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Feedback VOL. 15 Councilwoman defends record on these bills. ISSUE 8 I believe that we need elected officials In response to questions from reporters and attacks by my political opponent, I have who understand the difficulties that everyday (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com decided to share some very personal details people face. I am so grateful that President ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6705 about my private life. Some of these details Obama’s Affordable Care Act will now help PAGE CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6704 pertain to my ten-year old daughter’s father people that suffer from kidney failure or other or email [email protected] catastrophic diseases and their overwhelming who is now deceased. 6 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz costs. The President’s example of doing right Unfortunately, my late ex-husband, Earl [email protected] • (517) 999-5061

Robinson, suffered from several tragic medi- by our most vulnerable citizens should serve ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER • Mickey Hirten cal complications as a result of kidney disease as a model for us all. Hirten: Sanders good on issues, bad on people. [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 diagnosed in 2004. The mounting cost of A separate instance that my opponent ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR • Ty Forquer [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 dialysis, doctor bills and prescription medi- and the media have unfairly characterized is PAGE a legal case in which I am involved. I am fac- PRODUCTION MANAGER • Allison Hammerly cations was daunting. We did the best we [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 could trying to manage these costs with other ing head-on a lawsuit over a contract dispute 13 CREATIVE DIRECTOR • Jonathan Griffith household expenses. about work that I performed. I am confi- [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 However, Earl’s frame of mind was affected dent that I will prevail when all the facts are STAFF WRITERS • Lawrence Cosentino brought to light. Cellist Joshua Roman looks forward to beer and romance [email protected] by this terrible condition. He made purchases Todd Heywood without my knowledge that he might not have I didn't ask for the troubles that came my [email protected] otherwise if he hadn’t way, but I am facing them forthrightly, just PAGE ADVERTISING • Shelly Olson & Suzi Smith Have something to say faced this debilitating as I always have. Through it all, I am proud [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 about a local issue disease, causing our of the job I have done on the city council for 14 [email protected] • (517) 999-6704 or an item that appeared bank accounts to be the Third Ward. I was pleased to have estab- GRAPHIC DESIGNER • Nikki Nicolaou lished the Southside Community Center and in our pages? drained. Earl was a "SNL" alum Brooks Wheelan comes to the Loft next week Contributors: Andy Balaskovitz, Justin Bilicki, good man and loving to bring the LPD Police Precinct and walk- Daniel E. Bollman, Capital News Service, Bill Now you have two ways to and-bike paths to Southwest Lansing. Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Tom Helma, Gabrielle sound off: father but he made Johnson, Terry Link, Andy McGlashen, Kyle Melinn, some bad decisions. In addition to serving the citizens of South COVER Mark Nixon, Shawn Parker, Stefanie Pohl, Dennis 1.) Write a letter to the editor. I know that mine Lansing, my colleagues have seen fit to elect Preston, Allan I. Ross, Belinda Thurston, Rich • E-mail: letters@ me president of the council on three separate ART Tupica, Ute Von Der Heyden, Paul Wozniak lansingcitypulse.com is not the only family Delivery drivers: Dave Fisher, Ian Graham, Richard • Snail mail: City Pulse, 1905 to have experienced occasions. It has been my distinct privilege to E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, have worked with my council colleagues and Simpson, Thomas Scott Jr., Kathy Tober MI 48912 financial hardship BY JONATHAN GRIFFITH Interns: McKenzie Hagerstrom, Kevin McInerney • Fax: (517) 371-5800 when faced with the the Mayor to finally balance the city’s hard hit 2.) Write a guest column: enormous costs asso- budget the last two years. I can tell you that no Contact Berl Schwartz for ciated with dire med- matter how ugly the political attacks against THIS WEEK more information: [email protected] ical conditions. This me, I will never stop fighting for the citizens of or (517) 999-5061 on catastrophic disease South Lansing and the Third Ward. • Alice Dreger, academic activist (Please include your name, ultimately cost Earl address and telephone number — A’Lynne Boles so we can reach you. Keep his life and bills that • LCC President Brent Knight letters to 250 words or fewer. went unpaid. I have Lansing City Pulse reserves the right to edit letters and columns.) begun the long, hard (The writer is seeking reelection for the 89 FM task of making good Third Ward seat on the Lansing City Council.) PUBLIC NOTICES Public Notice

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(517) 355-7661 or www.cms.msu.edu 4930 S. Hagadorn Rd. CMS is the outreach arm of the MSU College of Music East Lansing, MI 48823 City Pulse • October 7, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION cipient plans to move the statue. Francis was made the Roman Catho- St. Francis ousted lic patron saint of animals and the envi- Statue of religious figure ronment in the 13th century. to be removed from Pattengill The statue was part of a beautifica- C Wanted: A new home for a saint. tion project funded by a neighborhood OF THE WEEK The statue of St. Francis of Assisi that grant from Mayor Virg Bernero’s office graces a plot of land at Pattengill Middle issued to the Armory Alliance and East- School on Lansing’s east side is being evicted. field neighborhood groups. It sits facing “I’m trying to reach the president of south on two bricks nestled into a small the neighborhood association to have it flowerbed. To the north are two benches removed,” Teresa Symanski, operations di- looking onto a nearby playground. On rector of the Lansing schools, said Tuesday. Monday, the playground stood unused, Her action was prompted by her visit to the but a used condom and wrapper were site after a reporter asked why a religious just a few feet away from the equipment. figure’s statue was on school property. City The school property was purchased Pulse learned of the statue from a reader. from the U.S. military to make way for the Bernero spokesman Randy Hannan new school, said Nancy Parson Mahlow, said Tuesday the application for the president of the Eastside Neighborhood Ty Forquer/City Pulse grant did not say any money would be Association. The school opened in 2006. used for the statue. He said the grant re- Statue of St. Francis at Pattengill See Francis, Page 6 Middle School.

Property: North Lansing Brenke Fish Ladder, near Turner Street and Grand River Avenue.

With the arrival of autumn, this might be an ideal time to visit the fish ladder in Lansing’s Burchard Park. Salmon com- monly use such ladders to detour waterfalls and dams while making their way upstream. Understandably, the best time to see these fish is in the early fall, when they are return- ing to their spawning grounds. Named after the man who worked to bring trout and salmon to Lansing, the William A. Brenke Fish Ladder was constructed in 1981. Courtesy Photo Decades before this, the Board of Water & Supporters of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., jammed The Avenue Cafe on Michigan Avenue Light built ta dam to generate hydroelec- tric energy. Fish bypass this dam by jump- just want a better country.” then, with one Lansing event in late July ing through the falling water into a series of The group, which promotes the can- drawing a crowd of more than 200. Now, Lansing feels the Bern ascending pools and continue until they are didate in the Lansing area and through- the group’s Facebook page has 6,500 Sanders support building swiftly out of the ladder. out the state came to be shortly before members. A small power equipment building com- in mid-Michigan Sanders announced his candidacy back Collison says the biggest goal is name posed of ashlar stone with limestone details Presidential hopeful Bernie Sand- in April. When Collison helped first form recognition for Sanders, an independent ers is taking “grassroots” to a whole new sits above the entrance to the ladder. The the group, she had her doubts. “I thought but running as a Democrat. It dispatches building is executed in the Art Deco style level with hundreds of groups nationwide I was the only person who even knew who out to events like the recent BluesFest, working to spread the word, raise money popular during its construction in the 1930s Bernie Sanders was in Michigan, because where supporters distributed fliers and and makes repeated use of zig-zag elements and get Sanders on the ballot. And Mich- I asked so many people and no one knew talked about Bernie’s platforms. igan is no exception. that are characteristic of the style. The sub- who he was,” she said with a laugh. “Peo- The issues include addressing income tle battering of the corner towers, stepped With groups like Lansing-based Mich- ple asked me if he was a football player.” inequality and raising minimum wage, igan for Bernie Sanders and Lansing for limestone surrounding the patinaed copper But that changed in June, when she taking action against climate change, im- doors and windows and the abstract con- Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator has organized the movement’s first statewide proving veteran’s programs and women’s received an outpouring of local support. crete sculpture surrounded by the ladder all meet-up. “People came from Traverse and LGBT rights, lowering prescription offer echoes of the stair-stepping fishway. “The thing about this movement is City, Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon, drug prices and making college educa- it’s all grassroots,” said Kelly Collison, a Detroit, Ann Arbor. It was wild,” Collison tion free. — Daniel E. Bollman, AIA Lansing resident and a founder of the said. “After that, those people went home Sanders also opposes trade acts that Michigan for Bernie Sanders movement. and started building groups in their own would move jobs out of the US. “This is all grassroots supporters, putting areas, and it pretty much just flourished The Michigan and Lansing for Sand- “Eye candy of the Week” is our weekly look at some of in their own time, their own money, their from there.” ers groups also hold their own events, the nicer properties in Lansing. It rotates each with Eyesore of own efforts and not getting compensated the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- That meeting attracted a turnout of singcitypulse.com or call Berl Schwartz at 999-5061. at all. They’re all doing it because they 65 — and the number’s only grown since See Sanders, Page 6 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • October 7, 2015

Sanders was the state's of himself: pious, self-righteous and utterly challenge for more seats on the Burlington sole congressman, lived humorless. Burdened by the cross of his City Council. The trouble in Burlington, and socialist crusade, he was a scold whose Sanders had been mayor of Burlington would periodically visit counter-culture moralizing appealed to from 1981 until 1989, institutionalizing pro- with Bernie with the newspaper's the state's liberal sensibilities as well as gressive government in the city and other editors and publisher. its conservatives, who embraced his gun Vermont enclaves. Although he has been in A moralizing scold, but for the left Considering that the ownership stance, his defense of individual Washington since his election to the House Here's my problem with Bernie Sand- Free Press' editorial po- rights, an antipathy toward big corporations of Representatives in 1991, he remained the ers. With few exceptions, I agree with his sitions were very liberal, and, generally speaking, his stick-it-to-them titular head of the movement, yet refused positions on issues. But I don't like him or MICKEY HIRTEN reflecting the nature of approach to politics. to endorse a progressive slate seeking City his political temperament. He'd be an awful a very liberal Vermont My most memorable encounter with Council seats or the new leadership orches- president. community, one might think that meetings Sanders was during an editorial board trating the campaigns. I followed him carefully when I was edi- with Sanders were cordial, even celebratory. session during a period when the Vermont tor of the Burlington Free Press in Vermont. They weren't. Sanders was always full Progressive Party was reconstituting itself to See Hirten, Page 7

mont mayor, state points. The same group refused to accept any kind of support from Sanders representative and shows Sanders averag- big businesses. senator over 34 ing an 11-point lead in “For the first time, we have someone who from page 5 years. Before en- New Hampshire, which says I’m not going to accept money from big tering politics, he in February will hold the corporations,” Collison said. like their fundraiser, Jam for Bernie, with was a Civil Rights first primary. live music. protest organizer In Michigan, where Students for Sanders Collison hopes the movement will help who participated primary elections are Younger generations have been a large Sanders to a primary win over Clinton and in the 1963 March still six months away, part of Sanders’ demographic, and Michi- other candidates in Michigan’s March 8 elec- on Washington at Clinton leads at 35 per- gan State University is no exception. The tion. She has been working to become a del- which Martin Lu- cent, with Vice President campus’ Students for Sanders program was egate to make that happen. ther King Jr. de- Courtesy Photo Joseph Biden at 28 per- founded about two months ago by political livered his “I Have Sanders supporters gather on Labor cent and Sanders at 22 theory and constitutional democracy major A different kind of candidate a Dream” speech. Day in Potter Park Zoo. percent, according to a Brieann Sauer. Spencer Austin, a member of Lansing He’s had a long mid-September poll by “He’s addressing some of the issues stu- for Bernie and a supporter of Hillary Clin- track record of sup- Fox 2 Detroit. dents actually care about,” said Sauer, a ton in the 2008 election, said Sanders just porting gay marriage and taking money out Sanders is also catching up to Clinton na- sophomore. The group holds biweekly meet- has something other candidates don’t. “The of politics. tionally in donations, with $26 million to her ings and attends campus events to get Sand- biggest thing is the transparency of his cam- “I think that for the first time, people feel $28 million. ers’ name out and encourage fellow students paign,” Austin said. “He’s transparent with that there’s real, legitimate hope, because He’s broken the record for the most in- to vote. Encouraging other students to vote what he wants to do in his campaign, he’s on he’s had that history,” Collison said. dividual donations, with 1.3 million from — whether they support Sanders or not — is key with his points and doesn’t run a nega- In Iowa, whose caucuses in February will 650,000 donors — the large majority be- a major priority, Sauer said. tive campaign — we need people like that.” be the first test of candidates, the gap has ing everyday people, according to his official “A huge section of his supporters are mil- And Sanders has the track record to back begun to close between frontrunner Clinton campaign website. lennials. They usually don’t get out and vote, it up, he said. Sanders, 73, a self-described and Sanders, with Real Clear Politics, which While Clinton has received a number of democratic socialist, has served as a Ver- averages polls, showing Sanders within 6.3 donations from corporations, Sanders has See Sanders, Page 7

While the beautification occurred us- “But we would never approve the pur- the advocacy committee of the Center for Francis ing city tax dollars provided through a chase of a religious statue,” she said. Inquiry of Michigan, a secular group that grant from the Mayor’s Neighborhood Piper Fountain, president of Armory Alli- promotes the separation of church and from page 5 Advisory Council, it was unclear whether ance, could not be reached for comment. state. "One has to wonder why no one at tax dollars were used to pay for the statue. A First Amendment expert expressed any stage of that process thought to ques- The plot of land in question had been Council member Monica Zuchowski said concern. tion the propriety or legality of the proj- maintained by the city as a park known the group does not explicitly explain that the “It's good that the school is now going ect." as the 119th Park, in honor the infantry purchase of religious statues or other iconog- to remove the statue, but it's still rather group stationed at the Armory. raphy is prohibited from grant funds. alarming,” said Ed Brayton, chairman of — Todd Heywood

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izing politician and proud of it; as Woody to hold meetings. Interested students can Hirten Allen put it in “Annie Hall”: “But for the left.” Sanders check out their next gathering Oct. 20, or That's not good enough. The rigid, uncom- check their Facebook page for more infor- from page 6 promising ideology of the Orwellian-named from page 6 mation. Republican Freedom Caucus in the U.S. While the official campaign hasn’t an- After discussing his favorite issues — House of Representatives has helped paralyze and we all believe that’s really important,” she nounced any plans to visit Michigan yet, corporations, government reform, health government. Its members won't even com- said. “So we’re spending a lot of our time and both Collison and Sauer expect Sanders to care and the like, I asked about his unwill- promise with the more pragmatic members of effort on voter registration. Even if you’re not make a stop in the Mitten State sometime ingness to endorse his fellow progressives. the party, preferring no loaf rather than a half. voting for him, we just want you to come out early next year before presidential primary. He said it wasn't his role. I suggested voters Republicans will continue to control the and vote.” Sauer and Collison support Sand- Sauer said Sanders has so much appeal might expect him to weigh in. He disagreed, House after the 2016 election. The Demo- ers’ plans for social program reform, includ- because he is genuine. “The president should clearly annoyed at the persistent question- crats have a chance to regain control of the ing a universal healthcare system. be the voice for us, for the people,” Sauer ing. Finally I suggested that he had a larger Senate. Split government again. That the “I feel like this country needs to care about said. “He’s for the people. And while some moral responsibility to the progressive parties are unwilling, or at least unable, human beings again,” Collison said. “It’s people say some of his ideas are a little ex- movement. to work together accounts for the public's something that almost any ordinary person treme or out there, that they can’t happen, At which point he jumped out of his seat, astounding low opinion of Congress. Add can really get behind, he just hits every nerve our generation is realizing this pain. He’s the told me to go f*** myself and stormed out a president as unyielding as Sanders to the that I think most Americans have been really only candidate that really has the millenni- of the edit board meeting. OK, maybe my political mix and we may look back at the frustrated about and despair over,” she said. als’ backs. persistence bordered on hectoring. But I felt current Congress as the good times. Michigan for Sanders will hold a viewing “He really wants what’s best for the peo- he ought to provide an honest answer. My Which is too bad, because Sanders' party on Tuesday for the first Democratic ple, and cares about these issues that other suspicion was that he resented others for as- positions are really good, progressive and debate and plans least one event per week people don’t necessarily want to address.” suming his mantle of progressive leadership would help Americans. He'd just be really thereafter. and wouldn't acknowledge them. bad advancing them. MSU Students for Sanders will continue — Brooke Kansier He returned to the meeting about five minutes after the outburst and we contin- ued to discuss issues of the day. The candidate you see on television work- ing crowds, shaking hands and even smiling has undergone a presidential campaign conversion. And there is no doubt that Sand- ers is a smart, deft politician riding a popular, populist wave. But what is real? I'm not alone in my opinions about Celebrating 150 years in business. Sanders. Chris Graf, long-time Associated Press bureau chief in Vermont, in an article published Sept. 30 in Theweek.com, had this to say about the senator. “Bernie has no social skills, no sense of We invite you to experience the finest in men’s fashions. humor, and he's quick to boil over. He's the most unpolitical person in politics I've ever come across,” Graf said. Others who have covered Sanders agree. Seven Days, the lively alternative weekly in Burlington, is offering extensive coverage of the Sanders campaign, reporting framed by decades of coverage. A recent article by Paul Heintz titled “Anger Management” featured current and former staff who have experienced the dark side of Sanders. “They characterize the senator as rude, short-tempered and, occasionally, downright hostile. Though Sanders has spent much of his life fighting for working Vermonters, they say he mistreats the people working for him,” Heintz wrote. Among those he cited was Steve Rosenfeld, Sanders' press secre- tary during his 1990 House campaign, and author of “In Making History in Vermont.” "At his best, Sanders is a skilled reader SAND BARBOUR BUGATCHI ROBERT TALBOTT and manipulator of people and events," Rosenfeld wrote in his account of the campaign. "At his worst, he falls prey to his introducing own emotions, is unable to practice what he preaches (though he would believe other- wise) and exudes a contempt for those he SHINOLA WATCHES derides, including his staff." In the clubby media/political Vermont WILL LEATHER GOODS & ACCESSORIES government bubble examples of Sanders' sour temperament and moralizing abound. His response to my challenges was perhaps a bit extreme, but not by much. 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of Natural Resources grants to “improve Robocalls called out Francis(sic) Park.” Council minutes show that on March 26, 2012, Washington Hussain supporters to file complaint voted against two resolutions to accept against Capitol Region Progress grants from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Both grants —- one Southwest Lansing resident Elaine for $300,000 and another for $45,000 Womboldt said she is “troubled” by the — would be used to improve Frances Park. negative mailers and robocalls landing in The last charge against Washington is her mailbox and voicemail. And too, she that she voted no on a redevelopment plan said the group sponsoring them, Capitol at the old School for the Blind. Washington Region Progress, broke federal rules gov- and At-Large Councilwoman Carol Wood erning robocalls. She’s filing a formal com- cast no votes on that $15 million develop- plaint over it. ment project. Washington is quoted in the “This is not what the issue of campaign- State Journal in June 2014 as opposing the ing should be,” she said. “It’s not ethical. It project because she was concerned about should bring the issue out of the shadows.” the impact on nearby neighborhoods She is alleging that Capitol Region and security issues. The project included Progress failed to properly identify itself in mixed-use apartments for chronically robocalls or provide a telephone number. homeless and recovering drug addicts. A September 2012 memo from the Federal The company refused to agree to hire a se- Communications Commission laid out the curity firm to patrol the property. rules requiring a robocall to identify the Washington refused to comment on the responsible party at the beginning of the mailer, which she characterized as “dis- call and provide a contact telephone num- gusting” and “half truths.” ber. In the Third Ward, Hussain was the Womboldt organized a press conference target of another mailer. This one ac- outside the federal building in downtown cused him of being responsible for $22 Lansing Tuesday to protest the calls and million in lost state funding for the mailers paid for by Capitol Region Prog- Lansing School District. The reason- ress, a 501(c)4 organization that because ing? Hussain’s daughter attends Okemos of a Supreme Court ruling does not need Public Schools and he has been critical to report contributors. At least three other of district leadership. residents said they were joining Womboldt It is unclear where the $22 million fig- in making the complaint to the FCC. ure came from. The state provides about Robocalls have surfaced in both the $7,391 per student enrolled in the district. Third Ward, where newcomer Adam Hus- When a parent sends a child to another sain is challenging two-term incumbent public school, including charter schools, The sTory of frankie Valli A’Lynne Boles, and the First Ward, where that money follows the child. In instances Jody Washington is seeking re-election where a child attends a private school, as & The foUr seasons against challenger Shelley Mielock Davis. Boles’ daughter does, no school gets the Recordings of the calls show Womboldt is funding for the student. correct that the group does not identify it- Hussain has repeatedly explained that self at the beginning of the call or provide he sends his daughter to Okemos due to a contact number, in apparent violation of the “logistical nightmare” of getting her the FCC rules. to a Lansing building represents with his Photos (Broadway cast): Joan Marcus Photos (Broadway “I want to be able to call them and tell wife working in Okemos and he in Waverly them to stop calling me,” she said. “I hope Community Schools. there groups will be held responsible.” Hussain supporter Ken Jones re- Womboldt said she does support Hus- ferred to Hussain’s daughter as the “$22 sain in the race for the Third Ward, but her million girl.” complaint is not politically motivated. "If that child is worth $22 million, ev- “This issue is not about my support for eryone — including the mayor — should be him,” she said, “this is about ethical and re- on their knees begging for that kid to come sponsible campaigning.” back," Jones said. "I would be offering to The group has made waves with a se- mow the lawn and drive her around." ries of mailers as well as the robocalls. The Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who most recent mailers hit both wards. backs Boles and Davis, is believed by some In the First Ward, Washington is ac- people to be behind Capitol Region Prog- cused of being a “roadblock for progress.” ress. Bernero has not answered questions The mailer alleges that she voted “no on about his possible role. college scholarships for promising young students of color.” City Council minutes — Todd Heywood Through October 18 show she and Boles cast no votes to spend $25 to purchase an advertisement in the 1-800-WHARTON souvenir program for a fundraiser held by Delta Sigma Theta sorority. That group WHARTONCENTER.COM raises money to provide $50,000 a year For a look at the Capitol Region in scholarships every year, according to its Progress mailers, check website. www.lansingcitypulse.com The mailer also accuses Washing- East Lansing engagement is welcomed by Auto-Owners Insurance; The Christman Company; ton of opposing Michigan Department Delta Dental of Michigan; Mayberry Homes; and Plante Moran, PLLC. City Pulse • October 7, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

By LAWRENCE COSENTINO rator and Rush’s closest collaborator, left To be thrown into an identity crisis at for an administrative post at Stanford’s the age of 3 is a little early, but that’s what Cantor Arts Center in June. Gass said she is happening to MSU’s Eli and Edythe made the move to be closer to her family Broad Art Museum as it nears its third and her native Bay Area. birthday, coming in November. Min Jung Kim, who started at the The death of the Broad’s Broad as deputy director in 2012, left the founding director, museum last month to become the direc- Michael Rush, in tor of the New Britain Museum of Ameri- March robbed the can Art in Connecticut. museum of a pas- Tammy Fortin, the curatorial program sionate and unortho- manager who kept the Broad Museum dox guiding spirit. The hopping with dozens of imaginative mu- blue-ribbon staff Rush sic, film and art events, moved to the Bay assembled in 2012 has scat- Area to join Gass’ team at Stanford. tered to the other cities and Gass said the turnover is “normal jobs, leading to turnover in every for a institution, especially one top position. that’s just starting. There was a An international search commit- collaborative spirit that got the tee will soon meet to start the process thing going, but everybody left of choosing a new director, according to because they had great oppor- MSU. tunities elsewhere.” Staff attrition isn’t the only problem facing the Broad: Attendance has fallen Fulcrum and short of first expectations. According to bridge Whitney Stoepel, Broad Museum direc- Last week, Beal tor of public relations, the museum at- visited the Broad tracted 108,356 visitors in its first year Museum and talk- and 59,894 in its second year. It expects ed with the staff to top 60,000 in its third year, with about the world to work tecture and design at the Art Institute of about commu- 52,000 visitors so far. with Michael Rush,” Doherty said. Chicago and now director of the Universi- nity relations. Beal is this year’s Hannah While that means that tens of thou- Graham Beal, director of the Detroit ty of Michigan Museum of Art, made the Distinguished Visiting Professor at MSU, sands of people are taking the plunge Institute of Arts for 16 years until he same point at Rush’s memorial. a prestigious one-year gig that includes into contemporary art, the numbers are stepped down in June, was on the search “You have people that, honestly, should working with the Broad Museum’s staff well below the 150,000 visitors per year committee that chose Rush and will help have gone to New York, L.A. or Chicago, as a “general adviser” and consultant on a predicted in a study by the Anderson Eco- choose his successor. but they came here because of Michael,” wide range of issues, including program- nomic Group, commissioned by MSU in “We were very, very lucky to have a can- Rosa said. “So in many ways, his legacy ming. 2012. didate of (Rush’s) caliber, for a museum has been established.” Over his 16-year tenure in Detroit, Beal The visitors have come from 80 coun- that had yet to establish itself,” Beal said. But a legacy built of people is ephem- shepherded the DIA through a major ren- tries, and many of the exhibits have got- Joseph Rosa, former curator of archi- eral. Gass, the Broad’s ebullient first cu- ovation, countless political land mines, a ten attention from national millage rescue and the existential threat and international art world. of bankruptcy. After turmoil The museum, or at least its on that scale, the Broad’s staff coffee shop, is also catching turnover and identity quest on as a student hangout, as seem manageable by compari- MSU hoped. But there is little son. evidence that the Broad has “We’ve shown at the DIA been embraced by a broader that there are ways of making mid-Michigan community your community feel at home,” at the level its founders had Beal said in a phone interview hoped. last week. “This is where some With a new director on critics get a bit nervous, but the horizon and a new cura- you have to find out what your tor, Caitlín Doherty, in place, community wants from the the Broad is clearly at a cross- museum.” roads, its tender age notwith- At the DIA, Beal made sure standing. that the explanatory plaques on the walls were translated Life without Rush from academic jargon into ev- Broad Museum staff mem- eryday language. By compari- bers past and present say it’s son, much of the writing on impossible to overstate the the wall at the Broad has been hole Rush left when he died of larded with jargon to the point pancreatic cancer. of impenetrability — even to a Former curator Alison Gass few people on the staff (who said Rush’s commitment to asked not to be named). the Broad “prolonged his life.” Beal may urge the Broad “He loved that museum,” to undertake a community Gass said. “He lived so much survey similar to audience re- longer than anyone could search he carried out before have imagined with his diag- Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse the 2007 DIA renovation, nosis.” Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi’s angled mountain of crumpled paper, inspired by the shape of the museum’s largest “I traveled halfway around gallery, and Qureshi’s painting forays into East Lansing, was a high point of the museum’s third year. See Broad, Page 10 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • October 7, 2015

man face or form on display. “The Genres: Broad Trevor Paglen,” a high-concept critique of the modern surveillance state, parked from page 9 ersatz satellites on the museum’s second floor. “East Lansing 2030: Collegeville Re- which was warmly received by critics and envisioned” filled the first floor’s main gal- museum visitors. lery with futuristic, abstracted models and “Bringing the community and the uni- designs of East Lansing’s possibilities. versity together — with art as the fulcrum By contrast, the Broad’s current display — is the important thing,” Beal said. of art from the United Arab Emirates is a Doherty said she is deeply mindful of colorful bouquet straight from the pages the need for community buy-in. of a hip, multimedia iteration of National “We have two entrances — one to the Geographic, lining the walls with textures, university and one to Grand River (Av- patterns and faces of unabashed beauty. enue), and that symbolism is important,” Upcoming exhibits at the Broad, including Doherty said. “Art and our museum acts a major exhibit tracing the history of video as a bridge.” art, promise to be anything but sterile. To Gass, one of the most successful Breaching the castle exhibits at the Broad was summer 2013’s Among Doherty’s jobs before com- “Patterns,” a combination of novel, ab- ing to the Broad was directing Lismore stract forms and materials with hypnotic, Castle Arts, a contemporary art museum jewel-like razzle-dazzle. in Ireland tucked into a medieval castle. Doherty singled out the massive crum- Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse Doherty sees a resonance, across the cen- pled-paper installation by Pakistani artist MSU has begun an international search for a successor to the Broad’s founding director, turies, with Zaha Hadid’s steel-plated Imran Qureshi, inspired by the shape of Michael Rush (shown here in October 2014, with curator Wang Chunchen). Broad Museum. the building, as a high point in the Broad’s “I think of the building as a jewel, but third year. Qureshi’s forays into East hesitant to go there. for others it may seem like some sort of Lansing, painting walls and sidewalks, Looking for the right person “It’s hard to talk about the (Kresge) col- impenetrable armor,” Doherty said. “It’s sparked the kind of public dialogue Rush Another problem bound to dog the lection,” Beal said. “It has a few jewels in it the responsibility of the curatorial team and Gass envisioned. Doherty wants to Broad Museum’s next director is lingering and it represents various cultures. I don’t and education team and public programs see more buzz beyond the Broad’s walls. resentment over the way the university han- want to cause offense in any corners, but it to provide ways into the armor.” “I don’t want anyone going out and dled the transition from the old Kresge Art … it is not really a free-standing resource.” A fresh slate of public events, including saying, ‘That was nice, that was OK,’” she Museum to the Broad. Beal, a past master in reconciling con- guided walkthroughs and artist talks, stu- said. “If it’s negative, that’s OK, so long In 2007, a $12 million plan to quadruple flicting voices in Detroit, said the Broad’s dent performances, an underground film as it’s an excited negativity, an inquiring the size of the Kresge and its 7,000 pieces new director and curatorial team will do series and an Acoustic Lunch concert se- negativity.” — collected and donated over 40 years — well not to ignore that part of its history. ries linked to East Lansing’s popular Pump With the right mix of challenge and was dwarfed by the bombshell announce- “You have people who wanted what they House Concerts series, will be a key weapon beauty, Gass said, the Broad can do things ment that building and banking tycoon had, and it’s been taken away from them,” in Doherty’s armor-penetrating arsenal. other museums don’t do. and contemporary art collector Eli Broad, Beal said. “The onus is on the museum This year’s exhibits at the Broad also “The white box is coming out of fash- an MSU alumnus, would give $26 million staff to provide programming that’s vital show a subtle shift in style and emphasis. ion,” Gass said, referring to traditional (later beefed up to $28 million) to his alma enough, that uses aspects of the collection, In late spring and summer of this year, gallery rooms. “The Broad can be a leader mater for a whole new museum. It’s still the as appropriate, to give the visitor the kind of a visitor could wander through most of the in thinking about how to respond to an largest gift in the university’s history. satisfying experiences that assuages those Broad Museum and not see a single hu- exciting space.” The catch — or the great leap forward, concerns.” depending on how you look at it — was that To Gass, the Kresge fallout and mid- Broad, one of the world’s top art collectors, Michigan’s overall wariness of contempo- wanted the new museum devoted to his rary art make the director’s job at the Broad own passion: contemporary art. an exciting opportunity — “for the right The former Kresge art, now dubbed the person.” “historic collection,” is available for study by The next director, she said, should be faculty and students. The art is also used at working at the highest level in the contem- the Broad to add a historic depth to themes porary art world, but also excited to share or ideas expressed in the contemporary ex- it with a broad audience who hasn’t experi- hibits. In the recent Trevor Paglen exhibit, enced it before. 19th- and 20th-century landscapes from “You have to have someone who’s com- the Kresge collection were juxtaposed with mitted to teaching, and I don’t mean just in Paglen’s chilling photographs of surveil- the classroom,” Gass said. lance facilities. If the search committee goes for a direc- “We engage with (the historic collection) tor whose main concern is maintaining the more than people realize — through re- museum’s prestige in the contemporary art search and student involvement, and com- world, the Broad will settle deeper into the munity,” Doherty said. university as a high-functioning academic But MSU never made it clear to the pub- asset, point of pride and expensive brochure lic why Kresge was axed as a standalone icon, but little more. entity, needlessly angering a devoted cohort Ever the optimist, Gass said the Broad’s of Kresge supporters and donors. The most current interregnum won’t last forever. likely reason is that the Kresge collection “There’s going to be a moment that feels just didn’t fit with MSU’s new world-class like a transition, but the (Broad’s) reputa- Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse ambitions — but it’s hard to get anyone at tion in the art world is incredibly strong,” As it moves into its fourth year, the Broad Art Museum is edging away from sterile, MSU to say that. Despite his limited, one- Gass said. “Everybody just needs to breathe high-concept exhibitions like Trevor Paglen’s “The Genres: Still Life” (shown) to human- year involvement at MSU and exalted sta- for a moment and realize that something centric shows such as the current display of art from the United Arab Emirates. A historic tus in the museum world, even Beal was great is coming.” retrospective of video art and a six-artist exhibit of art from West Africa are coming this fall. City Pulse • October 7, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11

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Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing Planning Commission on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., in the 54-B District Court, Courtroom 2, Courtesy image 101 Linden Street, East Lansing. An $8 million renovation, using leftover steel from the Broad Art Museum, aims to transform the A public hearing will be held to consider an application from FP Investors, LLC for a Cluster corner of Grand River Avenue and Bailey Street. Plan Development for the Falcon Pointe property north of the Hawk Nest Subdivision, west of Thoroughbred Lane and south of State Road; to convert an existing manufactured housing have otherwise been scrapped. community into a single-family residential development with 102 three-bedroom units. The Eyesore to eye- “We purchased materials from the Broad property is zoned R-2, Medium Density Single-Family Residential. Art Museum that either didn’t exactly fit or Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning and Community Development, East Lansing City were just excess,” Krause said. Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All interested persons will be given That includes stainless steel panels, fab- an opportunity to be heard. These matters will be on the agenda for the next Planning Commission catcher meeting after the public hearing is held, at which time the Commission may vote on them. The ricated at a Texas factory especially for the Planning Commission's recommendations are then placed on the agenda of the next City Council Project seeks to transform Broad, and some windows that didn’t fit and meeting. The City Council will make the final decision on these applications. had to be made over. (The metal panels are neglected corner The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters for the actually an alloy of steel and molybdenum, hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals By LAWRENCE COSENTINO specially formulated to fight off Michigan with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should write or call the Planning Department, An $8 million, five-story mixed-use devel- winters.) 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 319-6930. TDD Number: 1-800-649-3777. opment, partially plated with stainless steel Krause cautioned that the building’s de- Marie E. Wicks left over from the construction of the Eli and sign doesn’t try to emulate the Broad Mu- City Clerk Edythe Broad Art Museum, is set to go up at seum. David VanderKlok of Lansing’s Studio CP#15_247 the southwest corner of Grand River Avenue Intrigue is the project’s sole architect. and Bailey Street in 2016. “It’s a VanderKlok building, not a …” The East Lansing City Council approved Krause said, forgetting Broad Museum archi- the Stonehouse Village 6 proposal from East tect Zaha Hadid’s name. Lansing developers David Krause and Doug- Krause went on to say that the steel and las Cron at a Sept. 15 meeting. The site ap- glass from the Broad will be mostly an accent, Change a life plication was submitted March 24, and con- “to bring some of MSU across the street into VOLUNTEER to tutor adults in reading, struction is expected to begin in spring 2016. East Lansing.” The project would finally flatten the board- Viewed from the Grand River side, English as a second language ed-up former Taco Bell across the street from VanderKlok’s design superimposes outsized or GED preparation. MSU’s ultra-modern Broad Art Museum. sheets of modernist glass facing and a subtle — no experience necessary — The eyesore has been a cause of embarrass- steel armature over a fairly conventional com- ment for the city the since the Broad Museum mercial slab, faced in brick. Most of the steel Basic Training Series opened in fall 2012. is on top, with an intended effect of appearing October 13 and 14 - 6-9 p.m. MSU President Lou Anna Simon called as if the fifth floor is merging into the sky. The call the the derelict retail space — barely a stone’s building crumples slightly into zig-zags and throw away from the Broad — a “symbolic textural variations on the Bailey Street side. site,” a test of the museum’s vaunted potential Old-school Spartan flourishes include green Capital Area Literacy Coali on to generate international tourism and spark awnings and a green-framed central section. (517) 485-4949 www.thereadingpeople.org economic development in East Lansing. Mullins said the project’s “inviting” archi- As early as fall 2012, at the museum’s tecture, along with a proposed patio and plaza grand opening, Eli Broad lamented the lack along Bailey Street, will draw Broad visitors of spinoff eateries, galleries and shops across across the street into East Lansing. from his namesake museum. “This is huge,” Mullins said. “This site is “President Simon and former (Broad Mu- very, very important to downtown.” seum) Director Michael Rush had plenty to The project revives hopes raised by early say about that Taco Bell,” said Lori Mullins, Broad Museum hype for restaurants and senior project manager in the East Lansing shops catering to an adult crowd — rather Planning Department. than the usual college fare — but Krause said Krause and Cron bought the property he had no prospective tenants yet. The first in 2009, as they were wrapping up work on floor is expected to house about 8,000 square a similar mixed-use project, Albert Place, feet of retail space. across Bailey Street from the proposed Stone- “We’ve never pre-leased a commercial house 6. (project),” he said. “Tenants want to see what’s Cron, a former professor in the MSU there. It happened with HopCat and the new School of Construction Management, hung Taco Bell. Once they saw it going up and what out with contractors while the Broad was it was like, they wanted to move in. We let the built and got a lead on some highly special- market dictate that. But that’s quite a ways ized, once-in-a-lifetime goodies that may down the road.” 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • October 7, 2015

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER meaning it is not funded by for ways his neighborhood could support the the university Athletic De- team. partment. The top team, or The neighborhood started inviting the varsity team, practices Mon- Crew Club to holiday parties and events, and day through Friday start- the team has opened up their boathouse to ing at 5:45 a.m. The team the neighborhood for tours. MSU Crew Club hosts regatta on Grand River this weekend also practices on Saturdays, “We’ve let both sides of the river get to know but the practice time is dic- each other,” Perkins said. “I think we’re well on tated by MSU football home our way to creating a good relationship.” games, since many of the Perkins has taken his personal support of rowers work as ushers for the team even further. When he attended the the football games to raise Head of the Grand, he noticed areas where money for the team. he wanted to help. The first thing he noticed Brandon Bristow, MSU was the race’s lackluster awards. senior and president of the “I was surprised to find that Head of the Crew Club, has been im- Grand didn’t have a brand, it didn’t have rec- pressed by Pape’s approach ognizable symbols,” Perkins said. so far. His first project was redesigning the “It’s been going really event’s trophy, creating a silver and gold well,” Bristow said. “He has cup with crossed oars and a Spartan helmet a natural enthusiasm that adorning the front. we love.” “I asked, ‘Why can’t our trophy be the Bristow, 21, didn’t start best?’” he said. “I think we hit it out of the rowing until he arrived at park. I think it’s the nicest in the Big Ten.” MSU. He also created new medals for winning “I got a postcard about rowers, based on the trophy design. The it in the mail and thought I medals, laser cut from automotive stainless would give it a shot,” he said. steel, are produced and donated by an anon- Bristow’s experience, ymous Lansing-based donor. Pape said, is not uncommon. “They have a weight to them that is really He finds that many students impressive,” Perkins said. Bill Castanier/City Pulse are looking for the competi- Perkins hopes that the Lansing commu- tive experience they used to nity will come out to support this weekend’s Two rowing teams compete in last year’s Head of the Grand Regatta. get from high school sports. regatta and noted that there are plenty of By TY FORQUER by the number of rowers. The Head of the “You get a lot of student great viewing spots along the south side of Lansing’s Grand River — at least a two- Grand, which is split into two days this year, athletes who want that outlet,” Pape said. the Grand River. mile stretch of it in southwest Lansing — features collegiate teams on Sunday and Bristow immediately loved the camara- “We’ll have a lot of neighbors cheering on will get a little more crowded this weekend. high school and independent teams on Sat- derie of the Crew Club team. MSU,” Perkins said. “It’s a really exciting, re- Rowing teams from all over the Midwest urday. “Rowing is a close-knit family,” he said. “It ally dynamic event.” will arrive in Lansing Saturday and Sun- A Connecticut native, Pape was hired as takes a special kind of person.” day for the Head of Crew Club coach in August. While many The MSU Crew Club family has grown in the Grand Regatta, a rowers discover the sport in college, Pape Head of the recent years, finding some new supporters in boat race hosted by was drawn in early. the Lansing community. Grand Regatta the MSU Crew Club “They got to me after sixth grade,” he said. “I’m their closest neighbor,” said Jim Per- 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, rowing team. “I fell in love with it.” kins. “I’m literally across the river.” Oct. 10 and Sunday, Pape, 29, holds an impressive rowing re- Oct. 11 “Every regatta is Perkins, a “semi-retired” architecture Grand River Park a little different,” ex- sume. He was a member of the U.S. national professor who teaches at MSU and Lansing 3205 Lansing Road, plained Bryan Pape, rowing team and has coached seven rowing Community College, lives on Moores River Lansing coach of the MSU teams, including four at the collegiate level. Drive on the south bank of the Grand River. msucrewclub.com crew club team. The MSU Crew Club hopes his experience Grand River Park sits directly across the riv- Spring regattas, can push the team to the next level. er from his house. Pape explained, are traditionally head-to- “The program has had success, but they The park, which was donated to the city head races. Fall regattas, like the Head of felt that the team was capable of more,” Pape by R.E. Olds, is home to three boathouses: the Grand, are traditionally time trial rac- said. the MSU Crew Club boathouse, the Lan- es. Boats will be launched one at a time at The sensation of an entire team working sing Oar and Paddle Club boathouse and 30-second intervals, and winners will be in sync — “swinging” is Pape’s term for it — is the MSU women’s rowing team boathouse. decided based on how long it takes boats to one of the coach’s favorite feelings. (Women’s rowing at MSU was upgraded to complete the course. The Head of the Grand “It’s the ultimate team sport. A crew that’s a varsity sport in the mid-‘70s in response to course stretches approximately 2 miles on swinging moves so much faster and feels so Title IX requirements. The women’s rowing the Grand River, from the bridge at Waverly much better,” said Pape. “If you put eight team also helps to run the regatta.) Road to the bridge at Martin Luther King Jr. guys in a boat who are strong but not work- Perkins first learned about the Crew Club Bill Castanier/City Pulse Boulevard. ing together, it’s a slow, miserable experi- team when a former coach, Mike Bailey, The trophy of the Head of the Grand Teams are divided into groups based on ence.” spoke at a neighborhood event. Perkins was Regatta features crossed oars and MSU’s Men’s rowing is a university club sport, age, gender and size of boat determined impressed by the group and started looking signature Spartan helmet. City Pulse • October 7, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

view from the top. Photo by Jeremy In 2006, at 22, he became the principal Sawatzky Elgar and lager, cellist of the Seattle Symphony, the young- Cellist est principal in the symphony’s history. Joshua Since he went off on his solo career in Roman regal and large 2008, he’s gotten gigs with some of the performs world’s top orchestras, including the San Friday as Joshua Roman looks forward Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philhar- a featured monic and Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra in soloist to beer and romance St. Petersburg, Russia. Several top compos- with the Lansing By LAWRENCE COSENTINO ers, including Aaron Jay Kernis and Mason In a charming, off-the-cuff YouTube se- Bates, have dedicated new concerti to him. Symphony ries, Joshua Roman parks his chair, him- The steep, but well-worn career path of the Orchestra. self and his cello in alleys, gardens, parks classical cellist isn’t enough to satisfy him. and rooftops of cities he’s touring — from “He’s the model of the 21st century musi- Sri Lanka to New York cian,” said Timothy Muffitt, Lansing Sym- Masterworks to Bellingham, Wash. — phony conductor and music director. “He’s 2: Elgar & and conjures a little bit of involved in new ways of packaging classical Rachmaninoff contrapuntal magic from music. He’s been taking great music into un- Lansing Symphony one of Bach’s solo sonatas usual places, and he’s an extraordinary cellist.” Orchestra and partitas. Besides his solo gigs and YouTube ad- side urging fidelity to “the greats” and the inner struggle is tucked into Elgar’s cush- With Joshua Roman, cello Roman isn’t sure if ventures, Roman directs Seattle’s Town- other pushing for new music. ion of music. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 he’ll drop a Bach bomb Music, an eclectic concert series that “Recently there’s been more awareness “In some ways, it’s actually easier to Wharton Center in Greater Lansing, thrives on world premieres and cross-col- that that’s not necessary,” he said. “You can express turmoil and angst because you Cobb Great Hall where he’s set to play Ed- laborations with non-classical musicians. have all of that together and it’s a much have clearly defined boundaries you push Tickets start at $20 ward Elgar’s magisterial He recently started composing and just richer musical journey.” against,” Roman said. (517) 487-5001, lansingsymphony.org Cello Concerto with the finished a cello concerto of his own. Ro- The Elgar concerto promises to nestle Recently, the high-energy duo 2Cellos Lansing Symphony Or- man’s blog avoids the usual PR blather and nicely with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second (who came to Wharton Center in Febru- chestra Friday. delves into his performing and composing Symphony, the other big piece on Friday’s ary) have taken Roman’s instrument into “It depends on the weather and how life with disarming honesty. program. There will be a lot of gorgeous arena-rock levels of amplification and much time I have,” he said. With all that going on, playing Elgar melodies, but the turmoil of the early 20th light-show overkill. Roman isn’t interested He seems to be setting aside time for seems like a retrograde gig for Roman. The century lurks under the lavish veil. in slapping them down. other things. concerto may be the most beloved in the “Elgar and Rachmaninoff are two ro- “2Cellos is a unique moment in classi- “I notice there’s some sort of a brewery repertoire, but it was already dismissed as mantic composers operating in a time of cal music, culture and YouTube,” he said. scene happening in Lansing,” he said. “I’m old-fashioned when it was written in 1919. great revolution in music,” Muffitt said. “It’s fun. I love the energy that would drive excited about that.” Roman doesn’t see it that way. “We hear that in both of them. Even Rach- someone to be creative and put it out there, Roman stands out among the rising “For me, it’s important to recognize maninoff, whom no one really thinks of as and I love it that there is a response.” stars the Lansing Symphony has snagged in great music, wherever it comes,” he said. an innovator, was informed by what was Apparently, Roman’s 21st-century skill recent years. At 31, he’s pretty much risen He’s been thinking a lot lately about the happening in music and it makes its way in.” set includes a deft touch for diplomacy. by now — and he’s already restless with the tug of war between musical camps — one Roman agrees with Muffitt that a lot of Get the man a beer.

When Video To Go VHS, LaserDisc, SelectaVision, DVD and closes, Lansing will lose a Blu-ray. But it was format that eventually Man vs. machine world-class collection of killed the store. movies. But the bigger loss When asked why Video To Go is clos- Loss of Video To Go removes will be Leach and his crew: ing, Leach told me that “the format doesn’t critical human touch people with skulls full of support the volume.” With the wide avail- movies, people who have ability and convenience of streaming, there By NEAL McNAMARA spent their lives watching, aren’t enough people renting DVDs to pay Lansing movie rental institution Video To evaluating and categorizing the rent. You can rent five movies for $6 at Go announced its eventual closing on social movies. Video To Go, but for $8 per month you get media last week. The Frandor-based shop has Leach got his start as a unlimited access to over 10,000 movies on already started selling film curator at age 12, show- Netflix. Guest Column off its inventory and will ing 8mm Castle Films shorts Movies help us explore our reality — remain open indefinitely to his neighborhood buddies. history, language, politics, geography, until it is sold. He did this in the dorms at etc. — through visual storytelling. Cinema In an attempt to prove how impor- Ty Forquer/City Pulse Michigan State University is constantly evolving and exploring new tant Video To Go is, I did an experiment. Lansing’s Video To Go, which recently announced its as a student and profession- territory. But companies like Netflix and I Googled weirdo movies, figuring that I closing, has served the Greater Lansing area for 33 years. ally for the university after. Amazon seek to shape your viewing with wouldn’t find many of them on the Internet, (“Harold and Maude” was algorithms and are only interested in letting thus proving the importance of a physical tioned how much I love the 1973 horror film especially popular, he said.) you explore territory that turns a profit. movie collection. I failed. I found everything “The Wicker Man” and how I had discov- Video To Go began in Haslett in 1982 Netflix serves you movies based on what from “Titicut Follies” (free, YouTube) to “The ered it for the first time at his store. I could at the height of the VHS/Betamax wars. you’ve watched in the past, a reductive and Seventh Continent” (free, YouTube) to “Can- practically hear the crackle of electricity in During this time, home video took off dim way to recommend movies. nibal Holocaust” ($2.99, Amazon) to — yuck Leach’s brain when I told him that. alongside the rise of Hollywood block- To really explore the daunting and mas- — “Salò” (free, Vimeo). “That’s with Christopher Lee, right?” buster films. This was a time when families sive world of movies, you need a human Video To Go’s collection of 35,000 he asked, his voice lifting. Then he started could sit together on a Friday night with a touch. A good video store owner, like Leach, movies is massive — but small compared rattling off similar movies I might like. pepperoni pizza and experience the terror is a docent who stands ready to offer you to the Internet. This is a great time for “Have you seen ‘The Creeping Unknown?’ of “Jaws” in their living room. Over the real choices and experiences. This is a movie buffs, because you can get anything A spaceship goes into space with a full crew next 33 years, Leach categorized thousands valuable job in society, and it saddens me 24/7 online. But the collection is not the and comes back with one person.” of movies, curating niche shelves like cult, that it’s going away. full story. After my Internet test, I talked to “Yes,” I thought. “This is why I love video film noir, and superhero films. Video To (Neal McNamara is a former staff Video To Go owner Tom Leach. I men- stores.” Go stocked titles on virtually every format: writer for City Pulse.) 14 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • October 7, 2015 Live from Lansing SNL alum’s tour hits the Loft By TY FORQUER Comedian/writer Brooks Wheelan, probably best known for his recent stint on “Saturday Night Brooks Wheelan Live,” brings his com- With Matty Ryan edy tour to Lansing and Mike Lasher next week. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Wheelan, 29, was a Oct. 14 last minute addition to $15/$10 adv. the show’s 2013-2014 season, joining the 18+ cast just weeks before The Loft the season premiere. 414 E. Michigan His run on the show Ave., Lansing ended after just one (517) 913-0103, season when his con- theloftlansing.com tract was not renewed. “I’m totally hon- ored to be able to make this next joke,” the comedian posted on Twitter. “Fired from

New York it’s Saturday night!” Courtesy photo The firing caught Wheelan off guard, ‘SNL’ alum Brooks Wheelan brings his but he found an outlet in comedy to help comedy show to the Loft Wednesday. him deal with the disappointment. “I wasn’t expecting it at all. It was a OK — but they just didn’t know what they bummer,” Wheelan said. “So I talked about were getting into. But with these small it and made light of the situation. I’m not rock clubs, everybody who’s there, even if going to shy away from it. My job is to talk it’s not that many people, are there on pur- about my life. I think the best comedians pose. You don’t just accidentally walk into are very vulnerable.” that show. It makes for the best possible After his departure from the show, audience, because everybody’s on board.” Wheelan moved to Los Angeles to focus on The tour will bring Wheelan, an Iowa screenwriting and standup comedy. By his native and graduate of the University of account, post-“SNL” life has treated him Iowa, back to his old stomping grounds. pretty well. One might think that would make him “It’s been kind of great,” Wheelan said. more comfortable, but that’s not necessar- “I just got engaged to a real cool lady. I shot ily the case. a travel show in Europe — that was the “When I’m in the Midwest, I’m always most fun thing I’ve ever done. I recorded kind of afraid my parents will come in,” a half-hour special, and now I’m working Wheelan said. “They’ll walk in the back on an hour special. That’s what the tour is like, ‘Surprise!’ and I’ll be like, ‘Oh shit, about, getting this hour special to where it I didn’t know you guys were going to be can be shot.” here. Let me not tell some jokes that I was On Tuesday, Wheelan kicks off a tour of going to tell.’” the Midwest — he jokingly refers to it as Being a writer and comedian was never his “Central America Tour” —with a stop at a given for Wheelan, who pursued a safer Pontiac’s Crofoot Ballroom. The tour hits career path in college. the Loft in Lansing Wednesday and then “I’ve got a biomedical engineering de- takes a zig-zagging route through the na- gree. I was still a biomedical engineer until tion’s midsection, ending in Houston on the day I got hired at ‘SNL,’” Wheelan said. Nov. 17. The choice to stop at the Loft and “That was my day job in L.A. for four years. the Crofoot, two live music venues, is part I never quit until I got the call and moved of the tour’s design. to New York. I never took the job very se- “I’m not doing any comedy clubs. It’s riously. I worked at Papa John’s in high all rock venues,” Wheelan said. “I wanted school, and I treated biomedical engineer- to get out of comedy clubs, because that’s ing with the same amount of no respect.” where our parents go. They’re great, and City Pulse talked with Wheelan a few they’re stable, and it’s nice to do them, but weeks before the show, and he was still I’d rather do a venue where nobody shows brushing up on regional references to work up on accident. With a comedy club, you into his act. might have some people who have a baby- “You guys are good at football right now, sitter and they’re like, ‘Let’s go see comedy,’ right? That’s cool,” he said. “If you come to and they come to your show. And then the show, just know I will probably men- they might not like you — which is totally tion Kid Rock a lot.” City Pulse • October 7, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 15

BUY ONE entree at full price and GET A SECOND entree for ally marching himself across the stage like Stuffy ‘Cocktail Hour’ a drum major holding court. John’s mother, Ann, portrayed by the inimitable Eve Da- 50%% o Standout performances vidson, and his older sister, Nina, played by 50 off salvage lackluster script SaDonna Croff, round out this family four- By TOM HELMA some. Davidson is on target as the woman Here’s a challenge: Stage a play that fo- who has given up much of her life economi- (EXPIRES 11/4/15) cuses on a dull, snobby, stuffy, cally supporting the supercilious Bradley, Review entitled upper class Ameri- while Croff does a nice job portraying the can family whose sense of the dull Nina. meaning of life revolves around endless There were more than a few yawns in Act games of golf and One as the critic valiantly tried to stay awake, “The Cocktail Hour” rounds of crib- waiting for some story arc to develop. In Act Riverwalk Theatre bage and bridge. Two, enough conflict finally arose to make 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 and the storyline vaguely interesting. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2 p.m. Sunday, How do you Oct. 11 do that, given the There may be times when some folks find $12/$10 students and seniors themselves wanting to be rich, the heirs of Riverwalk Theatre material, without 228 Museum Drive, Lansing making the pro- old money. “The Cocktail Hour,” however, il- (517) 482-5700, riverwalktheatre. duction itself dull lustrates well the daily boredom of lives lived com and stuffy? without significant meaning and purpose Riverwalk beyond living on the interest from invest- Theatre’s “The Cocktail Hour,” under the ments. skillful direction of Michael Hays, comes close to pulling this off. While the script itself does not sing, the actors manage to pull a de- cent performance out of it. Joe Dickson plays the estranged son, Home Run John, whose play threatens to expose his Williamston Theatre scores Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. parents as the empty vessels that they are. Dickson is low-key in this production. Even with encore of 'Rounding Third' Daily Specials Wraps To Go when his character drinks a bit too much, By PAUL WOZNIAK he does not reveal much of the underlying Williamston Theatre leads off its 10th sea- Self Serve Salad Bar Meeting room son with an encore production sadness of his life experience. Clearly John Michigan Beer, Wine, & Spirits still loves these people, despite their having Review of its very first show, “Rounding paid little attention to him while growing up. Third.” It’s the perfect choice Dickson’s understated, slouchy performance to celebrate 10 years because it exemplifies conveys John’s gently tortured soul. Williamston’s mission. The acting and pro- This contrasts well with the self-centered duction values are top notch and the story is bombast of his father, Bradley. Mike Stewart Midwest-centric and broadly accessible but brings bluster and an sense of self-impor- also more complex than it first appears. It’s tance to the role, all barrel-chesty and liter- See Curtain Call, Page 16 Michigan Archaeology Day

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For more information visit michigan.gov/archaeology or michigan.gov/museum 16 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • October 7, 2015 peting philosophies regarding sportsman- Don also has a problem with tardiness the residence hall microcosm of “Baltimore,” ship as well as life in general. and is irked the poor example set by his new the event is as in- Curtain Call Playing against type, Lepard dons a thin assistant coach, Michael. Like Ned Flanders “Baltimore” cendiary as those mustache and blue collar machismo to off- to Homer Simpson, Michael is Don’s white- MSU Department of Theatre headline-grabbing from page 15 set his easy charisma and guy-next-door collar nightmare who “can’t wait to roll up 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. stories, thrusting a features. At the start of the show, Don comes the old sleeve-a-roonies.” Hissong brings the 7-Thursday, Oct. 8; 8 p.m. group of freshmen also a fantastic example of why Williamston off as a small-town Donald Trump, a street perfect balance of niceness and annoying Friday, Oct. 9; 2 p.m. and into a debate they Theatre will likely 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10; 2 smart, self-made man who “drafts” the best naiveté. Michael means well and his story is p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 would have rather be around for an- “Rounding Third” players to help his team win and weeds out more complicated than he first lets on, but $15/$13 faculty and ignored. Williamston Theatre other 10 years. “the ones you’d rather avoid.” He’s coarse his real problem — according to Don — is his seniors/$10 students. MSU Depart- Through Nov.1 John Lepard 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 3 and homophobic but honest and extremely lack of commitment to the game. Studio 60 Theatre ment of Theatre’s p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. and Tobin His- disciplined. When Don’s son, the team’s star The magic moments occur in the first 542 Auditorium Road, East production takes Sunday song star as Little pitcher, quits the team and joins the cast for quarter, where Don and Michael build their Lansing. place at a generic Tickets start at $23/$10 (517) 353-1982, students/$2 discount seniors and League coaches the school musical “Brigadoon”, John’s world animosities, and in the last quarter as they American univer- whartoncenter.com military Don and Michael, is upended. resolve their differences. Lepard and His- sity, inhabited by Williamston Theatre respectively. 122 S. Putnam St., Williamston “Jimmy’s gone over to the other side,” says song spar against each other with tight com- the diverse body (517) 655-7469, Don’s a seasoned John, speaking as if Jimmy had died. ic timing but also find ways to create rapport of students found at most colleges. Shelby williamstontheatre.org. veteran who Lepard revels in the most despicable as- with their invisible student players. By the (Imani Bonner) is a resident as- values winning pects of his character, from flirting with the end of the show, you’ll probably remember Review sistant who is ill-equipped to do above all else. Michael is the new assistant young player’s mothers (and keeping secrets at least half of the team’s names. that job. In the third week of fall coach whose sports background includes from his wife) to teaching his players how to Set designer Amber Marisa Cook and semester, she gets thrust into a curling in Canada with a win/loss record he bend the rules of the game to their advan- prop designer Michelle Raymond designed racially charged scenario. While Shelby fum- can’t recall. As the season progresses, Don tage. But Don isn’t evil, he just has a hard a baseball fan’s dream. Decked out with a bles her way through an awkward interview and Michael must learn to resolve their com- time with change. score board, posters and baseball gear and with a dean (Kristy Allen) who is known for outfitted with a stylish wall mounted car her work in social justice, one of her freshmen You’re invited to: bumper, the set could function as an exhibit charges has drawn an inappropriate carica- in the Baseball Hall of Fame or the stylish ture of another on a whiteboard in the dorm den of a devoted fan. hallway. Sound designer Jason Painter-Price and Perpetrator Fiona (Christi Thibodeau) lighting designer Shannon Schweitzer add is defensive, manipulative and clueless. the finishing touches, bringing the sights and Thibodeau is phenomenal in a thankless sounds of the imaginary Little League games role, catwalking about the stage and bran- to life. From the clinks of an aluminum bat to dishing her “it was just a joke” excuse in true a collection of ambient game noise, the pre- mean girl style, oblivious to her white privi- cisely timed technical elements allow Wil- lege. liamston’s tiny show to feel so much larger. The trap that playwrights can fall into when forging a piece around burning so- cial issues is that the dialogue can become preachy and trite. Kirsten Greenidge avoids this by creating a very real central character Tension rising who is as confused and frustrated by race is- Race relations take center stage sues as the audience. Shelby wants a world in in MSU’s latest production which race doesn't matter so badly that she By MARY C. CUSACK puts blinders on and pretends it’s already It doesn’t start with a neighborhood watch true. She rejects the viewpoints of elders and An Evening With shooting, a police beating or a burning cross. peers who insist that race is an issue. 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out that “everyone is rocking the boat be- id-fire repetitions of the key themes of the cause no one is capable of steering it.” play — all of this driven by an exotic musi- Curtain Call cal overture that underlies the action — and one has a superbly complex riff on the desire from page 16 to be first, the best, the winner above all. As Director Deb Keller puts it in liner notes, the stuff hits the fan, she goes AWOL, leav- Off the deep end MacIvor’s play “rips open this dynamic.” ing her charges to deal with it themselves. Sharp banter and special effects drive This is fringe festival, time-based perfor- Director Joni Starr has created a per- mance artistry at its best — late to arrive on fectly executed black box experience with surreal LCC production the usually staid mid-Michigan stages and this world premiere production. The run- By TOM HELMA Photo by Courtney Baker Imagine taking a long overdue. ning time is an efficient 90 minutes, keeping “Never Swim Alone,” produced by LCC’s it from becoming bloated in self-righteous- script, tearing it into The play features a cast of just three ac- “Never Swim tors. Connor Kelly, as Bill, and Heath Sar- Theater Program, features sharp dialogue ness. The set and props are sleek and versa- tiny pieces, gathering and aerial gymnastics. (Left to right: Heath tile, allowing for quick scene changes. The Alone” up all the best pieces torius, as Frank, are a matched pair — best LCC Theatre Program Sartorius, Monica Tanner and Connor Kelly) cast is solid — although one would expect a and then staging that as friends since childhood, clothed in Madison 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 and Avenue splendor with silk ties and matching millennial cast to easily embody characters Saturday, Oct. 10 a version of the script. and artistically elegant in this role. She’s a much like themselves. The breakout here is $10/$5 students Would that work? alligator leather briefcases. They compete, dancer who can act, and her movements LCC Blackbox Theatre, fiercely and relentlessly, for anything and ev- Allen as the middle-aged Dean Hernandez. 168 Gannon Building In the case of Daniel seem both effortless and innovative. With the mature authority that Allen brings 411 N. Grand Ave., MacIvor’s “Never Swim erything. Boys meet girl, boys are enchanted All together, this trio is a three-legged Lansing by girl, boys compete for her attention in a stool of balance, timing, and attitude — the to the role, one could easily see her sliding (517) 483-1488, lcc.edu Alone,” produced by into the district attorney seat in an episode Lansing Community must-win swim that ends in tragedy. A tale equivalent of what one might see in profes- of “Law and Order.” College’s Theatre Pro- as old as time. sional theater. The script is fresh but also a bit frustrat- gram, director Deb Keller has seemingly done The dialogue is a deadly duel of overlap- Keller, who is a trained facilitator of ing, although that is a selfish assessment. just that — and oh boy, does it work! ping synchronicity. The rapid-fire, rat-a-tat aerial silks work, uses her training to cre- Greenidge does such an excellent job of cov- Granted, MacIvor’s original form had repartee crackles and sparks with unbri- ate unusual magic to this production. Tan- ering the complexity of contemporary race some of the stagecraft of care- dled hostility. Is there a winner, or are they ner, near the end of this production, does a relations that one expects her to provide a Review ful fragmentation, but Keller’s both losers? symbolic dance high above the stage, sug- solution at the end. Wrap it up with a pretty embellishments bring this Monica Tanner, as the girl on the beach gesting a drowning body sinking to the bot- bow and deliver some words of wisdom to formlessness to new heights of non-linear and the referee of this strange contest, is tom of the bay. She falls in twists and turns the world that will fix everything. excellence. The production grafts sprigs of part umpire, part lifeguard as she perches through her suspended silk harness, only Spoiler alert: There are no easy answers Greek tragedy onto branches of beat poetry precariously on a too-tall tripod, sometimes to slow and stop six inches from the floor. in real life, so Greenidge cannot provide a — but delivered with a rap master’s inten- dangling from aerial silks, other times step- Breathtaking. tidy denouement that makes it all better. sity — then cross-pollinates it with dance ping out of harness and onto the stage to Not surprisingly, this resulted with a well She can, however, give voice to our collec- movements, fight choreography and aerial break up increasingly intense rounds of deserved standing ovation from a sold-out tive frustration through Shelby, who points stilt work. Pepper in strobe lighting and rap- unleashed antagonisms. Tanner is exquisite Friday night audience.

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horror writing. Courtesy photo One of the rea- “He often signed letters with ‘God Save In his book, the “H.P. sons Lovecraft’s sto- the King,’” Steadman said. Magick and mythos first of a planned Lovecraft ries are still popular Steadman said that one reason he began New book explores occultism in trilogy, Steadman & the today, Steadman writing the trilogy — aside from setting read- takes a deep look Black argues, is his abil- ers straight about Lovecraft’s relationship to the work of H.P. Lovecraft at what legions Magickal ity to carry a plot magick — was to show Lovecraft’s influence By BILL CASTANIER of Lovecraft’s Tradition,” with an incredible on 20th century pop culture, including ev- From the start, let’s get a few things fans believe was by LCC sense of place and erything from movies to heavy metal bands. straight: H.P. Lovecraft was not a pseudonym, his involvement Professor his ability to create Lovecraft was born in 1890 to a pros- and in his world, magick is spelled with a “k.” with occultism John L. fictional universes perous family in Providence, R.I., but an Illusionists like Penn and Teller do not make and what liter- Steadman, — much like J.R.R. economic upheaval dislocated them from an appearance in “H.P. Lovecraft & the Black ary scholars be- explores Tolkein and his the family mansion when he was a teen- Magickal Tradition,” the first book by Lansing lieve was simply Lovecraft’s “Lord of the Rings” ager. He often found himself working as a Community College Professor John L. Stead- great writing fu- influence series or J.K. Row- ghost writer; most distinctively for the ma- man, nor should they. eled by imagina- on occult ling in her “Harry gician Harry Houdini. John L. Steadman Steadman isn’t in tion. Steadman is traditions. Potter” books. As a young man, Lovecraft was a mem- Book signing and author talk to Vegas style magic a self-described Steadmen notes ber of the United Amateur Press Asso- 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 but rather the magick magick practi- that Lovecraft had ciation movement, which self-published FREE of the occult, includ- tioner and at one no interest in writ- journals that were circulated only among Barnes & Noble ing its manifesta- time was a mem- ing about roman- members. Lovecraft launched his own 5132 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing tions in the writings ber of the Thelema Lodge of occultist fra- tic love or using unnecessary violence to tell journal, “The Conservative,” in 1915. It ran (517) 327-0437, of Lovecraft, one of ternity Ordo Templi Orientis. the story. Characters were not important to for eight years and comprised 13 issues. It barnesandnoble.com the fathers of modern Steadman’s own imagination was piqued Lovecraft, the cosmos was his focus. He also included poetry, essays and the occasional while he was in middle school and went into wrote in long, flowing paragraphs which are rant against blacks, Jews and foreigners. the now defunct Read More Books on Lan- not particularly common in modern writing. Lovecraft died in 1937 at age 46. Schuler Books sing’s South Cedar Street. He discovered a “He had the ability to write a good nar- In many ways, Lovecraft was an outsid- & Music paperback anthology with a scandalous cover. rative — not so much character driven, er. Steadman calls him “an alien in his own “The lurid cover displayed a skull with but with a sense of place that is well devel- time.” Throughout the mid-20th century, International Blockbuster flames around it,” he said. oped,” Steadman said. Lovecraft’s work was kept alive by televi- One particular selection in the anthol- While Lovecraft is revered by many for sion adaptations of his work for shows Fantasy Author ogy attracted him more than others. It was his writing, his personal life was complicated such as Rod Sterling’s “Twilight Zone” and BRANDON SANDERSON “The Colour Out of Space,” by Lovecraft. and sometime troubling. He didn’t get along a big screen adaptation of his novel “The The author had written the short story well with many people, and his written rants Case of Charles Dexter Ward,” oddly re- Tuesday, October 13 @ 7pm in 1927 for the science fiction magazine about life were often racist and xenophobic. named “The Haunted Palace.” Eastwood Towne Center location “Amazing Stories.” “He was not comfortable around wom- From his earliest writings, Lovecraft drew “It really scared me and sent chills down en,” Steadman said. “He was not a people inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and Jules We are beyond thrilled my neck,” Steadman said, noting that person; no small talk for him.” Verne. Lovecraft also adored “Grimm’s Fairy to present a talk and the sense of fear may have been partially Lovecraft also greatly admired the 17th Tales” and was influenced by Irish fantasy signing with top tier caused by his choice of location to read the century and believed the American Revo- writer Edward Plunkett, better known as fantasy author Brandon book: a local cemetery. lution was wrong. Lord Dunsany. Lovecraft was a prolific letter Sanderson for his writer, writing of more than 100,000 letters newest release! In comprising an incredible 10 million words. Shadows of Self, the The cover of Steadman’s features has #1 New York Times a tentacle wrapped around an anguished bestselling author woman. 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TOWNEvents must be entered through the calendar at lansingcitypulse.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for the following week’s issue. Charges may apply for paid events to appear in print. If you need assistance, please call Allison at (517) 999-5066. Ty Foorquer/City Pulse The Historical Society of Wednesday, October 7 Greater Lansing hosts Classes and Seminars its annual fundraiser at Lansing’s historic Eastern BroadPop Studio. Workshop on science and High School Saturday. photography. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing. broadmuseum. Saturday, Oct. 10 msu.edu. Homework Help. MSU students help with younger student's homework. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Whether it's for dances, detention, include the former Bank of Lansing (now of its impact on the surrounding CADL Okemos Library, 4321 Okemos Road Okemos. (517) 347-2021. or sporting events, it is not uncommon Comerica Bank), the Board of Water community. The tour’s primary focus will Story Art Time. Art and story time for to find school open Saturday. This & Light’s John Dye Water Conditioning be Eastern High School’s significance preschoolers. 10-10:45 a.m. FREE. Donations weekend, the Historical Society of Plant and the recently renovated to the tens of thousands of Quaker appreciated. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 Greater Lansing invites local history Knapp’s Centre (formerly Knapp’s graduates. S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. buffs to come to school on Saturday Department Store). “Education is a very important Walk-In Wednesdays. Art activities for ages 5 for an entirely different reason. The A wide array of items are featured in part of our community’s identity,” said and up. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE. Donations appreciated. group will host its fifth annual silent Saturday’s auction, including everything Marvin. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. auction fundraiser at Lansing’s historic from retro-inspired posters and vintage As the auto industry in Michigan Business Plan Basics. Course on finance, Eastern High School Saturday evening. photos to framed art pieces and exploded, several thousands of workers marketing, legal issues, and more. FREE. Delta “Past generations of Lansing hand-picked antiques and collectibles. flooded into Lansing to fill positions Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Dr., residents prepared for their most There are also various “experiential” in auto factories and parts suppliers. Lansing. (517) 321-4014. sbdcmichigan.org. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, important offerings, such as private tours of the Between 1900 and 1920, Lansing rhymes and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL Historical Society moments of MSU Archives and Museum, weekend experienced a three-time increase in its South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. of Greater life there,” said getaways and a “Cooking with Mena” population. This rapid influx created an (517) 367-6363. Lansing Annual Valarie Marvin, experience with Mena Castriciano, imminent need for another high school. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Fundraising Historical owner of Roma Bakery and Deli. A full “Before Eastern was built, Lansing Washington St., Lansing. (517) 351-5866, lamc.info. Auction Society of list of items up for bid can be found High School was being used by two Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. Greater Lansing at the Historical Society’s website. shifts of students each day in order 6 p.m. Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of $15 God, 3500 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) Don Johnson Fieldhouse, president. “We Proceeds from the event will go towards to accommodate all of the people 899-3215. Eastern High School are honored the creation of a Lansing historical moving into Lansing,” Marvin said. “The Aux Petits Soins: Explorers 3. French 220 N. Pennsylvania Ave., that the museum. opening of Eastern allowed Lansing high immersion for babies/toddlers. 4:30 p.m. $15/$12 Lansing. (517) 282-0671, Lansing School Former State Rep. Clark Harder will school students to get a quality, daylong students. Mother and Earth Baby Boutique, 1212 lansinghistory.org. Turner St., Lansing. (517) 643-8059. District and make a special appearance as a guest education once again.” Superintendent DJ, spinning chart-topping hits of the last Saturday’s event gives local history Events Yvonne Caamal Canul are allowing us to four decades. The evening’s activities buffs a chance to check out a historic Strategy Game Night. Ages 18 and up. 5-7:30 use this incredible icon for our auction also include tailgate-themed snacks and institution — and Eastern graduates a p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 and public tour.” guided tours of Eastern High School chance to relive some memories. Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014, dtdl.org. Practice Your English. Practice listening to and The school, completed in 1928, is a and the Don Johnson Fieldhouse, which “Past generations of Lansing speaking English. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing prime example of Tudor revival style become a part of the school’s campus residents prepared for their most Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. that was popular for American high in 1975. important moments of life there: young (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Open Workshop. Bike repair, bike safety and schools and universities at the time. The The school was chosen as the love, homecoming, graduation and biking as healthy exercise. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Kids Historical Society of Greater Lansing auction’s venue, Marvin said, not only career training,” Marvin said. hosts the auction in a different historical because of its impact on the students See Out on the Town, Page 21 venue each year, and previous locations that attended Eastern, but also because — McKENZIE HAGERSTROM 20 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • October 7, 2015

GTG Fest 8 at the Avenue Cafe Friday, Oct. 9-Saturday, Oct. 10 @ The Avenue Café, 2021 E Michigan Ave, Lansing. 7 p.m., $5-$10. GTG Records hosts its annual GTG Fest this weekend at the Avenue Café. The Lansing-based record label kicks things off Friday with a stacked bill featuring the Hat Madder, Small Parks, Narc Out the Reds, Frank and Earnest, MPV, Dreadpool Parker and Mr. Hipster. The event contin- ues Saturday with the Plurals, Honah Lee, Red Teeth, the Lippies, Hunky Newcomers, the Free Life and Carm. Aside from two nights at the Avenue, GTG Fest hosts two other nights of music (Thursday and Sunday) at DIY spaces — for more information visit facebook.com/gtgrecords. GTG A survey of Lansing’s Records co-founder Tommy McCord said the fest has grown steadily over Musical LAndscape the years. “What started as an excuse for the core people involved in the fri. oct label to spend a day playing music and hanging out with friends has evolved By RICH TUPICA 9th Photo by Nicole Rico into a multi-day and multi-venue celebration of independent music both The Plurals local and national,” McCord said.

Ray Bonneville at the Robin Theatre Friday, Oct. 9 @ The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. All ages, $18, $15 members, $5 students. 7:30 p.m. The Ten Pound Fiddle hosts Ray Bonneville, a Juno Award-winning guitarist, vocalist and harmonica player. The Aus- tin-based songwriter and bluesman is known for his distinct, New Orleans-influenced sound, often drawing compari- sons to J.J. Cale and Daniel Lanois. In April 2014, Bonneville released his fourth LP on Red House Records. The critically acclaimed 10-song disc, “Easy Gone,” is stocked with original roots music — and a funky cover of Hank Williams’ “So Lonesome I Could Cry.” While he’s lived everywhere from the Pacific Northwest to France, the songwriter’s roots are fri. oct in Quebec, where he lived until he was 12. At 17, just before the start of the Vietnam War, he joined the Marines. Soon 9th after he discovered the raw blues sounds of Howlin’ Wolf, Paul Butterfield and James Cotton and was inspired to learn Ray Bonneville harmonica. He’s never looked back.

Tyrant plays Fallout Fest at the Loft Sunday, October 11 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $12, $10 adv., 4 p.m. Grow the Scene, a local group dedicated to expanding the music scene, hosts Fallout Fest on Sunday at the Loft. The all-ages event boasts a long roster of area metal and rock acts, featuring Hyporium, Monu- ment 6, Break the Edge, Convenient Trash, Tidal, Sumarah, the Revenant and Burn On Re-Entry. Also on the bill is Tyrant, a Lansing-based thrash-metal trio comprising brothers Philip (guitars/vocals) and Andrew Winters (drums) and bassist Anderson Creager. The group formed in 2011, and in February 2012 it re- leased the “Jaws of Agony” demo. Last year the band dropped the “Purge” EP. Tyrant has become known sun. oct for paring lightning fast guitar solos alongside heavy, ambient breakdowns. The trio spent 2015 gigging across the state and beyond and is now prepping for a 2016 EP release. Fans of early Metallica, Slayer or 11th Tyrant Megadeath might want to check out Tyrant.

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LIVE & LOCAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat u r day The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Service Industry Night, 3 p.m. GTG Fest, 7 p.m. GTG Fest, 7 p.m. Black Cat Bistro, 15 Albert Ave MSU Football, 8 p.m. Blue Gill Grill, 1591 Lake Lansing Rd. Alistar, 8 p.m. MSU Football, 8 p.m. Capital Prime, 2324 Showtime Dr. Rush Clement, 8:30 p.m. Coach’s Pub & Grill, 6201 Bishop Rd. DJ Trivia, 8 p.m. DJ, 9 p.m. Colonial Bar, 3425 S. MLK Blvd. Open Mic w/Pat Zelenka, 9 p.m. Copper, 2874 E. Lake Lansing Rd. Rachel Curtis, 6 p.m. MSU Football, 8p.m. Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Fusion Shows Presents, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Darb's, 117 S. Cedar St. Greg Smith, 9 p.m. Dublin Square, 327 Abbot Rd. Well Enough Alone, 10 p.m. Esquire, 1250 Turner St. Karaoke with Jamie, 9p.m. DJ Fudgie, 10 p.m. DJ Brendon, 9 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Live Blues w/ The Good Cookies, 7 p.m. Skoryoke Live Band Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. Showdown, 9:30 p.m. Showdown, 9:30 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. "Johnny D" Jam, 9 p.m. Karaoke Kraze, 9 p.m. Avon Bomb, 9: 30 p.m. Soulstice, 9:30 p.m. Harrison Roadhouse, 720 Michigan Ave Chris Laskos, 5:30 p.m. Leroys, 1526 S. Cedar St. Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. Lydia, 6:30 p.m. PigPen Theatre Co., 7 p.m. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Noah Guthrie, 7 p.m. Chavis Chandler, 8 p.m. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Live Jazz, 7 p.m. Spoonful, 9 p.m. Big Boss Blues, 9 p.m. R Club, 6409 Centurion Dr. Smooth Daddy, 8:30 p.m. Smooth Daddy, 8:30 p.m. Reno's East, 1310 Abbot Road Rush Clement, 6 p.m. Tenants, 6 p.m. MSU Football, 8 p.m. Reno's North, 16460 Old US 27 Kathy Ford Band Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Life Support, 6 p.m. MSU Football, 8 p.m. Reno's West, 5001 W. Saginaw Hwy. Steve Cowles, 6 p.m. Jake Stevens Duet, 6 p.m. MSU Football, 8 p.m. Roadhouse, 70 W. Grand Ledge Hwy. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Tavern and Tap, 101 S. Washington Sq. Tavern House Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m. DJ Don Black, 9:30 p.m. Tin Can West, 644 Migaldi Ln. Waterpong, 11 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Fog Open Blues Jam, 8:30 p.m. Fragment of Soul, 8:30 p.m. Fragment of Soul, 8:30 p.m. Waterfront Bar & Grill, 325 City Market Drive Joe Wright, 7 p.m. Watershed Tavern and Grill 5965 Marsh Rd. Trevor Compton, 7 p.m. Dan MacLachlan, 8 p.m. Capitol City DJs, 10 p.m. Capitol City DJs, 10 p.m. Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 410 S. Clippert St. New Rule, 9:30 p.m. LivE & Local lists upcominG gigs! To get listed just email us at [email protected] or call (517) 999-5066. Only submit for the upcoming week's shows. City Pulse • October 7, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 21

Take Off Pounds Sensibly. 5:15 p.m. $5. New South Lansing Farmers Market. Local produce, Kids Reading to Dogs. Kids read to trained dog. Out on the town Hope Church, 1340 Haslett Road, Haslett. (517) 349- delicious prepared foods and handmade goodies. 4-5 p.m. FREE. CADL Haslett Library, 5670 School 9183, newhopehaslett.com. 3-7 p.m. FREE. St. Casimir Catholic Church, 800 W. St., Haslett. (517) 339-2324, cadl.org. Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in 6 p.m., Barnes Ave., Lansing. (517) 374-5700. Lansing English Country Dance. All dances from page 19 meeting 6:30 p.m. FREE. St. David’s Episcopal 8-Ball Tournament. Bring your pool game to the taught. No experience needed. Live music. 7-9:30 Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 882- Avenue. Call to confirm. 7 p.m. $10. The Avenue p.m. $6/FREE MSU students. Snyder-Phillips Hall, Repair Program, 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) 9080, stdavidslansing.org. Cafe, 2021 Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 492-7403. MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 321-3070. 755-4174. Tarot Study Group. FREE. Triple Goddess New Capital Area Crisis Men & Women's Rugby Suits and the City - Fundraiser. Silent auction Allen Market Street Farmers Market. Age Bookstore, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) Practice. All experience levels welcome. 6-8 p.m. for T.R.U.E. 5:30-8 p.m. FREE. Buddies Pub & Grill, Locally grown, baked and prepared foods. 2:30-7 347-2112. FREE. St. Joseph Park, 2151 W. Hillsdale St., Lansing. 1937 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos. gaylansing.org. p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Celebrate Recovery. For all types of habits, Harvest Basket Produce Sale. Farmers market Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. hurts and hang-ups. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Trinity Church with organically grown produce. 3-7 p.m. FREE. Music Saudi Arabia Customs @ ANC. With Yakub (Lansing), 3355 Dunckel Road, Lansing. (517) 492- Smith Floral and Greenhouses, 1124 E. Mount Hope Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy’s Classic Bar Mahnashi from MSU ISPEAK. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. 1866. Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6085. & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. Allen Neighborhood Center, 1619 E Kalamazoo St., Meditation. For beginners and experienced. FREE. I5 Amazing Science-Superhero Edition. Marshall Music Open Mic. All ages and levels Lansing. (517) 367-2468, allenneighborhoodcenter. Quan Am Temple, 1840 N. College Ave., Mason. (517) Hands-on experiments. 4-5 p.m. FREE. CADL Leslie welcome. 6-:30 p.m. FREE. Marshall Music, 3240 E. org. 853-1675. Library, 201 Pennsylvania St., Leslie. (517) 589-9400, Saginaw St., Lansing. (517) 337-9700. (517) 337-9700, Teens After School. Programming for teens in cadl.org. H.E.R.O.- Installing Base Cabinets. Home See Out on the Town, Page 22 6th-12th grades. 3-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing improvement class. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Neighborhood Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple St., Lansing. 351-2420, elpl.org. (517) 372-5980, glhc.org. Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Halloween Button Art. Festive art workshop. Maker Workshop: Introduction to Zentangle. Ages 12+. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. ELPL 2.0 Maker Class on mindful doodles. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. 34 Studio, 300 MAC Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, CADL Mason Library, 145 W. Ash St. Mason. (517) "It's HA-MA elpl.org. 676-9088, cadl.org. Time!"—2 legit to Nutrition Workshop: Protein Options. MUSIC Information on protein in diets. 6-6:45 p.m. FREE. solve. Deacon Earl at Allen Street Farmers Market. 325 E. Grand River Ave., Suite #275 East Lansing, Matt Jones 4-6 p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. 517-898-1870, ow.ly/SUCxB. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 367-2468. facebook. Across com/allenstreetfarmersmarket. EvenTS 1 Fizzling firecracker Marshall Music Open Jam. All ages and levels Panel: Art and Incarceration. Reception and 4 Aquarium growth welcome. Instruments and PA provided. 6-7:30 p.m. discussion for incarcerated artists' show. 4:30-6 8 Crumbly coffee- FREE. Marshall Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. p.m. FREE. Lookout! Gallery, 362 Bogue St., MSU house buy (517) 337-9700, marshallmusic.com. campus, East Lansing. (517) 884-6290, ow.ly/SWJJQ. 13 "Cheerleader" MSU School of Music: Edward Parmentier, Spanish Conversation Group. Both English and singer Harpsichord. Keyboard music of 17th-century Spanish spoken. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public 14 Fishing line holder composers. 7:30 p.m. $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- 15 James Cameron free for students. Cook Recital Hall, Music Building, 2420. blockbuster film MSU Campus. 333 W Circle Dr., East Lansing. music. Teens After School. Programming for teens in 16 Another name for msu.edu. 6th-12th grades. 3-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing #, before it became Together, Let's Jam. Capital Area Down Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) a "tag" Syndrome Association hosts fun music workshop 351-2420, elpl.org. 18 Certain VWs for all ages. 6:30-7:30 p.m. $5 non-members. MSU Baby Storytime. Stories and movement for our 19 Event for someone Community Music School, 4930 S. Hagadorn Rd., youngest readers. Ages 0-2. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. who displays a "13.1" East Lansing. (517) 355-7661, cms.msu.edu. CADL Foster Library, 200 N. Foster Ave. Lansing. bumper sticker (517) 485-5185, cadl.org. 21 "Dr. Mario" platform 0550. 22 Air France destina- named after two of his prime minister Dmitry Ladies Figure Skating. Lessons and practice. All tion films Medvedev Artist's rep. Thursday, October 8 skill levels welcome. 9:30-11:20 a.m. $5/$2 skate 23 Dix + dix 54 Comic strip frames 9 "___ Clown" (Everly 37 Some may be good rental. Suburban Ice, 2810 Hannah Blvd., East Classes and Seminars 26 Writer Kesey 55 Nastygrams Brothers song) to set Lansing. (517) 574-4380, ladiessilverblades.com. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes 28 Pet advocacy org. 58 3/4-time dance 10 Palindromic name 38 Movie like "Shaun and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Evening Storytime. Stories, songs and crafts. 32 ___ En-lai 59 "True dat!" 11 Palindromic bread of the Dead" or "Warm Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 6:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 33 Crankcase container 60 2015 Melissa McCar- 12 Urgent care center Bodies" 367-6363, cadl.org. Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 3, dtdl. 35 The Sugarhill Gang's thy comedy alternatives 43 Prepare for editing Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 7-8 org. genre 61 Duel preludes 15 Barely open 45 Classless? p.m. FREE. Community Mental Health Building, Room Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta 36 Highbrow monthly 62 Pigeon fancier on 17 End a call 47 Dermatologist's 214G, 812 E. Jolly Road, Lansing. 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2420, elpl.org. Dwell. Art opening reception for Xia Gao. 7-9 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 9 -11 >> STARTUP WEEKEND Out on the town Lansing Art Gallery, 113 S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 374-6400, lansingartgallery.org. Builders, tinkerers and anyone wondering how to turn a hobby into a business from page 21 The Hob Nob. Pizza, champagne and art. 6-8 p.m. are invited to check out the second annual Startup Weekend. The 48-hour event FREE with RSVP. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, takes participants through the process from pitching ideas to creating full-blown marshallmusic.com. 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU Campus, East Lansing. Music at the Mansion. Two classical pianists businesses, all under the direction of community business and technology leaders. perform. 7 p.m. $10. Turner-Dodge House, 100 North Music 6:30 p.m. Friday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday. $75. LCC West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone East Street Lansing. (517) 483-4220. Jazz and Jam Coffee House. Live music with Drive, Lansing. lansingmaker.com. Rev. Dr. Don E. Saliers. 7-9 p.m. Donations welcome. Theater Edgewood United Church, 469 N. Hagadorn Road, Rounding Third. Humorous story of Little League East Lansing. (517) 332-8693, edgewooducc.org. Baseball. 8 p.m. $23 . Williamston Theatre, 122 MSU Jazz Orchestras and Brian Lynch, jazz SATURDAY, OCT. 11-12 >> EAST LANSING PUBLIC LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE S. Putnam Street, Williamston. (517) 655-7469, trumpet. 8 p.m. $10 adults/$8 seniors/FREE williamstontheatre.com. students. Fairchild Theatre, 220 Trowbridge Road, The Friends of the East Lansing Public Library will host its annual used book sale Baltimore. Thought-provoking play on the East Lansing. (517) 353-5340. this weekend. Due to major renovations happening at the library, the book sale will repercussions of a racially-charged occurance Lansing Symphony: Elgar and Rachmaninoff. in college dorms. 8 p.m. $15/$10 students. MSU 8 p.m. Tickets start at $20. Wharton Center, take place at the Hannah Community Center — just down and across the street Auditorium, East Lansing. MSU Campus East Lansing. 1-800-WHARTON, from the library. Hardcover books will be available for $1, paperbacks for $0.50 lansingsymphony.org. and $0.25 for children’s books. On Sunday, guests can pay $2.00 for whatever they Ray Bonneville at Ten Pound Fiddle. Harmonica, folk and blues music. 8-11 p.m. $18/$15 members/$5 can fit in a bag provided by the group. The event will also feature “garage sale” Friday, October 9 students. The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington items, such as tables and chairs that are being replaced during the renovation. Lansing. tenpoundfiddle.org. Classes and Seminars 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. FREE. Hannah Community Center, 819 Courageous Parenting. Forum for fathers to discuss parenting. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Kellogg Theater Abbott Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org/friends Conference Center, 55 S. Harrison Road, East Rounding Third. Humorous story of Little League Lansing. (517) 432-3745, frc.msu.edu. Baseball. 8 p.m. $23. Williamston Theatre, 122 Palette to Palate. Painting workshop. $32. Reach S. Putnam Street, Williamston. (517) 655-7469, Songs/Psalms of the Human Heart Spiritual micagallery.org. Studio Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. williamstontheatre.com. Liturgy. Luncheon and lecture. Call to RSVP. (517) 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. Baltimore. Thought-provoking play on the Noon-2:30 p.m. $10. Edgewood United Church, 469 Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives. Topic: GE Lies: repercussions of a racially-charged occurance N. Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. (517)332-8693, Events Surveying the Post-Industrial Landscape of Southern in college dorms. 8 p.m. $15/$10 students. MSU edgewooducc.org. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Transmedia Indiana, 1980-2012. 12:15-1:30 p.m. FREE. MSU Auditorium, East Lansing. Tai Chi at Allen Market Place. Instruction in Horror Club. Grades 6-12 discuss their favorite Museum Auditorium, MSU Campus, East Lansing. The Cocktail Hour. Comedy about family conflict. Qigong, meditation and Yang style tai chi forms. 9-10 spooky media. 4 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Aux Petits Soins: Explorers 1 & 2. French 8 p.m. $12/$10 students and seniors. Riverwalk a.m. FREE. Allen Market Place, 1619 E. Kalamazoo Library, 950 Abbot Road East Lansing. (517) 351- immersion for babies/toddlers. 9:30 a.m. (ages 2-4) Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700, St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. 272-9379. 2420, elpl.org. & 10:30 a.m. (ages 0-2). $15/$12 students. Willow riverwalktheatre.com. Domestic Violence Support Group. Noon-1:30 FOELPL Used Book Sale. Proceeds benefit the Tree Family Center, 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Suite Never Swim Alone. Satire about swimming. p.m. FREE. Women's Center of Greater Lansing, library. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 101, Lansing. (517) 643-8059. $10/$5 students. LCC Blackbox Theatre, 168 Gannon 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163, Abbot Road, East Lansing. Sculpt And Skull. Halloween artmaking. Building, 411 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. (517) 483-1488, womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Four Paws Dog Bakery Grand Opening. 10 7-9:30 p.m. $25. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 lcc.edu. Aux Petits Soins. French immersion class for a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Four Paws Dog Bakery, 1880 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 999-3643, babies. 9:30 a.m. $15/$12 students. Mother & Earth Haslett Rd Suite F East Lansing. (517) 763-2500, reachstudioart.org. Baby Boutique, 1212 Turner St., Lansing. (517) 643- fourpawsdogbakery.com. 8059, facebook.com/auxpetitssoinsllc. Harvest Fest @ Mason Antiques District. Events Art of Brewing Coffee. Coffee-brewing open Sales and demos of traditional craft skills. 10 a.m.- Storytime with Craft. Ages 3-6 years enjoy Saturday, October 10 house and workshop. Noon-3 p.m. $8.38. MICA 6 p.m. FREE. Mason Antiques District, 208 Mason stories, songs and crafts. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. Classes and Seminars Gallery, 1210 N. Turner St., Lansing. (517) 371-4600, Street, Mason. (517) 676-9753. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Race to a Million - Lansing. 3K Family Fun Walk. Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. 8:30 a.m.-noon Pre-registration: $20/$10 child. Two Small Pieces of Glass. Program on the SATURDAY, OCT. 10 >> MINI MAKER MADNESS AT MERIDIAN MALL Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. history of the telescope. 8-9 p.m. $4. Abrams (517) 483-4221, ow.ly/SWLo8. Planetarium, 400 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Were you ever interested in robots growing up? The Mini Maker hosts a technology- Science Saturday: I5 Superhero Science. Hands-on experiments. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL South (517) 355-4672. focused community event at its Meridian Mall store Saturday. Kids and their families Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) Teens After School. Programming for teens in are invited to learn more about 3D printing, robotics, building and tinkering. Mini 272-9840, cadl.org. 6th-12th grades. 3-5 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Star Wars Reads Day. Games, crafts, movies Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- Maker Madness includes showcases and hands-on events. The event is a part of and reading. Costumes encouraged. 1-4 p.m. FREE. Lansing’s Makers Week. 10 a.m.-5p.m. FREE. 1982 W. Grand River Ave., Suite 321. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., (517) 233-1524, theminimaker.com. Lansing. (517) 367-6300, cadl.org. Coffee Barrel Tour and Tasting. Roasting facility tour and coffee tasting. Call to resgister. Noon-2 p.m. FREE. Coffee Barrel, 2237 Aurelius Rd. Holt. SATURDAY, OCT. 10 >> RACE TO RESTORE 5K AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY (517) 694-9351 ext. 3. Broad Museum Tours. Free public tours every The Friends of Lansing’s Historic Cemeteries host its third annual Race to Restore Sat. and Sun. 1 and 3 p.m. FREE. Broad Art Museum, 5K Saturday. Proceeds from the walk/run go toward restoration of Lansing’s 547 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing. broadmuseum. cemetery grounds and monuments. Lansing has three city-owned cemeteries and msu.edu. virtually no funding to maintain many aspects of cemeteries grounds. The Friends Literature and Poetry of Lansing’s Historic Cemeteries has partnered with the city to help with cemetery Books and Bagels. 'Inside Out and Back Again' by upkeep. The registration fee of $25 can be paid online, and paper registration Thanhha Lai. Grades 4-6. 2 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road East Lansing. (517) forms are available at the cemetery office, Mt. Hope Monument, Greater Lansing 351-2420. Monument, or Smith Floral and Greenhouse. 10 a.m. $25, 1800 E. Mt. Hope Ave. (517) 648-5730, facebook.com/lansingcemeteries. Music

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LOVE THY NEIGHBOR from page 22 THY Deacon Earl. 2:30-5 p.m. Lansing City Market, 325 Sunday, October 11 Gay | Straight | Atheist | Jew City Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 483-7460. Classes and Seminars Muslim | Christian | Homeless Discussions at the Organ Bench. Rev. Dr. Don Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Third E. Saliers will play organ, discuss music. 7:30-9 p.m. Rich | Democrat | Republican floor meeting room. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Edgewood United Church, 469 N. Hagadorn Road, Black | White | Brown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) East Lansing. (517) 332-8693, edgewooducc.org. Male | Trans | Female 515-5559, cadl.org.

Matt LoRusso Trio at Troppo. FREE. Troppo, 101 Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. S. Washington Sq. Lansing. (517) 371-4000. Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East NEIGHBOR MSU Community Music School All-School Lansing. (517) 371-5119. Recital. Concert by students. 3 p.m. FREE. MSU Parents of LGBTQ kids. Weekly support group. Community Music School, 841-B Timberlane St., East All faiths are welcome. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE. Diversity We’re willing to give it a try! Lansing. (517) 355-7661, cms.msu.edu. Psychological Services, 1310 Turner St., Lansing. (720) 401-4214. Theater Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation and Silent 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Rounding Third. Humorous story of Little League Prayer. 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation Pilgrim Congregational Sunday 10 AM Baseball. 8 p.m. $23. Williamston Theatre, 122 Healing Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) - S. Putnam Street, Williamston. (517) 655-7469, United Church of Christ (517) 484 7434 641-6201, selfrealizationcentremichigan.org. - williamstontheatre.com. Lansing, MI PilgrimUCC.com Baltimore. Thought-provoking play on the Events repercussions of a racially-charged occurance Harvest Fest @ Mason Antiques District. in college dorms. 8 p.m. $15/$10 students. MSU Sales and demos of traditional craft skills. 10 a.m.- Auditorium, East Lansing. 6 p.m. FREE. Mason Antiques District, 208 Mason The Cocktail Hour. Comedy about family conflict. Street, Mason. (517) 676-9753. 8 p.m. $12/$10 students and seniors. Riverwalk FOELPL Used Book Sale. Sunday special- fill a Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700, bag for $2. 1-4 p.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 riverwalktheatre.com. Never Swim Alone. Satire about swimming. See Out on the Town, Page 24

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S. Putnam Street, Williamston. (517) 655-7469, Out on the town williamstontheatre.com. Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Oct. 7-13 Baltimore. Thought-provoking play on the from page 23 repercussions of a racially-charged occurance ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here's actor Bill LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Many astronomers in college dorms. 2 p.m. $15/$10 students. MSU Murray's advice about relationships: "If you have some- believe that our universe began with the Big Bang. An Abbot Road, East Lansing. Auditorium, East Lansing. one that you think is The One, don't just say, 'OK, let's inconceivably condensed speck of matter exploded, Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. Lessons The Cocktail Hour. Comedy about family conflict. pick a date. Let's get married.' Take that person and eventually expanding into thousands of billions of 6-6:45 p.m., dance 6:45. $8 dance/$10 dance & 2 p.m. $12/$10 students and seniors. Riverwalk travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two stars. It must have been a noisy event, right? Actually, lesson. The Lansing Eagles, 4700 N. Grand River Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482- of you to go to places that are hard to go to and hard no. Astronomers estimate that the roar of the primal Ave., Lansing. (517) 490-7838. 5700, riverwalktheatre.com. to get out of. And if, when you come back, you're still in eruption was just 120 decibels -- less than the volume East Lansing Farmers Market. Essential food love with that person, get married at the airport." In the of a live rock concert. I suspect that you are also on items and much more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Valley coming weeks, Aries, I suggest you make comparable the verge of your own personal Big Bang, Libra. It, Court Park, 400 Hillside Court, East Lansing. (517) moves to test and deepen your own closest alliances. too, will be relatively quiet for the amount of energy it See what it's like to get more seriously and deliriously unleashes. 319-6888, cityofeastlansing.com/farmersmarket. Monday, October 12 intimate. Broad Museum Tours. Free public tours every Classes and Seminars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For now, you are TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some firefighters use excused from further work on the impossible tasks that Sat. and Sun. 1 and 3 p.m. FREE. Broad Art Museum, Adult Rape Survivor Support Group. a wetter kind of water than the rest of us. It contains have been grinding you down. You may take a break 547 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing. broadmuseum. Registration preferred. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s a small amount of biodegradable foam that makes it from the unsolvable riddles and cease your exhaustive msu.edu. Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., ten times more effective in dousing blazes. With this as efforts. And if you would also like to distance yourself 'Loan and Borrow' Pop-up Stories. Mobile Lansing. (517) 372-9163. your cue, I suggest you work on making your emotions from the farcical jokes the universe has been playing, storytelling project. 2 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Job Seekers Support Group. Finding the right "wetter" than usual. By that I mean the following: When go right ahead. To help enforce this transition, I hereby Library, 950 Abbot Road East Lansing. (517) 351- career. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Women’s Center of your feelings arise, give them your reverent attention. authorize you to enjoy a time of feasting and frolicking, 2420, facebook.com/PopUpStoriesLansing. Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) Marvel at how mysterious they are. Be grateful for how which will serve as an antidote to your baffling trials. Leaf Prints. Lesson on printing with leaves, ink 372-9163, womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. much life force they endow you with. Whether they are And I hereby declare that you have been as successful and paper. Ages 5+. 1-2 p.m. FREE. ELPL 2.0 Maker Support Group. For the divorced, separated & relatively "negative" or "positive," regard them as inter- at weathering these trials as you could possibly be, Studio, 300 MAC Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, widowed. 7:30 p.m. St. David's Episcopal Church, esting revelations that provide useful information and even if the concrete proof of that is not yet entirely elpl.org. 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272, potential opportunities for growth. visible. Perfect Little Planet. Presentation on the stdavidslansing.org. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): 'Jonathan Strange and SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): One afternoon planets. 2:30-3:30 p.m. $4. Abrams Planetarium, Learn to Meditate. Donations. C. Weaver Physical Mr. Norrell' is a BBC TV min-series set in the early 19th in September, I was hiking along a familiar path in the 400 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 355- Therapy Exercise Studio, 1720 Abbey Road East century. It's the fictional story of a lone wizard, Mr. woods. As I passed my favorite grandmother oak, I 4672. Lansing. Norrell, who seeks to revive the art of occult magic spied a thick, six-foot-long snake loitering on the trail in CADL Tadpole Storytime at I5. Preschool so as to accomplish practical works, like helping the front of me. In hundreds of previous visits, I had never science story time. Ages 3-6. 1-2 p.m. FREE. Events English navy in its war against the French navy. Norrell before seen a creature bigger than a mouse. The ser- Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive, Homework Help. Tutoring from MSU students in is pleased to find an apprentice, Jonathan Strange, pent's tail was hidden in the brush, but its head looked Lansing. (517) 367-6355, cadl.org. a group setting. 5-7 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public and draws up a course of study for him. Norrell tells more like a harmless gopher snake's than a dangerous WKAR PBS Kids Day. Crafts, family photos, and Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- Strange that the practice of magic is daunting, "but the rattler's. I took the opportunity to sing it three songs. PBS Kids' characters. 1-4 p.m. FREE. Capital Area 2420, elpl.org. study is a continual delight." If you're interested in taking It stayed for the duration, then slipped away after I District Library, 401 South Capitol Avenue Lansing. Monday Movie Matinee. 'The Age of Adaline,' on a similar challenge, Gemini, it's available. finished. What a great omen! The next day, I made a (517) 367-6355, cadl.org. PG-13. 1 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 CANCER (June 21-July 22): We humans have put tough but liberating decision to leave behind a good Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. buttons on clothing for seven millennia. But for a long part of my life so as to focus more fully on a great part. Theater Club Shakespeare. CADL Downtown Lansing time these small knobs and disks were purely orna- With or without a snake sighting, Sagittarius, I foresee a Rounding Third. Humorous story of Little League mental -- meant to add beauty but not serve any other comparable breakthrough for you sometime soon. Baseball. 2 p.m. $23. Williamston Theatre, 122 See Out on the Town, Page 25 function. That changed in the 13th century, when our CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Canadian author ancestors finally got around to inventing buttonholes. Margaret Atwood has finished a new manuscript. It's TUESDAY, OCT. 13 >> PECKHAM INC. SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS MAYSOON ZAYID Buttons could then serve an additional purpose, provid- called ' Scribbler Moon.' But it won't be published as ing a convenient way to fasten garments. I foresee the a book until the year 2114. Until then, it will be kept Imagine the difficulties and stereotypes faced by a Palestinian woman in the U.S. possibility of a comparable evolution in your personal secret, along with the texts of many other writers who life, Cancerian. You have an opening to dream up fur- are creating work for a "Future Library." The project's Now imagine that woman also has cerebral palsy. That is exactly the situation ther uses for elements that have previously been one- director is conceptual artist Katie Paterson, who sees it for comedian and actress Maysoon Zayid. Through a unique combination of dimensional. Brainstorm about how you might expand as a response to George Orwell's question, "How could the value of familiar things. you communicate with the future?" With this as your humor, compassion and storytelling, Zayid shares her experiences growing up LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You would be wise to redis- inspiration, Capricorn, try this exercise: Compose five and dealing with discrimination and how cerebral palsy has affected her career in cover and revive your primal innocence. If you can messages you would you like to deliver to the person the entertainment industry. October is National Disability Employment Awareness figure out how to shed a few shreds of your sophistica- you will be in 2025. tion and a few slivers of your excess dignity, you will AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every hour of your Month, and Zayid is speaking in part to raise awareness for disabled workers. literally boost your intelligence. That's why I'm inviting life, millions of new cells are born to replace old Space is limited, email [email protected] for to register.10:30-11:30 a.m. or you to explore the kingdom of childhood, where you cells that are dying. That's why many parts of your can encounter stimuli that will freshen and sweeten body are composed of an entirely different collec- 2-3 p.m. FREE. Peckham, Inc., 3510 Capitol City Blvd. Lansing. (517) 316-4490, your adulthood. Your upcoming schedule could include tion of cells than they were years ago. If you are 35, peckham.org. jumping in mud puddles, attending parties with imagi- for example, you have replaced your skeleton three nary friends, having uncivilized fun with wild toys, and times. Congratulations! Your creativity is spectacular, drinking boisterously from fountains of youth. as is your ability to transform yourself. Normally these CROSSWORD SOLUTION SUDOKU SOLUTION VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): While still a young man, instinctual talents aren't nearly as available to you in From Pg. 21 From Pg. 21 Virgo author Leo Tolstoy wrote that "I have not met your efforts to recreate and transform your psyche, one man who is morally as good as I am." He lived but they are now. In the coming months, you will have by a strict creed. "Eat moderately" was one of his extraordinary power to revamp and rejuvenate every- "rules of life," along with "Walk for an hour every day." thing about yourself, not just your physical organism. Others were equally stern: "Go to bed no later than ten PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The coming weeks will o'clock," "Only do one thing at a time," and "Disallow NOT be a favorable time to seek out allies you don't flights of imagination unless necessary." He did pro- even like that much or adventures that provide thrills vide himself with wiggle room, however. One guideline you have felt a thousand times before. But the near allowed him to sleep two hours during the day. Another future will be an excellent time to go on a quest for specified that he could visit a brothel twice a month. your personal version of the Holy Grail, a magic carpet, I'd love for you to be inspired by Tolstoy's approach, the key to the kingdom, or an answer to the Sphinx's Virgo. Now is a favorable time to revisit your own riddle. In other words, Pisces, I advise you to channel rules of life. As you refine and recommit yourself to your yearning toward experiences that steep your these fundamental disciplines, be sure to give yourself heart with a sense of wonder. Don't bother with any- enough slack. thing that degrades, disappoints, or desensitizes you.

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heal together. 10-11 a.m. FREE. The Marquette Teens After School. Programming for teens in Literature and Poetry Activity Room, 5968 Park Lake Road, East Lansing. 6th-12th grades. 3-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing MSU Creative Writing Group. All creative writers Out on the town (517) 381-4866. Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) welcome. 7 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn 351-2420, elpl.org. 950 Abbot Road East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. from page 24 public speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE. Strategy Game Night. Learn and share favorited CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., games. Ages 18 and up. 5-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6300. Lansing. (517) 367-6300, cadl.org. Township District Library, 5130 (517) 321-4014 ext. 4, Mac’s Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark Overeaters Anonymous. Support for weight loss dtdl.org. Roebuck and Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac’s efforts. 7 p.m. FREE. Okemos Presbyterian Church, Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795, 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos. (517) 290-5163. macsbar.com. “I“I receivedreceived Starting a Business. Course for business Music Social Bridge. Play bridge and meet new people. planning. FREE. Small Business Development Center, Arthur Greene, piano. 8-9:30 p.m. $10/$8 No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township in April from LCC, 309 N. Washington Square, Suite 110, Lansing. seniors/FREE students. Fairchild Theatre, 220 15 calls in April from Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing. (517) 483-1921, sbdcmichigan.org. Trowbridge Rd East Lansing. (517) 353-5340. (517) 484-5600. H.E.R.O.- Installing Wall Cabinets. Home Hall and Morgan at Allen Street Farmers my City Pulse BabyTime. 0-24 months. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. improvement class. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Neighborhood Market. Americana and folk duo. 4-6 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple St., Lansing. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Pulsified forfor Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. (517) 372-5980, glhc.org. Lansing. (517) 367-2468. French Club. French listening and speaking Mommy and Me Gymnastics Class. 10-10:30 Lansing Matinee Musicale. Book presentation lawnlawn mowing.”mowing.” practice. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, a.m. $11. Mother and Earth Baby Boutique, 4601 W. and French music performance. 1 p.m. FREE. 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl. Saginaw Highway, Lansing. (517) 977-7096. Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand org. Post-Polio Support Group Meeting. 1:30-3 p.m. River Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-9495 Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 339-1039. Story Art Time. Art and story time for Tuesday, October 13 preschoolers. 10-10:45 a.m. FREE. Donations Events appreciated. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 Bible and Beer. Discussion of Scripture's power S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 999-3643, in daily events. 6 p.m. Midtown Brewing Co. 402 reachstudioart.org. S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 482-0600, Walk-In Wednesdays. Art activities for ages 5 and [email protected]. up. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE. Donations appreciated. Reach Capital Area Crisis Men & Women's Rugby Studio Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. Practice. Weather permitting. All experience levels (517) 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. St. Joseph Park, 2151 W. Know Your Business Numbers. Seminar on Hillsdale St., Lansing. business finance. $10. Small Business Development ToddlerTime. Ages 18-36 months listen to stories Center, LCC, 309 N. Washington Square Suite 110, and music. 10:15-10:45 a.m./11-11:30 a.m. FREE. Lansing. (517) 483-1921, sbdcmichigan.org. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. DynaMike the Magician. Magic show. 4-5 p.m. Events FREE. CADL Foster Library, 200 N. Foster Ave., Red Cross Mobile Unit Blood Drive. Drop-in, Lansing. (517) 485-5185, cadl.org. no appointment needed. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. East Michigan Hauntings. Talk on local haunted hot Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road East Lansing. spots. For adults. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Capital Area (517) 351-2420. District Library, 401 South Capitol Ave., Lansing. Slimy Science. Kids make slime and learn science cadl.org. behind it. Ages 5+. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. ELPL 2.0 Starting an Etsy Shop. Workshop for managinig Maker Studio, 300 MAC Ave., East Lansing. 517-351- online store. 6-7 p.m. FREE. CADL Leslie Library, 201 2420, elpl.org. Pennsylvania St., Leslie. (517) 589-9400. The Faith Journey Opening. Reception for art Sporcle Live! Trivia. Team based. Win Crunchy's on display until Oct. 18. 5:30-8 p.m. FREE. First gift certificates. 7 p.m. FREE. Crunchy's Pizza & Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa St., Lansing. Burgers, 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 482-0668. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes Literature and Poetry and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Celebrate this most stellar day with games, character appearances, Books on Tap Book Group. 'Smoke Gets in Your Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. Eyes' by Caitlin Doughty. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Jimmy's Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 crafts, and of course, reading. Come dressed in costume. Pub, 16804 Chandler Road East Lansing. (517) 351- p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Saturday, Oct. 10 • 1–4 p.m. || CADL Downtown Lansing, 401 S. Capitol Ave. 2420, elpl.org. Washington St., Lansing. (517) 351-5866, lamc.info. Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. 6 p.m. Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of God, 3500 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 899-3215. DynaMike Magic Show Family Tree Talk Wednesday, October 14 Aux Petits Soins: Explorers 3. French immersion Classes and Seminars for babies/toddlers. 4:30 p.m. $15/$12 students. Escape the everyday world with a laugh-out-loud Jessica Trotter, author of the Genie Roadtrip blog, shares Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 5:45- Mother and Earth Baby Boutique, 1212 Turner St., journey through the land of magic. Seating is on a her experience using DNA testing in her genealogical 6:45 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads, 2019 E. Michigan Lansing. (517) 643-8059. rst-come basis. research. Everyone is welcome! Ave., Lansing. (517) 515-5559, coda.org. Strategy Game Night. Ages 18 and up. 5-7:30 Speakeasies Toastmasters. Improve listening, p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Tuesday, Oct. 13 • 4–5 p.m. || Saturday, Oct. 17 • 2-3 p.m. || analysis, leadership and presentation skills. Noon-1 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014, dtdl.org. CADL Foster, 200 N. Foster Ave. CADL South Lansing, 3500 S. Cedar St. p.m. FREE. Ingham County Human Services Building, Practice Your English. Practice listening to and 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (616) 841-5176. speaking English. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Have a support Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) system, lose weight. 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton 351-2420, elpl.org. Rapids Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Open Workshop. Bike repair, bike safety and biking Rapids. (517) 543-0786. as healthy exercise. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Kids Repair Not So Happy Endings Support Group. For Program, 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) 755-4174. women ending relationships. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Allen Market Street Farmers Market. Locally Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan grown, baked and prepared foods. 2:30-7 p.m. FREE. CADL.ORG Ave., Lansing. (517) 896-3311. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Hopeful Hearts Grief Group. Learn, grow and Lansing. 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FOX 47 MORNING NEWS AT 7 Courtesy Photo Thursdays 3-6:30 WSYM-TV’s new morning news show, “Fox 47 Morning News at 7,” features anchor Kristen Beat Only markets left! | HARVEST FESTIVAL Oct 15 (left) and meteorologist Beverly Perry. 4 By ALLAN I. ROSS “We’re network agnostic,” Baxter explained. Back in the 1980s, when the Michigan tourism “These are brand new news sets that we’re 800 W. Barnes Ave. @ St. Casimir Church board’s “Pure Michigan” program was just a sharing (with the WILX news team) and they’re (517) 374-5700 | www.southlansing.org snuffle in the back of Tim Allen’s honeyed voice, beautiful. We use digital curtains that change the Great Lake State’s PR machine was trying color depending on which show is using them. to get the rest of the country to check out its Our newscast is red.” woods, dunes and coastlines with its “Say Yes But that doesn’t mean the reporting will be to Michigan” movement. Lansing-based Fox red state-centric, for which its parent network’s affiliate WSYM-TV takes its call letters from that flagship news network takes some heat. crusade. But the letters could just as easily stand “This is a Fox station, and we’re a little more for “Say Yes to Mornings” as the station makes its fun and fast-paced than other networks,” Baxter newest foray into the a.m. slot. On Monday, the said. “We provide personality-driven content station launched its first morning news show: that makes you want to stick around. We’re “Fox 47 Morning News at 7.” utilizing more video, and are more social media “We’re keeping with that ‘say yes’ (mentality) and Web savvy. This is meant to be an interactive with a positive theme,” said Gary Baxter, vice show, with lots of Facebooking and Tweeting. president and general manger at WSYM. That’s going to help us stand out.” “Positive things are happening in Lansing. We’re “This network is great because we don’t have saying yes to celebrating life in mid-Michigan. to fit in a box,” Beat said. “(The ‘Fox 47 Morning When you think of ‘yes,’ we want it to be News at 7’) team is young and we have a young synonymous with (WSYM).” approach to news. I think this is going to appeal The show runs 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Baxter to everyone from young professionals to stay-at- said that the show will have no set format — by home moms.” intention — but feature a traditional blend of Beat, 25, is a California native who started news segments and live interviews. The show her news career covering NASCAR. She visited will feature Lansing newcomers Kristen Beat, the Michigan a couple of times and said she liked its show’s anchor, and Beverly Perry, a meteorologist. down-to-earth vibe. “We’re very lucky to have them launching this “I grew up in a small town with avocados with us,” Baxter said. “This is a new market for growing in my yard and a dirt bike track in back,” both of them, and they’re so great at what they she said. “I’m a country girl at heart. Lansing do. They’ve got a perfect energy for morning really made me feel like home.” news, which can be tough.” Beat also studied law, but her main, um, beat Baxter said that besides breaking news, is sports, and she’ll be doing the show’s sports sports and weather, the show will include segments. She said she was the first person in community-based items, such as recognizing her family to go to college, which fuels another local organizations. Thanks to Lansing’s location of her passions: helping girls pursue education. as the seat of statewide politics, Baxter expects She intends to dig in here by volunteering plenty of Capitol coverage as well. But mostly, with local groups and getting to know the he said the show’s goal is to serve as a counter- community to start a dialogue. programming of sorts for morning TV viewers. “We’re definitely looking to hear from (viewers “When (ABC, NBC and CBS) go to their who have) story ideas and news tips,” Beat said. national newscasts from 7 to 9, we’ll be “Twitter is one of the best things that happened switching to local news,” Baxter said. to news coverage and I use it constantly. And I For the last five years, the station had been have a genuine desire to connect with viewers. broadcasting the televised version of Michael I want to talk to people and let them voice their Patrick Shiels’ weekday talk radio program stories. That’s what this is about: local stories. “Michigan’s Big Show” in that time slot. This is a developing broadcast, and it’s going to “We were proud of that partnership, but we felt be exciting to watch it grow.” it was more important to shift our focus to news,” Baxter said. “The ‘Big Show’ will continue, of course, "Fox 47 Morning News at 7" but it just won’t be televised locally anymore.” 7-9 a.m. Monday-Friday The show will be produced by Larry Lynch at WSYM-TV, Fox 47 WILX-TV’s studio on the city’s south side. WILX is mid- fox47news.com Michigan’s NBC affiliate, and has allowed WSYM to Story ideas and news tips: @Kristen_Beat on utilize its studio space for the past 13 years. Twitter, [email protected] City Pulse • October 7, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 27

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Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2015 Top of the Town contest, we’ve assembled a guide to your favorite Lansing-area eater- ies. We’ll run single categories in the paper periodically, but the complete dining guide is always available on our website or on our official mobile app, The Pulse. The app is available on iPhone and Android platforms; head over to facebook.com/lansingapp or text “pulse” to 77948 for links to download. Bon appétit! Featuring MSU grass fed burgers and gourmet stone fired pizzas. Top 5 greek food Pair with our imperial pumpkin cream ale or chai stout. Proudly using local products from MSU Dairy, MSU Meat, #1 Lou & Harry’s (downtown) Sandwich shop known for its gyros and Greek Black Oak Farm, Stone Circle Bakehouse and more specialties 119 S. Washington Square, Lansing 402 S. Washington Ave. (517) 977-1349 (517) 708-7212 Sun-Wed 11 a.m.-midnight Thurs-Sat 11 a.m.-1 a.m. facebook.com/louhaslansing 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday #2 Zeus’ Coney Island City Pulse readers love its Greek specialties, coney dogs and diner fare 6525 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 272-7900 greecianisland.com Cocktail Bar & Distillery 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday #3 Olga’s Kitchen Chain restaurant featuring a Mediterranean- Our Fall Colors accented menu including gyros and a Greek salad 354 Frandor Ave., Lansing. are Spectacular! (517) 332-2500 olgas.com 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.- your Halloween costume rental 9 p.m. Sunday with this ad! #4 Bell’s Pizza East Lansing pizza joint known for its Greek COSTUME RENTALS and Mediterranean specialties Theatre, Corporate, Non-Pro t & the Public 1135 E. Grand River, East Lansing. (517) 332-0858 HOURS thebellspizza.com Tues. & Thurs. Saturday 10 a.m.-4 a.m. daily 3–6 p.m. 10a.m.–2p.m. See our website for extended October hours #5 Athena’s Diner www.RWTCostumeshop.com City Pulse readers recommend the spinach pie with tzatziki sauce 3109 S. Cedar St., Lansing (517) 394-0072 athenasdiner.com 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 8 a.m.-3 p.m. fall colors 2014 from our patio Sunday 2000 Merritt Road, East Lansing 1131 May Street, Lansing. Just o Pennsylvania 4 - 10 p.m. ; closed Mondays; 517-908-9950 (517) 484-9199 28 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • October 7, 2015 THE PULSIFIEDS BACKPAGE CLASSIFIEDS

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