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The smell of pot was heavy in the air inside Michigan Avenue’s newest business. TNT, calling itself a medical mari- juana “resource center,” opened at 1825 RJ Wolcott/City Pulse E. Michigan over the weekend. It’s TNT Industries, which calls itself a “medical marijuana resource center,” opened been doing a steady business. on Sunday at 1825 E. Michigan Ave. A Lansing City Council committee is reviewing It’s already gotten attention from the whether it can legally operate. Despite the sign, it’s not open 24 hours a day. City Council after Councilwoman Jody Washington raised concerns. The city attor- was seen smoking it. ing in McQueen (which was upheld by ney, Janene McIntyre, said she is reviewing Additionally, the contract states, the state Supreme Court), that as long as the law to see if it can operate legally. “you are saying that you understand that TNT’s patients are legally connected to a Property: Martin Luther King Jr. TNT is a private club where valid medical marihuana may not be sold, and caregiver, there should be no problem in Boulevard potholes medical marijuana patients are matched that you have obtained medical mari- a qualified caregiver transferring mari- up with area caregivers, its owner says. huana through consultation, and cost juana to his qualified patient. But for a It is registered with the state as TNT recovery of TNT. NOT the purchase of case to be defensible in court, he said, a Industries LLC. As of Monday after- medical marihuana itself. defendant would have to show a series It was hard to pick just one spot in noon, 17 members had signed up. “Compensation for cost shall be for of steps taken between a doctor and a Lansing for this week’s pothole-of-the- The owner, Toni Tripp, said that can- preparation of medical marihuana in one patient showing the patient qualifies for week eyesore. City Pulse readers have nabis and pot-infused food products are of the various ways commonly consumed.” using cannabis. “That information has spoken and, just like the rest of the state, kept onsite, though patients can’t acquire Learning of its opening, 1st Ward to be conveyed from the doctor to the appear to be well in tune with the third- them without a membership in the club. Councilwoman Washington, whose dis- patient to the caregiver,” he said. worldly state of the roads. Thanks, Old That requires signing a waiver, explain- trict includes TNT, expressed concern. Tripp understands the ambiguities Man Winter. ing in 10 steps how the center works. She added the topic to a City Council that arise when opening a medical- This stretch of Martin Luther King Tripp opened TNT after “taking Public Safety Committee agenda on short marijuana related storefront. Statewide Jr. Blvd., just north and south of Holmes a deep breath” following a 2011 state notice, which met on Tuesday afternoon legislation has passed the House of Road, was suggested via Facebook as one appellate court ruling, upheld by the to discuss it. The committee will review Representatives that would allow local of the worst roads for potholes in the state Supreme Court, that effectively whether it’s violating any laws. communities to regulate or ban “pro- Lansing region. After visiting the site, it’s shut down many of the dispensaries in McIntyre said Monday she’s “still visioning centers,” but it’s stalled in a easy to see how this section has bumped, Lansing, hers included. She had owned reviewing” the matter. Former City Senate committee (see page 7). bruised and bullied drivers and their vehi- and operated a dispensary two blocks Attorney Brigham Smith issued a cease “Obviously, unfortunately, it is a cles during the winter months. west of her new location. and desist letter to city dispensaries in risk,” Tripp said of opening, let alone The most expansive section of potholes

“I’ve always had the mission to get August 2011 following the Appeals Court on a prominent stretch of the city that extends nearly 50 yards in uneven road, people off prescription drugs. That’s my ruling in what’s commonly known as the once held a dozen dispensaries. “I real- punctuated by gaps in the turning lane big mission and still is,” Tripp said. “Now McQueen case. ly thought about that. I never had any nearly six inches deep. On either side of it’s time to get back on track and com- “In light of the Court’s ruling that sales intentions of being back on Michigan this busy boulevard, the constant shaking plete this mission.” of marihuana among qualifying patients Avenue. But when I looked at all the oth- of cars reminds drivers just how disas- But she is quick to point out that TNT are not protected by the Michigan er areas of Lansing, they were not good.” trous this winter has been on Michigan is not a dispensary. Tripp said employees Medical Marihuana Act, it is clear that The new location is decorated with roads. Dilapidated structures and long- at the center act as consultants for pro- activities occurring at most, if not all, of pro-marijuana signs in the window abandoned shopping carts along this spective patients. the medical marihuana establishments (“Stop arresting patients,” “Medical stretch do nothing to distract commuters Anyone looking to join must sign a operating in the City of Lansing are ille- marijuana: The anti-drug) and a red, from the deplorable conditions along this contract that states they are“agreeing to gal,” Smith wrote in a press release. white and blue “open” sign stuck in the well-traversed Lansing roadway. be a member of a private club for medical At the time, the city had started a ground at the street. The interior was marihuana patients.” While it calls itself licensing program for dispensaries, but completely renovated and separated — RJ Wolcott a club, “TNT will not consent to inges- that was shut down before any licenses into two rooms, a lobby and an area tion of medical marihuana in any form were issued. for the meds. Said Tripp: “It looks bet- by any means of (sic) clinic grounds,” the The city has defined “medical mari- ter than the old liquor store,” referring contract states. huana establishment” as “any nonresi- to the previous tenant, Michigan Mart. However, on Monday, the smell of dential land use involving the growth or (RJ Wolcott contributed reporting “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier recently smoked pot was easily detect- distribution of marihuana.” for this story.) properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of able inside TNT’s inner sanctum, acces- Lansing attorney Matthew Newburg the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- singcitypulse.com or call Andy Balaskovitz at 999-5064. sible by members only, though no one said, based on the appellate court’s rul- — Andy Balaskovitz 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 26, 2014

readers. But considering the smaller a breaking news reporter, an unfilled 1,829,099. That’s a loss of a half million staffs, limited space and the general news reporting position, a sports copy editor, a papers in just three years. USA TODAY interest of most local newspaper readers, senior copy editor/staff grammarian, the By counting the circulation of the news- Gannett is making a good decision. digital news director and the executive edi- paper publishing its new daily sections, But will it succeed? Boasting that it has tor — more than a $500,000 in payroll. USA TODAY will add more than a million comes to town the largest circulation of any newspaper (Disclosure: I was executive editor at the users to its base, which it combines with matters only if large national advertisers LSJ from 2001 until 2013 and had worked digital users — an accounting used by all Behind the expansion of pages in decide they will support USA TODAY and for Gannett newspapers since 1988.) news organizations now — produces a cir- the Lansing State Journal is a strat- all of its Gannett cousins. Pick up a USA Cutting positions is a way to help culation claim of more than 3 million. egy to boost advertising revenue for TODAY and you’ll find that there aren’t cover the expense that 70 extra pages of Its bragging rights are aimed at The Gannett’s flagging national newspa- many ads. The sections appended to local USA TODAY additions impose on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, per. But at a cost. newspapers are so far advertising free. LSJ’s budget. Last year, a single page of both national newspapers and journalisti- The merger of USA TODAY and Gannett’s newsprint at the LSJ cost about $200. cally much better newspapers than USA The Lansing State Lansing joined the community newspapers really just bun- With 70 pages a week, the added cost TODAY. They invest in people. The Times USA TODAY rescue mission this week. dles differently what the company could could top $700,000 a year. Multiply this in 2012 employed about 1,150 journalists. Gannett Co. Inc.’s troubled national do all along — sell advertising in its cost by the larger and smaller newspa- The Wall Street Journal together with newspaper is rapidly expanding its once print and broadcast businesses. Gannett pers across the Gannett empire and it’s a Dow Jones News Service claimed more shrinking circulation base by adding a isn’t really offering more subscribers to serious expense that will ultimately pass than 2,000 journalists in 85 news bureaus slimmed-down version of its national advertisers. Rather, it is packaging the down to the local operations. If Gannett across 51 countries. USA TODAY on its edition to the company’s local newspa- subscriber audience differently, under begins shaving pages from its USA web site lists just 251 on its editorial staff, pers. Fortified by the LSJ’s 34,333 daily the USA TODAY brand. And here’s the TODAY sections or orders up more staff but it may not matter. and 50,167 Sunday challenge. If it was easy to sell Target cuts, the strategy probably isn’t working. print subscribers, or United Airlines the full portfolio of It has been evident for years that USA People like USA TODAY it is a move that Gannett products, it would have done it. TODAY needed to so something to arrest “People like the product, unlike the local allows USA TODAY More immediately, the added USA its slide. Much of what made the news- newspapers that misspell their names,” said to reclaim bragging TODAY pages will allow the company to paper special has supplanted by smart John K. Hartman, the author of two books rights as the nation’s increase the price of its newspapers. “As phones and tablets. In 1995 or even about USA TODAY and a journalism pro- largest newspaper. we enhance and add new products, our 2005, if you were traveling, USA TODAY fessor at Central Michigan University. He What it means to customers tell us they are willing to pay was a reliable companion, a consistent endorses the direction that publisher Larry Lansing State Journal for the added value that we are providing,” way to stay connected with news, sports, Kramer is taking the newspaper, a change readers is a USA Bob Dickey, president of Gannett’s U.S. features and finance. It pretty much from a few years ago when Hartman was TODAY “Lite” sec- Community Publishing division said in a owned this market. so down on USA TODAY that he predicted MICKEY HIRTEN tion in the newspaper Dec. 11, 2013, article in netnewscheck.com. But the digital revolution has changed it would end its print editions. each day, with extra With the steady decline in advertising, that. You like sports, the Detroit Tigers, The news business, especially newspa- sports page articles and extra feature many newspaper companies are offsetting maybe? Start with the big picture at espn. pers, is desperate to find some equilibrium coverage on Sunday. the losses with higher circulation revenue. com, then to mlb.com, next to tigers.com that can sustain profits and preserve its The addition has been well received and end up a justinverlander.com. Big business franchise. Consolidating opera- by readers in other communities. It Price hike and staff cuts picture or small picture, all of it on your tions — the USA TODAY sections, for addresses what even the casual reader For Lansing State Journal read- phone. It’s the same with news, features example — is one way of shaving costs. recognizes: Local newspapers like the ers, there is a different take on Dickey’s and finance, other USA TODAY special- And it happens on a smaller scale. LSJ have gotten pretty thin. remarks: They paid for the added value ties. There endless choices for news. And The LSJ and Gannett’s other Michigan What it doesn’t address is how the before they got it. In the middle of 2013, USA TODAY as a newspaper competes newspapers are being drawn ever closer to endless cycle of staff cuts has handcuffed Gannett abruptly — and without any with it owns digital site, one of the most the Detroit Free Press and to one another. the news department’s ability to provide enhanced or added new products — popular on the web. LSJ readers can expect to be well informed local news to their readers. Ultimately it’s increased the published price of the news- about happenings in Battle Creek, Port high quality local news coverage that gives paper from $23 to $37. In essence, LSJ Steep circulation decline Huron, Livingston County and Detroit, value to a community’s newspaper, and subscribers have prepaid for their new The latest report from the Alliance for stories shared by these organizations under this requires journalists — reporters, copy USA TODAY sections. Audited Media, which tracks newspaper the Gannett Michigan credit line. Stories editor, photographers, web producers and And the higher price came with less circulation, reported USA TODAY print from these newspapers will supplement editors. More on this later. news coverage. During 2013 the Lansing circulation of 1,316,865 for the period local staff reporting, particularly in the The marriage of USA TODAY and State Journal cut nine newsroom posi- ended Sept. 30, 2013. It sounds like a lot LSJ’s front section, which is now larger in Gannett’s local newspapers removes from tions, a bit less than 20 percent of its staff. of papers, but the slide has been dramatic. order to accommodate the printing press sites like the LSJ any real control of the It eliminated its watchdog columnist, the Print circulation reported in Sept. 2012 requirements for the USA TODAY section. national or international news it offers Sunday/Features editor, a state reporter, was 1,627,526. In March 2011. it was Fortunately for readers in Greater Lansing, the LSJ has excellent journal- ists committed to their craft and com- munities. But it doesn’t have enough of LANSING’S them, and they are stretched between the FAV0RITE orders from Gannett to produce unique CREATIVE NIGHT and sophisticated local reporting, inves- 0UT ! tigative reports, breaking news to feed Looks like ART, Feels like a PARTY! A little bit of paint, the web and local news to fill the front a little bit of wine, and a whole lot of FUN! section that used to carry national and WE’D L0VE T0 H0ST Y0UR: international stories. -Birthday Parties -Bachelorette Parties There are challenges at every turn in the -Team Building Events -Family Get Together newspaper business today. Still, Hartman -Girls' Night Out suggests that the new USA TODAY plan could boost the fortunes of Gannett and its No experience required, only enthusiasm! newspapers. “If the USA TODAY drag on Gannett’s finances helps turn around its Located in Frandor. 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the dais to the floor. Councilwoman Jody Washington, these bills wait in committee, the medi- As for whether Council members can who was out of the country the past cine needed by patients who use non- A question introduce agenda items on their own, two weeks as this was transpiring, said smokeable forms of medical marijuana, Wood believes Council rules allow them Monday: “At this point I’m baffled and including pediatric patients, is illegal to do so — but that in the past, common I’m refusing to get involved. I’m so tired in Michigan. Still. Five years after we of power courtesy prevailed. of this. It’s almost March and we’re still passed the Michigan Medical Marihuana “The rules say a Council member can put arguing about these things.” Act, those who need our protection the From seating charts to setting the resolutions on the agenda,” she said Friday, On Tuesday morning, Dunbar said that most are still at risk. agenda, the Lansing City Council in apparent disagreement with Boles’ inter- she has spoken with Councilwoman Judi A Feb. 3 Detroit Free Press feature tangles over questions of authority pretation of the rules. “Out of courtesy, we Brown Clarke about setting up a retreat for quotes Grand Ledge Republican Sen. check with the president before the resolu- Council members “to talk about this and Rick Jones on the bills. “Lansing had On Monday night, for the second Lansing tion went on. personality struggles. There’s an obvious 38 licensed dispensaries. They were City Council meeting in a row, Council “I think, again, this whole thing has just conflict that’s there that doesn’t have any- in stores, next to schools and next to President A’Lynne Boles and Councilwoman gotten blown out of proportion.” thing to do with the city.” churches that had rehab programs. I do Kathie Dunbar argued over procedural rules Councilman Derrick Quinney agrees with “The point is, it’s not about the seating not favor the wild, wild west of dispensa- average voters probably don’t care about. Wood’s interpretation that Council mem- anymore,” Dunbar said. “It’s about this abso- ries coming back.” In both cases, Boles found Dunbar out bers can introduce agenda items, but “out of lute control, power grab.” Not only does HB 4271 solve the prob- of order, gaveling her down from the presi- courtesy,” there has typically been a discus- lem of unregulated provisioning centers dent’s chair in the middle of the dais. sion with the Council president beforehand. — Andy Balaskovitz (yes, by regulating them), but also a “This is ridiculous,” Dunbar finally pro- “Now that we’ve got the seating thing Michigan State Police representative tes- claimed Monday night after a several-min- behind us, I think we can move forward in a tified in the Judiciary Committee hearing ute exchange with Boles in front of the pub- way that is functional and everything is going that it would bring clarity to the Medical lic. It was uncomfortable. to work out well,” Quinney said Monday, “so Marihuana Act, which is huge. Jones said At issue Monday was whether an indi- we can move on to bigger things.” on Tuesday, “I don’t have a problem at vidual Council member can, prior to a meet- During the past two Council meetings, Op-ed: Senate should all” with the edibles bill, but he is more ing, place items on the agenda to be taken Dunbar attempted to introduce a resolution hesitant about dispensaries. “I’m willing up by the full body. Dunbar, City Clerk Chris that would have given the Council president move quickly on life- to look at the issue. I’m not ready to sign Swope and at least two other Council mem- authority to make seating changes, which on yet.” bers believe Council rules allow for it. Boles is the power Boles has asserted all along. saving marijuana bills Robin Schneider, legislative liaison for believes it’s up to the Council president to However, Dunbar acknowledged Tuesday the National Patients Rights Association, approve each agenda item. that there are not five votes to In December, the House Judiciary supports both bills. But that’s not really what this pass it. She does not support it Committee heard testimony on three “Medical marijuana patients have is about. Indeed, the Council’s because it conflicts with a city medical marijuana-related bills. been attacked from every direction,” she annually contentious choice for attorney opinion stating the HB 4271 allows local control and said. “They shut down safe access points. Council leadership is still play- Council president can’t change regulation of medical marijuana provi- They raid their caregivers and even raid ing out, a month-and-a-half into the seating arrangement. It was sioning centers; HB 5104 legalizes the patients growing their own medicine. the year. First it was an argument a tactic to show that Boles didn’t medical use of non-smoked forms of Then they try to take their children. We over whether the Council presi- have the support of the majority medical marijuana such as concentrated didn’t vote for escalated police encoun- dent can change the dais seating to change seating arrangements. oils, liquids, capsules and in food; and ters against sick people, but that is exact- arrangement. Now it’s over an Before it went up for a vote, SB 660 created a new medical marijuana ly what is happening.” interpretation of Council rules. Boles removed the resolution registry, providing On the smoking alternative bill, The underlying theme is author- Boles from the agenda, saying it was for “pharmaceuti- Rebecca Brown testified at the ity: Boles believes she’s exercising improperly placed there. cal-grade cannabis” Judiciary hearings in December. Brown it as president, Dunbar and oth- Over several email exchanges and which is con- is the founder of Pediatric Cannabis ers think she’s taken it too far. with Swope since Feb. 12, Boles outlined a tingent upon fed- Therapy, a support group for parents “The issue is whether A’Lynne has the four-step process for introducing agenda eral rescheduling of of very ill children who respond to can- authority to unilaterally make (certain) deci- items. It includes the Council president hav- marijuana from a nabis therapy. Her son Cooper experi- sions,” Dunbar said in an interview. “It’s ing the final say for items on an “overview” completely banned enced life-threatening seizures “day and turned into a much bigger issue of power agenda, which is forwarded to Swope’s office. substance to being night,” due to Dravet syndrome. Then and control.” It’s then sent back to Council staff for final allowed with a pre- Brown found that concentrated canna- Boles defended her interpretations of approval by the president, which is then sent scription. bis oil calmed the seizures, something Council rules on Monday. out to the public. In a Feb. 21 letter, Boles charmie gholson Although Gov. the prescribed pharmaceutical drugs “If it’s inappropriately placed on the extended an olive branch to Swope, saying Rick Snyder signed weren’t able to achieve. agenda, it gets pulled,” she said. Committee she looked “forward to honoring your desire” SB 660 into law, it does nothing to She and other parents of very ill chil- chairs are free to place items on the agenda, to sit next to the president again, “once this quickly provide Michigan patients with dren approached Schneider’s organiza- as are four members who back an item, she situation is clarified.” Swope sat immediately safe access to medicine. What it does do tion after the Michigan Court of Appeals said. Boles added that the policy stems from to Boles’ right on Monday. is force them to wait until the federal outlawed all forms of medical marijuana the need to clarify the process for a “relative- “In a good faith effort to jumpstart our government reschedules marijuana from except plant material. ly new office manager,” Sherrie Boak. future cooperative work I am hopeful the Schedule 1 (completely prohibited) sta- “In the Dravet community alone we “My goal is to run efficient and effective move of the City Clerk seating position next tus. Even though President Obama has lost five kids in December. Our kids need meetings,” Boles said. to the President at the dais will communi- raised eyebrows with recent statements this medicine. What good would it do to Yet Dunbar’s and Boles’ colleagues cate a clear and sincere willingness to work that marijuana is safer than alcohol, put parents of sick kids in jail? Just give are getting increasingly fed up with the within our respective roles,” she wrote. there is no indication from his adminis- us the law so we have this protection. squabbles, inconsequential as they are, But Swope is wary. In a response letter to tration that rescheduling is a priority. “We’re the people the law was written dealing with seating arrangements and Boles on Monday, he called her interpreta- The other two bills passed with for. Why are they making this so dif- agenda procedure. tion for “absolute control over the prepara- overwhelming support in the House ficult? As parents of sick kids, we don’t “I just find this whole thing ridiculous,” tion of the agenda … overblown and misses from both sides of the aisle. (A January have the energy at the end of the day to Councilwoman Carol Wood said last week, the mark.” He added that the four-step pro- story in City Pulse details how House grow our own medicine. Sick kids require referring to both the agenda issue and the cess “directly conflicts with clear and unam- Republicans gathered to support the a lot of time, attention and money. Why dais seating arrangement. For one, Wood biguous rights of individual Council mem- bills.) They were then assigned to is it so difficult to understand that sick said, no one made a big deal when she bers” based on Council rules. “To the extent the Senate Government Operations kids need medicine?” changed the seating arrangement as presi- this Rule contradicts the agenda process you Committee, chaired by Senate Majority Charmie Gholson is a co-founder of The dent last year, moving the mayor’s seat from propose, it simply cannot stand.” Leader Randy Richardville. While American Rights Conference. 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 26, 2014 Building outside of the box, with boxes From historic preservation to urban gap infill, developer Harry Hepler transitions into a

new kind of housing Katy Barth/City Pulse Lansing developer Harry Hepler discusses plans for a prefabricated apartment complex just north of Prudden By ANDY BALASKOVITZ Tech Centre along Oakland Avenue. Hepler also envisions a partial redevelopment of nearby Oak Park.

ansing developer Harry Hepler is coming off a sit just north of his signature apartment complex, Motor ing a new approach. We’ll have to work with him on that figurative two- to three-year vacation. Wheel Lofts along Saginaw Street. Hepler has turned … but I’m very much encouraged by the prospect.” Emerging, like others in his business, from the former Motor Wheel factory at Cedar and Saginaw Bob Trezise, president and CEO of the Lansing Eco- a recession that caused a lending freeze from streets into a residential and commercial space that also nomic Area Partnership, has seen a few conceptual pho- banks, Hepler has spent tos of Hepler’s container-housing idea. someL time thinking about a new way “I thought it was super cool. I’m of building homes. With lean times hoping we can encourage him to do came ingenuity. Now Hepler has put "When people first hear it, they don't think it,” Trezise said. “It’s creative, imagina- together a vision that rethinks how we tive and the appropriate spot for it. I fill vacant urban spaces with homes. quality. Probably because when you hear believe in Harry Hepler as a developer In a break from the decided trend of — I believe he’s one of the high-quality mixed-use commercial/retail and resi- 'modular,' it sounds removable and scary." developers we have.” dential developments, Hepler is bring- Mayor Virg Bernero’s chief of staff, ing prefabricated apartment hous- Randy Hannan, said in an email last ing to Lansing. Small and compact, Harry Hepler week that Bernero is “aware that Mr. Hepler’s new modular pods start in a Hepler has some ideas for new develop- warehouse and will emerge in 400- ments, but he hasn’t seen any of the de- to 500-square-foot units, stacked on top of each other holds the Lansing Police Department’s North Precinct. tails so he’s not in a position to comment on it at this time.” four stories high. He’s laying the groundwork for the first The prefabricated pods would be stacked on top of each Lansing complex: four buildings just north of the Prud- other. They can be connected in such a way that multiple Trend elsewhere den Tech Centre on May Street. Ultimately, he wants to units can make up two- or three-bedroom apartments. refabricating apartments in Michigan has its ad- load train cars on an adjacent railroad line and ship them “It’s as simple as it sounds,” Hepler said. Pvantages. For one, the prefab pods allow Hepler to across the country. Hepler said he plans to apply for a special land use build apartments all year long, protected from the weath- “When people first hear it, they don’t think quality,” permit from the city soon so he can build residential on er. Hepler is essentially his own client, since his company, the 50-year-old said in his May Street office earlier this the industrially zoned property. He hopes to be building H Inc., would build the pods. He calls the warehouse at month. “Probably because when you hear ‘modular’ … it in 2015, assuming he receives city approval. He said rent Prudden his “incubator site,” predicting he’ll need more sounds moveable and scary. will range from $550 to $650 a month for a one-bed- space if the idea catches on with developers elsewhere. “This will provide a working model for anyone consid- room unit and $950 to $1,150 for a two-bedroom. And outside of Lansing, it is. In Brooklyn, N.Y., a ering one of these,” he said. The city is yet to see any specific plans, but there’s 32-story prefabricated apartment complex is being Hepler’s also playing up to housing trends among the early interest. built that will be the world’s tallest. It’s made of 930 under-40 demographic. “When you talk about new housing units coming in a steel-framed boxes that will form 363 rental units, ac- “The Y Generation wants small, functional space,” he central business district and central area, that’s always cording to media reports. They’re going up elsewhere said. “They don’t want an enormous space.” a great thing,” said Bob Johnson, Lansing’s director of Hepler’s planned 200-unit Metro Flats complex would planning and neighborhood development. “He’s propos- See Hepler, Page 9 City Pulse • February 26, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9 Oak park reimagined By ANDY BALASKOVITZ Though less concrete than his plan for new modular apartment housing near Prudden Tech Centre, developer Harry Hepler has a vision for what he says is an underutilized, 30-acre city park nearby. Hepler has put together crude renderings that envision selling the western portion of Oak Park for housing. The proceeds from such a sale — which would require voter ap- proval — would go into improvements for the rest of the park, such as bathroom facilities and a soccer field. The idea is to make the park more visible and accessible. Prudden Street would be extended south through the park, connecting Shiawassee and Saginaw streets. Any such plan would need approval from the Lansing City Council and ultimately Lansing voters, who give authorization to sell dedicated park land. “The park is woefully underutilized,” said Steve Purchase, vice president of Hepler’s H Urban Development. “It’s in a state of extensive disrepair.” But Hepler is quick to call his idea just that — he suggests that he may not even be the developer of the portion that might be sold. “At least it ought to be explored,” he said. “We’re saying we’d be interested in it.” Courtesy Photo Lansing Parks Director Brett Kaschinske could not be reached for comment. Lansing developer Harry Hepler has plans for a four-building, 200-unit apartment Hepler is focusing on this area as a way to bolster residential properties near down- housing development near Prudden Tech Centre made of prefabricated steel and town. Together with what he’s done at Prudden, Hepler’s developmental footprint could laminated panel apartments stacked on top of eachother. span upwards of 50 acres in this portion of the city about a mile northeast of downtown. “There’s always a lot of emphasis on downtown,” Purchase said. “To support that you need healthy residential (nearby) as well. We view this area as connective tissue between ing communities and graduating high downtown and the neighborhoods.” Hepler school from Grand Ledge. Between 18 and 26, Hepler sold real estate and also E OAKLAND AVE from page 8 was a Federal Housing Administration Rachel Harper/City Pulse E OAKLAND AVE

loan officer. He then spent five years as Along with N CEDAR ST N LARCH ST in the city as a quicker, more cost-effi- a senior vice president at Old Kent Bank concrete METRO FLATS N PENN AVE N PENN AVE cient way of putting up new housing. In before launching his Blue Coyote project plans for an LOCATION 2010, a 25-story dormitory was report- just off Michigan Avenue near the Stadi- prefabricated edly built in less than a year in Wolver- um District. apartment hampton, England. The Blue Coyote brewery and restau- complex “Industrialized and modular construc- rant shut down after five years in 2001 just north of tion is an idea whose time has come,” after parking rental costs grew unsus- Prudden Tech E SAGINAW S NAW ST architect James Garrison told The New tainable, Hepler said. Centre, Hepler T E SAGI York Times in 2011. Garrison’s firm is also Hepler also redeveloped the Race has a more Street Mill building in Old Town, which reportedly working on a prefabricated tentative vision N CEDAR ST N LARCH ST hotel project in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg is office space for the Clark Hill law for partially OAK neighborhood. firm. Early on in that redevelopment, developing some had hoped the building would be a Oak Park, PARK Making his mark sorely needed anchor tenant restaurant which he called epler grew up in the Lansing area, "underutilized." Hmoving around the city and outly- See Hepler, Page 10 TIM BARRON EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING 6AM-9AM

And hear Berl Schwartz of City Pulse call Tim an ignorant slut — or worse. Every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 26, 2014

PUBLIC NOTICES ban properties. “For us, those are playing to our B/14/064 COMMUNITY CENTER SIGNS as per the specifications provided by the City of Lansing. Hepler The City of Lansing will accept sealed bids at the FINANCE DEPARTMENT, PURCHASING OFFICE, strengths,” Hepler said. “Lansing has 8TH FLOOR CITY HALL, 124 W. MICHIGAN AVENUE, LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 until 3:00 PM from page 9 that as a strength.” local time in effect on MAR. 6, 2014 at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Complete Johnson, of Lansing’s Department specifications and forms required to submit bids are available by calling Cathy Davila at (517) along the river. Hepler said while a res- of Planning and Neighborhood De- 483-4129, email: [email protected] or go to www.mitn.info . The City of Lansing encourages bids from all vendors including MBE/WBE vendors and Lansing- taurant was always considered a possi- velopment, said Hepler “pushes the based businesses. bility, so was office space. boundaries” in terms of design and CP#14_047 “We fulfilled our obligations there, no adaptively reusing buildings. “He has problem,” he said. a flair for design, materials, coordina- CITY OF EAST LANSING Perhaps his biggest splash in Lansing tion and the lifestyle that is market- ORDINANCE NO. 1327 is redeveloping the former Motor Wheel able. You can look at his contempo- site by Saginaw and Larch Street. rary, cosmopolitan kind of design, his AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL DIVISION 12 AND SECTION 2-491 AND 2-492 OF ARTICLE IV - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF CHAPTER 2 - But while Hepler’s career may be attention to detail with respect to the ADMINISTRATION - OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EAST LANSING TO defined by adaptively reusing histori- living space. … He really connects peo- DISSOLVE THE ACTIVE LIVING FOR ADULTS ADVISORY COMMISSION. cal buildings in Motor Wheel and Race ple with space in a profound way that THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS: Mill, his next chapter is “gap develop- other developers don’t necessarily do ments,” or filling in vacant gaps on ur- as well.” Division 12 and Sections 2-491 and 2-492 of the Code of the City of East Lansing are hereby repealed. PUBLIC NOTICES Marie E. Wicks, City Clerk CITY OF EAST LANSING CP#14_046 NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1319 CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN NOTICE OF POSTING OF TOWNSHIP BOARD MINUTES AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-36 AND 50-37, OF CHAPTER 50 – ZONING – OF THE CODE OF THE CITY On February 19, 2014, the following minutes of the proceedings of the Meridian Township Board OF EAST LANSING were sent for posting in the following locations: Please take notice that Ordinance No. 1319 was adopted by the East Lansing City Council at the Meridian Township Municipal Building, 5151 Marsh Road regular meeting of the Council held on February 18, 2014, and will become effective 7 days after the Meridian Township Service Center, 2100 Gaylord C. Smith Court publication of the following summary of ordinance. Hope Borbas Okemos Branch Library, 4321 Okemos Road Haslett Branch Library, 1590 Franklin Street SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1319 Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road Snell Towar Recreation Center, 6146 Porter Ave. THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS: and the Township Web Site www.meridian.mi.us. Sections 50-36 and 50-37 of Chapter 50 of the Code of the City of East Lansing are hereby February 4, 2014 Regular Meeting amended as follows: • To require that the elevations/façade treatment plan submitted and approved as part of ELIZABETH LEGOFF BRETT DREYFUS a Site Plan and/or Special Use Permit application not be changed without additional review SUPERVISOR TOWNSHIP CLERK and approval. CP#14_045 • To implement a tiered process for review and approval of changes to an approved plan based on the significance of the proposed modification. • To place the burden of conformance with the approved elevation/façade treatment plan on ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS the owner of the property and makes nonconformance a violation under Section 50-33 of Chapter 50. 2014 ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR A true copy of Ordinance No. 1319 can be inspected or obtained at the Office of the City Clerk at City GROVE STREET & DIVISION STREET Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan during normal business hours. PARKING STRUCTURES Marie E. Wicks CITY OF EAST LANSING City Clerk 410 ABBOT ROAD CP#14_048 EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN 48823 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by the City of East Lansing at the Office of the Director of Public Works, up to 11:30 A. M., Monday, March 31, 2014, at which time and place proposals will be publicly 2014 MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE PROJECT opened and read for the furnishing of materials, labor and equipment for the replacement of one elevator in the Grove Street Parking Structure and two elevators in the Division Street Parking CITY OF EAST LANSING Structure in the City of East Lansing. Proposals may either be mailed to the Director of Public Works 410 ABBOT ROAD at 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48823 or hand delivered to the Office of the Director of EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN 48823 Public Works located at 1800 E. State Road, East Lansing, Michigan.

The Contract Documents, including Specifications, Plans and Bidding Forms may be obtained at the Sealed proposals will be received by the City of East Lansing at the Office of the Director of Public Director of Public Works' Office, located at 1800 E. State Road, East Lansing, Michigan, by paying a Works, up to 11:00 A. M., Thursday, March 27, 2014, at which time and place proposals will be publicly Twenty Five Dollar ($25.00) non-refundable preparation fee. opened and read for the furnishing of materials, labor and equipment for an unspecified quantity of miscellaneous concrete work in the City of East Lansing. Proposals may either be mailed to the Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond payable to the City Director of Public Works at 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48823 or hand delivered to the of East Lansing, in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the bid amount, which shall be Office of the Director of Public Works located at 1800 E. State Road, East Lansing, Michigan. forfeited to the City of East Lansing if the bidder to whom the Contract is awarded fails to enter into a Contract within ten (10) days after the Contract is awarded. The unsuccessful bidders' checks or bid The Contract Documents, including Specifications, Plans and Bidding Forms may be obtained at the bonds will be returned upon final award of Contract, approved and executed. Director of Public Works' Office, located at 1800 E. State Road, East Lansing, Michigan, by paying a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) non-refundable preparation fee. Prevailing wages are not required for this project. The City will apply its Local Purchasing Preference Policy, Policy Resolution 2009-3, in making the A Prebid meeting will be held on Wednesday March 12, 2014 at 2:30 PM at the Parking Offices at the award of this contract. east end of the Division Street Parking Structure (corner of Albert Street and Division Street). The City of East Lansing reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects in proposals, The City will apply its Local Purchasing Preference Policy, Policy Resolution 2009-3, in making the and to make the award in its own best interest. award of this contract.

The City of East Lansing reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects in proposals, CITY OF EAST LANSING and to make the award in its own best interest.

CITY OF EAST LANSING By: Marie Wicks By: Marie Wicks City Clerk City Clerk CP#14_049 CP#14_050 City Pulse • February 26, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER ‘You’re coming to my house’ Etienne Charles brings MSU jazz students, profs to Trinidad

By LAWRENCE COSENTINO “Every single person on that trip was in- Anyone who spent Michigan’s sub-zero side the house I grew up in,” Charles said. week from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2 in the green hills The party spilled out into the lawn, next to of Trinidad is bound to get envious looks. the lush garden his mother tends, munching MSU jazz trumpet Professor Etienne Trini bites like bake and shark sandwiches. Charles had a lot of reasons to take a del- The students played at Fatima College, egation of 43 students and jazz faculty to Charles’ alma mater, where he caught up the island where he grew up. The 75-degree with his old music teacher. Later in the week, weather was a bonus. Charles took the group to hear the Amoco “I wanted them to see where I’m from, Renegades, one of the oldest steel bands in how I live,” Charles said. “I wanted them to Trinidad, and Phase II, the band Charles see Trinidad and I wanted Trinidad to see played in back in the day. young musicians that play on a really high “They got to see how I learned to play level. It’s not something you see much of music,” Charles said. Trinidad’s panyards are down there, at least in jazz.” open-air lots where steel pan orchestras re- Photo courtesy Maria Nunes The MSU jazz musicians spent the week hearse and play, ringed by metal frames that teaching, learning and giving concerts all send the tintinnabulation of hundreds of Charles Etienne (on trumpet) leads the MSU jazz professors and students at Trinidad’s over the island. They played at schools and steel drums into the air. National Academy of the Performing Arts. Etienne was born and raised in Trinidad. orphanages, gave Trinidadians a rare taste of “The place is filled with bass, tenor and live jazz and basked in the steel pan calypso multiphonic pan drums in different sizes raries. Some offer lessons via Skype. “We UTT bands combined for a climactic concert that rings out over the island. and shapes,” Branam said. “Hundreds of share drum videos, talk about life, just kick at the Port of Spain’s new flower-shaped con- At two orphanages, St. Mary’s and St. people come and played. It sounded huge.” it over the Internet,” Judson said. cert hall, the National Academy for the Per- Dominic’s, many kids Branam came It’s prohibitively expensive for young forming Arts. Saxophonist Diego Rivera led had never heard jazz home with a pair Trinidadian musicians to study abroad. his student octet in a set of Thelonious Monk before, although of custom Rene- Scholarships are rare and the visa process arrangements before the big band took over. some of them sport- “I wanted them to see (Trinidad gade pan mallets can be Byzantine. “We played Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, ed T-shirts featuring and, more impor- “It’s hard to even take a vacation,” Charles Stevie Wonder, a good old MSU concert,” Charles’ chart-topping and) I wanted Trinidad to see tant, three new said. “So, as my mama says, if you can’t take Charles said. Finally, at the request of the album “Creole Soul.” young musicians that play on a friends: Trini- Mohammed to the mountain, you take the U.S. Embassy, the big bands of both schools MSU drum student dadian drum- mountain to Mohammed.” joined for a swing dance version of Glenn Judson Branam said really high level.” mers he met and Some of the travelers’ fondest memories Miller’s “In the Mood.” (The embassy’s public the trip reminded him — Etienne Charles, MSU jazz professor jammed with be- involve food. Branam was hooked on Trin- affairs office helped to fund the MSU trip.) why he plays music. tween rehearsals. dad’s famous “doubles” — two deep-fried The Big Band flashback evoked calypso- “The kids started “I’d show corn tortillas wrapped with chickpeas and loving President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s out quiet and appre- them jazz stuff, various sauces for less than a dollar. The 1936 visit to Trinidad, immortalized in the hensive,” Branam said. “As soon as we start- American rhythms, and they showed me all pizza at Buzo’s was a revelation, even for the calypso tune, “FDR in Trinidad.” The extra ed playing, everything opened right up. They these calypso grooves, soca grooves, differ- globetrotting MSU Professors of Jazz. big band made an extra big sound. asked questions, told us how they felt.” ent bell patterns,” Judson said. “I learned a “We’ve all been to Italy, New York, Chi- “I don’t think I ever heard a live jazz Big Charles visits his parents a few times a lot from them.” cago and that’s some of the best pizza in the Band in Trinidad,” Charles said. “It’s rare. year (his song “The Folks” is dedicated to Many of the MSU students have stayed world,” Charles said. People were taking it in because it’s some- them) but this time he brought company. in touch with their Trinidadian contempo- On the last night of the trip, the MSU and thing new, even though it’s something old.”

the award for College Radio Station and The studio, based in Holden Hall, em- changed since the station launched. The Impact’s impact Program of the Year from Michigan Associa- ploys about 150 student volunteers who sup- “Everyone who works here is doing some- tion of Broadcasters. ply greater Lansing with alternative, indie thing they are very passionate about,” said MSU student-run radio station “They stay on the cutting edge,” and rock music during daylight hours. Keenan Cronyn, Impact’s Director of Mar- said Julie Sochay, the associa- At night, programming highlights keting and designer of the new logo. “Twen- hits a quarter century tion’s executive vice president. live concerts with interviews and ty-five years is big.” By ALEXANDRA HARAKAS “They have a strong program talk shows. (The station is back to When Michigan State University’s Im- and radio station. They do very full strength after damage in De- A brief history of Impact 89FM: pact 89FM (88.9 WDBM-FM) debuted 25 well in educating students.” cember to its transmitting sharply >>>1989: Starts broadcasting in the attic of years ago this week, the Internet was barely “Top station of the year in reduced its range.) the MSU Auditorium a thing. Today, the award-winning student- Michigan, that’s really big,” said The station launched the careers of >>>1994: Moves into the newly renovated run radio station provides 24/7 commercial- Sam Riddle, Impact’s station manag- many professional DJs. Alumni have also basement of Holden Hall free content over the local airwaves and er. “It was a crowning achievement.” found work at record labels, such as Jenni >>>1996: Begins streaming online across the Web, at impact89fm.org. Not bad On top of the consecutive MAB awards, Sperandeo, president in publishing of Dan- >>>2004: Becomes the first college radio sta- for a spinoff of a university radio network from 2001-‘11, The Impact also received gerbird Records in Los Angeles. tion to broadcast with an HD digital signal launched in an attic. national nominations from MTV’s college On Monday, the station unveiled its new For 11 of those 25 years, the Impact won channel, mtvU. student-designed logo, the first time it had >>>2014: Debuts new logo 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 26, 2014

Hope Highway, Lansing. (517) 708-7350. MICA Gallery “New Works,” sculpture by Curt East Lansing Public Art Gallery LaCross. Reception: 7 p.m. “Potpourri of Paintings & Ocarinas,” by art- Sunday, March 2. Hours: ist Mary Jobin. Reception: 1-2 p.m. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; Sunday, March 2. Hours: 6 a.m.-10 pm. noon-3 p.m. Saturday- Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; noon-8 Sunday. 1210 Turner St., New Exhibits p.m. Sunday. Hannah Community Center, 819 Lansing. (517) 371-4600. Belen Gallery (inside the Michigan Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 894-2166. Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Saper Galleries Oil paint- Fame) “Print Party: Celebrating Queer Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum ings by Michigan Artist Feminism Through Zines,” featuring zines by “Postscript: Writing After Conceptual Art,” Kathleen Chaney Fritz. Michigan based artists and writers. Hours: featuring works by over 50 international artists Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Noon-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 2-4 p.m. and writers. Opens Friday, March 21. Ongoing Monday-Saturday; 1 p.m.- Sunday. 213 W. Malcolm X St., Lansing. (517) exhibits: “Shinique Smith: Arcadian Clusters”; 4 p.m. First Sunday. 433 484-1880. “Margaret Evangeline: Sabachtini”and “The Albert Ave., East Lansing. Genres: Still Life featuring Jessica Jackson (517) 351-0815. EagleMonk Pub and Brewery Works Hutchins.” Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday- by artist Tim Wise Jr. Reception: 3-5 Thursday & Saturday-Sunday; noon- 9 p.m. Shiawassee Arts Center p.m. Sunday, March 2. Hours: 3-10 Friday; closed Monday. 556 E. Circle Drive, Works by artists Dianne p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; noon-11 p.m. Friday- MSU campus, East Lansing. (517) 884-3900. Austin and Judy Pifferello. Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. 4906 W. Mt. Reception: 2-4 p.m. Grove Gallery and Studios “Icarus,” Sunday, March 2. various works by artist Barbara Hranilovich. Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday- Reception: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Sunday. 206 Curwood NEW PAINTINGS BY MICHIGAN ARTIST March 2. Hours: Noon-6 p.m. Thursday- Castle Drive, Owosso. (989) KATHLEEN CHANEY FRITZ Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday; noon-5p.m. 723-8354. shiawasseearts.org. One of Kate Darnell's pieces in “Making Marks,” the March Sunday. 325 Grove St., East Lansing. (517) exhibit at Mackerel Sky. 333-7180. TIC Gallery “Miscellany,” works in a variety of media by 13 local art- MSU Museum ”Revisiting Verger’s Dahomey: Lansing Art Gallery Mid-Michigan Art Guild ists. Reception: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, A Photographic Contrast,” featuring the pho- Member Exhibition. Reception: 7-9 p.m. March 9. Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday- tography of Pierre Verger and Darcy Greene. Friday Feb. 28. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. Technology Innovation Center, 325 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-5 Tuesday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday and First E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) p.m. Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 409 W. Circle Sunday. 119 N. Washington Square, Lansing. 319-6861. Drive, MSU campus, East Lansing. (517) 355- (517) 374-6400. 2370. Ongoing Ledge Craft Lane Photography and paintings Decker’s Coffee Variety of work by local Nokomis Learning Center Gallery The by Michelle Deterring. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. artists. Hours: 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; art of Anishinaabe Native Americans. 10 a.m.- Wednesday-Saturday. 120 S. Bridge St., Grand 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 220 S. 3 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday; Noon-5 p.m. Ledge. (517) 627-9843 Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 913-1400. Saturday-Sunday. 5153 Marsh Road, Okemos. (517) 349-5777. Lookout! Art Gallery Paintings by Kenyan Great Lakes Artworks Diverse works. See more at sapergalleries.com Artists. Opens Tuesday, March 11. Hours: 1-3 Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday; 11 Riverwalk Theatre Works by Jim Wolnosky Monday-Saturday 10-6 First Sundays 1-4pm p.m. Monday-Friday. Residential College in the a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. and Pamela Timmons. 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March 20 - April 29, 2014 Glass action This bittersweet comedy Craig Mitchell Smith brings his combines poignancy and laughter as it traces the factory, showroom to Old Town improbable romance that By JONATHAN GRIFFITH develops between two The freestanding glass sculptures middle-aged “losers”. of artist Craig Mitchell Smith recently (For Mature Audiences: Contains adult found a new home to refract their dap- language/references and nudity.) ples of color. Smith moved his gallery from the Meridian Mall in Okemos to Old Town on Jan. 1, and held a grand Directed by John Manfredi opening last Sunday. The building is the Photo courtesy Randy Blankenship Featuring: former studio of Lansing-based print art- Glass sculpture artist Craig Mitchell Smith John Lepard and Suzi Regan ist Linda Beeman. As obvious a home as behind his piece “Flight of the Monarch,” by Terrence McNally Old Town may seem, Smith, 50, said he which will be shipped for a temporary fondly remembers his former digs. Pay-What-You-Can Preview installation at the EPCOT Center in Disney Thurs., Mar. 20 @ 8PM “The mall was very good to me,” says World this week. Williamston Theatre Smith. “It helped me get my name out $15 Previews 122 S Putnam St.,Williamston there — thousands of people have seen new exhibit space, Smith offers a sneak Mar. 21 @ 8pm, Mar. 22 @ 8pm, 517-655-7469 my work.” Smith used to work out of peek at his newest work, “The Flight of the MSMar.U 23 @ 2pm, Mar. 27 @ 8pm www.williamstontheatre.org the basement of his Lansing home until Monarch,” a freestanding sculpture replete he moved into Meridian Mall in Octo- with dozens of glass butterflies. The sculp- ber 2010. Rising costs of rent, however, ture will be on display at the gallery until and an increasingly busy schedule drove Thursday, after which it will flit off MSto its U him to find a place where he could have new home: Disney World’s EPCOT Center Music more independence. in Orlando from May 5 to 18. So while things are indeed chang- Smith plans to do a bit of traveling and ing, location-wise, they'll also be take his works with him on the road. The staying the months ahead will find Smith as a fea- Craig Mitchell same … sort tured artist at The Chicago Flower Show at Navy Pier in March and basking in the Chopiniana of. The stand- Smith Glass alone gallery, spotlight for a one-man show at the Min- 1220 N. Michigan Ave., 1220 N. Wash- nesota Arboretum. Lansing ington Ave., Smith said he plans to keep his studio Thu-Sat: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun: Noon-6 p.m. has the same based in his hometown of Lansing; the Other time are available by square footage Old Town location will be home until at appointment as the mall lo- least until his three-year lease is up. It’s (517) 349-1345 cation. How- be hard to pass up the convenience that craigmitchellsmith.com ever, where the comes with the five-minute drive from mall gallery his Lansing home to his new gallery, com- had 1,000 square feet dedicated to pared to his former 40-minute jaunt to production space and 3,000 square Okemos. In reference to his new gallery's feet of showroom space, the Old Town relative proximity to the Grand River, location will have the exact opposite. Smith said, “Maybe I’ll get a kayak and To break in (figuratively, we hope) the drift home.”

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then post videos, and it would be like me saying hi to my friends.” How to Write a Joke A comedian But after the thrill of his first perfor- mance, he was hooked. For 18 months, By ROBERT JENKINS Jenkins performed sets in Kalamazoo, The joke: “I’m thankful for both my Grand Rapids, Lansing and along the parents because they taught me differ- walks into a east side of the state, methodically refin- ent things. My Mom taught me to never ing his set. hate anyone. My Dad taught me how to “I’m a technical person when it ignore my Mom.” classroom … comes to jokes” Jenkins said. “I like The breakdown: “One convention- ally held premise is that all kids are bet- Stand-up comic teaches budding to break them down and get into why something is funny.” ter with two parents. So, the joke starts comedians the art of writing jokes That culminated recently when he was with the setup that I’m thankful for both asked to create a joke-teaching workshop my parents. Then the punchline shows By SHAWN PARKER by the founders of SmittenDust Studio, how having two parents could be coun- Like any other art form, comedy is an an arts-focused teaching space in Di- terproductive.” evolving system, where the prevailing so- mondale. So starting Tuesday, Jenkins The lesson: Don’t invite your parents cial climate and scandal du jour inform will lead a weekly series of four two-hour to see your stand-up routine. what makes the workshops devoted to the craft of joke masses laugh. But Can’t Stop Laughing telling. About 80 minutes of each class Four-week stand-up comedy we’ve come a long will be devoted to writing, and the re- ing seminar could be helpful to others. workshop with Robert way from the days maining 40 split between a guest come- “The best (comics) are always talking to Jenkins of Henny Young- dian doing a presentation and Q&A ses- Begins Tuesday, March 4 people that are more experienced or peo- 7-9pm man’s “take my sion. The classes will teach skills such as ple they think are funnier than they are,” 257 South Bridge St., wife … please!” developing a voice, getting started in the he said. “You make yourself funnier by not Dimondale Courtesy Photo $100 payable in advance one-liners. Sub- comedy world and dealing with hecklers. being willing to settle. And if you can be smittendust.blogspot.com ject matter ranges The class will culminate in an on-stage Stand-up comedian Robert Jenkins leads with other inexperienced people and re- from the frenetic, performance so the fledgling comedians a four-week joke workshop for aspiring ceive insight from someone that has had culture clash-mining wit of Dave Chap- to try out their new material. jokesters starting Tuesday. moderate success, I think that could be pelle to the cringe-inducing self-depreca- According to other up-and-coming very helpful.” tion of Louis C.K. And at the heart of every comics, a joke workshop is valuable. Mi- “To me, writing is everything,” he said. But besides the desire to bathe in prominent funny person, beyond charisma chael Geeter, an engineer from the Detroit “You can’t just get up there and riff. You’ll the spotlight, basking in the adulation and presence, is the joke: A written ob- area, took comedy classes taught by anoth- forget. You’ll pause, if it’s not an idea you’ve of strangers, there are other, maybe servation or story, molded to elicit laughs. er comic. He said he learned how to sur- built around a subject. When people don’t less obvious benefits to learning how to And one local comedian thinks he can vive onstage, but not how to write a joke. (keep writing) … you might get laughs but write a joke. teach you how to write one. “The biggest problem I had in my class you don’t grow.” “People write jokes for all kinds of rea- By day, Robert Jenkins is an attorney; was that people weren’t writers,” said Echoing that sentiment is newcomer sons,” Jenkins said. “People start presenta- by night, he’s an award-winning stand- Geeter. “People … didn’t know how to fig- Daniel Ryan Balderas, who performed his tions or speeches with a joke. Figuring out up comedian — he took third place in the ure out a joke. We were taught the basics first stand-up routine this month. how to tell a funny story helps people in 2013 Funniest Person in Grand Rapids of comedy, how to have presence onstage, “It’s rewarding to see what it’s like to tell social situations. But (sometimes) some- contest. Jenkins, 31, grew up listening to how to handle a crowd. Not how to hone a joke,” he said. “To see people waiting on one tells a story they think is hilarious, but the incendiary humor of Richard Pryor our (joke-writing) skills.” the punchline. The mechanics are very re- when they get to the end, nobody laughs. and Eddie Murphy, and in July 2012, he Since his classes, Geeter has performed warding if things go right.” There could be something funny there, but gave it a whirl. his routines all over the state, developing He intends to continue, and says a writ- you have to learn how to get to that funny.” “People always told me I was funny his style. And though he brought prose- in college,” Jenkins said. “I’ve bounced and poem-writing experience into his a shock from the past, Italian writer/so- around a lot, so I had friends I didn’t get to comedy, he heralds the need for a writing cialite Jep finds himself unexpectedly tak- see much. My plan was to do stand-up and course for others. Marching into the C! ing stock of his life. Best Foreign Language East Lansing Film Series announces Film Oscar nominee. (See City Pulse re- Clip this coupon for a $2 discount! latest indie film schedule view p. 19.) limit 4 discounts per coupon no photocopies “Kill Your Darlings” (R, 104 min.) useum Drive, across fr Two famous fictional Harrys — Potter 228 M om Lansin By ALLAN I. ROSS g Cen ter The East Lansing Film Series at Studio (Daniel Radcliffe) and Osborn (Daniel C!, 1999 Central Park Blvd., Okemos, an- DeHaan, the Green Goblin in this sum- Riverwalk Theatre nounced its March slate, featuring a slew mer’s “Amazing Spider-Man 2”) — play of Academy Award nominees … and your two of the Beat Generation’s defining voices; Radcliffe plays Allen Ginsberg A History last chance to get an edge on your Oscar Free Man pool. 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by ALLAN I. ROSS adequate sexual Courtesy Photo histories — noth- Toni Servillo plays an aging ing is sacrosanct. socialite whose life takes a surreal Even when their turn on his 65th birthday in the midst is joined Italian import “The Great Beauty.” by an honest-to- goodness saint, a but covers herself with a sheet as she leaves withered Mother the room. Teresa stand-in, No place like Rome Jep and his quo- Italian Best Foreign Language nominee “I can't waste time any more doing things I don't want to do,” he narrates, rum still can’t could win the Oscar on Sunday lighting a cigarette as he leaves without quite decide if religion is a cen- By ALLAN I. ROSS telling her. It’s not that Jep, who’s just What could be better than living as a turned 65, is world-weary — he’s igno- tral aspect to the celebrity intellectual playboy in the cul- rance-weary. human experi- tural mecca of Rome? You would be sur- But he isn’t jaded. When a stranger ap- ence or a neces- rounded by great minds with whom you proaches Jep to tell him that the first wom- sary evil. could have an unending string of ethical an he loved has died, it devastates him. Rome itself welcome them in. and logical debates. You’d have unlim- He’s been living for 40 years off the success plays a key role. This isn’t a film that “The Great Beauty” opens Sunday ited access to the world’s most beautiful of his only novel, “The Human Apparatus,” could have been set in Prague or Hong as part of the East Lansing Film Series, buildings, the best food, the best art. Ev- which his hangers-on claim to be one of Kong, let alone anywhere in the Western playing through March 26 at Studio C!, eryone would either want to be you or be the greatest pieces of Italian literature; the Hemisphere. There’s something eternal 1999 Central Park Blvd., Okemos. celebra- in your bed. Superhero sagas are so yes- worst thing his detractors can say is that about Rome’s incongruous splendor that tioncinema.com/indie. terday; it’s about damn time we had an he wasn’t good enough to follow it up with stirs that collective consciousness and Übermensch epic. anything. What are we, Sorrentino asks us, reminds us how little time we truly have Writer/director Paolo Sorrentino’s “The if not the sum of our output? And if that here on Earth. What timeless structures Great Beauty” walks the line between an output is one work, no matter how perfect have you built lately? ode to Federico Fellini — most notably, his it is, does it still qualify us as a virtuoso? Scenes don’t so much begin and end 1960 masterpiece “La Dolce Vita” — and (I can’t help wondering what Harper Lee as they do materialize. Fates of unrelated an outright replica of the inimitable Italian would think of this film.) characters intertwine; memory obfus- filmmaker’s fantastical, existential oeuvre. “The Great Beauty,” the front-runner cates past and present. Jep spends long But to limit the film as a knockoff, even for the Best Foreign Language Academy portions of the film strolling the glisten- to saddle it with the appellation “Felli- Award this Sunday, is simultaneously ing nighttime streets of Rome, basking in Talk & Signing niesque,” as many critics have done, does timeless and timely. On a penthouse the architecture, comforted by its ghosts. a disservice to this majestic film. When in patio overlooking the Colosseum, char- They can’t haunt you, Jep shows us, if you KATHY REICHS & Rome, do as Fellini does. acters engage in spirited philosophical BRENDAN REICHS With its potshots at pop culture and its debates ranging from the nature of truth seeming self-seriousness, it would be easy to the scourge of reality TV, even as they to call “The Great Beauty” pretentious, but solicit themselves as subjects for the me- Meet the brains behind Sorrentino defuses those criticisms with a dium. Religion, politics, their own in- the popular TV & book self-aimed biting wit. When our hero, so- cialite journalist Jep Gambardella (Toni series BONES! Servillo), asks a woman to clarify what she US 127 & Lake Lansing Rd means by “the vibrations” she says inspires www.NCGmovies.com Meet Kathy Reichs, touring her performance art (she runs headlong, with son Brendan for the naked, into stone pillars, knocking her- (517) 316-9100 release of Exposure, book self silly), she initially gets defensive, then Student Discount with ID 4 in the Virals series! speaks in third person about her tantric ID required for “R” rated films sex practices and her boyfriend’s confetti- covered basketball art. Jep gets up and walks out — he won’t abide this kind of nonsense. Ditto the woman he seduces that night who tries to show him nude pic- LANSING - OFF SOUTH CEDAR AT 1-96 tures of herself she’s posted on Facebook, VISIT CELEBRATIONCINEMA.COM OR CALL 393-SHOW Great books at great prices - everyday! Commerical & Residental Fully Insured

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THURSDAY, FEB. 27 >> ‘Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey’ Speakers Series John Seigenthaler is an award-winning journalist/political aide who participated in the Freedom Rides and was the founding editorial director of USA Today. Seigenthaler wraps the Slavery to SLAVERY TO Freedom lecture series with his experiences with the civil rights movement and as a representative Freedo AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY of Robert F. Kennedy when he was attorney general. FREE. 5 p.m. Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing. (517) 432-4979, goo.gl/ipP8lh. PART II ON THE THURSDAY, FEB. 27 >> Brew & View: “The Golden Child” Prepare yourself for the Capital City Film Festival with this free event at Midtown Brewing Co. Kick it old school with “The Golden Child,” the 1986 comedy starring Eddie Murphy as “The Chosen One” who must save the savior of mankind. No big deal, at least nothing that Eddie Murphy can’t handle. “Bropocalypse Now,” the second place film of the 2013 Fortnight Film Contest, will be shown before EventsTOWN must be entered through the calendar at www.lansingcitypulse.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays the movie, and Dizzy Dearest will supply the sounds afterward. There will be for the following week’s issue. Charges may apply for drink and food specials. 7 p.m. FREE. Midtown Brewing Co., 402 Washington paid events to appear in print. If you need assistance, Square, Lansing. (517) 977-1349, goo.gl/HsU50n. please call Jonathan at (517) 999-5069. FRIDAY, FEB. 28 >> TEDx Lansing Wednesday, February 26 TEDTalks are all over the television and the country. The purpose of the program is to spread ideas and share thoughts on Classes and Seminars technology, entertainment and design. TEDx is a localized spinoff of this idea. At the event, TEDTalk videos and live speakers Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. FREE. First form a direction for the conversation. Lansing’s 2014 lineup comprises professors, students, writers and adventurers and Congregational United Church of Christ, 210 W. Saginaw Highway, Grand Ledge. (517) 256-6954. fcgl.org. performances. The evening's discussions will include a range of topics, including education reform, the benefits of texting and Drop-in Figure Drawing. Easels and drawing lessons learned on an Arctic expedition. This event is sold out, but you can join the waitlist, just in case. Or you can follow at boards provided. 7-9:30 p.m. $7, $5 students. Kresge home via a live stream. Noon-5 p.m. $35. WKAR studios, 404 Wilson Road, Room 212, East Lansing. tedxlansing.com. Art Center, located at Physics and Auditorium roads, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 337-1170. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes SATURDAY, MARCH 1 >> Comedy for a Cause and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. Local filmmakers document what life’s like in the foster care system in Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 the independent film “Annie was a Liar”; it’s not all billionaire adopted p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. fathers, visits with FDR and musical numbers. Connxtions Comedy Club Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. Drawing Class. All skill levels, with Penny Collins. hosts a fundraiser for the completed film, which is seeking distribution; Pre-registration required. 6-8:30 p.m. $60 for four headlining the show is Patrick Garrity. Producer Amaru Lewis will make weeks. Gallery 1212 Old Town, 1212 Turner St., Lansing. a guest appearance on the mic. Proceeds will go toward advertising and (517) 999-1212. gallery1212.com. Fundamentalism & Psychology. Can religion be distributing “Annie was a Liar.” Donations are based on tickets sold before an addiction? 6-7 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Congregational the show, not at the door. 10:30 p.m. $15-50. Connxtions Comedy Club, United Church of Christ, 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave., 2900 N. East St., Lansing. connxtioncomedyclub.com, (517) 374-4242. Lansing. (517) 484-7434. PilgrimUCC.com. Computer Club. Class on using Google Maps. 1-2:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos SATURDAY, MARCH 1 >> Auction for Action Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. This event is put on by ADAPT Michigan, an organization advocating disability rights and Medicaid so people can Introduction to Explorer. Learn the fundamentals of browsing the Internet. 2:30-4 p.m. Capital Area continue living in their homes rather than nursing homes. Auctions will take place during the afternoon. Auction items Michigan Works, 2110 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 492- include cameras, leather bags and collectables. The money will send advocates Bill Earl and Laura Hall to Washington 5500. camw.org. to rally with others in hopes of changing Medicaid policies. If you’re a bit unsure of what Medicaid means to you there’s Effective Communication. Learn verbal and non- verbal communication skills. 1-3:30 p.m. Capital Area a chance to learn what it’s all about. You can also find alternative nursing home options. Donation based. 1 p.m. Pilgrim Michigan Works, 2110 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 492- Congregational UCC, 125 S. Pennsylvania, Lansing. (517) 333-1714, adapt.org. 5500. camw.org. SATURDAY, MARCH 1 >> Quiet Water Symposium Events Strategy Game Night. Learn and share favorite Authors, photographers and travelers will share their work and stories, games. 5-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District which might spark an idea for your next outdoor adventure. All activities Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- 4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. don’t require a motor, which limits our recreational impacts on the Great Young Artists: Print Making. Ages 9-18. Learn Lakes environment, an issue this event hopes to lessen. Learn about print-making techniques. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE. Delta biking trails, fishing, camping and more. Demonstrations are given on Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 3. dtdl.org. building kayaks, fly tying and outdoors skills that will come in handy Farmers Market at Allen Market Place. whether you’re Les Stroud or Ernest P. Worrell. A free shuttle bus is Featuring locally grown, baked and prepared foods. live music. 3-6:30 p.m. FREE. Allen Street available. $10 adults /$5 students/12 and under FREE. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, 4301 Farm Lane,

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Liz Longley at the Pump House

The Pump House Concerts, 368 Orchard St., East Lansing. turn it All ages, $15 donation, 7 p.m., Feb. 28. According to Liz Longley's bio, John Mayer is a fan, calling her music “simply gorgeous.” Over the past couple years, Longley, a graduate from Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, has Down earned consistent airplay on SiriusXM and won top honors at the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Scholarship Competition, the A survey of Lansing's International Acoustic Music Awards and the Rocky Mountain musical Landscape Folks Festival Songwriting Competition. She’s also garnered some By Rich Tupica flattering press: The Washington Post declared she’s “destined for a larger audience.” A Philadelphia native, Longley has since relocated FRI. FEB to Nashville where she’s opened for the likes of Paula Cole, Nanci 28TH Griffith and Lori McKenna.

Roots Fest at The Avenue CafE The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $5, 8 p.m., Feb. 28. The Michigan Global Roots Music Festival is a three-day, all ages set of shows in Lansing, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. The Lansing event inaugurates the series, bringing an assortment of Michigan-based world music ensembles, including AnDro, Wisaal, Badenya and Dunuya Drum & Dance. The eclectic batch of perform- ers' plays music and dance inspired by Ireland, the Middle East and West Africa. Wisaal, the headliner, is a local Mediterranean fusion sextet that formed at Michigan State University. The Arabic word Wisaal means “con- FRI. FEB nections.” Wisaal lives up to the name by mixing the Mediterranean musical heritage with klezmer, Indian and 28th American influences. For those planning to bring the entire family, there is a discounted rate of $10 per family.

Connie Kaldor at 'the Fiddle' The Record Lounge, 111 Division St., East Lansing. 7 p.m., Feb. 28. Connie Kaldor, a three-time Juno Award winner, performs her downhome folk songs at The Ten Pound Fiddle. The Canadian songwriter has taken her blend of raw emotion and genuine wit through- out the world, including India, China and Europe. Over the years she’s shared stages with Shawn Colvin, Tracy Chapman and The Chieftains. She’s released 14 albums, written three award-winning children’s FRI. FEB books and a musical. Kaldor, 60, was born in Saskatchewan and debuted musically in 1981 with the “One Of These Days” LP; that same year she established an independent record label, now called Coy- 28TH ote Entertainment. Her most recent album is 2009’s “Postcards from the Road.”

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LIVE & LOCAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat u r day The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Acoustic Night, 9 p.m. World Music Festival, 8 p.m. Hip Hop Extravaganza, 8 p.m. Coach’s Pub & Grill, 6201 Bishop Rd. DJ Trivia, 8 p.m. DJ Jimmy, 9 p.m. Blue Hair Bettys, 9 p.m. DJ Jimmy, 9 p.m. Colonial Bar, 3425 S. MLK Blvd. DJ, 9 p.m. Homespun, 9 p.m. Homespun, 9 p.m. Connxtions Comedy Club, 2900 E. N. East St. Patrick Garrity, 8 p.m. Patrick Garrity, 8 p.m. Patrick Garrity, 8 p.m. Crunchy’s, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Less is More, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Blue Wednesday, 8 p.m. Skoryoke Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Showdown, 8 p.m. Showdown, 8 p.m. Grand Café/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Kathy Ford Band, 7:30 p.m. Karaoke, 7 p.m. Ladies Night, 8 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. Johnny D Jam, 8 p.m. Stan Budzynski, 8:30 p.m. Global Village, 9 p.m. Avon Bomb, 9 p.m. Lansing Eagles, 4700 N. Grand River Ave. Jack Clarkson Band, 7 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. Elliot Street Lunatic, 7 p.m. Skatie Hawkins Dance, 9 p.m. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Mutilation Rites, 8 p.m. Banned & Burned, 9 p.m. The Devil & His Brandy, 9:30 p.m. The Unlikely Candidates, 7 p.m. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Open Mic, 9 p.m. The Springtails, 9 p.m. From Big Sur, 9 p.m. Good Cookies, 9 p.m. Tin Can West, 644 Migaldi Ln. Waterpong, 11 p.m. Well Enough Alone, 8 p.m. Tin Can DeWitt, 13175 Schavey Rd. DJ Trivia, 8 p.m. Karlee Rewerts, 8 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog & the Beeftones, 8:30 p.m. The Hot Mess, 8:30 p.m. The Hot Mess, 8:30 p.m. Waterfront Bar & Grill, 325 City Market Drive Joe Wright, 6 p.m. Steve Cowles, 6 p.m. Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 410 S. Clippert St. DJ, 7 p.m DJ, 7 p.m. DJ, 7 p.m. DJ, 7 p.m. play in a band? book shows? To get listed just email us at [email protected] or call (517) 999-6710 What to do: Submit information by the Friday before publication (City Pulse comes out every Wednesday.) Be sure to tell us LivE & Local lists upcominG gigs! the name of the performer and the day, date and time of the performance. Only submit information for the following week's paper. 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 26, 2014

0342. migrand-charrette.com. Meeting, 6:30 p.m. FREE to visit. St. David’s Tavern 109 Gott Wine Dinner. Five-course Out on the town Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) dinner paired with Joel Gott Wines. 7-9 p.m. $65. Music 882-9080. stdavidslansing.org. Tavern 109, 115 E. Grand River Ave., Williamston. from page 20 Detroit Jazz & Blues. RJ Spangler Trio and Jazz Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes (517) 655-2100. tavern109.com. and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Leadership Enrichment Webinar. This is an (517) 999-3911. Master Larry Smith. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Michigan Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) Online Leadership Enrichment Webinar. 7 p.m. FREE. Strategy Game Night. Learn and share favorite Library and Historical Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., 367-6363. cadl.org. (517) 879-1886. inspirationalministriesonline.com/ games. 5-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Lansing. (517) 373-1300. goo.gl/NdixUo. Meditation. For beginners and experienced on leadership.html. Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- Marshall Music Ukulele Workshop. Hosted Thursdays. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Quan Am Temple, Williamston Chamber Lunch. Sgt. Jeff Hull, 4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. by Anna Zang. All ages and levels welcome. 6 p.m. 1840 N. College Ave., Mason. (517) 853-1675. community issues, chamber lunch, 11:30 am, $12. Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Free. Marshall Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. quanamtemple.org. Brookshire Inn, 205 W. Church St., Williamston. (517) Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East (517) 337-9700. marshallmusic.com. Tarot Study Group. With Dawne Botke. 7 655-1549. williamston.org. Lansing. (517) 351-2420. Trop Rocker Don Middlebrook. With guest p.m. FREE. Triple Goddess New Age Bookstore, Senior Discovery Group. Weekly gathering, guitarist, Rush Clement. 6:30-9:30 p.m. FREE. Reno’s 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 883-3619. speaker and coffee. 10 a.m.-Noon. FREE. Allen East, 1310 Abbott Road, East Lansing. (616) 558- Music triplegoddessbookstore.net. Neighborhood Center, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., 5863. donmiddlebrook.net. Rally In The Alley Open Mic. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Slavery to Freedom Series. An American Lansing. (517) 367-2468. allenneighborhoodcenter.org. Open Mic. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. , FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, American Legion Post 48, 731 N. Clinton St., Grand Odyssey, Day Three. 5 p.m. FREE. Kellogg Legal & Public Policy Conference. Public policy 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 485-5287. Ledge. (517) 627-1232. Conference Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, East conference, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Lansing Center, 333 E. Springtails. Live performance. 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Lansing. (517) 432-4979. com.msu.edu. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 332-6723. msae.org. FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. Lansing Area Codependent Anonymous. Held Summary Corridor Presentation. (517) 485-5287. in room 214G. 7-8 p.m., FREE. 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321-4014 ext. 3. dtdl.org. Out on the town SATURDAY, MARCH 1 >> The Friends of The Bob & Tom Comedy Show Comedy Tour from page 22 Three frequent visitors of The Bob & Tom Comedy Show are leaving your speakers Saturday, March 1 and taking center stage at the Wharton Center. Comedian Drew Hastings thrives $12. Hawk Hollow Banquet Center, 15101 S. Chandler on self-deprecating jokes, Greg Hahn delivers snappy one-liners and Dave Dyer is Road, Bath. (517) 281-6272. singlestgif.com. Classes and Seminars Mid Michigan Art Guild Exhibit. Mid Michigan Value-Added Dairy. Learn how to make various a master storyteller. Your host for the evening is Mr. Obvious himself, Chick McGee. Art Guild Exhibition, FREE. Lansing Art Gallery, 119 value-added dairy items. 12:30-2 p.m. $10 donation. Of every ticket sold, $1 is donated to the American Red Cross. 18-up. $26. 7 p.m. N. Washington Square, Suite 101, Lansing. (517) 374- Hunter Park Community Garden House, 1400 6400. lansingartgallery.org. block of E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3910. & 9:30 p.m. Wharton Center Pasant Theatre, 750 E. Shaw Lane, East Lansing. (517) allenneighborhoodcenter.org. 353-1982, whartoncenter.com. Music Domestic Violence Support Group. Noon-1:30 MSU Chopiniana. A celebration of the music of p.m. FREE. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, MONDAY, MARCH 3 >> Lil’ Darlins Vaudeville Show Frederic Chopin, 8 p.m. $15 adults, $12 seniors, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163. $5 students. Fairchild Theatre, MSU Campus, East womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. While there’s a juggler on stage, there’s a magician on deck and a fire-eater warming Tai Chi in the Park. Outside at Hunter Park during Lansing. (517) 353-5340. music.msu.edu. up. The Lil’ Darlins Vaudeville Show show is all about a never-ending shock-and- From Big Sur. Live performance. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., the warm season and inside at Allen Market Place FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. during the cold. 9-10 a.m. FREE. Allen Market Place, awe. There’s music, magic and more, and no performance is the same as the last. (517) 485-5287. 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 272-9379. The caution line for this show is “don’t try this at home.” 8 p.m. $10. The Loft, 414 Homebrewing Demonstration. Step-by-step Matt LoRusso Trio. Jazz inspired original music E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 913-0103, lildarlinsvaudeville.com. and original compositions. 9 p.m.-midnight. Suits how to brew a simple wheat beer. 1 p.m. FREE. Tavern, 210 S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) That’s How We Brew, 3000 Vine St., Lansing. (517) 702-9150. 708-7548. thatshowwebrew.com. Say NO to Nursing Homes. Disability activists Matt LoRusso Trio. Jazz inspired original music Dr. Suess Birthday Celebration. Celebrity go to DC to lobby for rights. 1 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim and original compositions. 9 p.m.-midnight, FREE. Theater Suess readings, games and more. 1-5 p.m. FREE. Congregational United Church of Christ, 125 Troppo, 101 S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) Lansing City Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. “Free Man of Color.” New Orleans before S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-7434. 371-4000. (517) 483-7460. lansingcitymarket.com. the Louisiana Purchase. 8 p.m. $12/$10 seniors. PilgrimUCC.com. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) Fashing Party. German Mardi Gras. 5:30-11:30 Theater 482-5700. riverwalktheatre.ocm. Events p.m. Dinner: Adults $9, children under 12 $4. Dance: “Free Man of Color.” New Orleans before “Great Pirate Adventures.” Tales of adventures Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy’s Classic adults $6, Children FREE. Lansing Liederkranz Club, the Louisiana Purchase. 8 p.m. $12/$10 seniors. on the high seas. 7 p.m. $7 adults; $5 12 and under. Bar & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482- 5828 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 882-6330. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) Mid Michigan Family Theatre, 440 Frandor Ave., 0184. LiederkranzClub.org. 482-5700. riverwalktheatre.com. Lansing. (517) 339-2145. mmft.net. The Quiet Water Symposium. Indoor show “Great Pirate Adventures.” Tales of adventures presenting outdoor sports. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $10, Music on the high seas. 3 p.m. $7 adults; $5 12 and under. Literature and Poetry $5 for students, FREE under 12. MSU Pavilion, 4301 Good Cookies. Live performance. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 Mid Michigan Family Theatre, 440 Frandor Ave., Farm Lane Road, East Lansing. (517) 449-6458. Teen Book Club. 4-5 p.m. FREE. Delta Township a.m. FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 339-2145. mmft.net. quietwatersymposium.org. District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) Lansing. (517) 485-5287. See Out on the Town, Page 24 24 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • February 26, 2014

Grace Boutique/Bradly’s Home & Garden/Cravings Gourmet Popcorn Hand and Foot. Weekly Monday Hand and Foot Out on the town game. 1 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 RJ Wolcott/City Pulse from page 23 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. Grace Boutique Tai Chi. For relaxation, strength, balance and moves into the coordination. 1:30 p.m. $40 for members and $56 former Young's for non-members. Drop-in fees are $5 for members Landing building Literature and Poetry and $7 for non-members. Meridian Senior Center, on Old Town's east My Favorite Teacher Contest. Submissions side this summer. due for My Favorite Teacher contest. Now through 4406 Okemos Rd., Okemos. (517) 706-5045. March 1, FREE. Barnes and Noble, 5132 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing. (517) 327-0437. bn.com. Events Social Bridge. Come play Bridge and meet new people. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Sunday, March 2 Lansing. (517) 484-5600. Mac’s Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark coming and putting close after a two-year run. Classes and Seminars By ALLAN I. ROSS Roebuck and Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac’s something new in there. In addition to furniture and Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Several Old Town Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795. denizens have cast Horace We’re continuing her vision.” housewares — including Third-floor meeting room. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., macsbar.com. Greeley’s advice to the Schriner plans to use silverware, napkins and Club Shakespeare. (517) 348-5728, 6-8:45 p.m. wind, making plans to two of the building’s three bedding — Bradly’s also Lansing. (517) 515-5559. coda.org. Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Donations. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. boldly go east across the storefronts for Grace; the sells upscale dog gifts Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6300. cadl.org. apparent Cedar Street third she plans to lease (including handmade dog Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East to another retailer (she bowls, organic dog soaps Lansing. (517) 485-9190. [email protected] divide. The big news Music this week said she’s in negotiations and specialty dog treats Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation & Silent Open-Mic Blues Mondays. Solo, duo, band and was Grace with two, but nothing from a pet-centric bakery), Prayer. 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) spoken-word acts welcome. 6:30-10:30 p.m. FREE. Boutique of is set in stone yet). She children’s toys and naughty 641-6201. SelfRealizationCentreMichigan.org. Suits Tavern, 210 S. Washington Square, Lansing. New Old Town’s said construction will cards. intown (517) 702-9150. upcoming involve the removal of “Yeah, they’re pretty move to a load-bearing wall, the naughty, and they’re Events Young’s Landing, the installation of a steel beam hilarious,” Rakowski said. Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. Cash bar building across the street and a completely new “We recently expanded that with restrictions. 6-10 p.m. $8. Fraternal Order of Tuesday, March 4 to the north from the storefront. line. People come in just for Eagles, 4700 N. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) Classes and Seminars neighborhood’s landmark “Old Town has reached those.” 490-7838. Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Have a Support Temple Club building. critical mass in middle, but Bradly’s will also serve Hranilovich Art Exhibit Opens. ICARUS. Multi- Grace owner Summer it has so much potential as the retail outlet for Craig medium exhibit of new work. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. system, lose weight. 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton Schriner closed on the to expand,” Schriner Mitchell Smith Glass, Grove Gallery & Studios, 325 Grove St. #A, East Rapids Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St. Eaton building Monday. She said. “There’s so much which recently moved into Lansing. (517) 333-7180. grovegalleryandstudios.com. Rapids. (517) 543-0786. Nokomis First Sunday Gallery Walk. said she plans to start opportunity for everyone the building right behind Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Featuring the art of Native Americans. Noon-5 reconstruction efforts next — it’s a win-win.” the 100 block of buildings 5:45-6:45 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads Books and p.m. FREE. Nokomis Learning Center, 5153 Marsh week for a May move-in. One of the new winners (see page 17). Stuff, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 515- Road, Okemos. (517) 349-5777. facebook.com/ “By summertime, most is Bradly Rakowski, whose “I’ve worked out a deal 5559. coda.org. nokomislearningcenter. likely,” she said. “We’re going home furnishings business with Craig where this will Not So Happy Endings Support Group. to be able to more than Bradly’s Home & Garden be more of a collaborative For women ending relationships. 5:30-7:30 p.m. double in space — that’ll takes over Grace’s old showroom,” Rakowski Theater FREE. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, be really nice.” digs after she moves out. said. “It’s going to be very “Free Man of Color.” New Orleans before 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 896-3311. Grace Boutique, 115 His location inside the interesting to see how this the Louisiana Purchase. 2 p.m. $12/$10 seniors. womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. E. Grand River Ave., is a former Comfort Station, works out.” Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. Hopeful Hearts Grief Group. Learn, grow women’s clothing, handbag, 313 E. Grand River Ave., is Chad Jordan is keeping (517) 482-5700. riverwalktheatre.com. and heal together. 10-11 a.m. FREE. The Marquette “Great Pirate Adventures.” Tales of adventures shoe and accessory shop only 480 square feet. The his business, Cravings Activity room, 5968 Park Lake Road, East Lansing. on the high seas! 3 p.m. $7 adults, $5 12 and under. specializing in classic move, which includes an Gourmet Popcorn, right (517) 381 4866. Mid Michigan Family Theatre, 440 Frandor Ave., styles. She opened the expansion into Grace’s where it’s at, 1210 Turner Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn Lansing. (517) 339-2145. mmft.net. 1,100-square-foot store next-door neighbor’s space, St., but he’s also expanding public speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE. in 2007 and business has will give him nearly six east with a second location. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol been good. times the room. That row Seven miles east, to be Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6300. cadl.org. “We just needed more of buildings on the 100 precise, in the shopping Monday, March 3 Speakeasies Toastmasters. Improve listening, space,” she said. “(This move block of Grand River was plaza home of Dusty’s analysis, leadership and presentation skills. 12:05-1 Classes and Seminars will) also allow me to invest formerly home to longtime Cellar in Okemos. p.m. FREE. Ingham County Human Services Building, Learn to Meditate. Taught by Bob Teachout. in the neighborhood. With Old Town business Estes “It’s a natural 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (616) 841-5176. Enter at rear of building. 8:15-9 p.m. Donations. Zoobie’s and Leopold & Furniture, which expanded progression of growth,” Transgender Support Group. Discussion for C. Weaver Physical Therapy Exercise Studio, 1720 Bloom recently opening, from Washington Avenue to Jordan said. “I have a lot of Abbey Road, East Lansing. (517) 272-9379. parents and guardians. 7:15 p.m. FREE. MSU LGBT this is the start of a nice Grand River but was divvied customers in that area, and Adult Rape Survivor Support Group. Resource Center, near Collingwood entrance, East new page of Old Town. I’m back up into separate I thought a second location Pre-registration preferred. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Lansing. (517) 927-8260. trying to build on that and buildings when Estes could help grow that base.” Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 Compassionate Friends of Lansing. Support bring other businesses in moved away in the ‘90s. The second location, E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163. for parents who have lost a child. 7:30-9:30 p.m. as well.” “It’s kind of cool to bring 1871 W. Grand River womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. FREE. Salvation Army (South) Community Center, furniture back into this Ave., will give Jordan The Young’s Landing Job Seekers Support Group. Find the right job 701 W. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 351-6480. historic location,” Rakowski 4,600-square feet of space, building, 509-513 E. or career. 10 a.m.-Noon, FREE. Women’s Center HERO: Sink Installation. Homeowner Education said. “This move will allow more than quadruple the Grand River Ave., formerly of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. Resource Organization tutorial, 6-8 p.m. FREE. us to bring in three new room he has in Old Town. belonged to key Old Town (517) 372-9163. womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Neighborhood Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple furniture lines and give our He said the building needs figure Bernadine Young, Support Group. For the divorced, separated and St., Lansing. (517) 372-5980. glhc.org. space more of a showroom a little infrastructure work who died last September. widowed. Room 9. 7:30 p.m. St. David’s Episcopal Chair Massages. Call for an appointment. feel.” and predicts a June 1 “She was a great pioneer Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323- 9:20-11:40 a.m. $12 members, $14 non-members. for Old Town,” Schriner said. Bradly’s will take over move-in. 2272. stdavidslansing.org. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, “She had used the space Greenfield Collection “This is the result of Cribbage. Weekly cribbage game. 1 p.m. FREE. Okemos. (517) 706-5045. as a business incubator, Antiques’ space next door buying local, shopping Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, Line Dancing. Learn popular country line dances but nothing stuck. We’re on May 1, which is set to local,” Jordan said. Okemos. (517) 706-5045. See Out on the Town, Page 25 City Pulse • February 26, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 25

Euchre. Join members for a game of Euchre. 1:30 Out on the town p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Feb. 26-Mar. 4 from page 24 Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. Mahjongg. Weekly MahJongg games on Wednesday. ARIES (March 21-April 19): The battles you've been into the net. Goal! New rule: You miss only 99.9 percent with Emma Hill. 10 a.m. $40 members, $60 non- 1 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos waging these last ten months have been worthy of you. of the shots you don't take. I believe you will soon ben- members, $7 member drop-in, $10 non-member Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. They've tested your mettle and grown your courage. efit from this loophole, Virgo. drop-in. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Pinochle. Weekly Pinochle games on Wednesday. But I suspect that your relationship with these battles LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you are the type of Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. 1 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos is due for a shift. In the future they may not serve you person who wears gloves when you throw snowballs, Maryanke Tour. Join us for a travel presentation. Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. as well as they have up until now. At the very least, you Germans would call you Handschuhschneeballwerfer. 10:30 a.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Line Dancing. Learn popular country line dances will need to alter your strategy and tactics. It's also pos- They use the same word as slang to mean "coward." Okemos Road. Okemos. (517) 706-5045. with Emma Hill. 3 p.m. $40 members, $60 non- sible that now is the time to leave them behind entirely I'm hoping that in the coming days you won't display -- to graduate from them and search for a new cause Dance Around The World. Learn traditional members, $7 member drop-in, $10 non-member any behavior that would justify you being called that will activate the next phase of your evolution as an dances from around the world. 11:15 a.m. $40 drop-in. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Handschuhschneeballwerfer. You need to bring a raw, enlightened warrior. What do you think? members, $60 non-members, $7 drop-in members, Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. direct, straightforward attitude to everything you TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Life is like Sanskrit $10 drop-in non-members. Meridian Senior Center, Dance Around The World. Learn traditional do. You shouldn't rely on any buffers, surrogates, or read to a pony," said Lou Reed. That might be an intermediaries. Metaphorically speaking, make sure 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. dances from around the world. 4:15 p.m. $40 accurate assessment for most people much of the that nothing comes between your bare hands and the Bingo. Weekly Bingo. Tuesday and Thursday. 1 p.m. members, $60 non-members, $7 drop-in members, time, but I don't think it will be true for you in the pure snow. $2. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, $10 drop-in non-members. Meridian Senior Center, coming days. On the contrary: You will have a special SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his song "4th of July, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. 4406 Okemos Rd., Okemos. (517) 706-5045. capacity to make contact and establish connection. Asbury Park (Sandy)," Bruce Springsteen mentions a Learn to Play the Ukulele. Learn to play the You've heard of dog whisperers and ghost whisper- disappointing development. "That waitress I was seeing Ukulele. 3:30 p.m. $60 members, $75 non-members. Events ers? You will be like an all-purpose, jack-of-all-trades lost her desire for me," he sings. "She said she won't Farmers Market at Allen Market Place. whisperer -- able to commune and communicate with Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, set herself on fire for me anymore." I'm assuming noth- Featuring locally grown, baked and prepared foods. nervous creatures and alien life forms and pretty Okemos. (517) 706-5045. ing like that has happened to you recently, Scorpio. Just Live music. 3-6:30 p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers much everything else. If anyone can get a pony to understand Sanskrit, it will be you. the opposite: I bet there are attractive creatures out Events Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St. Lansing. (517) 999-3911. there who would set themselves on fire for you. If for GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Does Kim Kardashian Bible and Beer. Discussion of Scripture’s power Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East some reason this isn't true, fix the problem! You have a tweak and groom her baby daughter's eyebrows? They in daily events. 6 p.m. Midtown Brewing Co., 402 Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East cosmic mandate to be incomparably irresistible. Lansing. (517) 351-2420. look pretty amazing, after all -- elegant, neat, perfectly S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 482-0600. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Some people say Stand Up Comedy Night. Comedy featured the shaped. What do you think, Gemini? HA! I was just ccclansing.org. messing with you. I was checking to see if you're sus- home is where you come from," says a character in first Wednesday of each month. 9:30-11:30 p.m. LCC Encore! Plus 50 expo. Job fair for people age ceptible to getting distracted by meaningless fluff like Katie Kacvinsky's novel Awaken. "But I think it’s a place FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 50 and over. Pre-reg required. Noon-5 p.m., FREE. celebrity kids' grooming habits. The cosmic truth of the you need to find, like it's scattered and you pick pieces (517) 485-5287. Lansing Community College East Campus, 2827 Eyde matter is that you should be laser-focused on the epic of it up along the way." That's an idea I invite you to act Parkway, East Lansing. (517) 483-1860. lcc.edu. possibilities that your destiny is bringing to your atten- on in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. It will be an excel- Music tion. It's time to reframe your life story. How? Here's my lent time to discover more about where you belong and Marshall Music Open Jam. Join other local suggestion: See yourself as being on a mythic quest to who you belong with. And the best way to do that is to musicians and “GET HEARD!” 6 p.m. FREE. Marshall discover and fully express your soul's code. be aggressive as you search far and wide for clues, Wednesday, March 5 Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. (517) 337-9700. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The 19th-century even in seemingly unlikely places that maybe you would Classes and Seminars marshallmusic.com. American folk hero known as Wild Bill Hickok was born never guess contain scraps of home. Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. FREE. First James Butler Hickok. At various times in his life he CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What words bring Congregational United Church of Christ, 210 W. Saginaw was a scout for the army, a lawman for violent frontier the most points in the game of Scrabble? Expert Highway, Grand Ledge. (517) 256-6954. fcgl.org. towns, a professional gambler, and a performer in Christopher Swenson says that among the top scorers Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Women found him charis- Drop-in Figure Drawing. Easels and drawing are "piezoelectrical" and "ubiquitarianism" -- assuming matic, and he once killed an attacking bear with a knife. favorable placements on the board that bring double boards provided. 7-9:30 p.m. $7, $5 students. He had a brother Lorenzo who came to be known as letter and triple word scores. The first word can Kresge Art Center, located at Physics and City Pulse Classifieds Tame Bill Hickok. In contrast to Wild Bill, Tame Bill was potentially net 1,107 points, and the second 1,053. 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Excellent terms for the right buyer. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "If I was a love poet," writes edge. Assume that your luck will be greatest if you are p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. (340)642-3333 Rudy Francisco, addressing a lover, "I'd write about how willing to plan nonstandard gambits and try bold tricks. you have the audacity to be beautiful even on days when Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sorry to report that to join everything around you is ugly." I suspect you have that Drawing Class. All skill levels, with Penny Collins. City Pulse is seeking candidates you won't win the lottery this week. It's also unlikely that its sales team. Full time and part time positions available. kind of audacity right now, Leo. 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To ensure you will you touch, nudging it in the direction of grace and From Pg. 22 From Pg. 22 notice those clues when they arrive, drop your expecta- elegance and charm. tions about where they might come from. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take," says hockey great Wayne PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Avery, a character in Gretzky. In other words, you shouldn't be timid about Anne Michaels' novel The Winter Vault, has a unique way shooting the puck toward the goal. Don't worry about of seeing. When he arrives in a place for the first time, whether you have enough skill or confidence or luck. he "makes room for it in his heart." He "lets himself be Just take the damn shot. You'll never score if you don't altered" by it. At one point in the story he visits an old shoot. Or so the theory goes. But an event in a recent Nubian city in Egypt and is overwhelmed by its exotic pro hockey game showed there's an exception to the beauty. Its brightly colored houses are like "shouts of rule. A New York player named Chris Kreider was joy," like "gardens springing up in the sand after a rain- guiding the puck with his stick as he skated toward the fall." After drinking in the sights, he marvels, "It will take Minnesota team's goalie. But when Kreider cocked and all my life to learn what I have seen today." Everything I swung his stick, he missed the puck entirely. He whiffed. just described is akin to experiences you could have in And yet the puck kept sliding slowly along all by itself. It the coming weeks, Pisces. Can you make room in your somehow flummoxed the goalie, sneaking past him right heart for the dazzle?

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Also: 4421 listings, please email [email protected]. and baked goods. 2237 ESPRESSO ROYALE — Turner St., Lansing. 7 W. Saginaw Highway, Aurelius Road, Holt. 8 Coffee and homemade a.m.–2:30 p.m. Monday– Lansing. 7 a.m.–4 p.m. WiFi, $ Thursday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. a.m.–6 p.m. Monday- baked goods. 527 E. Friday; 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.–3 Casual fare WINGS OVER EAST Friday-Saturday (drive- Friday; 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Grand River Ave., East Saturday and Sunday. p.m. Saturday-Sunday. TONY SACCO'S LANSING — Hot wings. ZOUP! — Specialty soups thru closes at 11 p.m.); Saturday; closed Sunday. Lansing. 6:30 a.m.–mid- (517) 485-3663. $ Breakfast buffet Saturday COAL OVEN PIZZA — 1391 E. Grand River and sandwiches. 214 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. 517-694-9000, thecof- night, Monday–Thursday; & Sunday. (517) 323-6512. Traditional Italian and Ave., East Lansing. 4 S. Washington Square, (517) 993-5128, bigjohn- feebarrel.com. $-$$, TO, 6:30 a.m.–11 p.m. GRAND RIVER COFFEE TO, $ American cuisine. 2328 p.m.–1 a.m. Monday– Lansing. 11 a.m.–7 p.m. steakandonion.net TO, WiFi Friday; 7:30 a.m.–11 p.m. — Coffee and snacks. 515 Showtime Drive, Lansing. Wednesday; 4 p.m.–3 Monday-Friday; 11 a.m.–3 OM, WiFi, $ Saturday; 7:30 a.m.–mid- W. Grand River Ave., East JERSEY GIANT — Big 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday- a.m. Thursday; 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday. (517) 367- COFFEE JAM — Comfort night Sunday. (517) 332- Lansing. 7:30 a.m.–11 subs. Two locations. 3700 Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. a.m. Friday–Saturday; 7400. OM, TO, $-$$ food and dessert. 5224, espressoroyale. p.m. Monday–Friday; 8 W. Saginaw St., Lansing. Friday-Saturday. (517) noon–1 a.m. Sunday. BLONDIE’S BARN — Breakfast and brunch. 6427 Centurion Drive, com. TO, WiFi, P, $ a.m.–11 p.m. Saturday– 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday– 485-2625, tonysaccos. (517) 332-5555, wing- 5640 Marsh Road, Lansing. 6:30 a.m.–5 Sunday. (517) 333-7090, Saturday; 11 a.m.–8 p.m. com. FB, TO, OM, RES, sover.com. TO, D, $ P, WiFi, $$ Cafes & Diners Haslett. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. p.m. Monday–Thursday; JO’S DINER — American grandrivercoffeecafe.com. Sunday. (517) 323-6800. BACKYARD BBQ — Two Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.-3 6:30 a.m.–4 pm. Friday; diner cuisine. 13631 TO, P, WiFi, $ TO, OM, $–$$. Also: 2546 WOODY'S OASIS — locations: 2329 Jolly p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m.-3 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday; Main St., Bath Township. E. Jolly Road, Lansing. 11 TRIPPER'S SPORTS Middle Eastern and Road, Okemos. 10:30 350 Frandor p.m. Sunday. (517) 339- closed Sunday. (517) 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday- GRAND TRAVERSE PIE a.m.-8:45 p.m. Monday- BAR — Mediterranean food. Two a.m.–7 p.m. Monday– Ave., Lansing Twp. 11 4600, TO, RES, WiFi, $ 327–1111, thecoffeejam. Friday; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. CO. — Salads, sandwich- Friday; 11 a.m.-7:45 p.m. locations: 211 E. Grand Friday, 11 a.m.– 4 p.m. a.m.–2 a.m. Monday– com. TO, D, WiFi, $ (breakfast only). (517) 641- es, coffee and pie. Three Saturday; 11 a.m.-6:45 River Ave., East Lansing. Saturday, closed Sunday. Saturday; noon–1 a.m. BRUNCH HOUSE — 7574. TO, RES, P, WiFi, $ locations: 3536 Meridian p.m. Sunday. (517) 394- 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday- (517) 381–8290. Also: 301 Sunday. (517) 336-0717, Breakfast, lunch and COSI — Flatbread Crossing Drive, Okemos. 3590. jerseygiantsubs. Monday; 11 a.m.-2 a.m. S. Washington Square, tripperslansing.com. FB, Lebanese cuisine. 1040 sandwiches, salad and FIREHOUSE SUBS – 6:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. com, TO, OM, WiFi, $-$$ Wednesday-Saturday. Lansing. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. TO, OM, RES, WiFi, $$ S. Pennsylvania Ave., soup. 301 E. Grand River Steamed deli sandwiches. Monday–Friday; 8 a.m.– (517) 351-1600. FB, OM, Monday–Friday (517) 853- Lansing. 7 a.m.–3 p.m. Ave. East Lansing. 6:30 Two locations. 200 S. 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 9 JERUSALEM PITA & TO, P, RES, WiFi. Also: 2777, bybbarbq.com. TO, Monday–Friday; 8 a.m.–3 a.m. -10 p.m. Monday- Washington Square, a.m.–7 p.m. Sunday. (517) MORE — Grocery store WESTON'S KEWPEE 1050 Trowbridge Road, OM, P, $ p.m. Saturday-Sunday Friday; 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Lansing. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 381-7437. gtpie.com. TO, and Mediterranean café. BURGER — Burgers East Lansing. 10 a.m.–10 and sandwiches. 118 (517) 484-1567, the- Saturday-Sunday. (517) Monday-Sunday. (517) P, OM, WiFi, $. Also: 1403 1456 E. Michigan Ave., p.m. Monday–Friday; 10 BETTER HEALTH S. Washington Square, brunchhouselansing.com. 332-6500, getcosi.com. 316-0483. TO, OM. E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. 9 a.m.–7 p.m. a.m.–9 p.m. Saturday; 11 CAFÉ — Deli, juice bar Lansing. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. TO, WiFi, $ TO, OM, WIFI, P, $$ Also: 245 Ann St., East Lansing. 6:30 a.m.–10 Monday–Friday; 10 a.m.-5 a.m.–8 p.m. Sunday. (517) and espresso bar. 305 N. Monday–Friday; 11 a.m.- Lansing. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. p.m. Monday–Saturday; p.m. Saturday. (517) 485- 351-2280, woodysoasis. Clippert Ave., Lansing. 3 p.m. Saturday. (517) CHAPBOOK CAFE — D&L HEART AND SOUL Sunday-Wednesday; 10 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday. 9975. TO, OM, WiFi, P, $ com, OM, TO, P, WiFi, $$ 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday– 482-8049. TO, RES, P, Inside Schuler Books & CAFE — American-Asian a.m.-3 a.m. Thursday- (517) 203-3304. TO, OM, Saturday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. WiFi, $ Music. Coffee, soups, fusion. 4805 N. Grand Saturday. (517) 333-7000, WiFi, P, $. Also: 200 S. LEO'S CONEY ISLAND YA-YA'S FLAME Sunday. (517) 332–6892, salads and sandwiches. River Ave., Lansing. 6 firehousesubs.com. TO, Washington Square, — American and Greek BROILED CHICKEN betterhealthstore.com. Two locations: 2820 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Monday– D, OM, $ Lansing. 6:30 a.m.– 7 p.m. cuisine. 333 Albert Ave., WHAT UP DAWG? — — Greek and American TO, $-$$ Towne Centre Blvd., Friday; 7 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Monday–Friday; 9 a.m.–5 East Lansing. 7 a.m.–10 Hot dogs and beer. Two favorites. 3011 E. Saginaw locations: 317 M.A.C Lansing Twp. 9 a.m.–8 Saturday-Sunday. (517) FLEETWOOD DINER — p.m. Saturday-Sunday. p.m. Monday–Saturday; St., Lansing. 10:30 a.m.-9 BIG JOHN STEAK AND Ave., East Lansing. 11 p.m. Monday–Saturday; 321–6333. TO, $ Breakfast and diner fare (517) 316-0900. D, TO, 8 a.m.–9 p.m. Sunday. p.m. daily. (517) 337-0420, ONION — Sub sandwich- a.m.–midnight Tuesday– 9:30 a.m. –8 p.m. Sunday. featuring the famous hip- OM, WiFi, P, $ (517) 708-8580, leosco- yayas.com, OM, TO, $$ es. Two locations.. 4124 Wednesday; 11 a.m.–3 (517) 316-7495. Also: DECKER'S COFFEE pie hash. 2211 S. Cedar neyisland.com. TO, OM, W. Saginaw Highway, a.m. Thursday–Saturday. 1982 W Grand River — Coffee, sandwiches St., Lansing. Open 24 HANNAH’S KONEY WiFi, P, $ ZOOBIE’S OLD TOWN Lansing. 10 a.m.-10 (517) 351-DAWG, Ave, Okemos. 9 a.m.-8 and desserts. 220 S. hours Sunday-Thursday; ISLAND — 4790 S. TAVERN – Craft beer, p.m. Monday-Thursday; theyummydawg.com, p.m. Monday-Saturday; Washington Square, 6 a.m.-midnight Friday- Hagadorn Road, East MCALISTER'S DELI specialty wine, lim- 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday WB, TO, D, OM, $. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Lansing. 6:30 a.m.–6:30 Saturday. (517) 267-7606, Lansing. 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; 8 — Two locations. 2901 ited appetizer menu. (drive-thru closes at 11 Also: WHAT UP DAWG schulersbooks.com/ p.m. Monday–Friday; 8 thefleetwooddiner.com, a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. (517) Preyde Blvd., Lansing 611 Grand River Ave., p.m.); 10 a.m.-10 p.m. EXPRESS — 414 E. chapbook-café. TO, $ a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 8 TO, OM, $ 333-3527, facebook.com/ Twp. 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Lansing. 3 p.m.-midnight Saturday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Michigan Ave., Lansing. a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. (517) hannakoneyisland. OM, Sunday-Wednesday; Sunday-Wednesday; 3 Sunday. (517) 327-5109. 8 p.m.-3 a.m. Thursday- CHAPELURE — 913–1400. deckerscoffee- FORK IN THE ROAD TO, $ 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday- bigjohnsteakandonion. Saturday; 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. European/Asian bakery company.com, OM, P, — Local artisan diner Thursday-Saturday. (517) Saturday. (517) 483-2737, net TO, OM. Also: 6541 Tuesday-Friday. WB, TO, specializing in pastries, WIFI, $ supporting local produc- HOBIE’S CAFE AND 482-3354. Also: 4760 zoobiesoldtowntavern. S. Cedar St., Lansing. P, WiFi, $ cakes and gourmet cof- ers. 2010 W. Saginaw PUB — Sandwiches, Marsh Road, Okemos. com FB, WB, OM, P, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday- DELHI CAFE — Food Highway, Lansing. 11 soups and beer. 930 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday- from Greece, America, a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday- Trowbridge Road, East Wednesday; 10:30 a.m.-9 Mexico, Asia and Italy. 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Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-8 Saturday; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Sunday. (517) 332-0111. MLIVE CITY PULSE CH. 6 NEWS Food Finder (517) 333-7366, redce- TO, OM, $ darcafe.com. TO, OM, from page 26 WiFi, $-$$ SPOTTED DOG CAFÉ — Breakfast and lunch. SOPHIA’S HOUSE 221 S. Washington MEAT SOUTHERN 216 S. Washington OF PANCAKES — Square, Lansing. 8 2014 BBQ & CARNIVORE Square, Suite A. 10 a.m.– Top of Breakfast, lunch and a.m.-3 p.m. Monday- CUISINE— Meat and 6 p.m. Monday–Friday; dinner. 1010 Charlevoix Friday; closed Saturday- homemade sides. 1224 10 p.m.–3 a.m. Friday- Drive, Grand Ledge. 7 Sunday. (517) 485-7574. Turner St., Lansing. Noon- Saturday. (517) 374-8971, a.m.-9 p.m. Monday- TO, D, P, $ 7 p.m. Sunday; 11 a.m.–8 downtownsubsandbur- Saturday; 7 a.m.-4 p.m. p.m. Tuesday–Thursday; ritos.com, D ($25+), TO, Sunday. (517) 627-3222, SWEET LINDA'S CAFE the Town 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Friday- OM, $ sophiashouseofpan- — Coffee, sandwiches, Saturday. (517) 580-4400, cakesgl.com, TO, OM, paninis. 214 S. Bridge meatbbq.com. WB, TO, D, OLD TOWN DINER — WiFi, $ St, Grand Ledge. 6:30 OM, WiFi, P, $$-$$$ Traditional American a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- diner. 516 E. Grand River SPARTY’S CONEY Friday; 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Awards MENNA’S JOINT — Wrap Ave., Lansing. 7:30 a.m.– ISLAND — 300 N. Saturday; 8 a.m.-noon. sandwiches. Two loca- 2:30 p.m. Monday–Friday; Clippert St. #5, Lansing. Sunday. (517) 622-2050. tions: 115 Albert Ave., 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday- TO, RES, WiFi, $ East Lansing. 10:30 –Sunday. (517) 482-4050. a.m.–3 a.m. Sunday- TO, $ Wednesday; 10:30 a.m.-4 a.m. Thursday-Saturday. OLGA'S KITCHEN — (517) 351-DUBS. TO, OM, Greek and American D, WiFi, $. Also: 4790 food. Two locations: 354 Hagadorn Road, East Frandor Ave., Lansing. Lansing. 10:30 a.m.–3:00 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m. a.m. every day. (517) 324- Monday–Saturday; 11 VOTING STARTS DUBS. mennasjoint.com. a.m.–9 p.m. Sunday. TO, D, OM, WiFi, $ (517) 332-2500. olgas. com, OM, TO, P, WiFi Counseling Services at LotusVoice MIJO’S DINER — $-$$. 5330 West Saginaw Breakfast and lunch. 5131 Highway, Lansing. 10:30 MARCH 19 Suppport Network Counseling, LLC N. Grand River Ave., a.m.-9 p.m. Monday- “Developing a support network to nurture well being and wholeness.” lansingcitypulse.com, Lansing. 6 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Look for ballots at Monday–Friday; 6 a.m.–2 Sunday. (517) 323-2888. p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m.–2 OM, TO, WiFi Clinical Director: and MLive.com/lansing p.m. Sunday. (517) 886- Helen A. Turkovich, PsyD, DMin, LLPC wlns.com 0406. TO, WiFi, $ OLYMPIC BROIL — (517) 282-0792 Burgers and fried food. MUNCHIES – Drive-thru 1320 N. Grand River Ave., accessible, fried chicken Lansing. 10:30 a.m.–8 and fish. 4902 S. Waverly p.m. Monday–Saturday; Walt Rutherford, PhD Rd., Lansing. 10 a.m.-10 closed Sunday. (517) 485- p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8584. olympicbroil.com, 39 years experience in counseling City Pulse and Ch. 6 News 10 a.m.-midnight Friday- TO, OM, P, $ individuals, couples, and groups. Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. drwaltr.com welcome MLive as a partner! Sunday. (517) 882-7777, PANERA BREAD — [email protected] sonofachicken.com TO, D, Coffee, soups, salads, (517) 896-4060 OM, $$ bagels, and sandwiches. 310 N. Clippert St, THE NEW DAILY BAGEL Lansing. 5:30 a.m.-10 Renewal Counseling Services — Breakfast items, sand- p.m. Monday–Saturday; wiches and salads. 309 6:30 a.m.–9 p.m. Sunday. Monica Po , LMSW S. Washington Square. panerabread.com, OM, Advertisers: More than 13,000 Christian Counseling and Grief 7 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday– TO, P, WiFi, $-$$. 4738 Counseling Services Friday, closed Saturday & Central Park Drive, Mid-Michigan residents voted in the Top of the Sunday. (517) 487-8201. Okemos. 6 a.m.-9 p.m. renewalcs.com [email protected] newdailybagel.com. TO, Monday-Saturday; 7 Town contest last year. It’s a great place to OM, WiFi, $ a.m.-9p.m. Sunday. (517) 349-4425. OM, TO, WiFi, promote your business. NEW YORK BURRITO/ $-$$ 4994 Park Lake Rd. East Lansing DOWNTOWN SUBS & lotusvoice48823.com SALADS — Combo sand- RED CEDAR CAFÉ — wich/Mexican lunch and Coffee and bakery. 1331 dinner. Summer barbecue E. Grand River Ave., East menu Friday-Saturday. Lansing. 6:30 a.m.–8 p.m. [email protected] ADVERTISING DEADLINE: MARCH 12

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