with these activities must meet the low-moderate income guidelines established by HUD or be Planning and Community Development, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, and the East considered by HUD to be members of a clientele generally presumed to be low-moderate income. Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823. Project 4 is a public improvement activity, which meets the low-moderate income area benefit. These activities are undertaken in areas in which at least 51% of the households have low-moderate Proposed PY 2013/2014 CDBG Program and Budget income, as defined by HUD. Project 6 is planning and/or administrative activities. 1. Section 108 Loan, Virginia Avenue Project, repayment of principal and interest $ 130,122 2. Housing Rehabilitation program, location: City Wide $ 14,704 Displacement: As required by HUD regulations, the City will follow the Federal Uniform Relocation 3. Hometown Housing Partnership, Homeowner Opportunity Assistance Program I & II $ 61,750 Assistance and Real Properties Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended and all applicable 4. East Lansing Department of Public Works, Bailey Neighborhood Sidewalk Improvements $ 74,244 minimized to the greatest extent possible.

5. Public Services Activities Range of Activities Eligible for CDBG Funding: Activities which may be undertaken with CDBG a. Legal Services funds include but are not limited to: acquisition, disposition, public facilities and improvements, Legal Services of South Central Michigan $ 2,850 clearance, public (human) services, homeownership assistance, housing rehabilitation and b. Shelter and Support Services for Dating and Domestic Violence preservation, renovation of closed buildings, lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction, EVE Inc. $ 7,600 special economic development activities, micro-enterprise development, technical assistance, and c. Child Abuse Prevention Services planning and administration. For additional information on eligible activities, refer to 24 CFR 570, Child and Family Charities $ 7,125 Subpart C. d. Shelter for Families with Children Haven House $ 29,179 Further Information and Comments: If you wish to obtain further information regarding anything e. Support Services for Low Income Migrant Services contained in this public notice, please contact the East Lansing Planning and Community Michigan State University, MSU HEP CAMP $ 10,450 Development Office at 319-6930 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through f. Shelter & Support Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence Friday. Comments may be submitted to the East Lansing Planning and Community Development MSU Safe Place $ 7,600 Department at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823.

6. Program Planning and Administration $ 86,406 Dated: May 1, 2013 Marie McKenna TOTAL $ 432,030 City Clerk 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • May 1, 2013

puter broke and it was an issue. I know it’s ers hope to separate the Medicaid expan- Computergate about me. It’s a ridiculous policy. Don’t pre- sion issue from the rest of the budget in an tend this is not about me.” Medicaid effort to broker a compromise. from page 7 Another reason the policy was pushed, It’s not just Republicans against the according to its supporters, was that the needs of many of their own constituents. It “Plus, there are a lot of issues with the Council should at least be held to the same face-palm is also a battle against some traditionally document itself,” McIntyre said, referring to standards as city employees. Republican-leaning support groups. some of its language. “But even with some “As elected officials, we should be There’s a reason we have clichés. Quite The Small Business Association of of those things being addressed, they can’t the example — not the exception,” said often, they reflect reality. Michigan, which historically has strongly enforce what they’re trying to enforce.” Washington, who supported the resolution. “Cutting off your nose to spite your face.” favored Republican candidates, is pushing There are other options, such as amend- “We were told clearly that we can’t use the That is an apt description of the state for the expansion. SBAM’s executive direc- ing the City Charter, she said. The Council city employee policy.” Another policy gov- Legislature as it ponders whether Michigan tor, Rob Fowler, notes that business owners voted 5-2 Monday on the policy, with Dunbar erns technology use by city employees. should be a part of the federal expansion of indirectly pay the cost of non-paying emer- and Councilwoman Tina Houghton opposed. The new policy limits the use of social Medicaid. Should Michigan join most other gency room patients through higher insur- Councilwoman Jessica Yorko was absent. media to “accomplish tasks related to the states in expanding healthcare coverage to ance premiums — about $1,500 per family. The Personnel Committee — made up of City’s mission,” which include record keep- a half-million or more Michigan residents? Obamacare will sharply reduce those costs. Council President Carol Wood and members ing, “administrative support activities” and Or should Michigan’s federal tax dollars go Fowler’s group is joined by the Detroit and A’Lynne Boles-Robinson, Brian Jeffries and “database access.” No one else may use a to other states so their residents can have Traverse City chambers of commerce and Jody Washington — is a reaction to an inci- Council member’s computer. If Council healthcare? Should the Michigan Business and Professionals dent involving Dunbar’s city-issued laptop, members want to take a laptop out of City Michigan turn its back Association in supporting the expansion. which was damaged during an argument Hall, they’ll have to check it out and say on $1.1 billion in bud- Polling released last week by EPIC/MRA with her husband last fall. Former Council when it will be returned. get savings as a matter may hold the key to a compromise. office manager Diana Bitely said that The seven-page document also outlines of principle? While a majority of Michigan supports Dunbar asked her to file a false police report what happens if equipment is damaged Those are the ques- Medicaid expansion, support falls along in November saying it was stolen when and who can authorize the replacement. tions Republicans in party lines. Pollster Bernie Porn said sup- Dunbar was asked to bring it in for software For instances involving $500 or more, the the Legislature are port for expansion expands from 60 per- updates. Dunbar denied the accusation. Council must approve the expense by resolu- beginning to answer. cent to 74 percent if a “personal respon- Subsequently, the Personnel Committee tion. Council members are also not allowed to And, if you are one of sibility” rider (copays and/or premium questioned whether Dunbar was trying to store or create personal information on city- WALT SORG the tens of thousands participation) is attached. Most of the cover up materials on the laptop. issued equipment, according to the policy. of people in their dis- added support comes from self-identified An investigation by the City Attorney’s But the policy doesn’t mean anything tricts without health coverage, the answer Republicans. Office cleared Dunbar of any suspected crim- right now. The fact that the city attorney says so far is that ideology is more important It plays to the mindset expressed by Mitt inal and ethical wrongdoing in the matter, the policy is unenforceable was discussed at than people — or even the state’s budget. Romney’s famous “47 percent” statement — even with Bitely’s statements taken as true. Monday’s meeting. It is a Republicans-only debate. They that nearly half the population is made up At a February City Council meeting, Boles- “Right now, if you’re telling me this is not hold most all the cards in the Legislature. of “takers” who simply don’t pay enough for Robinson said the reason the committee was enforceable and there is no policy that governs So far, they are saying “no” to Medicaid government programs and services. looking at the policy was an old technology us, we could take taxpayer-purchased equip- expansion. But that might change if federal “We don’t have the votes for what the policy dating back to 2002 was “antiquat- ment — laptop, cellphone, computer — in the rules allow the state to make lower-income governor put out,” said Senate Majority ed” — not because of Dunbar. Yet the reso- office and do whatever we choose … which families pay a little more. Leader Randy Richardville. “But that lution passed Monday mentions Dunbar’s means we could throw it out the window, we The irony is that county-by-county doesn’t mean we don’t have the votes to incident in a “whereas” clause, which gives could give it to a child going off to college, we healthcare statistics show the areas with get something done that would expand background on the resolution: “WHEREAS, could give it to a family member to use for per- the most pressing need for the program are Medicaid.” in 2012 the President of Council was noti- sonal use. Nothing says at this point that we Republican-leaning counties. Rep. Robert VerHeulen, R-Walker, fied by a staff member of an incident with a couldn’t do those things,” said Boles-Robinson, At the top of the needs list, according a member of the Appropriations Public Councilmember concerning a computer.” who chairs the Personnel Committee. to a study from the Robert Wood Johnson Health subcommittee, is among those who “The reference to ‘the Council member,’ Despite the fact the committee worked Foundation, is a five-county area in north- says his “no” vote could switch if there were we all know it’s me,” Dunbar said from the on the policy for three months and it’s still east Michigan where residents are poorer, a copay. “Even if it’s 50 cents, it’s something dais Monday night. “It’s no secret: My com- unenforceable, Boles-Robinson said Monday older and sicker than almost anywhere else contributing to one’s own healthcare or night’s approval of the policy is a “starting in Michigan (Presque Isle, Montmorency, well-being,” VerHeulen said. “I think that’s point.” She said everything rests “squarely on Alpena, Alcona and Oscoda counties). It’s a healthy objective.” the shoulders of the city attorney” to figure no coincidence that those five counties have The sticking point? Requiring copays out how to make the policy enforceable. both the lowest rates of health insurance will require a waiver of federal rules. coverage in the state and the state’s highest For Snyder, this is the latest challenge — Sam Inglot rates of premature death. to his leadership from within. It hasn’t A study by the Michigan League for gone well for him so far. GOP lawmakers Public Policy says 43 percent to 48 percent turned their back on his call to approve of the uninsured in those five counties the International Bridge from Detroit to would gain coverage through a Medicaid Windsor. (Snyder ultimately orchestrated expansion. an end-run around the Legislature.) Snyder 37 Most of the other Michigan counties is also getting little GOP support in his call with the highest levels of uninsured and for significant tax increases to fund repairs premature mortality are in northern Lower to Michigan roads and bridges. Peninsula and the U.P. — all areas domi- Does the Governor have the political nated politically by Republicans. juice to produce tough votes from his own Gov Rick Snyder has included Medicaid party? He hasn’t yet. Unless he reverses expansion in his 2013-14 budget. So far, that record, a lot of people will continue to Snyder and his allies — as well as those rely on the emergency room as their doc- half-million uninsured people — are losing. tor’s office and the rest of us will pay the The state House has passed a budget price through higher insurance premiums. that omits the expansion; the Senate health Meanwhile, the rest of the nation will thank budget subcommittee has followed suit. A Michigan and a handful of other recalci- vote on the issue by the full Senate could trant states for subsidizing healthcare for come as early as Thursday, although back- their citizens. City Pulse • May 1, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9 GET ON MY LAWN! Front-yard gardeners kill the turf and woo the world with food and flowers

By LAWRENCE COSENTINO

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verybody wants to brag about his py to talk about their plans, their tools and garden, right? Maybe get it into the their methods. newspaper? “I’m not interested,” an 80-ish woman in her bathrobe said Getting started curtly at the curb. “Not interested.” On the first warm day this spring, Sue Eby EThere’s no set profile for people who get pressed a fluffy pillow of mulch on her entire rid of their front lawns and plant gardens. front lawn — on Britten Street in the Moores They range from tear-it-up anarchists to River Park area — and waited for it to die. compulsive control freaks, from fussers to She’s itched for this day since she moved into fanatics. Some just love tasty food and pretty the house last November, within walking dis- flowers. Others hate the “hegemony of the tance of her job with the state of Michigan. lawn,” noisy gas mowers, poisons and the Eby grew up in a Mennonite community in conformity of suburbia. Some are looking the Upper Peninsula and always felt close to for old-fashioned community in a lock-and- the land. She lived in a condo for years but load, neighborhood-watch culture. They love chafed at its restrictions. Growing plants in to lure butterflies and curious neighbors, give pots on the porch didn’t satisfy. away tomatoes and share perennials. Saturday morning, she dumped a layer Gardeners can also be private, even in of leaves and four truckloads of oak mulch the front yard. Not all of them are eager to onto every inch of her front yard to smoth- talk your ears off about their big plans or er the grass. green ideas. Digging a lawn up is hard work, even with For years, I’ve admired one small front a rototiller, but smothering is almost fun. To yard on the near east side of Lansing, in the prepare, Eby raked hills of leaves from her shadow of Sparrow Hospital. In the sum- neighbors’ yards, with their glad permission. mer, it’s carpeted edge to edge with flowers Many lawn-smotherers wait for trash pickup and vegetables and ringed with pots of more day and harvest bagfuls from up and down flowers. There isn’t a blade of grass in sight. the street. Some learn all the pickup days and cruise the city in pickup trucks for free leaves. It takes a lot of them to kill a lawn. “It seems futile to me to plant The mulch cost about $400, but Eby considers it a long-term investment. You grass, fertilize it, cut it, and can also smother grass with newspaper or it all takes carbon. My parents cardboard — City Pulse works great, says East Side garden expert Peter Hudy — but would never have used a lawn mulch is easier on the eyes and smells nice mower or a leaf blower.” during the transition. Like most front-yard gardeners, Eby con- Sue Eby, Moores River Park resident siders routine lawn care a boring, unproduc- tive ritual. “It seems futile to me to plant grass, fertil- When I knocked one afternoon, a man in ize it, cut it, and it all takes carbon,” she said. pajamas came to the door and told me his “My parents would never have used a lawn mother has been doing all the work in the mower or a leaf blower.” yard for 40 years. That’s all he told me before Digging is hard work, even with a roto- she called him back into the house, in a lan- tiller. Smothering takes about a year of wait- guage I didn’t understand. As the door closed, ing before you can plant, but it’s a lot less I glimpsed icons and ornate family portraits work. You can do a large area at once, sit on the walls inside and smelled spicy food. back, and scheme for next spring. Early the next morning, I found the lady “Gradually, I’m going to plant a combina- herself, hacking at the strip of grass between tion of flowers and things to eat,” Eby said. the street and the sidewalk with a hand tool, She might use strawberries for ground cover, ignoring a dusting of late April snow. She as her neighbor across the street does. She’s wore round glasses, like Leon Trotsky’s. got time to think about it. Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse “Not interested!” she repeated. She didn’t John Lindenmayer and Sarah Schillio’s front-yard garden on Leslie Street (top) is a even look at me. ‘Don’t do it all at once’ magnet for neighbors and butterflies. On Saturday, (bottom) Sue Eby dumped a layer I left her in privacy, bent and absorbed in For an extreme — almost Babylonian of dead leaves and four truckloads of oak mulch onto her front yard to kill the grass at the dirt, to sing all summer with flowers. — “after” picture, Denise Chrysler and Paul the Moores River Park home. She plans to start beds of vegetables and perennials, with I found lots of other people who were hap- See Gardens, Page 10 strawberries for ground cover. 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • May 1, 2013

neighbors who go out of their way on daily Gardens walks to see what’s in bloom. Get on my lawn from page 9 The friendliness of front yard gardens Pratt’s place will do. They have lived in their — their total rejection of suburban home- west side home on Everett Drive for 32 years. is-my-fortress hunkering — is a big draw They’ve been digging up the front, side and for many gardeners. Everyone has heard back yards for 30 of those years. of surly seniors who yell at kids to get off “My advice is: Don’t do it all at once,” their lawn. Helen Nethaway Mindiola is Chrysler said. They started by digging up the opposite. small areas of grass, mixing the dirt with Five years ago, Mindiola, 87, installed compost, making a bed for something tasty a Japanese tomato ring smack dab in her or pretty, and gradually working outward. front yard, where it towers like a silo, tak- By 2010, their entire front yard was gone. ing up half her frontage on Allen Street on Now the whole back yard is a vegetable gar- the East Side. Heating bills were going up den, the side yard is a flower bed, and the and she wanted to do something to help front yard is full of ornamental grasses, pe- herself and her neighbors. In the off-sea- rennials, shrubs and trees, filled out with son, her son, Patrick, installs weird Hal- bulbs and annuals. loween and Thanksgiving displays inside Now for the Babylonian bit. Pratt hap- the tower. Last Christmas, it morphed into pens to be Ingham County’s deputy drain a decorated gift exchange where kids could commissioner. That means there will be in- leave a toy and take one. frastructure. “I think of it as a garden — he The tower is a growing technique Mind- Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse thinks of it as a water management system,” iola learned while living at a Venezuelan cof- Helen Nethaway Mindiola’s tomato tower yields thousands of tomatoes each summer, Chrysler said. fee farm 30 years ago. It’s a ring of chicken which she gives away to passersby. The structure doubles as a Halloween scare zone and Their house and surrounding yard is Las wire about 15 feet around, up to 12 feet tall, Christmas toy exchange in the off season. Vegas for visiting drops of rain: What falls with compost in the middle. Four tomato there stays there. Downspouts lead to rain plants are positioned on the outside. The barrels or rain gardens. Paths are made of ring is watered in the middle, so the roots are man from South Dakota.” dens. Separating perennials to keep them porous concrete and permeable pavers, even drawn toward the moist, compost-rich soil. The community-minded East Side is from crowding each other is a chore, espe- the sidewalk and driveway. She got over 2,000 tomatoes in her Lansing’s prime spot for front-yard gardens. cially if you hate sharing flowers with people. Chrysler isn’t a fanatic about using only first year. Not far from Mindiola’s tomato tower, John In Lansing, as in most American towns, native plants, as some gardeners are, but “I’ve stopped telling people that because Lindenmayer and Sarah Schillio tend a clas- front-yard gardens are still a novelty, but she does favor drought-resistant plants and they think I’m lying,” she said. sic front-yard sitter’s garden, with purple grass is increasingly on the defensive. avoids invasive species. The idea of the ring, she said, is to share. coneflowers and brown-eyed Susans, at “When it’s in its glory, there’s not many “My rules are: You can take tomatoes free, as their house on Leslie Street. Spreading the message inches that are empty,” Chrysler said. Hum- many as you want, but only if you’re walking “We get a lot of foot traffic,” Lindenmay- On April 9, a dozen would-be sod-busters mingbirds, butterflies and mantises are fre- or riding a bicycle.” er said. “People stop and talk. It changes crowded into a small shed, as thunder and quent visitors. And humans. In the evening, She hastened to point out a misnomer. and grows.” lightning crashed outside, to get tips from Pratt and Chrysler drink wine and chat with “It’s not Japanese. It was invented by a post- They had a prosaic reason for installing it. experts at a “Sod-to-Garden Ideas” work- “I’d mow the side yard but I couldn’t shop on Lansing’s East Side. reach the front with my electric mower,” They had different reasons for being Lindenmayer said. “The cord was too short.” there. Southsider Beverly Smith has already With the help of the in-laws, they dug been gardening for about seven years and re- THE most of the yard up in one back-breaking ally wants to tear things up this year. AGILE GARDENER weekend seven years ago, then worked it out “I have five kids,” she said. “That’s why I further over the years. They brought in rocks garden.” UNDER THE BUSHES. DOWN ON HANDS AND KNEES. and mulch. Neighbors donated perennials. It seems that no bastion of the American Now they’re returning the favor. lawn is safe. Glenn Ernst, a member of the Flower planting & transplanting, weeding, edging, hand trim small bushes. “That’s cool, sharing them,” Linden- St. Johns Masonic Lodge, was tired of years mayer said. “Since then, we’ve passed on a of mowing two city lots behind the lodge. (517) 339-0905 [email protected] lot of plants.” “We want to convert that into a commu- Lawns are a lot of work, but so are gar- See Gardens, Page 11 % 50OFF

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ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER Bourdain expressed admiration for the are going — there seems to be a more in- structure of Red Haven, both from an ag- tense interest every year in authentic food,” ricultural standpoint and after being told Bourdain said. “People are more and more ‘Confidential’-ly speaking of Red Haven’s modest beginning. adventurous, more and more interested in “We’ve made an effort to reach out to food. Jonathan Gold (of the Los Angeles Anthony Bourdain dishes on fellow celebrity chefs, farm-to-table whoever is doing God’s work out there,” Times) pointed out brilliantly: Dining out dining and why he loves to make fun of hipsters Bourdain said. “I love (restaurants that) has become a counter-cultural experience.” transition from food truck to brick and Shows like “The Great Food Truck By GABRIELLE JOHNSON Bourdain, 56, shot to the front of the mortar. It’s a low-cost way into the public Race” have also piqued mid-Michigan’s in- nthony Bourdain had just crowded celebrity chef pack after his 2000 consciousness. It helps people get started terest in portable restaurants, Clyne said. returned to New York after book, “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures who otherwise wouldn’t be able to start “There are two food trucks on cam- spending a week in Spain film- in the Culinary Underbelly,” was both a at all. (Celebrity chefs) Paul Qui, Ludo pus now, that kind of thing has evolved Aing his new CNN show, “Parts commercial and critical hit. He went on Lefebvre and Roy Choi all started with a from the Food Network and the response Unknown,” when we spoke by phone re- to host the travel food show “No Res- food truck. It’s a ballsy thing to do, to have is amazing,” he said. “(Last week) it was cently. The bestselling author and culinary ervations” on the Travel Channel for a farm-to-table mentality in Michigan freezing, but people were still coming out world’s sexy, swaggering bête noire was sit- seven years and became a frequent con- where the agricultural situation is a little of their office because they were so excited ting next to his 6-year-old daughter, who tributor to “Top Chef,” the alpha com- less optimal. It’s to be admired.” — ‘It’s a food truck!’” was playing Grand Theft Auto throughout petition-based kitchen reality show. While anyone who looks at a map can Clyne acknowledged that some culi- the interview. Not exactly the kind of dis- He further jacked up his public profile deduce that growing seasons in Michigan nary phenomena take their time making cipline you’d expect from one of TV’s most earlier this year with the premiere of leave a little to be desired, Bourdain en- it to Lansing. high-profile celebrity chefs. ABC’s “The Taste,” another reality show couraged mid-Michigan cooks to look to “We are probably about three years “I don’t know whether that’s bad par- tailor-made for gourmands and wan- the French masters for instruction and in- behind everyone else, but that’s not bad,” enting or awesome parenting,” Bourdain nabes, along with the debut he said. “You go to said, unapologetically. And speaking of of “Parts Unknown.” other cities of similar unrepentant, Bourdain will fire up And 150 VIP ticket “I cannot complain with the way things are going — size, population, de- the Wharton Center with his sharp holders who still hun- mographic, and they tongue and even sharper wit as ger for more Bour- there seems to be a more intense interest every year in don’t have any of the part of his “Guts and Glory” tour dain will get to hear authentic food. People are more and more adventurous, stuff that we do. It’s on Tuesday. He will undoubtedly what he has to say in more and more interested in food.” nice that we’re able to have the audience’s full atten- person at a sold-out be first of the second tion, should be choose to air his post-party at Red wave, if you like.” highly publicized grievances with Haven, one of the -Anthony Bourdain, chef, author and TV personality Clyne named sev- fellow celebrity chefs Paula Deen Lansing area’s new- eral local restaurants (whom he famously called “the est and most culinarily that stand out in the worst, most dangerous person ambitious restaurants. Co-own- spiration in the kitchen. Lansing area’s dining scene — including to America”) or Guy Fi- er Nina Santucci said she’s “In Julia Child’s ‘Mastering the Art of Dusty’s Cellar, the English Inn and the eri, whose New York prepared for one of French Cooking,’ she explains this is not Soup Spoon Café — but even Olive Gar- restaurant he called the biggest nights hard, fancy, or necessarily expensive,” dens have a place in Americana, according a “terror dome” — of her career. Bourdain said. “(Same with) Jacques Pe- to Bourdain. Last year, an Olive Garden even if the East “We're all su- pin’s ‘La Technique.’ All of these French review written by longtime North Dakota Coast counter-cul- per geeked about classics were written by hardworking peo- food columnist Marilyn Hagerty went vi- ture is ironically his visit,” Santuc- ple who were looking to make the best of ral, and Bourdain confirmed rumors that enjoying it. ci said. “He was second-best ingredients. They are really he will publish “I love mak- always on the good examples of approachable technique Hagerty’s forth- “Guts and Glory: ing fun of hip- top of our list of and non-snobbery. The French, the Ital- coming book. An Evening with sters,” Bour- dream people to ians, the Spanish — they all have a long While a publica- Anthony Bourdain” dain said. “But come to our res- tradition of making the most out of sec- tion date has not 7:30 p.m. May 7 they’re good for taurant, but we ondary ingredients.” been announced, Wharton Center $38-$58 the restaurant never thought As evidenced by the sold-out party at Bourdain’s excite- (800) WHARTON business.” he would actu- Red Haven — not to mention that Bour- ment about the whartoncenter.com ally make it.” dain is even coming to East Lansing — project is evident. Red Haven’s the effect of the foodie culture has not “It’s a history of dining in that part of farm-to-table been lost on locals. Senior executive chef America,” he said. “In over 30 years of Photo courtesy CNN menu changes sea- Michael Clyne of Michigan State Uni- writing about restaurants, (Hagerty) has Anthony Bourdain sonally, but it makes versity’s Kellogg Center, said he sees the cumulatively managed to tell the story of struck a chord in the most of Michigan’s ab- “Food Network Effect” as a good thing. the history of a lot of our communities pop culture with his breviated growing season. He said blogs, TV shows and entire net- between New York and LA. It’s fascinat- debut book “Kitchen Red Haven opened last works devoted to food encourage ama- ing — it will kill snark dead.” Confidential.” He fall after Santucci and her teur gourmands to expand their knowl- And with that, the frequent flier, ulti- has two TV shows partner, executive chef edge and their boundaries when it comes mate adventurous eater and chef attacker in production and Anthony Maiale, spent a to what they put in their mouths. drifted back to the little girl playing the ul- will soon publish a year taking their talents “People who watch (cooking shows) tra-violent video game beside him. He said book by a North on the road — literally. definitely have higher expectations once she likes to make omelets and ratatouille Dakota food critic. Their Purple Carrot food they’re educated about food,” Clyne said. with him, but didn’t know which way they truck was the first itera- And who’s Bourdain to argue? were leaning that day. Maybe he’ll tell the tion of their restaurant. “I cannot complain with the way things story someday. City Pulse • May 1, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

I started — sort of as has a potentially barren, midday time slot, a ‘thank you’,” GRiZ they will leave with some new fans. The Lansing-Lolla said. “I should have “The nice thing about playing a festival is known. It blew up in that people can wander around and hear a my face, but I think in lot of music that they haven’t heard before, connection a good way.” and hopefully some people will do that with Hundreds of fans us,” Jones said. Two mid-Michigan acts take couldn’t get inside the GRiZ is just thrilled to drop the beat the stage at national music fest small club, the most for what he hopes is the eager and ac- agitated and imma- cepting masses. By SHAWN PARKER ture of which resorted “Midwest crowds, that’s where I’m from A lot has changed since Jane’s Addic- to throwing bottles in — I love playing there,” he said. “Midwest- tion honcho Perry Farrell gave birth to the protest when they were erners get it.” mammoth music festival known as Lolla- denied seeing his set But GRiZ hints that he may be stepping palooza in 1991. Long gone are the days of of pulsing, bass-laden back from the sound that got him where he the fest as a traveling road show featuring dubstep. is. He hopes to distance himself from — but up to a dozen headlining bands on a main “It was a free show, not entirely abandon — that oft-maligned stage and as many as 40 second-tier acts on one-in and one-out moment in electronic dance music called a smaller stage. Where, at an amphitheater kind of deal,” he said. “the drop,” where the crowd is granted ca- such as the former Pine Knob Music Theatre “Everyone that got in thartic release in the form of a ridiculously in Clarkston, Mich. (since renamed the DTE had a great time. I wrote telegraphed bass wobble and tempo change. Energy Music Theatre), you could catch a tweet asking everyone “I’m moving away from that genre and emerging cutting edge artists such as Nine to relax, that this isn’t an production,” GRiZ said. “I really appreci- Inch Nails, Pearl Jam and Tool. end-of-the-world show, ate the energy it provides, but stylistically, In 2006, Lollapalooza transitioned into and we don’t want the I’m (starting to) identify more with soul a “destination festival” in Chicago’s Grant cops to show up and and funk.” Park with eight stages and over 120 art- ruin it for everyone.” Frontier Ruckus is on tour in support of ists each year. And so on Aug. 2, hordes of From beyond ca- its latest record, a sprawling double album music devotees will descend on the second pacity bedlam in Lan- called “Eternity of Dimming.” Jones thinks closest major metropolis to Lansing, des- sing to the sprawling the festival is still relevant but has modest perate to see massive headliners like The Grant Park, GRiZ is hopes for his band’s appearance. Cure, The Killers and — heaven help us — suitably stoked to play “It’s a huge cultural attraction, attract- Mumford & Sons. Lollapalooza. ing hundreds of thousands of people,” But perhaps even more thrilling to at- “(Lollapalooza) was Jones said. “We just want to play in front tendees are the scores of blog-worthy up- the second major fes- Courtesy Photo of more people, and for more people to and-comers, all looking to make an im- tival I ever went to,” he Lansing-based Frontier Ruckus takes a step up to the big time hear the music.” pression and gain a few new fans, which said. “My entire world when they perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago this summer. “It would be great to play Lollapalooza this year include two acts with Lansing was shook, seeing elec- Lansing elctronic artist Griz will also appear. and then come back to Chicago and have a connections. While their sounds couldn’t tronic dance music like great show (of our own),” he said. be more different, the swelling of their fan that at a major festival. I Maybe GRiZ and Frontier Ruckus will bases is much the same. will never forget it, and to play on that stage in East Lansing. Jones says his band playing join forces someday for some kind of mas- Electronic artist GRiZ (real name, is absolutely amazing.” Lollapalooza is particularly meaningful. sive, Lansing-fuelled, folk-tronica mash- Grant Kwiencinski) is a former Michigan Equally thrilled for the opportunity to “We’re hugely influenced by ‘90s alt radio, up, complete with a banjo solo and, yes, State University student who recently play at the storied event is Davey Jones, and the bands that started (Lollapalooza),” one more drop. And maybe Trent Reznor faced the reality of his growing popular- banjo player for indie folk outfit Frontier Jones said. “We’ve played Bonnaroo and will see it and smile; wouldn’t you know ity when a secret show in Lansing quickly Ruckus. Originally formed in Metro Detroit other festivals, but I think this might be the it, Nine Inch Nails is one Lollapalooza’s grew out of hand. but composed almost entirely of MSU grads, biggest. It’s very exciting to be able to do headliners this year. “I wanted to have (the secret show) at the band is a fixture at local shows and on ra- something this cool.” Maybe it hasn’t changed that much Mac’s (Bar), because that’s kinda where dio station WDBM-FM (88.9 The Impact) Jones hopes that even though his band after all.

— a program that helps children in the a family. Anything that we can do to foster care system — display their work. make (adoption) happen, I want to be Fostering hope “We're looking to find these kids a part of.” Art exhibit heightens awareness of forever homes,” said Whitney Banks, Banks got the idea to display art from teenagers in foster care system adoption recruiter at St. Vincent Catho- kids looking for a home when she was lic Charities and the event's organizer. on a date and stopped into a gallery to By DANA CASADEI “One of the kids created a plate that has see if its featured any children's art. She The First Sunday Gallery Walk is hearts around it. He said that he needs was recommended to go to Absolute usually dedicated to established or up- love from his future family.” Gallery, where she was told they did a coming artists, This is the third such exhibit at Abso- lot with kids’ art. but at Abso- lute Gallery, following successful shows "I went there, checked out the gallery “What We Really lute Gallery this last November and May. Four of the art- and instantly got a great vibe," Banks Need” Sunday, guests ists will be present to discuss their pieces said. She wrote an email to gallery own- Opening reception: 1 p.m. and “vision boards.” Banks said that vi- er Kathy Holcomb about her idea, and Sunday will be greeted Absolute Gallery by novice artists sion boards have three themes: dreams, Holcomb quickly replied that they had 307 E. Grand River, Lansing needs and haves. This lets viewers get to do this. (517) 482-8845 working with el- absolutegallery.net ementary media. into the mind of the young artists. Banks said she hopes to continue do- Raku, fiber and “These kids have a story why they're ing the show in November and May of oil paints will be putting this artwork together,” said each year (November is National Adop- Courtesy Photo replaced by crayons, magic markers and Tamra Johnson, a spokeswoman for tion Month; May is National Foster Care One of the pieces from last year’s exhibit Popsicle sticks as eight teenage artists St. Vincent. “They're allowing families Month). There are also plans to take the at Absolute Gallery. who are part of Wendy's Wonderful Kids to see what exactly it is they want in art exhibit to other places. 14 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • May 1, 2013

Quite like Ford’s life, which is filled with writing career in a com- fits, starts and pitfalls. pletely new direction. “The Wait for it … Ford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Sportswriter” became the will give the keynote speech and receive an first of what would be- Pulitzer Prize-winning MSU grad honorary doctorate of fine arts at 3:30 p.m. come one of the most reflects on his early struggles Friday at Michigan State University’s ad- highly regarded trilogies vanced degree commencement ceremony. in literature, often cited as By BILL CASTANIER Ford, 69, came to MSU in 1962 to study ho- one of the most forthright A woman from a local book club recently tel restaurant management, but he changed books about being a man accosted me about Richard Ford’s novel, his major to English when he discovered he in modern America. “Canada.” She’d read my review, but was per- was not good at organic chemistry or math Ford calls the trilogy plexed by its lack of kinetic action. — along with “having done all the work as “unintended.” Follow- “When are the murders?” she asked me. a kid.” Ford worked in his stepfather’s hotel ing “The Sportswriter,” “I’m almost two-thirds into the book and growing up. which was nominated for there are no murders.” Even though Ford arrived on campus a PEN/Faulkner Award, “You’re close,” I told her. “Real close.” from the Deep South during the height of he wrote “Rock Springs” Ford would have probably told her to the Civil Rights movement, he said he found (1987), but then switched enjoy the journey, but it’s his own fault; the MSU to be “very invigorating” and different gears for the second book first sentence of “Canada” really gets the from what he experienced in his hometown in the trilogy, which took reader wound up: “First I’ll tell you about of Jackson, Miss. He received his MSU de- eight years to write — the robbery our parents committed. Then gree in 1966. Courtesy Photo but that ended up be- “The first thing I noticed was I was going ing well worth the wait. about the murders ... ” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford delivers the keynote to school with African-Americans and that That novel, “Indepen- You knew the murders were going to address at MSU's commencement ceremony on Friday. happen — you just didn’t know when. there were a lot of people with non-Anglo- dence Day,” won the Pu- Saxon names in my classes,” he said. (Neither litzer Prize for fiction of those would have been the case back home ington University, but returned to Michigan and made Ford the only MSU graduate to in Jackson.) “MSU enabled me to run from before he graduated and taught junior high win that award. He finished the trilogy in the identity I had worked up for myself.” school in Flint. He also had a go at being an 2006 with “The Lay of the Land.” Part of that identity was boosting cars Arkansas state trooper and even enlisted He’s dedicated all of his novels and for joy rides with a friend, who ended up in the Marines Corps, but an illness there short story collections to his MSU study in prison. forced his resignation. date, Kristina Hensley, who’s now his wife. “I didn’t like it, and it was Etch-A- “I was working with the fear of failure — Some would argue that Ford is a born writ- COMING SOON sketched out of existence,” he said. “For me, I was sick of failing,” he said. “I had failed er; his prose has a deep, hypnotic rhythm to Schuler of Okemos the South was a bogus place, and the Mid- at everything. But then I remembered one that propels his languid stories forward. west was real America.” of my writing professors telling me that if But he refuses to wear the mantle. TALK & SigNiNg Ford said he was “a real dogged student,” I wanted, I could get into a good writing “I’m not a natural born storyteller,” he spending six nights a week in the library. school for an MFA.” said. “There’s nothing natural about (writ- Theresa KilpaTricK Most often, he was on a study date with a Ford was accepted to the University of ing) — it’s artificial, an illusion. What’s & alexis hilliar-hine coed he met bussing tables at Mason Hall. California at Irvine’s writing program, where natural to me is work.” after four solid years with great grades, he he studied under famed historical fiction au- He certainly didn’t pick it up at home. Cancer survivors Alexis Hilliar-Hine applied to the top tier law schools. thor E.L. Doctorow, among others. “Nobody in my family told stories,” Ford (double mastectomy at age 33) and “I’d been expecting to go to law school, “I knew what it was like to work hard, but said. “They lived through the Depression Theresa Kilpatrick (2-time lympho- but I was rejected by all the places I wanted I was not the star of the show by any means,” and didn’t want to revisit that. If you would ma and stem cell transplant survi- to go,” he said. “I had no other plans.” Ford said. Following graduation from the ask them about the past, they would say, vor, and caregiver to her husband After graduation, his life took a mean- University of California in 1970, Ford wrote ‘Why would you ask me that?’” who had stage 4 prostate cancer) dering route. He put in a short stint at a law two novels — “Piece of My Heart” in 1976 What does come naturally to Ford is his share their experiences, talk about school that did accept him, St. Louis’ Wash- and “The Ultimate Good Luck” in 1981 — ability to represent life, including its many the 13 gifts of cancer and in the pro- but sales were disappointing, and Ford was disappointments. For him, it’s not the chal- cess, give hope back to those who once again facing failure. But then things lenges that matter but what you do with have had cancer touch their lives. took a fortuitous turn. them. “Canada” is filled with conflicts; What Wednesday. May 8. 7 p.m. He took a job with a start-up sports pub- could be worse than having your parents rob lication, “Inside Sports,” which soon folded. a bank and end up in prison? The experience, however, inspired his 1986 Well, there are those two murders. But Bestselling Paranormal novel, “The Sportswriter,” which took his you have to wait for them. 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Jodie Grzadzinski and Chris Reception: Noon-6 p.m. Hours: Noon-6 p.m. Neighborhood Empowerment Center. Hopp. Reception: Noon-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. 15098 Peacock Road, Haslett. Work by eight Michigan artists. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday- (517) 339-9563. Monday-Friday. 600 W. Maple, Lansing. (517) 372-5980. Wednesday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; noon-4 Ongoing Okemos Library. Fourteen artists from the p.m. Sunday. 306 E. Grand Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. Deckled Edge Art Group. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday- River, East Lansing. “Pattern: Follow the Rules,” “Alyson Shotz: Geometry Thursday; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 1 p.m.-7 p.m. (517) 372-4293. of Light,” “Variations on a Line (Moving),” “Guillermo Sunday. 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 349-0250. Kuitca: Diarios,” “Naiza Kahn: Karachi Elegies” and Grove Gallery Co-op. “Geometries: Selections from the Collection.” Hours: (SCENE) Metrospace. “Residuum.” Multi- “Marigolds to Mulberries: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; noon- 9 p.m. Friday; media work by five artists. Hours: 2 p.m.-5 p.m. New Exhibits Exploring Natural Dyes.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 556 E. Circle Drive, Thursday; 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Reception: Noon-4 p.m. Hours: Noon-6 p.m. Tuesday- Michigan State University, East Lansing. (517) 884- Absolute Gallery. “What We Really Need,” Sunday. 110 Charles St., East Lansing. (517) 319-6832. Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 325 Grove St., 3900. broadmuseum.msu.edu. work by eight teenagers in the foster care system. scenemetrospace.com. East Lansing. (517) 333-7180. grovegallerycoop.com. Reception: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. 307 E. Grand River, Lansing. (517) 482-8845 (see story, p. 13). Mackerel Sky. “Benches and Shelves,” by Peter TIC Gallery. “Shadow,” multi-media work by Lansing Art Gallery. “School of Fish,” by Czuk. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 15 artists. Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Arts Council of Greater Lansing. Stephen Palmer and “Outgrowth Series,” by Cara Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. 211 M.A.C. Ave., East Technology Innovation Center, 325 E. Grand River, O’Brien. Reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday. Hours: 10 “Celebrating Creativity.” Lansing School District’s Lansing. (517) 351-2211. mackerelsky.com. East Lansing. (517) 319-6861. a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday elementary art exhibit. Reception: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. 1208 and First Sunday. 119 N. Washington Square, Lansing. Turner St., Lansing. (517) 372-4636. (517) 374-6400. lansingartgallery.org. Brad VanderMoere Fine Art will also be open Belen Gallery (inside the Michigan Women’s MICA Gallery.Gallery “Take 1212 Flight.” in Old Paintings Town presents and draw the -art of Historical Center & Hall of Fame). “Of Fears and ings by Steve D.Barber. "Yvette" Reception: Wohn Noon-4for our April p.m. show,Hours: she is a self-taught Memory.” The work of Lansing artist Alina Poroshina. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday;artist from South noon-4 Korea andp.m. draws Saturday- inspiration from Reception: 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday. 1210 Turnerher rich St., multicultural Lansing (517) 371-4600. background . This exhibition Wednesday-Saturday; 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. 213 W. oldtownarts.org.focuses on her portraits of Korean women wearing Malcolm X St., Lansing. (517) 484-1880. traditional dresses. The faceless figure represents MODI Art theGallery. patriarchal “Works,” society by Lansing and how art women- in Korea dress Creole Gallery. "Graduation portfolio." Work by ist Rob Shelburg.beautifully Reception: to please 11 a.m.-4 others p.m. rather Sunday. than themselves. Lansing Community College’s Photographic Imaging Hours: By appointment. 605 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. Class of 2013. Reception: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Hours: 1 p.m.- (517) 582-9402.The April 7th gallery walk will offer appetizers and 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 1218 Turner St., Lansing. refreshments from 12-5, an opportunity to meet the (517) 371-2736. MSU Museum.artist and “East enjoy Lansing a wonderful Modern, show. 1940-1970.” Live music will be Exploring the providedarea’s modern by Cindy architectural McElroy anddesign friends. EagleMonk Pub and Brewery. Ryan heritage. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 Shelander’s photography. Reception: 3 p.m.-5 p.m. a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 409 W. Hours: 3 p.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; noon-11 p.m. Circle Drive, Michigan State University, East Lansing. Friday-Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. 4906 W Mt. (517) 355-2370. museum.msu.edu. Hope Highway, Lansing. (517) 708-7350. Sunday 12pm-4pm •John Bean Building •1305 S Cedar St • Lansing North Foyer Gallery (East Lansing Public East Lansing Public Art Gallery. Library) The “I” and the “Eye.” Paintings and collages “Abstracts and Landscapes.” Paintings by Myrtle . by Carole Steinberg Berk. Reception: 1:30 p.m.-3:30 Joy. Reception: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Hours: 6 a.m.-10 p.m. p.m. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.- Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; noon-8 p.m. FINE ART STUDIOS 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m-5:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m.-5 Sunday. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, p.m. Sunday. 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. East Lansing. (517) 894-2166. (517) 351-2420. Gallery 1212 will feature a shared show for May, porcelain and photos by Gallery 1212. "Hong Kong State of Mind," by “Costa Rican Cocobolo Kellie Buckley and "Steam Punk," by Faith Keresztes. Saper Galleries. Kellie Buckley--called "Hong (Revisited).” Celebrating the gallery’s 35th anniver- Reception: Noon-5 p.m. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. sary. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1 p.m.- Kong State of Mind". And, "Steam Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; noon-5 p.m. 4 p.m. First Sunday. 433 Albert Ave., East Lansing. Punk" artist Faith Keresztes art Sunday. 1212 Turner St., Lansing. (517) 999-1212. (517) 351-0815. gallery1212.com. sculptures, window pieces and jewelry.

The Studio Gallery. Artwork by Paul Thornton. Meet the artists from 12-5 at the Great Lakes Artworks. Featuring work by First Sunday gallery walk May 5. Refreshments provided.

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thu. may 2 >> How We Built It Panel Discussion As soon as the building process began, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum was the talk of the town. The design of the building was a mystery as Lansing waited for its completion. On Thursday, a panel discussion will focus not on its design, but the building process. The panel will include a local architect, a construction company and others that turned Zaha Hadid’s vision into a reality. The event will be moderated by Min Jung Kim, the museum’s deputy director. 6-7:30 p.m. $6, $3 students, FREE members. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU Campus, East Lansing. broadmuseum.msu.edu. thu. may 2 >> Meet Robin Marty & Jessica Mason Pieklo ON THE This Thursday, political and reproductive rights reporters Robin Marty and Jessica Mason Pieklo will be at Schuler Books in Lansing. The duo will discuss their book, “Crow After Roe: How ‘Separate But Equal’ Has Become the New Standard in Women’s Health and How We Can Change That.” The book looks at 12 states that since 2010 have passed various anti- abortion or anti-women’s health laws. It also looks at how those laws are TOWNListings deadline is 5 p.m. the THURSDAY BEFORE written to provoke a repeal of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme publication. Paid classes will be listed in print at the cost Court abortion decision that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. 7 of one enrollment (maximum $20). Please submit them to p.m. Schuler Books & Music Lansing, 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., Lansing. the events calendar at www.lansingcitypulse.com. If you (517) 316-7495. schulerbooks.com. need help, please call Dana at (517) 999-5069. Email information to [email protected]. may 2-4 >> Spring Pottery Sale & Show In 1969, 40 potters met to discuss the idea of starting a potters’ guild. Now, over 40 years later, that group is still going strong Wednesday, May 1 and will host the Spring Potter Sale and Show this week. Running Thursday through Saturday, there will be hundreds of items Classes and Seminars Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes from more than 30 of the Great Lansing Potters’ Guild potters to choose from. The semi-annual sale will have a variety of & activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing wheel-thrown and hand-built pieces in stoneware and porcelain and will showcase a variety of firing techniques. Thursday, Library, 3500 S. Cedar St.. Lansing. (517) 272-9840. 5:30-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, East Lansing. glpg.org. Babytime. Beginning story time for babies under 2. 10:30-11 a.m. East Lansing Public Library, 950 may 3-5 >> 'Sleeping Beauty' Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. The Children’s Ballet Theatre of Michigan presents Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. “Sleeping Beauty” this weekend. The production, directed Writing Your Life. Write a memoir. To register, and choreographed by Gregory M. George, tells the story email [email protected]. 6:30-8:30 of Aurora, who is played in a shared role by high school p.m. $80 for 8 weeks. Kellogg Conference Center, seniors — and twin sisters — Jessica and Jennifer Jimenez. 219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing. The full-length ballet also includes several dancers from the May Day: Labor Movement Discussion. 6-7 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Congregational United Church Children’s Miracle Network. The Children’s Ballet Theatre of Christ, 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) of Michigan includes more than 50 dancers, ages 8-18. The 484-7434. PilgrimUCC.com. Children’s Miracle Network is also the focus of the CBT Michigan Farm Bill Conservation Summit & Company’s community fundraising campaigns. Friday & Citizens Forum. RSVP required. 3-8 p.m. FREE. Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. $12, $10 students. Holt High Kellogg Conference Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, School, 5885 Holt Road, Holt. cbtdance.org. East Lansing. miconservation.eventbrite.com. Beginning Genealogy Series. Presented by librarian & archivist Kris Rzepczynski. 6-7 p.m. sun. May 5 >> International Family Equality Day CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 272-9840. This Sunday, celebrate family pride as part of International Family Equality Day, a celebration of the global LGBT family Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. FREE. First community. The event will take place in the Newton Room at Impression 5 Science Center and snacks will be provided, but Congregational United Church of Christ, 210 W. feel free to bring your own. A group photo will be taken at 3:30 p.m. In July 2011, LGBTQ family activists from around the world Saginaw Highway, Grand Ledge. (517) 256-6954. took part in the first-ever International Symposium of LGBTQ parenting organizations. International Family Equality Day was Events an outcome of that event and will take place every year on the first Sunday in May. 2-5 p.m. $5 adults & children one and Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East older, $4.50 seniors. Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 281-6470. Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. Lansing Liederkranz Club Luncheon. Mini wed. may 8 >> MSU Department of Theatre Spring Gala bazaar & bake sale. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $8. 5828 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. Even though the Michigan State University Department of “Chops” Screening. Jazz documentary. For all Theatre’s season recently closed with “Funny Girl,” it’s never ages. 7:30 p.m. $5 students, $10 adults. Hannah too early to think about next season. Next Wednesday, the Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. department will host its 4th Annual Spring Gala as a fundraiser (517) 351-6480. for the upcoming season and to replace the department’s Grande Paraders Square Dance Club. Round dancing, 7 p.m. Modern-style square dancing, dance floor. This year’s goal for the event is $15,500. The 7:30 p.m. $4 members, $5 guests. Holt 9th Grade evening will have food and drinks, a silent auction and dancing Campus, 5780 Holt Road, Holt. (517) 694-0087. with the string band Oh! Contraire and caller Mike Clark. WLNS Poetry Slam. NALS of Lansing hosts. Theme: anchor and community theater personality Evan Pinsonnault “Realizing the dream; equality for all.” 6 p.m. FREE. will emcee the event. 6-9 p.m. $45. MSU DOT Scene Shop, 714 S. Harrison, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 355-6691. See Out on the Town, Page 18 City Pulse • May 1, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 17

Dick Andrews memorial sun. may Fraternal Order of Eagles #1039, 4700 N Grand River, Lansing, turn it 5th 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. Local radio personality and avid record collector Richard “Dick” Andrews died on March 13 at 71. A memorial service stocked with food and live music will be Sunday at the Fraternal Order of Eagles #1039 in Lansing. Performing are the Blue Echoes, the Sea Cruisers, the Jack Clarkson Band, the Van-dells Down and the Fabulous Oldies But Goodies Band. Andrews started his own radio station (WONE) at age 14 in his parent’s basement in Lansing. He graduated A survey of Lansing's from Sexton High School in 1961 and took positions at WILS and WVIC. He musical Landscape also hosted sock hops at the Lansing Civic Center alongside radio legend Erik O. Furseth. By Rich Tupica Dick Andrews operating his pirate radio station in his parents' basement in Lansing during the late '50s.

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Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 University Quality Inn, 3121 E. Grand The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Grove St., East Lansing. 7:30 p.m. River Ave., Frandor, FREE, Lansing, 18+, $5 adv., $7, Lansing, all ages. $15, $12 adv., $15, $12 Fiddle members, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m. $5 students, $25 family. For those who love nothing more than flip- After a series of semi-drunken jam Since 1996, Captured by Robots has been On May 3, Pete Seeger's 94th birthday, the ping through thousands of vinyl records, the sessions in a musty three-car garage near weirding-out audiences across the country harmonizing folk duo Emma's Revolution will Lansing Record & CD Show at the University Frankenmuth, Brody and the Busch Rd. Trio with its odd lineup: one man and five real lead a night of Seeger songs at the Ten Pound Quality Inn in Frandor on Saturday will be officially formed in July 2009. The four-piece robots. The band returns to Mac’s Bar on Fiddle. Attendees are welcome to sing along, right up your alley. The event happens every alt-rock band, made up of Eric "Brody" Braeu- May 8. Captured by Robots is a manic San with lyric sheets provided. Emma's Revolution couple of months and features vinyl (45s and tigam (vocals/rhythm guitar), Derek Burk (lead Francisco-based outfit led by JBOT (the comprises songwriters/activists Pat Humphries LPs), CDs, DVDs, posters, T-shirts, vintage guitar), Josh Rodammer (bass) and drummer human), who builds and programs his robot and Sandy O., who will also perform some of magazines and other music memorabilia. All Cody Little, play a mix of covers and origi- backing musicians to play horns, guitars and their own tunes, including “Swimming to the genres are represented, from rock ´n´ roll and nals, taking influence from Bob Dylan, Pearl percussion. The band has been on over 10 Other Side” and “Peace.” The duo has been soul to jazz, funk and folk. There’s even some Jam, Led Zeppelin and Incubus. The band gigs national tours, warming up stages for Public described as “Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart rare garage rock, rockabilly and punk vinyl. The across the state, covering tunes by Nirvana, Enemy, Motörhead and Flock of Seagulls. Each with guitars,” and is a perfect choice for the event, which has been going on for about 20 Kings of Leon and the Rolling Stones. Opening tour has a different theme; this time around event — Seeger himself is a fan. “The powers years, features 35 dealers who also buy record The Loft show is a long roster of bands, in- it’s a psychedelic experience titled: “C!BR is that be can control the media, but it's hard to collections from guests. For more information, cluding Mr. Denton on Doomsday, Big Brother Trippin' Balls.” The news release promises to stop a good song ... Pat’s songs will be sung email [email protected], call (734) Smokes, Billiards Music and Pulp Culture. DJ take attendees to “a place where up is down” well into the 22nd century," Seeger said on 604-2540 or go to facebook.com/lansingre- Futurism, DJ Gene and DJ FireAnt will spin and “Vietnamese sandwiches dance with NPR’s “All Things Considered.” cordshow. music during intermissions. rabbits.”

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LIVE & LOCAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat u r day The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Law Day Poetry Slam, 6 p.m. Peter Nelson Jazz Quartet, 9 p.m. Redline Blues, 8 p.m. Various artists, 7 p.m. Bar 30, 2324 Showtime Drive D.J. Skitzo, 10 p.m. D.J. John Beltran, 10 p.m. D.J. John Beltran, 10 p.m. D.J. Skitzo, 10 p.m. Colonial Bar, 3425 S. MLK Jr. Blvd. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Homespun, 9 p.m. Homespun, 9 p.m. Connxtions Comedy Club, 2900 N. East St. Mike Armstrong, 8 p.m. Mike Armstrong, 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Mike Armstrong, 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Adrain Sanchez, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 10 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Wine Night, 8:30 p.m. The Firm, 229 S. Washington Square DnW Sound DJs, 9 p.m. Various DJs, 9 p.m. Grand Café/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Kathy Ford Band, 7:30 p.m. Karaoke with Joanie Daniels, 7 p.m. Ladies Night w/DJ Fudgie, 8:30 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. Soulstice, 9:30 p.m. Jesse & the Downbeat Groove, 9:30 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. The Polish Ambassador, 9 p.m. Framing Hanley, 7 p.m. Broady & the Busch Rd Trio, 9 p.m. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Various artists, 5 p.m. Cavalcade of Stars, 8 p.m. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Open Mic Night, 10 p.m. Lincoln County Process, 9:30 p.m. Blastica, 9:30 p.m. Blastica, 9:30 p.m. Rookies, 16460 S. US 27 Sea Cruisers, 7-10 p.m. Water Pong DJ, 9 p.m. Karaoke Dance Party, 9 p.m. Live Bands, 7:30 p.m. Rum Runners, 601 East Michigan Ave. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Dueling Pianos & DJ, 9 p.m. Dueling Pianos & DJ, 7 p.m. Dueling Pianos & DJ, 7 p.m. Uli's Haus of Rock, 4519 S. MLK Jr. Blvd. Various artists, 9 p.m. Various artists, 9 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog & the Beeftones, 8:30 p.m. Frog & the Beeftones, 8:30 p.m. Frog & the Beeftones, 8:30 p.m. Waterfront Bar & Grill, 325 City Market Drive Suzi & The Love Brothers, 6 p.m. Kathleen & Bridge Street Band, 6 p.m. Joe Wright, 6 p.m. Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 410 S. Clippert D.J., 9 p.m. D.J., 9 p.m. D.J., 9 p.m. D.J., 9 p.m. Sunday Karaoke, 9 p.m. Drag Queens Gone Wild, 11 p.m., Spiral Dance Bar; DJ Mike, 9:30 p.m., LeRoy's Bar & Grill; Open Mic, 5 p.m., Open Blues Jam, 7-11 p.m. Uli's Haus of Rock. Monday Steppin' In It, 9:30 p.m., Green Door: Easy Babies funk trio, 10 p.m., The Exchange. Open-Mic Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Michigan Brewing Company-Lansing. Monday Funday, 9 p.m., The Firm. Tuesday Tommy Foster & Guitar Bob, 9 p.m., The Exchange; Neon Tuesday, 9 p.m., Mac's Bar. Jazz Tuesday Open Jam, 9 p.m., Stober's Bar, 812 E. Michigan Ave. 18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • May 1, 2013 Thursday, May 2 Water media. All levels welcome, with Donna Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed women’s Out on the town Randall. Pre-registration required. 10 a.m.-12:30 meeting. 7:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Classes and Seminars p.m. $50 for 4 weeks. Gallery 1212 Fine Art Studio, 6500 Amwood Drive, Lansing. (517) 882-9733. from page 16 Yoga for Beginners. With Gaby Kende, certified 1212 Turner St., Lansing. (517) 999-1212. yoga teacher & yoga therapist. 9:30-11 a.m. FREE for Lunch and Learn. Optimum Omegas with Tim Events The Avenue Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing. new students. Center for Yoga, 1780 E. Grand River Brolus. Light lunch served. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Karaoke. Valencia Club. 8 p.m. FREE. Best Western (517) 648-1214. Ave. East Lansing. (517) 351-6640. center4yoga.com. Backbone Chiropractic, 802 W. Lake Lansing Road, Plus Lansing Hotel, 6820 South Cedar St., Lansing. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes East Lansing. (517) 316-1277. backbonechiro.com. Family Event. Food, games & more. 3-6 p.m. FREE. Music & activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Meijer Hiring Event. Eight sessions. Register. 11 Lansing Christian School, 3405 Belle Chase Way, Marshall Music Open Jam. All ages & levels. Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Capital Area Michigan Works, 2110 Lansing. (517) 882-5779. lansingchristianschool.org. 6 p.m. FREE. Marshall Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., 367-6363. cadl.org. S. Cedar St., Lansing. (800) 285-9675. First Annual Save-a-Life Adoptathon. Lansing. (517) 337-9700. marshallmusic.com. Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in, 6 p.m. Family Education Day. Activities, recipes & Reduced adoption rates, entertainment & more. Sam Winternheimer Quartet. 7-10 p.m. Midtown Meeting, 6:30 p.m. FREE to visit. St. David’s trivia about asparagus. 5-6 p.m. FREE. Lansing City Noon-5 p.m. FREE. PetSmart West Lansing, 305 Beer Company, 402 Washington Square, Lansing. Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 483- Marketplace Blvd., Lansing. (517) 622-4653. 882-9080. stdavidslansing.org. 7460. LansingCityMarket.com. Artist Reception. Traverse City artist, Stephen Codependents Anonymous. 7-8 p.m. FREE. Palmer. 7-9 p.m. Lansing Art Gallery, 119 N. Community Mental Health Building, 812 E. Jolly Road, Washington Square, Suite 101, Lansing. (517) 374- Advice Goddess & Lansing. (517) 672-4072. 6400. lansingartgallery.org. Mystery Dinner Theater. Come in ’50s attire. Savage Love Events Food, prizes & more. 6:30 p.m. $20, $15 seniors & Spanish Conversation Group. English & Spanish students. Meridian Christian Church, 2600 Bennett CAN NOW BE READ ONLINE spoken. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, Road, Okemos. (517) 230-3473. www.lansingcitypulse.com 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. Student Dance Performance. 11 MSU student Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta dancers. 3-5 p.m. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU Campus, East Lansing. Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Lansing. (517) 484-5600. (517) 884-3900. broadmuseum.msu.edu. Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy’s Classic Bar Singles TGIF. Hors d’oeuvres, prizes & music. 8 “Gonna Crack”--but & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. p.m.-Midnight. $12. Hawk Hollow Golf Course, 15101 Senior & Caregiver Appreciation Day. Call to Chandler Road, Bath. (517) 281-6272. singlestgif.com. you’ll figure it out. sign up. Lunch & more. 1-6 p.m. FREE. Prestige Way, Matt Jones 4300 Keller Road, Holt. (517) 694-2020. Music Transitions. Multi-art collaboration. 7 p.m. FREE. LCC Radio. Featuring Mike Vial and Grand River Across MSU Residential College in the Arts & Humanities, Band. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Grand Cafe/Sir Pizza, 201 1 They’re not as busy MSU Campus, East Lansing. E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 483-1710. in May Bananagrams Night. 7 p.m. FREE. Schuler Books First Friday Live Music. Featuring Mike Vial. 7 5 Planned to rob & Music Lansing, 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., Lansing. p.m. FREE. Great Lakes Art Works, 306 E. Grand 10 Jimmy of shoes (517) 316-7495. schulerbooks.com. River Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-4293. 14 Square footage, say What the Folk is Folkstep. 18 and up. 9 p.m. 15 “I want to play ___” Theater $5. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (line from “Saw”) “In The Heights.” Look into the life of Washington 16 Good thing to check Heights. 7 p.m. $11, $9 students & seniors. Mason Theater Snopes.com for High School, 1001 S Barnes St., Mason. (517) 676- “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor 17 Superman’s city 9055. showtix4u.com. 19 Like squid spray Dreamcoat.” Musical story of the Biblical Joseph. 20 Awaiting a court 7:30 p.m. $10, $5 students & seniors. Okemos High date Literature and Poetry School, 2500 Jolly Road, Okemos. 22 Slow mover Meet Mark Binelli. 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Lamai's Kitchen / I Scream Central United Methodist Church, 215 N. Capitol Out on the town Ave., Lansing. (517) 712-6674. from page 18 Music required, email [email protected]. The Aimcriers. 8-11 p.m. Log Jam, 110 W. Jefferson 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE. Amitabha Village Retreat St., Grand Ledge. Center, 14796 Beardslee Road, Perry. (517) 351-4673. Live Music at the Barn. With April Brown. First Ward Meeting. With First Ward Council 11 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Lansing City Market, 325 City member Jody Washington. 10:30 a.m.-Noon. The Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 483-7460. Avenue Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. Science Saturday: Rocket Launchers. Theater Ages 6-10. Supplies for first 30 attendees. “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Demonstrations. 1 p.m. CADL South Lansing Library, Dreamcoat.” 7:30 p.m. $10, $5 students & 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 272-9840. seniors. Okemos High School, 2500 Jolly Road, Crazy Container Gardens & Pallet Gardens Okemos. (Please see details May 3.) Workshop. With Dick Jensen. Call to register. “In The Heights.” 7 p.m. $11, $9 students & Noon-2 p.m. $10. Smith Floral and Greenhouses, 124 seniors. Mason High School, 1001 S. Barnes St., E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-5327. Mason. (Please see details May 2.)

City Pulse file photo Events Literature and Poetry After 16 years in Lansing, including eight at this eastside location, Lamai's Thai Kitchen will close Saturday. Star Wars Day. All ages. Crafts, games & more. Story Circle. Ages 2-5. “Homeplace,” Anne Shelby. There are tentative plans for another Thai restaurant to take its place, but nothing is finalized yet. Costumes welcome. 1-2:30 p.m. FREE. Delta 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. $5. Michigan Historical Museum, Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 373-3559. Spoon Café, Dusty’s Cellar worth it,” she said. “I loved Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 3. dtdl.org. and the defunct Travelers cooking for them and getting Miles for Smiles 5K. Registration, 9 a.m. Walk, 10 Club. He approached Lamai to know them. Who knows — a.m. $15 advance, $20 on site. Granger Meadows Sunday, May 5 Park, E. State Road & Wood Road, DeWitt. (517) Classes and Seminars New Feighner last month about this may not be the end.” 482-1504. cacsheadstart.org. Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. intown taking over and letting her Art for Aids. Silent auction. Proceeds benefit Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St. stay on as an employee. But I Scream Lansing Area AIDS network. 1-5 p.m. LCC Health & Lansing. (517) 485-9190. he said the landlord nixed We’ve probably seen the Human Services Building, 515 N. Washington Square, Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation & Silent By ALLAN I. ROSS that idea. last of the snow, which is Lansing. (517) 483-1285. Prayer. One of Mata Yoganandaji’s “Inspiring Talks.” Lansing diners are going “I was originally going to good news for one of DeWitt’s Antiques Barn Sale. Multi-dealer sale, inside 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation Healing & outside. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. DeWitt Centennial Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) 641-6201. to have to find a new place to buy Lamai’s equipment, take newest businesses, I Scream. Farms, 4410 W. Howe Road, DeWitt. (517) 669-5096. Rain Water Workshop. With permaculture find their pad thai next week care of her back rent and slide Max Dalman, 21, recently Going to Pieces Quilt Show. Silent auction, specialist Shane Meike Celeste. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Lamai’s Thai Kitchen, into her lease, but it just got opened the little ice cream raffle & more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6. Best Western Plus Suggested donation $5 -$10. 550 W. Rouse St., 2033 E. Michigan Ave. closes really complicated,” Grieve- store, which he’s running in Lansing Hotel, 6820 South Cedar St., Lansing. (517) Lansing. (517) 862-0422. Saturday. After an eight-year McSweeney said. “There are collaboration with his parents. 321-9492. capitolcityquiltguild.org. Overeaters Anonymous. 2-3:15 p.m. FREE. run in Old Town, owner/ issues about who owns the “My dad retired early, Victorian Days. Variety of activities. 10 a.m.-5 Sparrow Professional Building, 1200 E. Michigan p.m. FREE. Downtown Grand Ledge, Bridge St., Ave., Conference room F, 2nd floor, Lansing. (517) operator Lamai Feighner equipment and damages to and we were thinking about Grand Ledge. (517) 676-1589. victoriandays.org. 332-0755. the building that need to be dealing with investment moved her restaurant to First Annual Save-a-Life Adoptathon. 10 a.m.-5 Alcoholics Anonymous. With ASL interpretation. Lansing’s East Side in October taken care of, so the landlord properties,” Dalman said. “But p.m. FREE. PetSmart West Lansing, 305 Marketplace 9 a.m. FREE. Alano Club East, 220 S. Howard St., 2004, but a combination of is going to take care of that it looks like ice cream was my Boulevard, Lansing. (Please see details May 3.) Lansing. (517) 482-8957. factors — including unpaid before I can move in.” calling.” Free Comic Book Day. Professional comic-book Codependents Anonymous. Meets on the third back rent — led to shattering Grieve-McSweeney, Dalman, who has been in artists, games & more. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Clem’s floor. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing Comics & Games, 216 S. Washington Square, the little restaurant. who works in the kitchen the food service industry since Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 672-4072. Lansing. (517) 485-2369. “I love to cook, and I’m at Mitchell’s Fish Market, he was 16, took the semester National Homebrewing Day Celebration. Events going to miss it,” Feighner said. said that his superiors are off from Lansing Community Demonstrations, games & more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Capital Area Singles Dance. With door prizes. “I don’t know anything else, aware of his plans and are College to open the store. He That’s How We Brew, 3000 Vine St., Lansing. 6-10 p.m. $8. Fraternal Order of Eagles, 4700 N. but I’ll find something to do.” accommodating him. He said he and his parents were Mystery Dinner Theater. 5:30 p.m. $20, $15 Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 819-0405. Her son, Mike Feighner, a said that if he does make the originally lined up to buy a seniors & students. Meridian Christian Church, 2600 Going to Pieces Quilt Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $6. construction worker, has been move, he plans to keep the local ice cream parlor, but Bennett Road, Okemos. (Please see details May 3.) Best Western Plus Lansing Hotel, 6820 S. Cedar St., Community Clean Up. Volunteers will help out helping out between projects. menu Thai, incorporating then decided to build from Lansing. (Please see details May 4.) with planting & painting. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Turner Mini Antiques Barn Sale. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. DeWitt However, with the summer farm-to-table methods and the ground up instead. Park, Grand River Avenue & Turner Street, Lansing. Centennial Farms, 4410 W. Howe Road, DeWitt. season heating up, he’ll be slowly expanding the kitchen I Scream serves (517) 485-4283. (Please see details May 4.) heading back to work soon. over time. He said that the Hudsonville and Homemade Pierogi Day. Noon-7 p.m. Federated Polish Home, Victorian Days. Variety of activities. 10 a.m.-5 “It’s just getting to be kitchen is set up with wok Brand ice cream and Energy 1030 W. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing. p.m. FREE. Downtown Grand Ledge, Bridge St., too much for her to do by stations, and would require Smoothie Boost, a brand Comedy 4 A Cause. Mike Armstrong. Proceeds Grand Ledge. (Please see details May 4.) to Lansing Spartan Youth Organization. 8 p.m. $15 herself, and I hate seeing her the purchase of a range if he from Albion. Dalman said First Annual Save-a-Life Adoptathon. 10 a.m.-5 donation. Connxtions Comedy Club, 2900 N. East p.m. FREE. PetSmart West Lansing, 305 Marketplace work that hard,” he said. “I just wanted to incorporate non- they will soon be famous for St., Lansing. (517) 894-8429. Blvd., Lansing. (Please see details May 3.) their Screamers (I Scream’s wish we could have figured Asian fare. Family Day. Noon-4 p.m. Eli and Edythe Broad Art EVERYbody Reads’ 7th Anniversary. Meet something else out.” Lamai’s won for Best Asian version of a Blizzard) as well Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU Campus, East baseball writers, food & more. Noon-5 p.m. FREE. One of the plans almost Food in the City Pulse Top of as the homemade ice cream Lansing. (517) 884-3900. broadmuseum.msu.edu. Everybody Reads Books and Stuff, 2019 E. Michigan involved a newcomer who the Town Awards in 2009 and sandwiches called, fittingly, 27th Great Bar-B-Q Cookout. 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Ave., Lansing. (517) 346-9900. Trinity AME Church, 3500 W Holmes Road, Lansing. wanted to carry on Lamai’s was a runner-up two other Screamwiches. Fundraiser. For local mother & daughter fighting (517) 882-5722. mantle, without Lamai at times. Although things are cancer. Golf outing, 11 a.m. Auction, 4 p.m. Timber Derby Day Party. Fundraiser for Sparrow Ridge Golf Course, 16339 Park Lake Road, East ending on a bittersweet note the helm. Andon Grieve- I Scream Hospital Guild. 3:30-6:30 p.m. $25 advance, $35 Lansing. (517) 202-6497. McSweeney, 29, has worked for Feighner, she remained 13191 Schavey Road, Dewitt at door. Lou & Harry's Sports Bar and Grill, 16800 27th Great Bar-B-Q Cookout. 11 a.m. Trinity at several mid-Michigan upbeat. Noon to 9 p.m. daily Chandler Road, East Lansing. (517) 364-5680. AME Church, 3500 W Holmes Road, Lansing. (517) restaurants, including Soup “The customers made it (517) 624-2056 Stricly for Fun Ballroom/Swing Dance. Lesson, 7 p.m. Pizza & dancing, 8 p.m. RSVP. $15. See Out on the Town, Page 20 20 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • May 1, 2013 Monday, May 6 Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny May 1-7 Out on the town Classes and Seminars from page 19 Leadership, Management & Personal ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you afraid that you courage in entering into the abyss of himself." A woman Enrichment Training. 7-8:30 p.m. CADL Okemos lack a crucial skill or aptitude? Do you have a goal that may show similar bravery, of course. In my astrological Library, 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 879-1886. 882-5722. you're worried might be impossible to achieve because opinion, that's the noble adventure beckoning to you, inspirationalministriesonline.com/leadership.html. of this inadequacy? If so, now is a good time to make Libra: a dive into the depths of your inner workings. I What to Read Next. Hear what’s new & plans to fill in the gap. 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There are different stories about Abbey Road, East Lansing. (517) 272-9379. Halloween plus a storage area where a theater troupe why. According to one account, he intentionally did it Babytime. Beginning story time for babies under 2. keeps the apparel its actors use to stage a wide variety City Pulse Classifieds to himself by gazing too long into the sun. That was 10:30-11 a.m. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot of historical plays. You have free reign here. You can try Interested in placing a classified ad in City Pulse? his perverse way of solving a vexing problem: It freed on different masks and wigs and disguises and get-ups. (517) 999-5066 or [email protected] Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. him from the torment of having to look upon gorgeous You can envision yourself living in different eras as vari- Metaphysical Mondays. Discussion. 7-8 p.m. ous characters. If you like, you can even go out into the women who were no longer interested in or available Computer/IT: Information Technologist II (Michigan State FREE. Triple Goddess New Age Bookstore, 1824 E. to him because of his advanced age. I hope you won't University, East Lansing, MI): Serve as software designer & Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 347-2112. world wearing your alternate identities. Try this exer- developer for Kuali-based systems. Perform system design cise, Taurus. It'll stimulate good ideas about some new do anything like that, Scorpio. In fact, I suggest you take tasks, including integration of business functions, conversion Divorced, Separated, Widowed Conversation self-images you might want to play with in real life. the opposite approach: Keep your attention focused on & interface design, & database design. Requires bachelor’s Group. 7:30 p.m. FREE. St. David’s Episcopal things that stir your deep attraction, even if you think degree in computer science, information systems, business, or Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Ray LaMontagne sings related field, 3 years exp. in job offered or a related analyst/ these lyrics in his tune "Empty": "I looked my demons you can't have them for your own. Valuable lessons and software developer position, 3 years exp. developing Kuali- Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. FREE. St. David’s in the eyes. Laid bare my chest and said, 'Do your unexpected rewards will emerge from such efforts. based IT projects, and exp. using Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. best to destroy me. I've been to hell and back so many SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Search your & Kuali-related technologies incl. Struts, Spring, JNDI, JMS, (989) 587-4609. JTA, Eclipse, Ant, Maven, JDBC, Oracle, & JBoss/Tomcat. Apply times, I must admit you kind of bore me.'" I wouldn't be memory, Sagittarius, and recall a time when you pushed online at www.jobs.msu.edu, posting #7653. The university Chronic Pain Support Group. For those opposed to you delivering a message like that to your yourself to your limits as you labored over a task you actively encourages applications &/or nominations from women, experiencing any level of chronic physical pain. 4- own demons, Gemini — with one caveat: Leave out the cared about very much. At that time, you worked with persons of color, veterans & persons with disabilities. MSU is an 5:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. "Do your best to destroy me" part. Simply peer into the extreme focus and intensity. You were rarely bored and 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163. glazed gaze of those shabby demons and say, "You bore never resentful about the enormous effort you had to Lawn Care Mowing, Vacation Mowing, Rolling, 920 me and I'm done with you. Bye-bye." And then walk away lbs. We do it all! Call 694-7502 or 993-2052. R. Knott Lawn expend. You loved throwing yourself into this test of & Landscape. Since 1986. Events from them for good. willpower, which stretched your resourcefulness and Social Bridge. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I know a devotee of Organic fertilizer — Fertell, the nation's premier compelled you to grow new capacities. What was that supplier of truly natural products. Soil amendments and Delta Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Tibetan Buddhism who got an unexpected message epic breakthrough in your past? Once you know, move livestock nutritional productions. Tree Keeper - 517 649 8870, Road, Lansing. (517) 484-5600. from her teacher. He told her she has made such exem- on to your next exercise: Imagine a new assignment that 517 648 0527. E-mail- [email protected] Mac’s Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark plary progress in her quest for enlightenment that she fits this description, and make plans to bring it into your Roebuck & Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac’s Bar, has earned the ultimate reward. When she dies many LOST DOG!!! MUST FIND!! REWARDS!!! life in the near future. $$$ cash reward for safe return of Angel. Last seen 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795. years from now, the teacher said, she will enter nirvana! on March 5th in the MLK/ CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Nairobi is Kenya's She will have no further karmic obligation to reincar- Holmes area. She is sorely Dinner and Bikes. Gourmet vegan dinner. capital and home of over three million urbanites. A few nate into a new body in the future, and will be forever missed and has been gone Discussion. 7-10 p.m. $8 advance, $10 day of. 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In other words, be pink and beige collar with a word. 6:30-10:30 p.m. FREE. Midtown Beer Co., 402 odd and challenging choice between selfishness and highly civilized and smartly sophisticated part of the Rabies tag. Angel is a friendly girl who will likely approach a stranger. She is the companion to a disabled man. S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 977-1349. selflessness. time; be wild and free the rest of the time. And be Please help guide Angel back to her adoring family! Spread LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A lawyer named John Keogh ready to go back and forth between the two modes with awareness and call 517.575.5599 with any information. filed an application with the Australian Patent Office. It grace and ease. City Pulse is seeking candidates to join Tuesday, May 7 was for a "circular transportation facilitation device." AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the wild, a tiger's its sales team. Full time and part time positions available. Classes and Seminars His claim was approved. He thus became the owner of diet consists entirely of meat. The big cat loves to feast Sales experience required, preferably in advertising/ Yoga for Wellness. With Gaby Kende, certified the world's first and only patent for the wheel. So far, marketing. Opportunity to grow. EEO. Submit resume to on deer and wild boar, and eats a variety of other yoga teacher & yoga therapist. 9:30-11 a.m. FREE he has not tried to collect royalties from anyone who's [email protected]. animals, too. The hunt is always solitary, never done in first class new students. Center for Yoga, 1780 E. using wheels. I nominate him to be your role model, collaborative groups. That's why the creature's success Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-6640. Leo. May he inspire you to stamp your personal mark Distribution Driver - PT Job opening rate is so low. A tiger snags the prey it's seeking only to stock schedule racks in Greater Lansing area. flexible on a universal archetype or put your unique spin on about five percent of the time. It sometimes has to wait hours. Must have van or SUV w/own insurance, computer, something everyone knows and loves. cell phone w/text and energy. e-mail resume to: garrett@ See Out on the Town, Page 21 two weeks between meals. Nevertheless, a tiger rarely wayforwardinfo.com VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): This may be the best starves. When it gets what it's after, it can devour 75 week in a long time to practice the art of crazy wisdom. pounds of food in one sitting. According to my astrologi- SUDOKU SOLUTION CROSSWORD SOLUTION And what is crazy wisdom? Here's how novelist Tom cal analysis, Aquarius, you're like a tiger these days. You From Pg. 18 From Pg. 18 Robbins described it to Shambhala Sun: It's "a philo- haven't had a lot of lucky strikes lately, but I suspect you sophical worldview that recommends swimming against will soon hit the jackpot. the tide, cheerfully seizing the short end of the stick, embracing insecurity, honoring paradox, courting the PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The French word unexpected, celebrating the unfamiliar, shunning ortho- flâneur is a meme that refers to a person who strolls doxy, volunteering for tasks nobody else wants or dares around the city at a leisurely pace, exploring whatever to do, and breaking taboos in order to destroy their captivates her imagination. To the casual observer, power. It’s the wisdom of those who turn the tables on the flâneur may seem to be a lazy time-waster with despair by lampooning it, and who neither seek author- nothing important to do. But she is in fact motivated by ity nor submit to it." And why should you do any of that one of the noblest emotions — pure curiosity — and is weird stuff? Robbins: "To enlarge the soul, light up the engaged in a quest to attract novel experiences, arouse brain, and liberate the spirit." fresh insights, and seek new meaning. Sound fun? Well, LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "Why should we honor congratulations, Pisces, because you have been select- those that die upon the field of battle?" asked Irish poet ed as the Flaming Flâneur of the Zodiac for the next two William Butler Yeats. "A man may show as reckless a weeks. Get out there and meander!

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Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 Events Out on the town p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East from page 20 Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Women’s Rights. Mothers Day discussion. 6-7 Lansing. (517) 351-2420. p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Pam Posthumus Signature Auction Event. Tai Chi & Qigong. Taught by Bruce Ching. Drop- Christ, 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave.. Lansing. (517) 484- Proceeds the Children’s Trust Fund. 5-9 p.m. $150. ins welcome. 5:45-7 p.m. $12 per class, $60 for 6 7434. PilgrimUCC.com. Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. weeks. ACC Natural Healing and Wellness, 617 Ionia LWVLA Annual Meeting. Speaker George michigan.gov/ctfsignature. St., Lansing. Erickcek. Executive Conference Room. 6:30 p.m. Michigan’s Famous & Forgotten Authors. Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Anyone wanting to FREE. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, Author Jack Dempsey. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta lose weight is welcome. 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton East Lansing. Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Rapids Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Beginning Genealogy Series. Presenter Jeff Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. Rapids. (517) 543-0786. Antaya. Registration required. 6-7 p.m. CADL South Grande Paraders Square Dance Club. Intro to Computers. Learn from professionals. Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St.. Lansing. (517) Round dancing, 7 p.m. Modern-style square 2:30-4 p.m. FREE. Capital Area Michigan Works, 2110 272-9840. cadl.org. dancing, 7:30 p.m. $4 members, $5 guests. Holt S. Cedar St., Lansing. Old Everett Public Safety Meeting. 7-9 p.m. 9th Grade Campus, 5780 Holt Road, Holt. (517) Speakeasies Toastmasters. Become a better McLaren-Greater Lansing Education Building, 401 W. 694-0087. speaker. 12:05-1 p.m. FREE. Ingham County Human Greenlawn Ave., Lansing. oldeverett.org. Samantha Martin & The Acro-Cats. 7 p.m. Services Building. 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) Moores Park Neighborhood Meeting. 6:30- $18, $15 kids 12 & under. Hannah Community Center, 887-1440. 8 p.m. Shabazz Academy, 1028 W. Barnes Ave., 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. circuscats.com. Water media. All levels welcome, with Donna Lansing. (517) 374-7525. Randall. Pre-registration required. 6-8:30 p.m. $50 Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. FREE. First Music for 4 weeks. Gallery 1212 Fine Art Studio, 1212 Turner Congregational United Church of Christ, 210 W. Sam Winternheimer Quartet. 7-10 p.m. Midtown St., Lansing. (517) 999-1212. Saginaw Highway, Grand Ledge. (517) 256-6954. Beer Company, 402 Washington Square, Lansing. Today’s Special Program: The Battle of Fiber vs. Fat. Geared towards adults. Food demo & sampling. 5 p.m. FREE. Lansing City Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 483-7460. Compassionate Friends of Lansing. For grieving parents who have lost a child. 7:30 p.m. Salvation Army South Community Center, 701 W. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 339-3553. Codependents Anonymous. 5:45-6:45 p.m. Everybody Reads Books and Stuff, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 346-9900.

Events DTDL Crafters. Handcrafting projects. 2:30-4 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 3. Paws for Reading. All reading levels. Read to therapy dogs. Call to register. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 3. dtdl.org. Tea & Talk. Salon Style discussions. 8 p.m. FREE. Triple Goddess New Age Bookstore, 1824 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 347-2112. Guts & Glory: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain. 7:30 p.m. $35-$55. Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 432-2000. whartoncenter.com.

Music Jazz Tuesdays. Hosted by the Jeff Shoup Quartet & will feature regular guest artists from the MSU Jazz Studies Department. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE. Stober’s Bar, 812 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. Mid-Michigan Youth Symphony. Spring awards concert. 7 p.m. FREE. East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive, East Lansing. midmichiganyouthsymphony.org. Tickets and maps available at

Literature and Poetry Girls’ Night Out. Author Mary Robinette Kowal. 7 p.m. FREE. Schuler Books & Music Lansing, 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., Lansing. (517) 316-7495. schulerbooks.com.

Wednesday, May 8 Classes and Seminars Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes & activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St.. Lansing. (517) 272-9840. Babytime. Beginning story time for babies under 2. 10:30-11 a.m. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • May 1, 2013

Michael Brenton/City Pulse The tasting room at Black Star Farms is only part of the winery's allure. There is also a bed- and-breakfast as well as a restaurant that features seasonal wine dinners. Black Star is one of 25 wineries on Traverse City's Leelanau Peninsula, which represents about a quarter of Michigan’s wineries. TIM BARRON EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING 6AM-9AM

provided an opportunity to sample new releases of popular Black Star Farms A Star is born wines and to evaluate how it is doing on the cuisine side of the equation. Fea- Leelanau Peninsula’s Black Star tured white wines were from the excel- Farms dazzles with wine dinner lent 2011 vintage. Longtime winemaker Lee Lutes noted (and guests affirmed) that whites from this vintage are bright And hear Berl Schwartz of City Pulse By MICHAEL BRENTON and fresh, and acidity is pronounced, as Traveling north from you’d expect from the region. Black Star call Tim an ignorant slut — or worse. Traverse City on M-22 attaches the Arcturos label to its premi- always promises to be an um table wines. A 2011 Arcturos barrel- Every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. exciting vinous adventure. aged Chardonnay ($18.50 at the winery) The Leelanau Peninsula paired perfectly with the rich flavors of wine scene continues to expand, with lake trout and morel mushroom risotto this year’s new wineries bringing the consommé with saffron. The wine world count up to 25 — one-quarter of Michi- is filled with over-oaked wines, but this gan’s total. M-22 closely follows Grand is definitely not one of them. Full-bod- Traverse Bay in a winding and pictur- ied, with a soft palate, it is well balanced esque path. The beauty of the bay and the with a touch of vanilla oak. rolling hills and vineyards are expected, A course of prosciutto arugula salad but the sudden vision of what appears to with apple, fromage blanc, basil oil, verjus be a grand southern manor may come as and bee pollen partnered beautifully with a surprise for the uninitiated. Just before the 2011 Arcturos Dry Riesling ($16.50). Suttons Bay looms the sprawling mansion Good Dry Riesling is fruity and acidic, that defines Black Star Farms. Peaked creating a flavor explosion on the palate gables, multiple chimneys and towering that begs another sip. Lutes has the per- white columns attract the eye and pique fect touch with Dry Riesling — year in the curiosity. This is the Inn at Black Star and year out, his vintage is one of Michi- Farms, adjacent to the tasting room, cel- gan’s best. Created from Old Mission lar, paddocks, stables and underground fruit, it displays effusive aromatics with cellars. Black Star styles itself as “a unique distinct floral notes. With just 0.9 percent agricultural destination,” and that it is. It residual sugar acting as a counterpoint is also becoming known for cuisine in the to the fine Riesling acids, it is a great luxurious and palatial bed and breakfast, backyard quaffer. If you enjoy Sauvignon and the periodic wine dinners. Blanc, give this a shot. Furthermore, the The recent Spring Wine Club Dinner See Uncorked, Page 23 City Pulse • May 1, 2013 www.lansingcitypulse.com 23

mushroom hunt and dinner. Beginning Uncorked at 4 p.m. May 8, guests will venture into the woods with a seasoned guide in search from page 22 of the elusive morel. That will segue into If you want to be judged, a mouthwatering five-course meal con- fine acidity in this wine should make it a sisting of smoked rabbit and caramel- Go to court. great ager, so don’t be shy about buying ized morels, morel and asparagus with several bottles and trying them over time. pea tendrils, fresh mozzarella and pick- Michigan Pinot Noir has its own re- led ramp, morel and Swiss chard stuffed gional style, and the pursuit of Pinot chicken breast, leg of lamb with panc- perfection is Lutes’ Holy Grail. Don’t ex- etta and crisp morels and candied morel If you want to be accepted, pect something like the big, dark, high mushroom ice cream with hazelnut crum- alcohol, overblown California style, and ble and white chocolate. Seriously, this is Come to Pilgrim Congregational Church. don’t be confused that light color sug- a gastronomic morel extravaganza. gests light flavor. The 2011 Arcturos Pi- For more information about the periodic not Noir ($22.50) was presented along- wine dinners presented at the Inn at Black side a delectable duck breast, parsnip Star Farms, go to blackstarfarms.com. and vanilla bean puree, wild leeks and 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. a demi glace. Light ruby in color, this In Vino Veritas Pilgrim Congregational Worship Service Pinot is a delicate and nuanced wine (Michael Brenton is president of the showing hints of strawberry and cherry, Greater Lansing Vintners Club. His col- United Church of Christ Sunday - 10 AM complemented by a dollop of oak. umn appears monthly. You can email Lansing MI (517) 484-7434 Bigger reds such as Cabernet Franc, him at [email protected].) Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon typi- PilgrimUCC.com cally require more barrel and bottle time before becoming approachable, so our tasting in this category was a 2010 Leorie Vineyard Merlot/Cabernet Franc ($48). This wine is from a single vineyard on Old GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! Mission Peninsula. Grown in gravel soil, the Merlot/Cab Franc has deep garnet color, minerality, dark fruit, spice and a touch of cedar. The tannins are already well integrated, but this wine clearly has the stuffing to go the distance and was a perfect pairing for lamb-chetta with potato gnocchi with tomato and fennel. Executive Chef Jonathan Dayton seeks out locally grown food sources when- ever possible, and the lamb exemplified the quality of the region. Black Star Farms is serious about its array of dessert wines and liqueurs. The Sirius White Dessert Wine ($28.50) made from 100 percent Chardonnay, fin- MAY 7 • 7:30PM ished with 10 percent residual sugar and 17 percent alcohol. Rich, viscous, mouth- filling, and honeyed, the wine is forti- fied with brandy distilled from the same WHARTON CENTER Chardonnay fruit, and barrel-aged up to 10 months. It is surprisingly delicate, but still has good viscosity and a kick from the brandy on the mid-palate. Paired with a ricotta and almond torta with lemon curd, it was a fitting end to a great meal. Lutes suggested that the Sirius White would be a perfect component of a classic Por- tuguese cocktail consisting of white port with tonic or soda and a squeeze of lime. Just substitute the Sirius for the port. FOR TICKETS Not part of the dinner, but right for any occasion is an affordable sparkling Call: 1-800-WHARTON wine, one of the most versatile of wine styles. Black Star’s 2011 “Be Dazzled” Online: WhartonCenter.com ($13.75), comprised of the traditional Visit: Wharton Center Box Office Champagne blend of Pinot Noir, Char- donnay and Pinot Meunier, with 1 per- cent residual sugar, fits the niche per- fectly. Crisp, effervescent and palate cleansing, it can be enjoyed on its own LANSING AT THE CAPITOL or with a wide range of foods. On deck at Black Star Farms is a Mich- igan gourmet delight: the Morels in May www.AnthonyBourdainOnTour.com 24 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • May 1, 2013

Farmers Market FRESH IN THE MARKET

5-D Farm Willobee's Honey Company Wooden Shoe Herb Farm handmade soaps honey, chocolate sauce made artisan herbs, flowers, with honey, honey with nuts, candles, and soaps Hillcrest Farms cinnamon honey, and wax produce of all kinds

Rainbow's End Farm Eastwood produce

Saint Tart Patisserie Old Town french and european pastries Grand River Ave.

cakes, tarts, cookies and Saginaw St. sweetbreads Grand River Ave. Capitol Schenk's Salsa Cedar St. Building Capitol Ave. different types of salsa

Shayla's Flavorites handmade organic dog treats MSU

entertainment @ turner st. park throughout the farmers market!

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Chalk of the Town • June 1st Festival of the Moon & Sun • June 21st & 22nd Scrapfest • June 21st & 22nd For a complete list of events and getting involved go to iloveoldtown.org and follow us @ILoveOldTown