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CP#15_158 City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION lier this year. Also at play is whether to sell BWL. Bernero said in May he will ask the Financial Health Team, under the leader- McCloudy ship of former Mayor David Hollister, to review the option. The city has millions in unfunded pension obligations that C will come due and could cause havoc with the budget. The sale of the BWL — if the price is right — could net the city OF THE WEEK days at BWL enough to not only settle those obligations, but put mil- lions into city coffers. The catch? It’s a one-time influx of Bernero snubs Council, keeps appointee on board cash and could mean higher bill for the utility’s customers. Now Bernero and City Council will square off over ap- Despite having his reappointment nomination with- pointment and reappointment powers. drawn late Monday afternoon by Lansing Mayor Virg Ber- Once a person has been appointed to a committee or nero, Lansing Board of Water and Light board in the city, with the approval of City Council, the ap- Commissioner Anthony McCloud will pointee can serve until the mayor revokes the appointment continue to serve in his position. or the person resigns, Hannan said. He said the City Char- “Mayor Bernero continues to have ter gives them that authority. confidence in Mr. McCloud’s ability to At-large Councilwoman Carol Wood disagrees, noting represent the citizens of Lansing on that the resolution by Council to appoint McCloud four the BWL board and he will continue to years ago has expired. Under the charter, the mayor has 60 serve until further notice,” Hannan said days to put someone forward, she said. If he doesn’t, the in a statement to City Pulse. He con- City Council can form a three-person committee to iden- firmed Bernero expects McCloud will tify, screen and select an appointment, she said. serve another four-year term without McCloud “Rest assured that if he doesn’t put someone forward in City Council’s approval. 60 days, I will be the first person to make a motion to cre- Last week, City Pulse reported that ate a committee,” Wood said. Property: 119 S. Magnolia Ave. McCloud’s reappointment was in jeop- McCloud was one of seven members of the eight-mem- Magnolia Street Substation ardy, after three city Council members ber board to give former General Manager Peter Lark a Lansing expressed concerns about his communi- positive review last July — only months after a catastrophic cation skills. ice storm crippled the utility’s operations. That storm left The mayoral move has set up a show- as many as 40 percent of the utility’s customers without down over control of the BWL — some- power in subzero weather for days. Located within the yellow brick walls of thing that has been brewing for over a But then in January, McCloud joined four other mem- this simple building, the industrial equipment year. Bernero had proposed using city Ross bers to dismiss Lark “for cause.” Lark filed suit challeng- used by the Lansing Board of Water & Light money to finance an auditor general ing his firing and could have recovered nearly $1 million transforms electrical voltage from high to low, post that could oversee budget opera- in salary. In May, McCloud joined a unanimous board in making it available for local distribution. Most often, such equipment is left exposed, unsight- tions at BWL, but the Council rejected that proposal ear- See McCloud, Page 6 ly, and particularly unappreciated when sited The dispute began early last fall when ESPN filed a Free- near homes and businesses. dom of Information Act request for all campus police reports While not as remarkable as its counterpart Overtime for MSU, ESPN featuring the names of 301 specified student athletes. ESPN on Forbes Street (Eye Candy of the Week in November 2009) this building is still impres- requested the information for an “Outside the Lines” investi- sive. The plain exterior is highlighted with lime- Appeals Court to hear case over releasing athletes’ names gative report on athletes at 10 universities and whether they stone details, including a particularly heavy cap A dispute between Michigan State University and the ESPN received more leniency than others from campus and local po- element. Executed in a stripped-down version Sports Network over the university’s refusal to release 301 stu- lice. While MSU was not found to give student-athletes any of the Art Deco style, the facade is split into dent-athlete names in campus police reports has moved to the special treatment, the university’s data is still incomplete, due tripartite divisions. In fact, this divisioning is state Court of Appeals. to the Circuit Court stay pending appeal. carried out at in diminishing scales, beginning MSU is challenging a ruling by Ingham County Circuit Cody said that a major consideration in MSU’s appeal is with the entire façade, then the central section Judge Clinton Canady III that ordered the university to release that the Circuit Court chose to not review unredacted police and finally the stone panel surrounding the the names of all listed suspects in the reports. The university reports the university provided. “For proper legal review, it entry. Even the windows are massed in groups had redacted the names of all witnesses, victims and suspects, would be important to review the records in question,” he said. of three, with each division reinforcing the ver- athlete or not, in its response to ESPN’s initial request for the “We feel that would give more context and could help who- tical sense of this wide building information last September. ever’s deciding the case make a more informed decision.” When the substation was constructed, it The Circuit Court’s March 2015 decision in part sided with ESPN declined to comment on the case. was not unusual for utilitarian civic buildings MSU's redaction of victim and witness names in the reports. The Freedom of Information Act, which let ESPN request to be given extravagant treatments. As a result, Canady considered them “unwilling participants” with a right crime report documents, grants organizations and individuals it makes a much better match for its Eastside to privacy, according to appeal briefs. Soon after MSU ap- the right to access records and information about government neighbors. The building recalls an earlier era, pealed his decision, Canady stayed his order requiring the re- and public entities. The intent of the law is transparency and when civic pride trumped economics. lease of suspect names. insight into the workings of public bodies, which includes uni- “There were some things [Judge Canady] agreed with us versities like Michigan State. — Daniel E. Bollman, AIA on, there were some things he agreed with ESPN on. One of According to Cody, the redactions in the reports had noth- the things he agreed with ESPN on was to release the suspects’ ing to do with student athletes. Rather, he said that withhold- “Eye candy of the Week” is our weekly look at some of names, even if they never were formally charged with a crime,” ing such information is simply university policy for MSU po- the nicer properties in Lansing. It rotates each with Eyesore of the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- said the university’s media communications manager, Jason singcitypulse.com or call Berl Schwartz at 517-5061. Cody. “We took issue with that.” See Athletes, Page 6 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015

development and living in the commu- While it is ELPD policy to redact infor- McCloud nity. My hope is to improve that relation- Athletes mation like social security numbers and ship with the community with whatever I victim addresses and phone numbers, Wil- from page 5 can contribute to the board.” from page 5 liams said names are only redacted in cer- And while McCloud’s reappointment tain cases, such as sexual assaults. She said paying Lark $650,000 to settle the suit, appears to have failed over concerns lice reports, in order to protect individuals’ redactions are largely decided on a case-to- which alleged the former executive was about his communication skills, Ross privacy. case basis. not fired for cause, but politics. said he is ready to deepen the communi- “Our FOIA office redacts for MSU po- “Transparency for police departments is And while McCloud's reappointment cation with the community and the City lice the same way for everybody. It has no very important,” she said. “However, there is was being used as a political football, he Council. bearing whatsoever whether the people a balancing test for law enforcement agen- was not the only Lansing resident up for Ross said he is willing to meet with involved are students, student athletes, cies to consider when releasing information appointment to the BWL. Attorney Ken any group that invites him and provide chemistry majors, employees,” Cody said. that could be private, or sensitive in nature.” Ross, a former state assistant attorney updates on the BWL. “The privacy of all those individuals who Williams said that while the ELPD tries general under Frank Kelly and Jenni- As for communications with the have interactions with our police depart- to be as transparent as possible, the depart- fer Granholm, was approved to replace Council, he said it was going to be a two- ment — that’s what’s important to us.” ment also has to consider personal privacy, outgoing Commissioner Cynthia Ward. way street. Privacy exemptions, under FOIA law, al- and what’s best for law enforcement. Ward chose not to seek reappointment, “There is a desire there to have more low a public body to withhold information Briggs-Bunting, formerly a professor citing employment changes as her rea- communication between the board and that constitutes a clear and unwarranted and director of MSU’s School of Journal- son. the council,” Ross said. “I think the goal invasion of per- ism, said that Ross, who is the chief operating of- of that is to make sure there are no sur- sonal privacy. campus police ficer and vice president of the Michigan prises. I think I heard loud and clear that Cody said the should be held to Credit Union League, comes to the post there is a desire for better communica- university’s use of the same trans- with 25 years of experience working in tion.” such exemptions parency stan- and around government in Lansing. He Ross will serve a four-year term repre- is fair, and in line dards as other served as director of the Michigan Office senting the entire city. with FOIA law. law enforcement of Financial and Insurance Regulation. Jane Briggs- agencies, like the “Generally my impression is that the — Todd Heywood Bunting, presi- ELPD. BWL is at the center of the community,” dent of the Mich- “You shouldn’t said Ross. “It is the center of economic igan Coalition for see a difference Open Govern- at all, that’s the PUBLIC NOTICES ment, disagrees. bottom line,” she “We think said. “If the off- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS they’re far in campus police are PROJECT: HILDEBRANDT GUTTER, FASCIA BOARD, AND DOWNSPOUTS excess of what going to release HUD Project No. HUD MI 058-103-GFD FOIA law allows,” the records, and OWNER: Lansing Housing Commission she said. “They’ll they don’t find an 419 Cherry St. argue personal exemption, I’m Lansing, Michigan 48933 privacy, they’ll not sure why the Patricia Baines-Lake, Executive Director argue a lot of dif- on-campus police Your firm is invited to submit a sealed bid or proposal to the Lansing Housing Commission (LHC) to ferent things. somehow invent replace the Hildebrandt Gutters, Fascias, and Downspouts before 2:00 pm local time, Tuesday, the But the bottom an exemption.” 21st of July, 2015 at 419 Cherry St., Lansing, Michigan 48933. line is, every in- MSU is no A Non-Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held on the Monday, the 13th of July, 2015 at 10:00 am dividual should stranger to le- at the Hildebrandt Community Center at Hildebrandt Park Community Center, 3122 N. Turner gal battles over St., Lansing, Michigan 48906. be accountable, and universities FOIA, either. In Project Description: The scope of work includes providing all labor, tools, and materials necessary are not exempt Image courtesy of Michigan Court of Appeals Clerks Office. 2006, the inde- to replace gutters, fascias, and downspouts, with new and additional where indicated, as designated This MSU Police report details a bicycle pendent student by Lansing Housing Commission, for the location specified herein, including but not limited to removal from the law, and of gutters, fascias, and downspouts, repair of substrate boards and sheathing, etc. as described and they’re not above larceny from August 2010. One of many newspaper, The shown in the Contract Documents, Drawings and Specifications herein as prepared by the Hobbs and the law.” documents given to ESPN last fall in response State News, filed Black Architects and Lansing Housing Commission. Briggs-Bun- to a Freedom of Information Act Request, it a lawsuit against Bid Documents for the Hildebrandt Apartment Renovations may be reviewed at 419 Cherry St., ting said that features major redactions. MSU over a de- Lansing, Michigan beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2015. Bid Documents will be MSU — and many nied request for downloadable from Hobbs+Black ftp site ftp://hbftp.hobbs-black.com, Username: 15303, Password: hbftp, or from Lansing Housing Commission website by going to www.lanshc.org and clicking on the other public bodies — abuse the FOIA law, records on a recent, violent, crime commit- link titled ‘Hildebrandt Gutter, Fascia, and Downspout Renovations’ package on the home page. Bid but they often get away with it because of ted in a university dormitory. The dispute Documents may also be available at the Builder’s Exchange of Lansing. This is a Davis-Bacon wage the barriers that average citizens have to ended in 2008 at the Michigan Supreme contract. face to challenge these abuses. Court, where MSU was victorious. Bidders will be required to provide Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond of a sum no less than 5% of “What most public bodies are banking Briggs-Bunting said that MSU — and the Bid Amount. A performance bond for 100% of the contract amount will also be required. on is if they refuse to give the information, all universities — should put more value in Submit your offer on the Bid Form provided in the bid documents. Bidders may supplement this form if they redact it, is citizens or organizations transparency. as appropriate. Your offer will be required to be submitted under the condition of irrevocability for a will simply let them get away with it,” she “Universities should be the most trans- period of 60 days after submission. said. “Organizations like ESPN can take parent and open institutions in the United For questions, contact Nick Scarpone, architect for Hobbs & Black Architects at 517-484-4870. them on, and good for them.” States, because that’s the fundamental ba- In the course of their investigative re- sis of what a university is — free flow of CP#15_164 port, ESPN filed a similar FOIA request discussion, and the ability to disagree,” she Public Notice with the East Lansing Police Department. said. The Ingham County Land Bank is accepting Qualifications for Real Estate Professional Services The request was fulfilled with near–com- Both ESPN and MSU filed requests last to list and sell residential properties. The Request for Qualification Packet is available after July 15, 2015 at the Ingham County Land Bank, 3024 Turner Street, Lansing, Michigan, 48906, 8:00 am to plete reports — names included, said the month for oral arguments in the pending 5:00 pm Monday through Friday or at www.inghamlandbank.org. Responses are due at the Land ELPD’s FOIA coordinator, Heidi Williams. Court of Appeals case. Bank offices before 2 pm on July 24, 2015 and will be opened at 2 pm July 24, 2015. The Ingham “The request was processed as any other County Land Bank is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses are encouraged to apply. RFP#: ICLB 15-0716-PRO FOIA request,” Williams said. “Names of — Brooke Kansier athletes involved in any incidents were con- CP#15_162 sidered public record.” City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 7

deal with." "Well, it happens all the time. Nobody muth. The conversation in the car, as Reinholt was more specific. He said likes to talk about it." Cramer described it, was directed at an Wheat and chaff the state's soybean industry has settled Harding told the group about free amorphous group of sustainability advo- Ag industry grapples with sustainability on three pillars of sustainability: "eco- programs, including on-site pick-up pro- cates. nomic viability, environmental steward- grams, that make it more convenient for "It feels like a vocal minority is setting Judging by a conference at MSU's ship and social sensitivity." farmers to recycle big containers. the policy for the rest of the country," Kellogg Center, Michigan's agricultural The practices discussed at the confer- "In the ag world, when it comes to Cramer said. leaders are coming to grips with sustain- ence ran a wide gamut, from practical recycling, everybody's green until some- As the conference wound down, two ability in much the same way movie and advice on conserving energy and water body has to pay for it," Harding said. attendees slipped away to adjoining uri- music moguls reacted to the birth of rock on the farm to puffery from Mondelez Even if ag leaders are convinced that nals in the men's room. One of them, a ‘n’ roll in the 1950s. CEO Irene Rosenfeld (via video) about sustainability will not fade away, an un- cucumber farmer, was telling horror sto- The kids sure go for it, but is it some- "mindful snacking" (referring to a new dertow of resistance is not likely to sub- ries about reporting requirements from thing to embrace, exploit or co-opt? Is line of bite-size cookies). side soon. buyers. "Every time he used a pesticide, there money in it? And what is it, any- Hudda showed a montage of Ghanian Boring admitted that sustainability they wanted him to report it within 24 way? cocoa farmers’ hopeful faces as they are "has been a challenge for many in the ag hours," he said, shaking his head. "Social causes are a big deal for these inspired by "joy ambassadors" from big community." young people who are up and coming," buyer Mondelez. She gave no specifics On the morning of the conference, — Lawrence Cosentino Keith Tinsey of Walther Farms in Three about how the farmers' lot is being im- Cramer and a few other speakers drove Rivers said at last week’s conference. proved by Mondelez. together to East Lansing from Franken- Tinsey was one of several speakers who But there was some wheat along with joked about their bald or graying heads. the chaff. Keith Reinholt of the Michigan Soybean Mondelez, a major buyer of Michigan PUBLIC NOTICES Association was another. wheat, has signed on to an unusual part- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS "I've been in the soybean business for nership with The Nature Conservancy, 30 years and haven't seen anything move MSU researchers and the Michigan Ag- PROJECT: HILDEBRANDT PARK GRADING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS more quickly than the sustainability con- ri-Business Association to gather data HUD Project No. HUD MI 058-103-G&D cept," Reinholt said. on the Saginaw Bay watershed, the larg- OWNER: Lansing Housing Commission Pressure is surging upstream, starting est drainage basin in Michigan. The bay 419 Cherry St. Lansing, Michigan 48933 with consumers and curling into a mighty is nearly surrounded by farmland and is Patricia Baines-Lake, Executive Director wave from big producers and retailers under intense pressure from runoff and like Frito-Lay and Wal-Mart, for the ag other pollution sources. Your firm is invited to submit a sealed bid or proposal to the Lansing Housing Commission (LHC) to replace the Hildebrandt Gutters, Fascias, and Downspouts before 2:00 pm local time, Tuesday, the industry to adopt, or appear to adopt, a "There's an opportunity for the agri- 21st of July, 2015 at 419 Cherry St., Lansing, Michigan 48933. wide range of sustainable practices. cultural leaders of Michigan to engage in A couple of dozen speakers and panel- scale," Hudda said. "We're not just work- A Non-Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held on Monday, the 13th of July, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Hildebrandt Community Center at Hildebrandt Park Community Center, 3122 N. Turner St., ists from a wide swath of Michigan's ag ing with a few farmers here and there, Lansing, Michigan 48906. industry said they are feeling the heat. but impacting the entire industry and all "Sustainability is here to stay," de- crops." Project Description: The scope of work includes providing all labor, tools, and materials necessary to improve drainage at grade, as designated by Lansing Housing Commission, for the location specified clared Karima Hudda, spokeswoman Aside from Rosenfeld's (taped) call herein, including but not limited to furnishing and installation of PVC drainage piping, connections to for snack food giant Mondelez (formerly for "a purpose larger than just making existing storm piping systems, provision of new drainage trenches, removal of existing concrete splash money," the MSU conference maintained blocks and replacement with new precast splash blocks as described and shown in the Contract Kraft). Hudda was riffing on a phrase Documents, Drawings and Specifications herein as prepared by the Hobbs and Black Architects and sung by Danny & The Juniors at the a shareholder-meeting atmosphere. Lansing Housing Commission. dawn of rock ‘n’ roll. "Protecting the well-being of the plan- et is a business strategy for Mondelez, Bid Documents for the Hildebrandt Apartment Renovations may be reviewed at 419 Cherry St., Ken Nobis of the Michigan Milk Pro- Lansing, Michigan beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2015. Bid Documents will be ducers Association drew the same con- and we emphasize that it is a business downloadable from Hobbs+Black ftp site ftp://hbftp.hobbs-black.com, Username: 15303, Password: clusion at the dairy industry's first sus- strategy," Hadda said. hbftp, or from Lansing Housing Commission website by going to www.lanshc.org and clicking on the link titled ‘Hildebrandt Gutter, Fascia, and Downspout Renovations’ package on the home page. Bid tainability conference in Arkansas in Other speakers stuck to the sweet Documents may also be available at the Builder’s Exchange of Lansing. This is a Davis-Bacon wage 2008. spot where sustainability helps the bot- contract. "I saw immediately that [sustainabil- tom line. Chuck Kubisch of Michigan Bidders will be required to provide Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond of a sum no less than 5% of ity] wasn't going to go away," Nobis said. Agricultural Commodities told the group the Bid Amount. A performance bond for 100% of the contract amount will also be required. In its third year, the annual Michigan how he saved $100,000 in energy costs Agriculture Sustainability Conference at grain processing plants at Brown City Submit your offer on the Bid Form provided in the bid documents. Bidders may supplement this form as appropriate. Your offer will be required to be submitted under the condition of irrevocability for a is looking very sustainable. Wednesday, and Marlette, Mich., mainly by install- period of 60 days after submission. over 90 farmers, food processors and ing variable frequency motors that adjust other state ag players attended. speeds of fans and blowers by computer. For questions, contact Nick Scarpone, architect for Hobbs & Black Architects at 517-484-4870. "Three years ago, a lot of people said, Between sessions, Keith Tinsey of CP#15_163 'Why are we doing this?'" said Jim By- Walther Farms said Kubisch's talk in- CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN rum, president of the Michigan Agri- spired him to go ahead with an energy NOTICE OF POSTING OF TOWNSHIP BOARD MINUTES Business Association. audit, an expense he'd been putting off Nobis told the group the ag industry for years. On July 8, 2015, the following minutes of the proceedings of the Meridian Township Board were sent for posting in the following locations: needs to be involved in the "process to Mike Harding of Mauser, a worldwide define sustainability." He said the term recycler and manufacturer of containers, Meridian Township Municipal Building, 5151 Marsh Road was "convoluted by the other side," with- gave the group a glimpse into the out- Meridian Township Service Center, 2100 Gaylord C. Smith Court Hope Borbas Okemos Branch Library, 4321 Okemos Road out being specific about who the "other sized world of recycling, country style. Haslett Branch Library, 1590 Franklin Street side" is. Harding's Michigan-based company, G. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road Several speakers took a stab. Phillips & Sons, specializes in recycling Snell Towar Recreation Center, 6146 Porter Ave. and the Township Web Site www.meridian.mi.us. The award for vaguest definition goes colossal plastic containers used on farms, to Tim Boring, vice president of the such as 55-gallon drums, jerry cans and June 16, 2015 Regular Meeting Michigan Agri-Business Association: the ubiquitous "tote tank," huge liquid "It's an ability to expand how many di- storage units that stack like cubes. ELIZABETH LEGOFF BRETT DREYFUS mensions you're juggling." On the farm, plastic jugs are often SUPERVISOR TOWNSHIP CLERK It sounded like a nice way of saying tossed into a burn pile, Harding said. CP#15_165 "one more damn thing farmers have to "They say it used to happen,'' he said. 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICES Public Notice The Ingham County Land Bank is accepting Proposals for Appraisal Services for Residential Properties and/or Vacant Residential Properties. The Request for Proposal Packet is available after July 15, 2015 at the Ingham County Land Bank, 3024 Turner Street, Lansing, Michigan, 48906, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday or at www.inghamlandbank.org. Responses are due at the Land Bank offices before 1 pm on July 24, 2015 and will be opened at 1 pm July 24, Thursday July 23-Sunday, July 26 2015. The Ingham County Land Bank is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses are encouraged to apply. RFP#: ICLB 15-0715-APPRAISE HOT DOGS, POPCORN, & REFRESHMENTS CP#15_161 WIN A FREE HOT TUB! CITY OF LANSING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ONE LUCKY BUYER WILL GET A TUB FOR FREE!* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, July 27, 2015 at 7 p.m. Get ready for Fall and reserve your hot tub today! in City Council Chambers, Tenth Floor, Lansing City Hall, 124 West Michigan Avenue, Lansing, WAS $4,999.99 NOW ONLY $3,299.99 Michigan, for the purpose of supporting or opposing: Current customers will receive 10% off chemical or Act-8-2015, Sale of property at 3337 Remy Drive, approximately 1.314 acres. accessories purchase just for stopping in! *Tax, delivery, chemicals not included For more information, please call 517-483-4177. These documents are available for review at the 2116 E MICHIGAN AVE.LANSING MI 48912 | (517)364-8827 office of the City Clerk or at http://www.lansingmi.gov/clerk under the heading of Documents Placed on File. If you are interested in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. PUBLIC NOTICES Written comments will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., Monday, July 27, 2015, at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West NOTICE OF ELECTION Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or email [email protected].. CITY PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope To the qualified electors of the City of Lansing, Counties of Ingham and Eaton, State of Michigan

CP#15_166 Notice is hereby given that the City of Lansing will conduct the Election in the City of Lansing, Counties of Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton, State of Michigan on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Polls will be ORDINANCE NO. 1346 open at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until 8:00 p.m.

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING USE DISTRICT MAP OF For the purpose of nominating candidates to the following offices: CHAPTER 50 -- ZONING -- OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EAST LANSING City: Council Member At Large (2), Council Member Ward 3

Please take notice that Ordinance No. 1346 was adopted by the East Lansing City Council at a For the purpose of voting on the following proposals: regular meeting of the Council held on July 7, 2015 and will become effective 7 days after the July City: Proposal to Renew a Levy of One Mill for Operation of Parks and Recreation System 15, 2015 publication of the following summary of ordinance.

THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS: Voting Precincts and Polling Places are:

The Zoning Use District Map is hereby amended to rezone the following described area from B-1, General Office Business District to B-2, Retail Sales Business District: Lansing Ward 1 Pct. 1 – Gier Park Community Center Lansing Ward 3 Pct. 22 - Southside Community Center Tax Parcel No: 33-20-02-18-415-008 Pct. 2 – Grand River Headstart Pct. 3 – Post Oak Elementary School Pct. 23 – Woodcreek Achievement Center Pct. 4 – Fairview Elementary School Pct. 24 – Attwood Elementary School LOT 60, 61 & 62 COLLEGEDALE, A SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 5 AND 7 AND OUTLOT “A” OF Pct. 25 – Attwood Elementary School SUPERVISOR’S PLAT NO. 5, CITY OF EAST LANSING, INGHAM COUNTY, MI ACCORDING TO Pct. 5 – Foster Community School Pct. 6 – Riverfront Apts Community Rm Pct. 26 – Southside Community Center THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 13 PAGES (8), INGHAM COUNTY Pct. 27 – Pleasant View Magnet School RECORDS. Pct. 7 – Pilgrim Congregational Church Pct. 8 – Bethlehem Temple Church Pct. 28 – Elmhurst Elementary School Pct. 29 – Wainwright Magnet School More commonly known as 116-132 Spartan Avenue, East Lansing, Michigan 48823 Pct. 9 – Board of Water and Light Pct. 10 – South Washington Office Cplx. Pct. 30 – Averill Elementary School Pct. 31 – Lewton Elementary School A true copy of Ordinance No. 1344 can be inspected or obtained at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan during normal business hours or viewed on the City’s Lansing Ward 4 web site at www.eastlansing.com. Lansing Ward 2 Pct. 11 – South Washington Office Cplx. Pct. 32 – Elmhurst Elementary School Pct. 33 – Lewton Elementary School Marie E. Wicks Pct. 12 – Lyons Ave. Elementary School Pct. 13 – Cavanaugh Elementary School Pct. 34 – South Washington Office Cplx. City Clerk Pct. 35 – Grace Lutheran Church CP#15_167 Pct. 14 – Gardner Middle School Pct. 15 – Mt. Hope Elementary School Pct. 36 – Letts Community Center Pct. 16 – Forest View Elementary School Pct. 37 – Letts Community Center Pct. 17 – Kendon Elementary School Pct. 38 – Willow Elementary School NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Pct. 39 – Emanuel First Lutheran Church EAST LANSING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pct. 18 – Gardner Middle School Pct. 19 – Henry North Elementary School Pct. 40 – Willow Elementary School Pct. 41 – Cumberland Elementary School Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing Zoning Pct. 20 – Henry North Elementary School Pct. 21 – Forest View Elementary School Pct. 42 – Transitions North Board of Appeals on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the 54 B District Court, Pct. 43 – St. Stephen Lutheran Church Courtroom 1, 101 Linden Street, East Lansing:

A public hearing will be held to consider a variance request from Timothy J. Meehan for the property All polling places are accessible and voting instructions are available in alternative formats of audio at 1145 Abbot Road, in the R-2, Medium Density District, from the following requirement of Chapter and Braille. An accessible voting device is also available. 50 - Zoning Code of the City of East Lansing: Photo Identification OR Affidavit Required to Vote: Article VIII. Section 50-816, to permit 30% front yard paving where 25% is allowed. Under a Michigan law passed in 1996 and upheld by the Michigan Supreme Court, ALL voters will be asked to show photo identification to vote at the polls. Voters without identification will be required to The applicant would like to add a circle drive to provide a pave surface to an existing curb cut on fill out and sign an affidavit in order to receive a ballot. Abbot Road for safer exiting from the property. To see if you are registered or to find your polling location, check the Secretary of State Voter Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning, Building and Development, East Lansing City Hall, Information web site at www.michigan.gov/vote. 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All persons interested in these appeals will be given an opportunity to be heard. The Lansing City Clerk’s Election Unit, 2500 S. Washington Ave, will be open on Sunday, July 26 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday, August 1, 2015 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to issue and accept absentee The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters ballots to qualified electors. for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the Monday, August 3 at 4 p.m. is the deadline to request an absentee ballot. Ballots requested on meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should write or call the Department of Monday, August 3 must be requested and voted in person at the Clerk’s Office at 124 W. Michigan Planning, Building and Development, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 319- Ave, 9th Floor or 2500 S. Washington Ave. 6930. TDD Number: 1-800-649-3777. Chris Swope, Certified Municipal Clerk Marie E. Wicks Lansing City Clerk City Clerk CP#15_168 CP#15_160 City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

me that the formation of a Ballot Question some small mistakes made in the paperwork Committee was necessary and that you have filing process,” a statement from the commit- Oops violated Michigan Campaign Finance Law tee said today. “They will be fully corrected by failing to form a Ballot Question Commit- by the end of the month, and the ballot com- Ethics group violates tee upon spending or receiving more than mittee will be officially dissolved." PUBLIC NOTICES state law, county clerk says $500.00.” — Todd Heywood Michigan campaign laws require that A committee set up ostensibly to bring committees formed to influence votes for greater campaign transparency to city of or against ballot initiatives must register Lansing elections has violated Michigan with the state if they collect or expend over Want more campaign laws, Ingham County Clerk Barb $500 in a calendar year. Dan Krassner, a Byrum has determined. spokesman for Represent.Us, confirmed to Citing reporting by City Pulse, Byrum on City Pulse that the organization had spent City Pulse? 37 July 8 sent a letter to Walt Sorg, chairman $25,000 paying a California firm to collect of Lansing Citizens for Ethics Reform. The signatures to qualify the initiative for the No- Follow us on group was pushing an amendment to the vember ballot. city’s ethics law that would have required, The group now faces up to $300 in fines social media among other things, registering lobbyists for violating the law, Byrum informed Sorg and providing public campaign financing. in her letter. The committee will also have to The city clerk refused to validate the petition file campaign finance reports by July 27 or drive after the city attorney said the proposal face additional fines and fees. facebook.com/lansingcitypulse violated state law and the City Charter. The ethics proposal organization quickly @citypulse @lansingcitypulse In a letter to Sorg, Byrum said, “These owned up to its mistake. actions, confirmed by you, have indicated to ""Despite our best efforts, there were

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CERTIFIEDUNCOVERING LANSING’S HIDDEN RENTAL CRISIS

Todd Heywood/City Pulse Photo by Rita Deibler for City Pulse TOP LEFT: One of the basement windows in the VanDouser rental property basement. It is insulation ABOVE: George VanDouser stands in the southwest corner of covered with plastic. The pipes lead to nowhere. ABOVE LEFT: An unidentified growth located on the his rental home near what code officials say is potting soil, and southeast wall of the VanDouser basement. The growth literally comes out of the paint. others say is black mold on the walls. LOW-INCOME FAMILIES SUFFER FROM DEFICIENT HOUSING INSPECTIONS By TODD HEYWOOD ogy and insufficient staffing in the city’s Code Compliance Bancroft Court is a quiet street nestled in the Genesee Office, city officials and landlords said. The result is a flawed BEHIND THIS STORY Neighborhood on Lansing’s near west side. The house at 816 system of inspections that leaves families like the VanDous- In April 2015, City Pulse submitted a Freedom of is a mustard yellow two-story, three bedroom, single-family ers vulnerable and powerless. Information Act request to the city of Lansing seeking home built in 1916, decorated with flowers in a new bed. VanDouser agreed to speak to City Pulse while acknowl- the city’s databases of all properties on the tax rolls and Children’s toys are on the porch and yard. edging that the house, for which he pays $750 a month, identifying the taxpayers of record on each property. The exterior masks an appalling interior. would be subjected to increased inspection scrutiny as a re- On April 20, the city compiled the data, which serves as Since George VanDouser, 42, and his family moved into sult of this story. He feels he has no other option. a snapshot in time of the city’s property rolls. Using the the rental home last year, it’s been a health and safety night- “I’ve lived in this house for nearly a year, and it’s beating released data, City Pulse was able to identify properties mare. The deadbolts don’t work; they bar the door with two- me,” he said. as well as reveal technology problems for the city. While by-fours. Lights go on and off randomly. A shower upstairs He lives here with his wife and two children, a 15-year-old the city has access to these databases of property rolls, drips water into the kitchen below onto anyone standing at daughter with asthma and other disabilities and a 12-year- they do not have the technological capacity to run spe- the sink. There is standing water in the basement and mold old son. His two 2-year-old grandchildren visit “at least three cific searches. For instance, the city cannot run a report in the corners. A shorn-off and ragged pipe sticks out of the or four times a week.” His brother-in-law just moved in. identifying code compliance contacts for ta specific wall. When it rains, VanDouser said, the water comes out of The family survives on his disability checks and monthly property. In order to do that, city officials would have the pipe “like a faucet.” Social Security payments. Like other low-income families, to hand search each and every property entry in the on- The VanDousers’ substandard housing is what hundreds there are limited housing options, and what is available often line property portal BS&A, a time-consuming job. — more likely thousands — of low-income families in Lan- sing call home. It’s a problem made worse by dated technol- SEE HOUSING, PAGE 11 City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11 HOUSING BEHIND THE INSPECTION SCENE AT 816 BANCROFT COURT tory Checklist” filled out by the VanDousers FROM PAGE 10 By TODD HEYWOOD The results of a city inspec- on Nov. 15, when they took possession of the is substandard. Complicating the situation, tion of the rental property at 816 rental property, documents many of these not all of Lansing’s rental properties com- Bancroft Court not only found concerns. ply with city’s rental registration laws. Some safety violations, but also re- “There are several noteable cracks on the properties are not registered at all, while oth- vealed the complicated relation- walls of the basement as well as the floors,” ers have expired rental certifications as they ships inspectors share with ten- wrote VanDouser’s wife, Lorie Ann. “The await inspections. ants and landlords in the city. walls and floors are not fully painted. You Larry Connelly, a city in- can tell that some one attempted to seal An investigation by City Pulse has found spector, visited the property on spots on the walls. It looks like a cement/tar that of Lansing’s identified rental properties, Thursday based on a complaint type sealant. However, this did not work.” 42.53 percent are certified rental properties. filed by City Council members. Included in the report by inspector Con- That means they are fully inspected and all That complaint was based on nelly was speculation on the motivations of fees have been paid. Just over one third of photos shared by City Pulse the tenants. Lansing’s identified rental properties have an and an expression of concern “The statements the tenant made during expired certification or are in some process for the tenant’s health and the inspection was, quote ‘I am not looking for of complying with city housing ordinances. safety. money or compensation, I just want the own- In addition, owners of 23.27 percent of the In an email to Scott San- er to pay,’” Donnelly reported in his email to properties have withdrawn them from the ford, the city’s lead housing Sanford. “In the way the statement was said, certification process — which may include inspector, Connelly said: “I I took that as a personal vendetta against the properties still being rented, albeit illegally. inspected the dwelling for any property owner. The tenant stated that they Overall, over 30 percent of Lansing’s code violations, and found were looking for another place to move, and housing stock has been identified as rental. the ceiling above the kitchen I asked the tenant why he hasn’t moved al- This figure includes single-family housing as sink showed evidence of an ready? He stated that he didn’t know. I asked well as multiunit rentals in the city. active leak from the second if there was still a lease in place, and the ten- Randy Hannan, chief of staff to Lansing floor bathroom. ant said yes. I asked how long they have lived Mayor Virg Bernero, acknowledged the city’s “In the basement I found there, and he stated about seven months. He ability to manage rental properties is “imper- evidence of a grow operation asked me what he should do, and I told him to fect.” He said part of the problem is trying to and electrical wiring installed seek legal counsel.” without a permit. I observed This drew the ire of Yorko, who represents get high quality data out of the current tech- traces of water on the base- the VanDousers and lives on the same street. nology. ment floor and what looked “I take serious issue with both Larry's He compared the situation to trying to to be dirt where the tenant comments and assumptions about the ten- obtain high definition quality digital imag- claims is mold. I did not see ants based on his limited understanding of ery while using only a film camera. mold on the basement walls the situation, and Scott's affirmation that Rental housing has come to the fore in or any of the appliances, fur- is it somehow appropriate by saying ‘there City Hall because City Councilwoman Jes- nace or water heater. The is much more going on behind the scenes,’” sica Yorko, who represents the 4th Ward (co- second floor bath vanity is Yorko wrote back in an email to Sanford incidentally where the VanDousers live), has loose from the wall and the and other Councilmembers. “The job of taken it on. sink arrears to be clogged. A code enforcement is to find violations and “I’ve been aware for the last few years of safety inspection letter has write notices for corrections, and not to pass Lansing having a rental housing problem,” been issued for the violations judgement on the tenant. This email is only said Yorko, who lives near the VanDousers. observed at this property.” further confirmation of deeper problems in “But these are the first hard numbers I have City Pulse has observed the code enforcement unit than I even origi- seen.” and documented what ap- nally thought existed.” Yorko said the entire system is broken, pears to be mold — some- Sanford responded back to Yorko noting something Hannan challenges. thing city officials deny. that landlord-tenant disputes often come up “I think that’s an overstatement,” Hannan Regarding “the alleged as a result of code complaints and inspections. said. “The system works reasonably well.” ‘black mold on the walls,’” “If someone wants to move and break their He conceded that technology problems wrote Sanford in an email to lease they know the easiest way to do that is to and a backlog in inspection appointments City Pulse, “this wasn’t black get the house tagged,” Sanford wrote. do lead to properties’ falling through the mold, it was potting soil left “There are also people out there that con- cracks. And that’s the case with the Van- over from the grow room stantly want to use our office for their own Douser home. Had staffing been at full force, that had been installed in the personal agenda and make false claims and the property would have been inspected by basement.” complaints about things that aren’t true city officials and the problems identified be- George VanDouser and or that we don’t even have the authority to fore City Pulse brought the issues to the at- his family, who rent the prop- enforce,” he continued. “I can’t tell you the tention of city officials. Photos by Todd Heywood/City Pulse erty, on Friday removed bags number of waist high grass complaints we Under current law, single-family dwell- TOP: A window in the basement of 816 Bancroft of garbage, which had been get that turn out to be barely 8 inches high ings like the VanDousers’ are inspected by Court, showing peeling paint and plywood covering The properly bagged and stored upon investigation or the multiple trash code compliance officials every three years. window did not shut and lock MIDDLE: Another window in the basement, as well as an complaints we get and they turn out to be Those inspections provide the property a in the VanDouser basement covered with plywood. old mattress. They then spent children’s toys spread throughout the yard “certification.” Sixty days before a property’s ABOVE: What appears to be black mold located the day sweeping and mop- and the complainant is trying to sell their certification is set to expire, the city sends on the basement floor of 816 Bancroft Court. City code ping the floors. house and doesn’t like the mess.” the property owner a notice. An owner has inspectors say it is potting soil. When City Pulse returned Despite this, Sanford told City Pulse the to appear at the city's Code Compliance Of- on Saturday, the black mold- VanDouser said the property has had motivations of tenants are not taken into ac- fice, pay a re-inspection fee and schedule like substances remained on the floor and longstanding issues with the electric, water count when issuing code violations. an appointment for that inspection. While the walls. The smell of mold and mildew had in the basement, mold and the bathroom Efforts to reach the property owner, Olie SEE HOUSING, PAGE 12 been reduced, but remained present. sink. A document called a “Move-In Inven- Olsen, were unsuccessful. 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015

City Pulse they can wait as long as six months funded positions is filled, and the city is pay- the properties. HOUSING for that inspection, leaving the property as ing a contractor to conduct this work. Hous- Many properties that were victims of “expired” in property records during that pe- ing inspectors are also authorized to issue the economic crisis and tax foreclosure face FROM PAGE 11 riod. That does not necessarily mean a prop- premise violations. demolition. The cost to tear them down is erty is unsafe, it just means the city’s backlog During the budget process earlier this cheaper than fixing them up. So Ingham awaiting this re-certification, the property is prevents city inspectors from immediately in- year, Yorko proposed doubling the number County in cooperation with the city has em- listed as expired in city records. specting and recertifying properties. of officers tasked with inspecting the inside barked on an unprecedented blight removal The VanDouser rental was certified in During last week’s meeting of the Public of properties. The Bernero administration program. In the next year, 240 properties August 2012, but that certification expired Safety Committee of the City Council, the and City Council reject- will be demolished by earlier this year. City data, publicly available lead housing inspector for the city acknowl- ed that proposal, say- the two agencies, many on the city’s property portal, do not indicate edged the backlog. ing it would have cost of them properties ob- when the certification expired, nor does it “If you look at [the city’s online property nearly $900,000 this tained by the Ingham show when, or if, the city will reinspect the portal], you’ll see a lot of expired ones,” Scott budget year, and more County Land Bank after property. It does show that during the cer- Sanford told the committee. “That’s because in following years. they were taken in tax tification process in 2012, former landlord we are scheduling inspections so far in ad- In addition to more foreclosure. Willie Dillard was cited for safety issues. It vance because of staffing issues.” boots on the ground, Property tax reve- is unclear, however, what those concerns Right now, the Code Compliance Office Yorko wanted to require nues plummeted as a re- were. has seven housing inspectors on duty and an annual inspections of sult of the bursting of the While the city records specific violations open position that has been funded. City of- all rental properties housing bubble, leading in its database, it does not make those vio- ficials said they are working to find someone in the city. According to statewide municipal lations or the results of specific inspections to fill that post. The city also has three posi- to records, there were “I’M TRYING TO RECONCILE funding problems. But publicly available on the website. tions funded for premise inspectors, who in- 13,686 identified rental THE STATEMENTS I HEARD this struggling to stay It isn’t only tenants who are affected by spect properties for violations such as weeds, properties in Lansing FROM STAFF IN HEARINGS afloat and invest and im- the city’s policies and practices. Landlords tell disabled vehicles and garbage. None of those as of April 20. That’s AND COMMITTEE prove properties adds to out of 45,416 proper- that problem. MEETINGS WITH WHAT I ties. Currently single- Lansing city gov- family rental units are HEAR IS HAPPENING IN ernment was able to The Holt Community being inspected every THE COMMUNITY. I CAN’T weather the economic three years, unless there DO THAT. THE STAFFING storm because of its Arts Council presents has been an inordinate SITUATION IS A PROBLEM.” strong rainy day reserve a daylong celebration of innovation and creativity – number of premise fund, but a decade of beer, food, and cool stuff to see and do! violations in the pro- LANSING CITY cuts from revenue shar- ceeding period. In that COUNCILWOMAN ing took its toll, Han- instance, certification is nan said. The city has Saturday, August 8 for two years only. JESSICA YORKO one-third of the staff During the budget doing the same amount fight, the city administration assured the of work a decade ago. So when an already Council it had the staffing to properly moni- strapped department is down an employee, Where artists and inventors come to show! tor, inspect and enforce the city’s rental laws. the workload piles up — as has happened Fun for everyone, featuring: “I’m trying to reconcile the statements I with code compliance and rental inspec- The Lansing Makers Network heard from staff in hearings and committee tions. There is little room for error. Impression 5 meetings with what I hear is happening in The mayor has created an internal ad the community,” said Yorko. “I can’t do that. hoc working group to “take a deep look at Mini Maker Space The staffing situation is a problem.” the data” related to rental properties, Han- REACH Art Studio Hannan agreed that staffing is a concern, nan said. Using that data, the group hopes to The Holt Community Arts Council’s Holt but believes it is difficult to measure the ef- recommend specific changes in technology Spicy Salsa Competition fectiveness of the Code Enforcement Office and possibly staffing in the fall. Those rec- & much more! without a full complement of funded em- ommendations would be used in the devel- From 12 noon to 6 p.m. ployees doing their jobs. opment of the next fiscal year budget, which “No one wants unsafe housing in the city, goes into effect July 1, 2016. no one,” Hannan said. “But you can’t just Ultimately, concerns about safe housing throw more resources at it. You have to look is about the health and safety of the com- Taste delicious, local craft brews and at it and figure out what is going on.” munity. Ultimately the whole issue of rentals “When rentals are inspected on a regular support a great cause at the same time! comes down to resources: Resources for the basis, you have concerns with impoverished Participating breweries include: city to enforce its laws, resources for property people who are already at risk for health is- Sleepwalker Spirits and Ale owners to improve their properties, resourc- sues being put at higher risk,” said Julie Pow- Old Nation es for low-income residents to pay for safe, ers, executive director of the Greater Lansing EagleMonk Pub and Brewery stable housing. Housing Coalition. & more! Experts in the housing issues of the city Eric Schertzing, the Ingham County trea- Early-bird tickets are $30, or pay $35 at the door. told City Pulse that much of the ongoing surer who chairs the land bank, said Lansing Proceeds benefit the Holt Community Arts Council. crisis stems from the housing collapse that is dealing with a fundamental reality facing Buy online at holtarts.org began in 2006 and Great Recession that fol- many communities in Michigan and across From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m lowed. They said to imagine properties on a the nation. continuum from poor to outstanding. When “They’re the recipients of the carnage of the crisis hit, those properties on the lowest the economy,” he said of the properties, the end have been lost to tax or traditional fore- owners and those looking to rent. closure. That has made marginal properties “People use houses and houses use peo- Veterans Memorial Gardens, 2074 Aurelius Road, Holt | holtarts.org out of ones that were doing better. A result is ple,” Schertzing said. “But how do communi- the landlords are struggling to keep them up ties keep those houses — and by extension to code. The property owners simply don’t those people — safe? I don’t know the an- have the cash flow to invest in and improve swer to that.” City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER tion to be about the prominence of female performers in this year’s festival. “There seem to be more female-fronted bands than usual,” I thought to myself. running the gamut But when I looked back on the sched- ule, the numbers didn’t support the nar- rative I had built in my head. Each night What I learned from spending six days at Common Ground featured somewhere between nine to 11 performances, and only two or three per night featured a female musician. The worst offender was Saturday night’s rap-heavy lineup. Back-up dancers aside, Yellokake of the BLAT Pack was the only lady I saw performing on a Common Ground stage Saturday. Even without Meghan Trainor, the scheduled opening-night headliner who canceled for health reasons, the most female-loaded lineup was July 7’s pop- flavored slate of performers. The evening featured female-fronted bands Mister- wives and Flint Eastwood, the half-female duo Less is More, pop artist Bea Miller and an appearance by Lansing’s own Jen Sygit performing on the main stage with Joshua Davis. Of course, it says something about the state of the music industry when I see a handful of female-fronted groups and think, “There seem to be more female- fronted bands than usual.” The year of the F-bomb The F-word was the unofficial curse Photos by Ty Forquer/City Pulse word of the festival, with everyone from Over 40,000 people made their way to this year’s Common Ground Music Festival over the course of the six-day event. Misterwives’ Mandy Lee to Jane’s Addic- tion singer Perry Ferrell hurling the ob- scenity from the Common Ground main By TY FORQUER Cultural whiplash think I saw more than 10 black festival at- This was the year to do it. In past years, I tendees the entire night. stage. The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne would attend one or two nights of Common In recent years, Common Ground has On the other hand, it felt like Lansing’s took things a step further, bringing out a Ground Music Festival and think to myself, moved into very genre-specific scheduling, entire black population showed up — either giant silver “Fuck yeah Lansing” balloon “Next year I’m going to buy a week pass and placing bands and artists of similar styles on the festival grounds or listening from the that was probably 20 feet tall. be here every night.” together each evening. This creates a certain opposite shore of the Grand River — to hear I’m no prude, but I was surprised at But it never happened. Other plans got cultural whiplash for multi-night attenders. Snoop Dogg and Wale Saturday. (The eve- how casually the word was tossed around in the way some years, while other years the Thursday night I stood in the photo pit in ning was also the best-attended night, draw- at an open-air festival. ticket price didn’t seem worth it. But this front of the main stage, waiting for country ing 11,000 paid attendees.) See Common Ground, Page 14 year, my first as City Pulse arts and culture stars the Band Perry to take the stage. I looked The two nights out over the crowd, which was decked out in editor, seemed like the year to make it hap- even had their own Festival-goers await a performance cowboy hats and t-shirts emblazoned with pen. I decided to take the plunge and attend preferred contraband. by female-fronted hard rock group American flags and pro-gun slogans. Just 24 all six nights of Common Ground. The country music In This Moment. In all, I saw 52 of the 60 bands/artists hours later, an entirely different crowd eagerly crowd passed around that performed at this year’s festival, miss- awaited a performance by hard rockers Three smuggled-in flasks ing only a few of the early afternoon sets, Days Grace. This night’s heavily tattooed of whiskey, while the and spent about 30 hours at Adado River- audience preferred the simplicity of black t- air on rap night was front Park. shirts. The next evening featured the most ra- heavy with the smell As I type this on Monday morning, cially diverse audience, as hundreds of people of marijuana — or in I’m definitely feeling the hurt. All of my clamored to the front of the stage to get a good Snoop Dogg parlance, thoughts are a little hazy and everything look at rap icon Snoop Dogg. “that sticky-icky-icky.” sounds a little duller. My feet are sore — I While this scheduling is probably good for averaged over five miles of walking per day ticket sales, it creates a strange sort of segrega- Where my trucking between the festival's three stages. tion. Thursday’s country music night, unsur- ladies at? So what did I learn? Rather than give a prisingly, was the whitest evening of the fes- As I was putting play-by-play review of the festival, here are tival. The festival said that over 9,000 people this article together a few themes that emerged as I immersed attended that evening, and while there’s no in my head, I had myself in the Common Ground experience. way to know the actual breakdown, I don’t planned for this sec- 14 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015

yet soulful — vulnerability. A monologue in which Robert spouts academic jargon Common Ground peppered with observations that come with aging — and with the creeping sense from page 13 that he has begun to lose his mind — is particularly poignant. While Saturday’s hip-hop lineup takes Cassandra Little plays Catherine, who, the award for lyrical vulgarity, special men- the complexity of a relationship between at 23, put aside her undergraduate educa- tion must be made for Perry Farrell’s mul- a young woman and her father, a brilliant tion to attend to her once brilliant father tiple oral sex jokes and for Alien Ant Farm’s Burden of mathematician whose mental world is un- and his deteriorating mental condition. Dryden Mitchell, who invented a fictional raveling. Little, as the doting daughter, initially MTV show title so crass that it could make ‘Proof’ “Proof” Doak Bloss submerges the deeper side of her charac- a sailor blush. Over the Ledge Theatre Co. plays the father, ter until confronted by one of her father’s The cleanest night, in terms of profan- 8 p.m. Thursday, July 16, former graduate students, Hal (portrayed Friday, July 17 and Saturday, Robert, who is ity, was Thursday’s country music night. Of Over the Ledge kicks July 18; 2 p.m. Sunday, present in act one by Joe Dickson), and by her obnoxious course, there were plenty of references to all- July 19 older sister Claire, played by Shannon The Ledges Playhouse as a ghost and American vices like beer and girls and fast off summer season 137 Fitzgerald Park Drive, in act two alive Bowen. cars, but no one had to explain a blow job Grand Ledge Gradually, and yet powerfully, Cath- to their 7-year-old. While Common Ground By TOM HELMA (517) 318-0579, via flashbacks to Review erine is revealed as having a brilliant mind Over the Ledge Theatre overtheledge.org four years earlier. has never marketed itself as a family friendly of her own: a unique knack for abstract Co. opened its fourth season Bloss combines a festival, it does offer free admission for chil- mathematics equal to or even greater than at the Ledges Playhouse with David Au- blustery, full-of-himself professional per- dren under 6 and offers reduced ticket prices that of her father and a passionate love in- burn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Proof.” sona with moments when his character’s for children age 6 to 10. terest in Hal. The play is a tender love story that depicts pomposity disappears into a confused — Love in the ranks of the math students Standout performances might not seem all that interesting, yet For my money, the best performance of Little and Dickson take a mighty whack the week was Sunday’s performance by the at it and manage to thoroughly charm an Flaming Lips. I’ve never seen so many adults audience. become absolutely giddy as when the band Faith is journey Dickson’s nerdy vulnerability as Hal is released dozens of balloons and fired can- balanced by Little’s pent-up hunger for non-loads of confetti into the audience. The sexual authenticity, and romance blos- band was joined on stage by people dressed soms among the integers and postulates. as giant mushrooms, oversized butterflies Older sister Claire arrives prepared to and a rainbow (requiring two people, one swoop up her sister, cash out her father’s at each end of the rainbow). Musically, the NOT a guilt trip. house and manipulate Catherine into band didn’t disappoint either, performing moving from Chicago to New York. Claire hits like “She Don’t Use Jelly” and “Yoshimi finds her sister, however, to be a more for- Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1” to an elated midable adversary than she had bargained audience. Come join us on the journey for. The crowd favorite of the festival, how- There are elements in this script of the ever, was probably Snoop Dogg. Thousands dysfunctional dynamics present in many of attendees waved their arms and rapped

families, moments that those who have along to classics like “Gin & Juice.” The cared for an aging relative can relate to. Pilgrim Congregational 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. standing-room-only sections in front of the Sunday - 10 AM Bowen’s portrayal of Claire is at the very main stage were so crowded that security United Church of Christ (517) 484 7434 top of that list. started turning people away. (Snoop seems - Bowen’s character feels completely real to have enjoyed himself as well. He’s posted Lansing, MI PilgrimUCC.com as the seemingly pragmatic, but ultimately several pictures and a video from the festival devious and scheming, older sibling pres- on his Instagram page.) ent in many dysfunctional families. (How If I had to choose a standout performance convoluted is it that one sister who has in terms of sheer disappointment, I would taken care of a mentally disoriented father have to give it to Wednesday’s headliners, for five years can be seen by the other sis- Jane’s Addiction. Farrell, the 56-year-old ter as the one needing to be taken care of?) singer of the group, no longer seems to have There are numerous threads woven the vocal control he once had. The signa- into this script that reflect what many ture tone is still there, but Farrell struggled American families are going through. Ag- to hit the notes in classic Jane’s Addiction ing, intelligent adults are beginning to tunes like “Been Caught Stealing.” Add to slip mentally and need assisted living, and that some rambling, incoherent stage banter their adult children are realizing that lov- about how he and his lady enjoy watching ing their parents might require more — “Maury,” you have a recipe for some uncom- much more — than what they ever imag- fortable concert watching. ined. The rest of the band seemed up to the No one from the older generation, of- task. Guitarist Dave Navarro, who took all ten called the Greatest Generation, wants of one song before removing his shirt and to give up their hard-earned autonomy, revealing his tattooed torso, unleashed his especially to the upcoming younger gen- usual pyrotechnics, and the rhythm section erations who are often characterized as a kept everything moving along. The sound more selfish lot. quality was surprisingly bad, however, with “Proof” illuminates some of the dark Navarro’s guitar work often fighting to be sides of this generational phenomena. It heard in the soupy, bass-heavy mix. In the rubs emotions raw and exposes family ve- end, however, the musicians’ efforts weren’t nialities, yet also demonstrates the proof enough to compensate for Farrell’s lackluster of unconditional love. vocal work. City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 15 16 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015 City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 17 18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015 City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 19

THURSDAY Matthew Ramsey of country band Old Dominion uses the Photos by Ty Forquer catwalk to get up close and personal with the crowd.

TUESDAY Singer/songwriter Joshua Davis stepped up to fill in for Meghan Trainor, who canceled her appearance due to hemorrhaging on her vocal cords. WEDNESDAY Christina Chriss, frontwomen SUNDAY of Detroit-based rock band Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Kaleido, performs for a crowd Lips climbed inside of an on the outdoor Sparrow Stage. inflatable plastic ball and rolled himself into the audience.

FRIDAY Vocalist Sonny Sandoval leads Christian hardcore band P.O.D. as part of Friday’s lineup of heavy rock acts.

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Photo by Helen Murphy for City Pulse Pulsars XI Mary Dilworth MSU and Peppermint Creek win big at City Pulse theater awards (left) and By TY FORQUER Carolyn The Greater Lansing theater community gathered Monday night as City Pulse honored Conover the best in local theater with its annual Pulsar awards. WMMQ morning show co-host Deb show Hart emceed the evening, and City Pulse’s theater judges and staff were on hand to hand out off their trophies to the winners awards MSU’s Department of Theatre was the big winner of the evening. The group took home 16 for Best awards, largely on the strength of its productions of ‘60s rock musical “Hair” and the salacious Actress in drama “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.” Dan Smith, assistant professor of theater studies, provided a Play. The some comic relief, accepting nearly a dozen of the awards on behalf of colleagues and students category who were unable to attend the ceremony. (Smith did get some hardware of his own, snagging the featured a Best Director award for “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.”) three-way Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. also had a big night. The troupe took home six Pulsar awards, tie that also winning several acting awards and the coveted Best Musical award for its staging of “Dogfight.” included City Pulse theater writer Paul Wozniak gave a touching tribute to Bill Woodland for his Terry Heck, nearly 50 years of service to the theater community, describing his love and dedication to who did not building sets to help others shine. attend. “This is what local theater is all about,” Wozniak said.

Best Play Best Lead Actor—Musical Best Featured Actress — Play Best Costume Design

“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” Martin Underhill — “Camelot” Colleen Bethea — “Vanya and Sonia and Elspeth Williams — “Les Liaisons MSU Department of Theatre Starlight Dinner Theatre Masha and Spike” Dangereuses” Riverwalk Theatre MSU Department of Theatre

Best Musical Best Lead Actress—Musical Best Musical Director Best Hair/Make-Up Design

“Dogfight” Jayna Katz — “Dogfight” Dave Wendelberger — “Hair” Angie Wendelberger — “Les Liaisons Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. MSU Department of Theatre Dangereuses” MSU Department of Theatre

Best Director—Play Best Supporting Actor — Play Best Choreographer Best Original Script

Dan Smith — “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” Todd Heywood — “Bengal Tiger at the Kellyn Uhl — “Hair” Rob Roznowski — “60/50 Theatre Project” MSU Department of Theatre Baghdad Zoo” MSU Department of Theatre MSU Department of Theatre Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.

Best Director—Musical Best Supporting Actress — Play Best Set Design Best Ensemble — Play

Deric McNish — “Hair” Wendy Hedstrom — “Miracle on South Daniel Hobbs — “Les Liaisons “Best of Friends” MSU Department of Theatre Division Street” Dangereuses” Riverwalk Theatre Williamston Theatre MSU Department of Theatre

Best Lead Actor—Play Best Supporting Actor — Musical Best Properties Best Ensemble — Musical

Kirill Sheynerman — “Les Liaisons Matthew Bill — “Dogfight” Daniel Hobbs — “Les Liaisons “Hair” Dangereuses” Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. Dangereuses” MSU Department of Theatre MSU Department of Theatre MSU Department of Theatre

Best Lead Actress—Play Best Supporting Actress — Musical Best Sound Design Special Recognition

Mary Dilworth — “Venus in Fur” Amanda Harvey — “Dogfight” Steve Parkinson — “Les Liaisons Bill Woodland Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. Dangereuses” Over 50 Years of Service MSU Department of Theatre Carolyn Conover — “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” Best Featured Actor — Play Best Lighting Design MSU Department of Theatre Terry Heck — “Sirens” Zev Steinberg — “Les Liaisons Jessica Osos — “Les Liaisons Williamston Theatre Dangereuses” Dangereuses” MSU Department of Theatre MSU Department of Theatre 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015

which was written first, Lee takes Detroit author Anna Clark also the readers forward twenty years to delves into the minds of writers in Harper Lee to the 1950s and we find that the heroic her new book, “Michigan Liter- Atticus Finch we thought we knew ary Luminaries,” which looks at was actually a fink. In Lee’s new the lives and writing careers of 10 Hemingway book, Atticus is portrayed as a racist, Michigan authors. Some of the au- and our loveable Scout is all grown thors, like Elmore Leonard, Joyce New release, event give insight up, working in New York and look- Carol Oates and Ernest Heming- into the writing process ing for romance. way, are household names, but By BILL CASTANIER Remember the adage about see- others, like Detroit urban crime Tuesday’s publication of Harper Lee’s ing how the sausage is made? That’s writer Donald Goines, will be less- “Go Set a Watchman” is a lesson in publish- the kind of experience readers are er known to readers. ing and editing. Readers seldom get to see getting with the publication of Lee’s Southern transplant Harriette an original, unedited first book in 55 years. Whether read- Simpson Arnow, author of "The “Michigan manuscript of a book ers like it — or even care — is yet to Dollmaker," is one author included Literary in published form; be seen, but the release of the book in the book that Clark knew noth- was carefully choreographed right ing about before starting this proj- Luminaries” mostly they languish in Courtesy Photos Author talk by Ann archives. But that, in es- up until the final days, when The ect. Clark sence, is what “Go Set a New York Times broke the story “Go Set a Watchman,” released this week, and “Michigan “I knew nothing about her, and a 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 Literary Luminaries” each give insight into the writing process. FREE Watchman” is — a first that Atticus was a racist in the new friend lent me a couple books,” she Schuler Books (Meridian Mall) draft of Lee’s Pulitzer (old) book. said. “Although she was well known 1982 Grand River Ave., Prize winning “To Kill a “Anytime people are talking about books copies. Millions of those books have gone to in her time, she was mostly forgotten.” Okemos and authors, it’s a good thing,” said Cherry high school classrooms, used to show how As for Hemingway, she said there was no (517) 349-8840, Mockingbird.” schulerbooks.com In the new book, Hamrick, director of the Delta Township one person can make a difference. Perhaps way to write the book and not include him. District Library, regarding the controversy today’s high school teachers will use the new “It’s only been in recent times that Mich- surrounding the new book. book as a lesson that life can be murky and igan’s influence on his writing has been rec- Outside of a few editors and executives at isn’t always what it seems. ognized,” Clark said. “He chose to be here HarperCollins, virtually no one had access to Rina Risper, publisher of the New Citi- and write about Michigan at a critical time the book before its publication. But a Feb- zen’s Press and a Lansing activist, said she in his life.” ruary announcement that Lee’s manuscript found solace in the library when she was a Clark said she included Goines and would be published whetted public demand. child living in Long Island. One of the books Leonard together in one chapter “since they On the reputation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” she gravitated toward was “To Kill a Mock- were writing about the same place and same alone, advance orders for the book drove a ingbird.” era at the same time, and the contrasts in Long Live print order of over 2 million. Rhoda Wolff, “It was a scary book for me in the fourth their lives were so different. Elmore Leon- manager of Schuler Books in Eastwood grade, but that book and ‘Charlotte’s Web’ ard had a triumphant career while Goines’ Towne Center, said the store has pre-orders were parallel inspirations to me,” she said. life ended tragically.” the Indie! in the hundreds. “But 50 years later, we still don’t have the Goines was shot to death in 1974 in what Since its publication in 1960, “To Kill a open communication about race that we Detroit police speculated was a drug re- Every purchase you make Mockingbird” has sold more than 40 million need.” lated killing. His books dealt with gritty ur- at your local bookstore ban topics, and at one point he was the No. 1 selling black author on the market with helps ensure that it will be titles like “Dopefiend.” there for you in the future. Clark, 26 and a University of Michigan graduate, is among a growing number of Stop by today for new and writers who either write about Detroit or call Detroit home. used books, music, films, When she moved to Detroit, she said, the eBooks, or to eat in the US 127 & Lake Lansing Rd literary community was not galvanized. Chapbook Cafe! www.NCGmovies.com “We were home and alone, but that is very quickly changing and Detroit is be- (517) 316-9100 coming a place where you choose to be a We Thank You LANSING - OFF SOUTH CEDAR AT 1-96 Student Discount with ID writer.” for supporting your local, VISIT CELEBRATIONCINEMA.COM OR CALL 393-SHOW ID required for “R” rated films independent bookstore!

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Wednesday, July 15 Classes and Seminars Aux Petits Soins-Explorers 1 & 2. French immersion class for babies ages 0-2 & 2-4. 4:15 p.m. (2-4) & 5:15 p.m. (0-2.) Mother & Earth Baby Boutique, 1212 Turner St., Lansing. ow.ly/PhuBb. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Washington St., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. lamc.info. Wednesday, July 22 Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. 6 p.m. Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of God, 3500 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) There’s nothing like live music to performing with him ever since. July Collaboration and partnership with 899-3215. complement a hearty meal. Throw in fine marked his one-year anniversary with the other musicians has also been essential. Mendeley. A comprehensive introduction to Mendeley. 10 a.m. FREE. MSU Library, MSU art and friendly neighbors, and you’ve got group. “There are a lot of Michigan artists who Campus, 366 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing. (517) all you could ever need to make lunchtime To the band, community support is have adopted us as little sisters,” explained 353-8700, libguides.lib.msu.edu/mendeley. great. invaluable. Buist and Larson. Two figures in particular Mid-Michigan Time Bank. Neighbors helping, It may seem like a strange combination, “Community has been huge for us since have taken the sharing skills and resources. 6 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, 125 but the Broad Art Museum’s Acoustic we started four years ago,” the girls said. band under their Acoustic Lunch: S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-7434, Lunch concert series is an opportunity “The same local bookstores and breweries wings: songwriter The Accidentals pilgrimucc.com. Noon Wednesday, July 22 for Lansing community members to pack that we played at back then are still the Marshall Crenshaw FREE a lunch and listen to concert previews by places we play at today.” and producer Eli and Edythe Broad Art Events Museum, Education Wing artists who perform with Pump House Thanks to the dedication of the Stewart Lerman, 547 East Circle Drive, East Allen Market Street Farmers Market. Lansing Locally grown, baked and prepared foods. 2:30-7 Concerts. individuals and organizations that love who are helping to (517) 541-5690, p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. At noon Wednesday, guests can the sound of the Accidentals, the band’s create their next broadmuseum.msu.edu Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. absorb the sound of the Accidentals, a second album, “Bittersweet,” was born. album. Open Workshop. Bike repair, bike safety and group of singer-songwriters and multi- Backers provided $11,500 to bring the The group The Accidentals at biking as healthy exercise. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Kids instrumentalists from Traverse City. The project to fruition in 2013. To inspire finds much of its the Pump House Repair Program, 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 755-4174. group will perform a full concert later that support, the band sold off guitars support here in $15 suggested donation Weekly Chess Club: Age 6 & up. Come in for 368 Orchard St., East evening in East Lansing’s intimate Pump and other merchandise as part of the Michigan. Though Lansing all skill level chess tutoring. 6-8:30 p.m. FREE. House venue. fundraising campaign. they have toured (517) 927-2100, facebook. CADL Okemos Library, 4321 Okemos Road, com/pumphouseconcerts Okemos. (517) 347-2021, cadl.org. Among the three of them, the “The fan base finds incredible new ways across much of Merry Music Maker. For all ages. Kids will love Accidentals play more instruments than to support us all the time,” said the band, the country, they frequently find places to this super high-energy performance. 1:30-2:30 you can shake a glockenspiel at. Founding which affectionately refers to its fans as perform in the Mitten State. p.m. FREE. CADL Haslett Library, 1590 Franklin St. members Katie Larson and Savannah Buist the “Famgrove.” The term comes from the “Savannah is actually working on a new Haslett. (517) 339-2324. Cirque Amongus Circus Show. Juggling, music, met in 2011 as high-school classmates. Both title of its song “Mangrove,” and the word song about Michigan with another Michigan magic, comedy and more. 1-2 p.m. FREE. CADL grew up with musical families and later “family.” artist,” Larson revealed. Though the band Holt-Delhi Library, 2078 Aurelius Road, Holt. (517) developed their talents with professors Dedicated listeners can purchase has a contract for four more albums, this 694-9351, cadl.org. from Interlochen Center for the Arts, a Famgrove lifetime membership for Acting Up Theatre Company. Music, colorful song will be a single. characters and plenty of laughs. 10-11 a.m. FREE. where Larson’s father is a pianist. exclusive perks such as free downloads, In 2014, the duo brought in Michael free admissions to certain concerts, and See Out on the Town, Page 25 Dause to play percussion and have been access to a private blog. —ALLISON HAMMERLY 24 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015

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The Plurals release 'An Onion Tied Rocky Votolato & Dave Hause at Mac's Bar To My Belt' at the Avenue

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The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 18+, $5, 7 p.m., Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $15. $13 adv., 7 p.m., Saturday, July 18 Saturday, July 18 Since 2007, the Plurals have been a fixture in the Lansing music scene, releasing Seattle-based songwriter Rocky Votolato and Philadelphia-based songsmith a string of DIY alt-rock discs on its GTG Records imprint. The three-piece band Dave Hause co-headline Saturday at Mac’s Bar. The Impact 88.9 FM-hosted is back with its third full-length album, “An Onion Tied to My Belt.” The group event also features opener Chris Farren, a Florida-based songwriter. Votolato releases the new record Saturday at the Avenue Café. The album, available on came up in the Pacific Northwest indie scene and spent nearly a decade vinyl LP or CD, features 12 hook-driven Midwestern power-trio tunes. Fans of fronting Seattle-based indie punk band Waxwing. His solo work marked the Pixies, Hüsker Dü or Fugazi may want to check out it out. Through the years, a transition from punk rocker to acoustic troubadour, and a series of ac- the band has kept its original lineup: Tommy McCord (guitar), Nich Richard (bass) claimed records followed. Albums like 2006’s “Makers” and 2007’s “The Brag and Hattie Danby (drums) — all share songwriting and lead vocal duties. “An On- and Cuss” were rooted in Gram Parsons-style folk and classic country music. ion Tied to My Belt” was recorded throughout 2013-2014 in between rigorous His latest disc, “Hospital Handshakes,” gets more electric. The LP, released in coast-to-coast touring across the United States. Opening Saturday’s release show April, was dubbed “a gripping new folk-rock album” by Billboard Magazine. are: Hut Two Hike, Pupppy, O-Face, Summerpunx and James Radick from Small The album, a follow-up to 2012’s “Television of Saints,” features production Parks. Lansing power pop group the Stick Arounds will close out the evening. work by guitarist Chris Walla, formerly of Death Cab for Cutie.

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LIVE & LOCAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat u r day The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Service Industry Night, 3 p.m. Possessed by Paul James, 9 p.m. Timecat, 8 p.m. The Plurals, 7 p.m. Black Cat Bistro, 115 Albert Ave. Chip Christy, 9 p.m. Blue Gill Grill, 1591 Lake Lansing Rd. Chrip Christy, 9 p.m. Scott Seth, 5 p.m. Capital Prime, 2324 Showtime Dr. Paulie O, 8:30 p.m. Paulie O, 8:30 p.m. Coach’s Pub & Grill, 6201 Bishop Rd. DJ Trivia, 9 p.m. Last Call, 9 p.m. DJ, 9 p.m. Colonial Bar, 3425 S. MLK Blvd. Open Mic w/Pat Zelenka, 9 p.m. Copper, 2874 E. Lake Lansing Rd. Alistar, 6 p.m. Dublin Square, 327 Abbot Rd. Mark Warner, 5 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Good Cookies, 9:30 p.m. Skoryoke Live Band Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. The New Smooth Daddy, 9:30 p.m. The New Smooth Daddy, 9:30 p.m. Grand Café/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Karaoke w/Joanie Daniels, 7 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. Johhny D Jam, 9 p.m. Karaoke Kraze, 9 p.m. Avon Bomb, 9 p.m. Scratch Pilots, 9 p.m. Gus's Bar, 2321 W. Michigan Ave. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Harper's, 131 Albert Ave. Sarah Brunner, 6 p.m. Rob K, 6 p.m. Mike Vial, 6 p.m. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Sprowt, 8 p.m. Rocky Votolato & Dave Hause, 7 p.m. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Sloan, 9 p.m. The DeWaynes, 9 p.m. Zydecrunch, 9 p.m. Peppino's, 213 Ann St. Reggae Lou, 5 p.m. Reno's East, 1310 Abbot Rd. Rush Clement, 6 p.m. Sarah Brunner, 6 p.m. Kathy Ford, 6 p.m. Rob K., 6 p.m. Reno's North, 16460 Old US 27 Kathy Ford Band Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Steve Cowles, 6 p.m. Don Middlebrook & Rush Clement, 6 p.m. Bobby Standal, 6 p.m. Reno's West, 501 W. Saginaw Hwy. Rob K., 6 p.m. Mike Cooley, 6 p.m. Tell Yo Mama, 6 p.m. Reggae Lou, 6 p.m. Tin Can West, 644 Migaldi Ln. Waterpong, 11 p.m. DJ Chalky, 9 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog's Open Blues Jam, 8:30 p.m. Rotations with Frog, 8:30 p.m. Rotations with Frog, 8:30 p.m. Waterfront Bar & Grill, 325 City Market Dr. Joe Wright, 7 p.m. Watershed, 5965 Marsh Rd. Trevor Compton, 7 p.m. Dan MacLachlan, 8 p.m. Capital City DJs, 10 p.m. Capital City DJs, 10 p.m. Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 410 S. Clippert St. DJ, 9 p.m. DJ, 9 p.m. To get listed just email us at [email protected] or call (517) 999-5069. LivE & Local lists upcominG gigs! Only submit information for the following week's paper. City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 25

St. Lansing. (517) 372-5980, glhc.org. Court Park, 400 Hillside Ct., East Lansing. (517) 319- dewittlibrary.org. Out on the town 6888. cityofeastlansing.com. Harvest Basket Produce Sale. Farmers market Hero Thursday: At The Library. Be a hero and with organically grown produce. 3-7 p.m. FREE. from page 23 Events Merry Music Maker. Toe tappin', hand clappin' help clean at the library. Ages 5 up, 1-2 p.m. FREE. Smith Floral and Greenhouses, 124 E. Mount Hope East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6085. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., high-energy performance for all ages. 2:30-3:30 Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Lansing. (517) 272-9840. p.m. FREE. CADL Okemos Library, 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 347-2021, cadl.org. MaKey MaKey Makerspace. Hands on learning Music event for teens 12kknd. 1-3 p.m. FREE. DeWitt Practice Your English. Practice listening to and Film Movement Series. View recently released Music in the Garden. Twyla Birdsong: award- District Library, 13101 Schavey, DeWitt. (517) 669- speaking English. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing award-winning foreign films. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. winning blues singer. 7 p.m. FREE, donations 3156, dewittlibrary.org. Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) CADL Okemos Library, 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos. Accepted. Veterans Memorial Gardens The Coupon Swap. Learn to find deals and 351-2420, elpl.org. (517) 347-2021, cadl.org. Amphitheater, 2074 Aurelius Road, Holt. (517) 268- exchange coupons. 6-7:45 p.m. FREE. DeWitt District Happendance @ ANC. With Missy Lilje and Heroes in the Nighttime Sky. A glow-in-the-dark 3007, holtarts.org. Library, 13101 Schavey, DeWitt. (517) 669-3156, the Ageless Dancers. 10 a.m. FREE. Allen Market constellation project. 12:30-1:15 p.m, FREE. CADL See Out on the Town, Page 26 Place, 1619 E. Kalamazoo, Lansing. (517) 367-2468, Foster Library, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. (517) allenneighborhoodcenter.org. 485-5185, cadl.org. 3rd Wednesday Open Mic. Sign up and perform Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta at an outdoor venue. 7 p.m. FREE. Ann Street Plaza, Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Albert Ave. at M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing. (517) 319- Lansing. (517) 484-5600. 6888, cityofeastlansing.com. Spanish Conversation. Practice listening to and Stories in the Garden. Teens read to children at speaking Spanish. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public MSU 4H Children's Garden, 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. MSU Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- 4-H Children's Garden, MSU Campus, East Lansing. 2420, elpl.org. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy’s Classic Bar & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482- Music 0184. Fusion Shows presents. Music begins at 10 p.m. 21 South Lansing Farmers Market. Local produce, and older welcome. 10 p.m. FREE. Crunchy's Pizza & delicious prepared foods and hand made goodies. Burgers, 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 3-7 p.m. FREE. St. Casimir Catholic Church, 800 W. 351-2506, crunchyseastlansing.com. Barnes Ave. Lansing. (517) 374-5700. Family Fun Concert. Family Fun Concert with Randy 8-Ball Tournament. Bring your pool game to Kaplan. 2 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 the Avenue. Call to confirm because it is cancelled Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. occasionally. 7 p.m. $10. The Avenue Cafe, 2021 Daniel Roberts. Covers and original folk. 4-6 Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 492-7403. p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. SoupGrant. Crowd-sourcing micro-grants for Kalamazoo St. Lansing. (517) 999-3911, Facebook.com/ community projects. 6:30 p.m. $5. Grace Lutheran AllenStreetFarmersMarket. Church, 528 N. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd. Lansing. Music in the Village. The Lost Hitch Hikers and Biddle [email protected]. soupgrantlansing. City Band. 7 p.m. FREE, donations accepted. Meridian com. Historical Village, 5113 Marsh Road, Okemos. (517) 347- Capital Area Crisis Men & Women's Rugby 7300, meridianhistoricalvillage.org. Practice. Weather Permitting. All experience levels St. Johns Concert in the Park. With youth big welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. St. Joseph Park, 2151 W. band/choir from Flensburg, Germany. 7 p.m. Donations Hillsdale St., Lansing. Accepted. St. Johns City Park Performance Shell, 800 Super Science with Magneto-Man. Meet W. Park St., St. Johns. (989) 224-2429, clintoncountyarts. superhero Magneto-Man, with experiments. 7-8 p.m. org. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Spanish Conversation. Practice listening to and speaking Spanish. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Thursday, July 16 Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- Classes and Seminars 2420, elpl.org. Take Off Pounds Sensibly. 5:15 p.m. $5. New Moonlight Film Festival. Outdoor movie viewing Hope Church, 1340 Haslett Road, Haslett. (517) 349- featuring Jurassic Park (PG.) 9:30 p.m. FREE. Valley 9183, newhopehaslett.com. Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in 6 p.m., meeting 6:30 p.m. FREE. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 882- 9080, stdavidslansing.org. Tarot Study Group. With Dawne Botke. 7 p.m. FREE. Triple Goddess New Age Bookstore, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 883-3619, triplegoddessbookstore.net. Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 7-8 p.m. FREE. Community Mental Health Building, room 214G, 812 E. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 515-5559, coda.org. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6363, cadl.org. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Quan Am Temple, 1840 N. College Ave., Mason. (517) 853-1675, quanamtemple.org. Celebrate Recovery. For all types of habits, hurts and hang-ups. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Trinity Church (Lansing), 3355 Dunckel Road, Lansing. (517) 492- 1866. So You Want to Buy a Home? Seminar. Please call 372-5980 to register. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Neighborhood Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple 26 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015

tion for downtown workers. For now, it’s only EMS workers, firefighters, bus drivers and open during games, but said that may not be DNR officials with all their uniform needs. the case forever. The longtime business will soon vacate its “We’re tossing around the idea of keep- 2,200-square-foot REO Town location for ing it open (to the public) once construction expanded digs on the city’s south side. finishes,” he said. “It makes sense. And it’s “It’s nice to see REO Town going through allowed us to create three new venues to this current renaissance, but there’s just no give more seating and dining options. It also parking here,” said owner/president Jim gives us space to be able to offer private Downs. “This move will allow me to expand events year round.” my retail operations, make it easier for cus- Directly adjacent to Good Hops is a new tomers getting on and off the highway, and banquet facility, called the View. That can provide better parking access.” hold about 150 people, and is connected to Downs will move into a 24,000-square- the patio, which can hold another 80-100. foot space adjacent to Rycus Flooring at The Tailgate Terrace is a game-only area 5301 S. Pennsylvania Ave. His father, James that seats about 700-800 people at picnic P. Downs, started Lansing Uniform in 1970 tables. Grueser said that over a season, about and sold it to his son after he retired. When GOOD HOPS/LANSING UNIFORM 25,000 people will make their way to that it started, Downs said his father serviced Photo by Kyle Castle area. All together, the new construction mostly industrial workers, but evolved to Good Hops is a specialty burger and craft beer bar located in the new construction in Cooley Law School Stadium. comes to about $13.8 million. fill the local niche for law enforcement, first And there’s the (literally) built-in cus- responders and public transit workers. His tomer base directly above it: the Outfield services mostly include retail sales, alteration By ALLAN I. ROSS Good Hops, which opened June 1, is a apartments, 84 units of downtown under work, and patch applications. You think baseball games, you think hot long and narrow space, seating about 20 construction in the Lugnuts outfield by the Downs’ father will still own the REO Town dogs, beer and maybe the old peanuts-and- people. Grueser said it’s small “by design,” to Gillespie Group. Gillespie will own and building at 1141 S. Washington Ave., but so Cracker Jack combo. But Cooley Law School not-so-subtly direct people’s attention out to operate the three residential floors, while the far no businesses have expressed an inter- Stadium has gone the gourmet route with the action on Jackson Field below. It offers Lugnuts will operate the ground floor, which est in taking over that space. Downs said he its new addition, Good Hops. The specialty 12 craft beers on tap and seven inventive is city-owned. The apartments won’t be com- expects to complete his move by Oct 1. hamburger-and-craft-beer station, situated in hamburger creations, such as the Wynken, plete until next summer, but the finishing the new construction beyond the outfield, is Blynken & Nod ($12), with beef brisket, cara- touches on the View and Good Hops should Lost and gone forever part of the stadium’s push to be more inclu- melized onions, chili and shredded cheese, be done by the end of the season. Last month, Metro Lansing lost two busi- sive with the community and to offer base- and the Hotel California ($10), stacked with “(Cooley Law School Stadium) has been nesses with personality. On June 18, Grand ball fans more than your typical ballpark fare, avocado, Monterey Jack cheese, and bread- here for 20 years now, and all these changes River Coffee Co. called it quits after the said Nick Grueser, Lansing Lugnuts general and-butter pickles. All burgers each come are just something that keeps us competi- owners decided to retire. And downtown manager with hand-cut fries and house-made ketch- tive,” Grueser said. “You can’t stay the same Lansing’s Spotted Dog Café served its last “This came from listening to what up; chicken, veggie and bison patties have a forever.” chicken salad sandwich on June 25. No word (Lugnuts attendees) wanted and trying $2 upcharge. yet on what new businesses will take over to accommodate them in a unique way,” Given the work put into the menu, Uniform space those locations. Grueser said. “And the feedback has been Grueser said Good Hops works as both a ball- For 45 years, Lansing Uniform has sup- extraordinary.” park stopover and a destination dining loca- plied Metro Lansing police departments,

Campus, East Lansing. (517) 884-4800. FRIDAY, JULY 17-19 & JULY 24-26 >> 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' AT RIVERWALK THEATRE Out on the town Summer Concert Series. With Kathleen and the Bridge St., Band. 7 p.m. FREE. Ann Street Plaza, Children in Riverwalk Theatre’s Young Artisan Workshop have been from page 25 Theater Albert Avenue at M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing. (517) in summer workshops learning how to act, make props and design PREVIEW 319-6888. cityofeastlansing.com. Marshall Music Drum Circle. All ages and levels Rummage Sale. All proceeds benefit the Meridian costumes, and now they ready to put their new skills to work. This welcome. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Marshall Music, 3240 E. Senor Center. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Meridian Senior Center, Saginaw St. Lansing. (517) 337-9700, marshallmusic.com. cast and crew, ranging in age from 10 to 18, will perform a new adaption of Lewis 4000 N. Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5046. Pops Concert. Free family concert in East Lansing. Carroll’s beloved tale written by Riverwalk Theatre Young Artisan Workshop Local Goods Market. Vendors with Farm 6 p.m. FREE. Patriarche Park, Located on the corner products, crafts and tastings. 3-7 p.m. FREE. Old alumnus Christian Thompson. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $8/$6 of E. Saginaw Street and Alton Road, East Lansing. Town General Store, 408 E. Grand River Ave., (517) 490-0481. children 12 and under. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482- Lansing. (517) 927-0940, oldtown-generalstore.com. 5700, riverwalktheatre.com. Theater Music "Proof." Awarding winning play by David Auburn. 8 SOU Hip Hop Showcase. Performances by Muzik p.m. $10/$8 seniors/$6 students. Ledges Playhouse, THURSDAY, JULY 16-19 >> DOWNTOWN EAST LANSING 2015 SIDEWALK SALE D. Wil, Donjuan and more. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $10/$7 Adv.. 137 Fitzgerald Park Drive, Grand Ledge. (517) 318- Fahrenheit Ultra Lounge, 6810 S. Cedar St., Lansing. Take advantage of some great deals while supporting local businesses as the 0579, overtheledge.org. (517) 719-7316, ow.ly/Proqc. City of East Lansing partners with several downtown East Lansing businesses, The Coffeehouse at All Saints. A musical/ spoken word open mic. FREE. 7:30-9:30 p.m. FREE. art galleries and restaurants to host its annual sidewalk sales. In addition to the All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Rd. East sales, the Sea Cruisers, best known for its blend of music from the '50s, '60s and Friday, July 17 Lansing. (517) 402-2582, ow.ly/Prq28. Classes and Seminars '70s, will perform inside Ann Street Plaza on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. See Aux Petits Soins-Explorers 1 & 2. French Theater website for participating locations. FREE. Downtown East Lansing, (517) 319-6931, immersion class for babies ages 0-2 & 2-4. 9:30 a.m. "Proof." (For info see July 16.) 8 p.m. $10/$8 cityofeastlansing.com/1631/sidewalk-sales. (2-4) & 10:30 a.m. (0-2). Willow Tree Family Center, seniors/$6 students. Ledges Playhouse, 137 Fitzgerald 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 643-8059, Park Drive, Grand Ledge. (517) 318-0579, overtheledge.org. tai chi players. Instruction in Qigong, meditation 999-3910, allenneighborhoodcenter.org. ow.ly/PhuBb. New adaption of the Lewis "Alice In Wonderland." and Yang style tai chi forms. 9-10 a.m. FREE. Hunter Domestic Violence Support Group. Noon-1:30 Mud And Mug. Learn how to work with clay. Carroll classic. 7 p.m. $7/$5 children. Riverwalk Park, 1400 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 272-9379. p.m. FREE. Women's Center of Greater Lansing, B.Y.O.B. For ages 21 and up. 7-10 p.m. $25. Reach Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700, Aux Petits Soins-Explorers 1. French immersion 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163, Studio Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. riverwalktheatre.com. (517) 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. class for babies ages 0-2. 9:30 a.m. $15 drop-in/$12 womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. per week for 10-week session. Mother & Earth Baby Ballot Petition Training. Volunteer ballot petition training- MiLegalize.com, 11 a.m. FREE. Down to Events Boutique, 1212 Turner St., Lansing. ow.ly/PhuBb. Flower Arranging Workshop. 12:30-2 p.m. $5- Earth, 3001 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. We Collect Stuff. Talk and exhibit with collectors Saturday, July 18 10 Suggested Donation. Hunter Park Community from the community. 7 p.m. FREE, cash bar. Eli and Classes and Seminars GardenHouse, 1400 E. Kalamazoo St. Lansing. (517) Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU Tai Chi in the Park. For beginning and experienced See Out on the Town, Page 27 City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 27

Americana and more. 3-6 p.m. Tripper's Sports (720) 401-4214. Out on the town Bar, 350 Frandor Ave., Lansing. (517) 336-0717. tripperssportsbar.com. Events Monday, July 20 from page 26 DeWitt Blooms in July. Tour of five distinctive Classes and Seminars Theater private gardens in DeWitt, Noon to 5 p.m. $10/$8 Events Adult Rape Survivor Support Group. Registration "Proof." (For info see July 16.) 8 p.m. $10/$8 advance. McGuire Park , 1001 W. Main St. DeWitt. preferred. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s Center of Kids Mud Run. Obstacles and mud pits. For ages seniors/$6 students. Ledges Playhouse, 137 (517) 449-0391, ow.ly/PryRo. Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 5-15. Non-timed. 9 a.m.-Noon, $12/$10 Delta Township Fitzgerald Park Drive, Grand Ledge. (517) 318-0579, Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. residents. Grand Woods Park, 4500 W. Willow Hwy., 372-9163. overtheledge.org. lessons 6-6:45 p.m. dance 6:45-, $8 dance, $10 Lansing. (517) 323-8555, deltami.gov. Job Seekers Support Group. Finding the right "Alice In Wonderland." (For info see July 17.) 7 dance&lesson. The Lansing Eagles, 4700 N. Grand Pottery to Go Workshop. Sculpt a hero figure in clay. career. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Women’s Center of Greater p.m. $7/$5 children. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum River Ave., Lansing. (517) 490-7838. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163, Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700, riverwalktheatre. East Lansing Farmers Market. Essential food Capitol Ave. Lansing. (517) 367-6300, cadl.org. womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. com. items and much more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Valley Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy's Classic Bar & Support Group. For the divorced, separated and Court Park, 400 Hillside Court, East Lansing. (517) Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. widowed. Room 9. 7:30 p.m. FREE. St. David’s Episcopal 319-6888, cityofeastlansing.com/farmersmarket. Broad Art Museum: Find Us at ScrapFest. Join Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272, the Broad in the Scrapfest event. Noon-4 p.m. FREE. Sunday, July 19 stdavidslansing.org. Old Town, Grand River Avenue and Turner Street, Theater Story Art Time. make art inspired by storybooks. Lansing. (517) 485-4283, iloveoldtown.org. Classes and Seminars "Alice In Wonderland." (For info see July 17.) 2 p.m. 10-11 a.m. $5/adults FREE. Reach Studio Art Center, Stewardship Morning. Volunteers help restore Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Third $7/$5 children. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 999-3643, habitat; care for park, 9-11 a.m. FREE. Harris Nature floor meeting room. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing. (517) 482-5700, riverwalktheatre.com. reachstudioart.org. Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Okemos. (517) 349-3866, Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) "Proof." (For info see July 16.) 2 p.m. $10/$8 Sacred Music Camp. Beginning instruction for meridian.mi.us. 515-5559, coda.org. seniors/$6 students. Ledges Playhouse, 137 Fitzgerald keyboard, guitar and more. 6-8:30 p.m. $20. Grace Mom to Mom Sale. For more information on selling Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Park Drive, Grand Ledge. (517) 318-0579, overtheledge.org. Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East visit website. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Willow Tree Family Center, See Out on the Town, Page 28 3333 S. Pennsylvania Suite 101, Lansing. ow.ly/PrwS1. Lansing. (517) 371-5119, [email protected]. Pokemon/Magic the Gathering Card Games. Tutorials. Starter decks provided. 12:30 p.m. FREE. Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Music Everybody Reads, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. Summer Concert Series. Featuring the music of (517) 346-9900, becauseeverybodyreads.com. "We're On the May Erlewine. 7 p.m. FREE. Ann Street Plaza, Albert Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation and Silent Avenue at M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing. (517) 319- Air"--and the path is Prayer. 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation 6888, cityofeastlansing.com. Healing Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) clear. Rocky Votolato and Dave Hause. With guest 641-6201, selfrealizationcentremichigan.org. Matt Jones Chris Farren. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $13. Mac's Parents of LGBTQ kids. Weekly support group. Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing. (517) 484-6795. All faiths are welcome. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE. Diversity fusionshows.com. Psychological Services, 1310 Turner St., Lansing. Across Deacon Earl on the Patio. Live blues, reggae, 1 Where SSTs used to land FRIDAY JULY 17 >> TURNER STREET OUTDOOR THEATER 4 Curve segment 7 Come in Pull up a lawn chair and grab some popcorn as Turner Street Outdoor Theater 12 Indie rock band ___ turns Old Town’s Cesar Chavez Plaza into an outdoor movie theater. This week’s Kiley 13 Mayday call selection is Disney’s animated sci-fi movie “Big Hero 6,” preceded by live music 14 Insect with a 17-year from Kevin Reynolds and John Beltran. 9-11:30 p.m. FREE. Lot 56/Cesar Chavez life cycle Plaza, intersection of Turner Street and Grand River Avenue, Lansing. (517) 485-4283, 15 Rent-___ (airport service) iloveoldtown.org. 16 "Uh-oh," in kiddie talk 18 Chase doggedly FRIDAY, JULY 17 >> WE COLLECT STUFF 20 Spread over 21 American-born former The Broad Museum invites you to explore your hoarder side as it talks collecting with queen of Jordan field" character 10 Cutting crew, for 36 On target local business owners from Curious Book Shop and Flat Black & Circular. Community 22 Coloring agent 25 Assoc. formed in 58 Balance sheet heading short? 37 Financial barometer, members will also have unique personal collections on display, and a panel from the Bogota 59 Wayne LaPierre's org. 11 "A drop of golden sun" with "the" museum will discuss the art that MSU has collected over the years and how it has 26 "Wanted" initials 60 Walter ___ Army 12 "Midnight Cowboy" 41 "The Dude ___" Medical Center hustler Rizzo 42 Small horses been collected. A cash bar will be available. 7 p.m. FREE. Eli and Edythe Broad Art 29 Go paragliding 30 Little round hill 61 Big serving spoon 14 ___ Institute (D.C. 43 Pushed hard Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing. (517) 884-4800, broadmuseum.msu.edu. 32 Planet explored by 62 In the closet, or out think tank) 45 $100 bill, in old slang Voyager I of it 17 Airport northwest 46 Billions of years 34 It has its ups and 63 Suspicious element? of LAX 47 "Ultimate" degree SUDOKU INT ERMEDIATE downs 19 Fake-tanned 48 Taiwanese golfer Yani 37 Truck stop purchase 22 Gloomy ___, youngest to win five TO PLAY 38 Back twinge Down 23 Needlework supply major championships 39 Lofty poems 1 Starchy root used in 24 Geographical suffix 50 Love like crazy 40 Angular prefix salads 27 1980s-'90s chancellor 51 "Hooked on Classics" Fill in the grid so that every 41 "Much ___ About Noth- 2 Cereal bits Helmut company row, column, and outlined ing" ("Simpsons" episode) 3 Divided Asian nation 28 Ctrl-___-Del 52 "Tomb Raider" 44 Chinese cooking need 4 Beginning at 29 Flute part heroine 3-by-3 box contains the 45 Euro fraction 5 Housetop 30 What X may mean 53 One-___ (multivita- numbers 1 through 9 exactly 49 "Green Acres" costar 6 "Washington Journal" 31 Old albums min) Eva airer 32 Walk of Fame award 54 Talking computer of once. No guessing is required. 51 "Dallas" spinoff 7 Duck with soft feath- 33 Punctuation in an film The solution is unique. 54 Island resort town in ers email address 55 "Love ___ Battlefield" South Carolina 8 "First in Flight" st. 34 Cousin of Rover 56 Psychedelic stuff 9 Mai ___ (bar order) 35 Bulbed vegetable Answers on page 28 57 "Garfield Minus Gar- ©201 Jonesin’ Crosswords • For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548.See Out on the Town, Page 29 Ans wers Page 30 28 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015

484-5600. 6:45 p.m. FREE. EVERYbody Reads Books and Stuff, Out on the town Game Design with ITEC: Ages 9-13. Learn basic 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 515-5559, coda.org. game design and critical thinking. 2:15-5:15 p.m. FREE. Speakeasies Toastmasters. Improve listening, from page 27 CADL Holt-Delhi Library, 2078 Aurelius Road, Holt. (517) analysis, leadership and presentation skills. 12:05-1 p.m. 694-9351, cadl.org. FREE. Ingham County Human Services Building, 5303 S. Lutheran Church, 528 N. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd. Lansing. Monday Make & Take Hero Crafts. Make super Cedar St., Lansing. (616) 841-5176. (517) 372-5830, gracelutheranlansing.org. hero crafts to take home. 11 a.m.-noon, FREE. East Fur, Feathers, Scales & Slime. Preschool nature Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. camp includes time with animals. 9 a.m.-noon, $65/4- Events (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. day camp. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Mac’s Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark Okemos. (517) 349-3866, meridian.mi.us. Roebuck and Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac’s Bar, Bug Me! Nature Camp. Campers discover 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795, macsbar.com. insects&have outdoor nature fun, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $65/2- Social Bridge. Play bridge and meet new people. Tuesday, July 21 day camp. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township Classes and Seminars Okemos. (517) 349-3866, meridian.mi.us. River Explorations Nature Camp. Kids explore the Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing. (517) Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 5:45- river & nature activities at camp. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Okemos. (517) 349- WEDNESDAY, JULY 22-26 >> ‘STORY THEATRE’ AT LCC 3866, meridian.mi.us. Theater Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Have a support system, For the final show in its series of outdoor theater, LCC presents a PREVIEW lose weight. 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton Rapids Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Rapids. (517) 543-0786. unique take on classic tales with “Story Theatre.” The performance Not So Happy Endings Support Group. For women features several short plays based on myths and folk tales from old volumes ending relationships. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., such as “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” and “Aesop’s Fables.” The performance utilizes a Lansing. (517) 896-3311. technique developed by Paul Sills, founder of the first improvisational theater in the Hopeful Hearts Grief Group. Learn, grow and heal U.S., which incorporates elements like mime and dance. The family-friendly ‘Story together. 10-11 a.m. FREE. The Marquette Activity Room, 5968 Park Lake Road, East Lansing. (517) 381-4866. Theatre’ includes classics stories like “Henny Penny,” “The Golden Goose,” “The Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn public Fisherman and His Wife,” “The Robber Baron” and more. The rain location for all speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) performances will be LCC’s Dart Auditorium. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. FREE. LCC 367-6300, cadl.org. Outdoor Amphitheatre, 610 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing. lcc.edu/showinfo. Aux Petits Soins-Explorers 1 & 2. French immersion class for babies ages 0-2 & 2-4. 4:15 p.m. (2-4) & 5:15 p.m. (0-2). Willow Tree Family Center, 3333 WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 >> ANNUAL COMMUNITY GARDEN TOUR S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 643-8059, ow.ly/ PhuBb. The Greater Lansing Food Bank offers residents an opportunity to exercise both their Starting a Business. Steps, costs, planning and bodies and their eyes with its Annual Community Garden Tour. This tour, which can be financing. 9-11 a.m. FREE. Small Business Development Center, LCC, Suite 110, 309 N. Washinton Square, taken on bus, by bike or on foot, takes participants to different gardens around the Lansing. (517) 483-1921, sbdcmichigan.org. city, all the while sharing stories about the people, plants and food involved. Snacks are Overeaters Anonymous. To support you in your weight loss efforts. 7 p.m. FREE. Okemos Presbyterian provided. Call or email [email protected] to register. 5:30 p.m. snacks, 6 Church, 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos. (517) 290-5163. p.m. tour. Garden Project Resource Center, Foster Park, Kalamazoo St., Lansing for bus H.E.R.O. Summer Energy Savings. Home The Free Concert in the Parks Series is held through- and walking tours or Riddle School, 221 Huron St., Lansing for bike tour. (517) 853-7809. improvement class. Call to register. 6-8 p.m. FREE. out the summer at selected Lansing parks on Neighborhood Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple St., Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Lansing. (517) 372-5980, .glhc.org. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 >> ALLEN STREET FARMERS MARKET’S ANNUAL KIDS FESTIVAL Events Fun and good health are what the Sparrow Physician’s Health Plan intends to spread Bible and Beer. Discussion of scripture in everyday at the annual Kids Festival at the Allen Street Farmer’s Market, inspired by a desire to settings. 6 p.m. FREE. Midtown Brewing Co., 402 7/15 Taylor Taylor Ferris Park S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 482-0600, (Pop) keep kids safe from lead poisoning. In addition to building arts and crafts, playing games [email protected]. and having their faces painted, kids and adults can receive free health checks. Kids can Downtown DeWitt Farmers Market. A variety 7/22 Tejano Sound Schmidt Center of local food/produce options. 4-7 p.m. FREE. DeWitt get free eye exams, lead screenings and immunizations, while adults can receive free City-Downtown, Intersection of Bridge St. and Main St., DeWitt. (517) 624-0825, dewittdda.org. 7/29 Big Willy (Blues) St Joe Park heart screening and blood pressure checks. Local ukulele aficionado Ben Hassenger will provide live music. 2:30 – 7 p.m., Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Sporcle Live! Trivia. Team based. Win Crunchy's gift certificates. 7 p.m. FREE. Crunchy's Pizza & Burgers, 8/5 Sea Cruisers Turner Dodge Lansing. (517) 999-3911, allenmarketplace.com 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-2506, (Oldies) House crunchyseastlansing.com. CROSSWORD SOLUTION Magician Baffling Bill. A show with awesome illusions SUDOKU SOLUTION and reading heroes. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown From Pg. 27 Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367- From Pg. 27 6300, cadl.org. Capital Area Crisis Men & Women's Rugby Practice. Weather Permitting. All experience levels welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. St. Joseph Park, 2151 W. Hillsdale, Lansing. Play in the Park. Play in the Park tonight: Superhero Science. 7 p.m. FREE. Valley Court Park, 400 Hillside Ct., East Lansing. (517) 319-6888. cityofeastlansing.com/450/ Play-in-the-Park. Alphabet Heroes Tuesdays. Early literacy program about the alphabet. 10:30-11:30 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- 2420, elpl.org. Summer Tutoring. Get help from local high school

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Holt-Delhi Library, 2078 Aurelius Road, Holt. (517) 694- Out on the town 9351, cadl.org. Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny JULY 15-21 Annual Community Garden Tour. Bus, bike and from page 28 foot tour of Lansing's unique gardens. 5:30-8 p.m. $1- $20 suggested donation. The Garden Project Resource ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Stop Making Sense" was the coming weeks. At this juncture in your destiny, you students. K-6. 10:30 a.m.-noon, FREE. East Lansing Center, 2401 Marcus St., Lansing. (517) 853-7809, ow.ly/ originally the name of the film and music soundtrack know exactly how to convert a past mistake into a future Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- PrETG. produced by the Talking Heads in the 1980s, and now triumph. A gaffe that once upon a time brought you 2420, elpl.org. Allen Street Market Kid's Fest. Health it is the central theme of your horoscope. I think your anguish or woe will soon deliver its fully ripened teach- Community Heroes: Todd Duckett. Come hear screenings, live music and fun for kids. 2:30-7 brain would benefit from a thorough washing. That's ing, enabling you to claim a powerful joy or joyful power. Todd Duckett's story. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public why I invite you to scour it clean of all the dust and p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The poet Mary Ruefle Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, cobwebs and muck that have accumulated there since Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911, facebook.com/ describes reading books as "a great extension of time, elpl.org. its last scrub a few months back. One of the best ways AllenStreetFarmersMarket. a way for one person to live a thousand and one lives Totems by Mark Piotrowski. A series of enamel to launch this healing purge is, of course, to flood all Allen Market Street Farmers Market. Locally in a single lifespan." Are there other ways to do that? works on shaped panels. Lansing Art Gallery, 119 N. the neural pathways with a firehose-surge of absurdity, grown, baked and prepared foods. 2:30-7 p.m. FREE. Watching films and plays and TV shows, of course. You Washington Square Suite 101, Lansing. (517) 374-6400, Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., jokes, and silliness. As the wise physician of the soul, Dr. can also listen to and empathize with people as they tell lansingartgallery.org. Lansing. (517) 999-3911. Seuss, said, "I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells." you their adventures. Or you can simply use your imagi- Practice Your English. Practice listening to and TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When you read a book nation to visualize what life is like for others. However speaking English. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public that has footnotes, you tend to regard the footnotes as Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, being of secondary importance. Although they may add you pursue this expansive pleasure, Scorpio, I highly Wednesday, July 22 elpl.org. color to the text's main messages, you can probably skip recommend it. You are set up to absorb the equivalent Classes and Seminars Stories in the Garden. Teens read to children at them without losing much of the meaning. But I don't rec- of many years' experience in a few short weeks. Aux Petits Soins-Explorers 1 & 2. French MSU 4H Children's Garden, 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. MSU 4-H ommend this approach in the coming days. According SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian rapper immersion class for babies ages 0-2 & 2-4. 4:15 p.m. Children\'s Garden, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) to my analysis of the astrological omens, footnotes will Nicki Minaj is not timid about going after what she wants. (2-4) & 5:15 p.m. (0-2.) Mother & Earth Baby Boutique, 351-2420, elpl.org. carry crucial information that's important for you to She told Cosmopolitan magazine that she's "high-main- 1212 Turner St., Lansing. ow.ly/PhuBb. Power Tools 101 @ ANC. With GLHC's Bruce Witwer know. I mean this in a metaphorical sense as you live tenance in bed." Every time she's involved in a sexual Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes and and Maurice Ruiz. 10 a.m.-noon, FREE. Allen Market your life as well as in the literal act of reading books. Pay encounter, she demands to have an orgasm. In accor- activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, Place, 1619 E. Kalamazoo, Lansing. (517) 367-2468, close attention to the afterthoughts, the digressions, and dance with the current astrological omens, Sagittarius, I the asides. 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. allenneighborhoodcenter.org. invite you to follow her lead -- not just during your erotic Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 p.m. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The English word "quid- adventures, but everywhere else, too. Ask for what dity" has two contrary definitions. It can refer to a FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Washington Music you want, preferably with enough adroitness to actually trivial quibble. Or it can mean the essential nature of a St., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. lamc.info. Fusion Shows presents. Music begins at 10 p.m. 21 obtain what you want. Here's another critical element thing -- the quality that makes it unique. I suspect that Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. 6 and older welcome. 10 p.m. FREE. Crunchy's Pizza & to keep in mind: To get exactly what you want, you must in the coming weeks you will get numerous invitations p.m. Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of God, 3500 Burgers, 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. (517) know exactly what you want. S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 899-3215. 351-2506, crunchyseastlansing.com. to engage with quiddities of both types. Your first task CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A college basketball Ukulele Play-Along. Learn how to play chords and Ben Hassenger. Live musical performance featuring will be to cultivate an acute ability to know which is player named Mark Snow told reporters that "Strength songs on the ukulele. 6 p.m. FREE. Marshall Music, 3240 the ukulele. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers which. Your second task: Be relentless in avoiding the is my biggest weakness." Was he trying to be funny? E. Saginaw St. Lansing. (517) 337-9700, marshallmusic.com. Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911, trivial quibbles as you home in on the essential nature No. Was he a bit dim-witted? Perhaps. But I'm not really Rebounding. Mini-trampoline. Low-impact exercise. benhassenger.com. of things. Info session. 2-3 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, Temesgen. Temesgen will play traditional Ethiopian CANCER (June 21-July 22): "A poet must not cross interested in what he meant by his statement. Rather, I 4000 N. Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5046. music. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 an interval with a step when he can cross it with a leap." want to hijack it for my own purpose, which is to recom- E. Kalamazoo St. Lansing. (517) 999-3911, temesgen.com. That's an English translation of an aphorism written by mend it as a meditation for you in the coming weeks. Events Music in the Village. With Ryan Shadbolt and the French author Joseph Joubert. Another way to say it Can you think of any ways that your strength might at might be, "A smart person isn't drab and plodding as Open Workshop. Bike repair, bike safety and biking as Spragues. 7 p.m. FREE, donations accepted. Meridian least temporarily be a weakness? I can. I suspect that she bridges a gap, but does it with high style and brisk healthy exercise. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Kids Repair Program, Historical Village, 5113 Marsh Road, Okemos. (517) 347- if you rely too much on the power you already possess delight." A further alternative: "An imaginative soul isn't 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) 755-4174. 7300, meridianhistoricalvillage.org. and the skills you have previously mastered, you may predictable as she travels over and around obstacles, Practice Your English. Practice listening to and St. Johns Concert in the Park. Mid-Michigan miss important clues about what you need to learn next. but calls on creative magic to fuel her ingenious libera- speaking English. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Festival Pops Orchestra: Classical, 7 p.m. Donations The most valuable lessons of the coming weeks could tions." Please use these ideas during your adventures in Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, Accepted. St. Johns City Park Performance come to you as you're practicing the virtues of humility the coming weeks, Cancerian. elpl.org. Shell, 800 W. Park St., St. Johns. (989) 224-2429. and innocence and receptivity. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): July is barely half over, but Dr. Zeemo: Science of Spinning. Balloons and clintoncountyarts.org. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In Margaret Mitchell's your recent scrapes with cosmic law have already propellers show the science of spinning, 10-11 a.m. FREE. Acoustic Lunch: The Accidentals. Bring your novel Gone with the Wind, Rhett Butler delivers the CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. lunch and enjoy live music. Noon, FREE. Eli and earned you the title of "The Most Lyrically Tormented Struggler of the Month." Another few days of this pro- following speech to Scarlett O'Hara: "I was never one (517) 272-9840. Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them Campus, East Lansing. (517) 884-4800. ductive mayhem and you may be eligible for inclusion in Music with Marimbamania. Global musical together again and tell myself that the mended whole selections on authentic marimbas. 1:30-2:30 p.m. FREE. O'Brother. With guests Secret Grief and the Guinness Book of World Records. I could see you was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd CADL Haslett Library, 1590 Franklin St., Haslett. (517) Bittersweet. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $10. Mac's Bar, being selected as "The Soul Wrangler with the Craziest rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it 339-2324. 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795, Wisdom" or "The Mythic Hero with the Most Gorgeous and see the broken places as long as I lived." Your oracle Flying Aces Pro Frisbee Team. Brian and Jay fusionshows.com. Psychospiritual Wounds." But it's my duty to let you know perform feats of aerial dexterity. 1-2 p.m. FREE. CADL that you could also just walk away from it all. Even if for the near future, Aquarius, is to adopt an approach you're tempted to stick around and see how much more that is the exact opposite of Rhett Butler's. Patiently of the entertaining chaos you can overcome, it might gather the broken fragments and glue them together be better not to. In my opinion, you have done enough again. I predict that the result will not only be as good as impossible work for now. new; it will be better. That's right: The mended version VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "People who have their will be superior to the original. feet planted too firmly on the ground have difficulty PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Australian actress Rebel getting their pants off," said author Richard Kehl. That's Wilson has appeared in several successful movies, good advice for you in the coming weeks. To attract including Bridesmaids, Bachelorette, and Pitch Perfect. the help and resources you need, you can't afford to But she didn't start out to be a film star. Mathematics be overly prim or proper. You should, in fact, be willing was her main interest. Then, while serving as a youth to put yourself in situations where it would be easy and natural to remove your pants, throw off your inhibitions, ambassador in South Africa at age 18, she contracted and dare to be surprising. If you're addicted to business- malaria. At the height of her sickness, she had hallucina- as-usual, you may miss opportunities to engage in thera- tory visions that she would one day be "a really good peutic play and healing pleasure. actress who also won an Oscar." The visions were so LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "A failure is a person who vivid that she decided to shift her career path. I foresee has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experi- the possibility that you will soon experience a version of ence," wrote American author Elbert Hubbard. In light her epiphany. During a phase when you're feeling less of this formulation, I'm pleased to announce that you than spectacular, you may get a glimpse of an intriguing are likely to achieve at least one resounding success in future possibility.

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. 30 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 15, 2015 HE ATE SHE ATE Exploring the Cosmos Small plates pack a big punch Out of this world pizzas By MARK NIXON By GABRIELLE JOHNSON “Sixty years ago, I bellied up to the bar at Ed’s and had my first legal drink. As I Since Paul Revere’s Tavern unceremoniously slammed its doors last summer, recall, it was a $0.15 draft that came with a chunk of pickled bologna, a hard-boiled egg breaking hearts from Okemos to Grand Ledge, the pizza game in this town has and some saltines. It was breakfast time, and I had just finished the night shift on the been weak. So it was with a certain amount of trepidation that the fiancé and I New York City Railroad. Had you told me then that I would be eating shrimp tempura, watched the extremely popular Zoobie’s bar spread into the space next door under P.E.I. mussels, ceviche, two kinds of bruschetta and drinking a Moscow Mule at what is a new moniker, Cosmos, and start making pizzas. The pizza also, subsequently, won now Zoobie’s, I’d have said something about your head being stuck over the young professional crowd, and on Friday nights I would where the sun doesn’t shine.” Cosmos peruse the Instagram photos coming out of Cosmos and wonder So our friend Bruce Cornelius wrote me after a recent visit to 611 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing about things. I wondered if we would be hipster enough to go Zoobie’s/Cosmos, a bar/restaurant combination in Lansing’s Old (517) 897-3563 there, with my glasses that I actually need for vision purposes and Town. There is something magical about stepping into a fondly thecosmoslansing.com him with his complete lack of beard. Most of all, I wondered when remembered place you haven’t visited in decades. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 I became someone who sits at home on a Friday night and looks at While I cannot recall ever hoisting a brew in what was formerly a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-10 pictures of pizza online. Ed’s Tavern, the building is a well-known north side fixture. It was p.m. Sunday I went to Cosmos for lunch to dip my toe in the pool. I had a one of Lansing’s venerable “factory bars” — the remnants of the long beet salad with feta and pistachios ($9), which was the best beet closed Motor Wheel factory are just a short walk away. salad I’ve had since my visit to Copper in the Walnut Hills County Zoobie’s, Bruce informed us, is in Club a thing a few years back. (It might honor of the original owner, Ed Zubek. It’s still be a thing, but Copper keeps chang- fair to say Mr. Zubek would scarcely rec- ing its plan and its food and ain’t nobody ognize the place, certainly not the menu. got time for that.) Pickled bologna has been tossed aside Now ready to begin this assignment in in favor of dishes such as an astounding earnest, the fiancé and I threw ourselves ceviche ($12) —raw shrimp and scallops headfirst into our research. On each visit cured in lime juices with bits of avocado, to Cosmos, we ordered two pizzas. On red onion and cilantro scattered through- one of the visits, we also had bruschetta out. I’m fussy about ceviche (which is with sweet corn, ramps, avocado cream, probably why I’ve never made it), and and cilantro ($6). We liked that the skeptical of seafood that hasn’t been prop- bread wasn’t toasted to the point that it erly seared, boiled or fried. But Cosmos scraped the roof of your mouth, but it gets it right. needed a sprinkle of salt on top and we So as not to confuse you further, let’s would have liked the avocado cream to explain the Zoobie’s/Cosmos dichotomy. be a little bit chunkier. On another visit The re-opening of Zoobie’s came first, in we started with the duck fat fries, which 2013. It’s a bar in the Ed’s Tavern mold, are thick-cut and are perfectly crisp. with vestiges of its former self. The wall- Here’s the lineup of what we ate, in paper behind the bar is original, featuring order from our least to most favorite. sketches of the original Las Vegas casinos Boursin: This pizza was topped with circa 1950. sliced andouille sausage, small pieces of Cosmos arrived on the scene last Janu- ham, roasted red pepper slices and “Ca- ary. It’s joined at the hip with Zoobie’s, jun dust.” Whatever the dust was, it was and is the food side of the establishment. quite spicy. Compared to everything else Good news: You can order off Cosmos’ we had, this pizza was totally forgettable menu in Zoobie’s, or get drinks from Zoo- Photos by Gabrielle Johnson for City Pulse with no depth of flavor. bie’s in Cosmos. LEFT: Cosmos’ take on pepperoni pizza comes fully loaded, also featuring andouille Runny egg: As is popular nowadays, Cosmos creates wood-fired gourmet sausage, tasso ham, pancetta and mozzarella cheese. RIGHT: In addition to pizza, this pizza was topped with a sunny side pizzas and various “shareable” small Cosmos offers several small plates and bruschetta, pictured above topped with up egg. What it was not topped with was plates. The latter are my favorite. Now, I sweet corn, wild ramp, avocado cream and cilantro. the mozzarella that was promised me, can’t say that food has ever brought me as there was an expanse of at least two to tears, but one of Cosmos’ iterations of inches between the edges of the egg and bruschetta came close. It’s topped with tomato hunks, basil pesto, garlic, olive oil, triple the crust topped only with tomato sauce and a couple of pieces of spinach. creme brie and a dash of balsamic reduction ($5). Genoa salami: Now we’re picking up steam. This pizza was gorgeous, with big One taste of the brie, and I turned to Judy. “France,” is all I could say. It was achingly slices of salami, dollops of creamy mozzarella, slightly sweet Peppadew peppers and close to a superb, buttery cheese we had in a monastery-turned-hotel south of Paris. At fresh green spinach. For my taste, the salami was a bit too acidic, but for the fiancé, that moment, I declared it was the single best thing I had ever tasted. The triple creme this drew a close second to the pepperoni pizza. brie at Cosmos was a personal show-stopper, evoking powerful memories of one night Pepperoni: Probably the fanciest pepperoni pizza in a 50-mile radius. He loved in France. I still am amazed at how a single taste can transport you through time and it. “This one has a lot of things on it,” he said, and it did. Pepperoni, andouille space. sausage, tasso ham, pancetta, and mozzarella topped this one, a heft of toppings Over the course of three visits, we had Prince Edward Island mussels ($11), a cheese that demands a strong crust. Crust is what Cosmos might do best. It’s doughy, but board with guava marmalade ($14) and bruschetta with goat cheese and fig-and-bacon See She Ate, Page 31 See He Ate, Page 31 City Pulse • July 15, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 31

Given a seating choice, I opt for Zoo- He Ate bie’s. It’s quieter, for one thing, and less TOP FIVE sterile-looking. I do understand the “noise from page 30 vibe” approach so prevalent in restaurants these days, but I prefer dinner conversation jam ($6). All were outstanding. The P.E.I that is spoken, not shouted. mussels, which were larger than I’m used One quibble: On one visit we ordered to seeing, were plump, tender and served a scoop of ice cream with pineapple and DINING GUIDE in a steamy butter and wine broth. We rosemary. I detected no hint of rosemary. feasted. Disappointing. Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2015 Top of the Town contest, we’ve assembled We tried pizza on two visits. While they A special shout-out to John, our server a guide to your favorite Lansing-area eateries. We’ll run single categories in the paper were good, they didn’t match the excel- during the last visit. He was as prompt as periodically, but the complete dining guide is always available on our website or on our lence of other dishes. The Bosc Pear pizza he was quick-witted. Whatever our friend official mobile app, The Pulse. The app is available on iPhone and Android platforms; ($14) featured thin slices of prosciutto Bruce dished out in humor and sarcasm, head over to facebook.com/lansingapp or text “pulse” to 77948 for links to download. and pear and was dotted with bleu cheese. John happily returned the favor. That Bon appétit! Fresh arugula with a light vinaigrette were kind of banter makes for a memorable piled on the pizza once it came out of the visit. oven. A little more bleu cheese could have Though its menu is limited, Zoobies/ Top 5 Asian Food balanced out the mix of flavors. Still, it was Cosmos is now on my list of favorite Maru Sushi & Grill (Okemos) ing hibachi chefs tasty enough that we ate the leftovers for Lansing-area restaurants. The list is grow- #1 Two locations: High quality sushi, upscale atmosphere 754 Delta Commerce Drive, Lansing breakfast the next morning. ing. Not a bad problem to have, is it? 5100 Marsh Road, Okemos (517) 853-8888 (517) 349-7500 iloveukai.com marurestaurant.com 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. & 4-10 p.m. Monday- pizza in the area, but this one is nipping 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & 4-9:30 p.m. Monday- Thursday; 4-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-9 on its heels. Wednesday; 11:30 a.m-9:30 p.m. Thursday- She Ate p.m. Sunday Saturday; 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday Rock shrimp: if I had any blue rib- 2167 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos. bons left from my high school swim- (517) 349-0820 from page 30 ming career, I would send them to this #2 Sansu iloveukai.com City Pulse readers love Sansu’s value, serving 4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 4-11 p.m. Friday- nowhere near deep dish. It’s a golden, pizza. It’s a white pizza — which means quality sushi at good prices Saturday; noon-9 p.m. Sunday. beautiful crust with a thin layer of crispi- no tomato sauce — and it’s topped with 4750 S. Hagadorn Road, East Lansing ness and subtle yeasty undertones. I could rock shrimp, a slightly sweet roasted (517) 333-1933 AI Fusion sansu-sushi.com #5 Known for creative sushi rolls and good service slather it with the American Spoon jam garlic cream sauce, slices of oven-dried 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & 4:30–9:50 p.m. Monday- 2827 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing and eat it for breakfast any day. The crust tomato, spinach, and mounds of stretchy, Saturday; 3-10 p.m. Sunday (517) 853-3700 doesn’t sag under the weight of the top- melty, luscious mozzarella cheese. This ai-fusion.com pings, but you’ll certainly need two hands is why everyone went crazy for Cosmos. #3&4 Ukai 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; noon-11 to eat it (forcing you to end up with what They could stop offering every single Sushi bar and hibachi grill, known for entertain- p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-10 p.m. Sunday I call “pizza hand”). other thing on the menu, and I wouldn’t Bosc pear: Along with the Boursin, bat an eye. As I snuck in one last bite, I I got this pizza as takeout on Friday crunched down on a shrimp shell — a Party night to enjoy on the patio with our mistake that I can overlook, but an un- every GROWLER DAY pup Wally. With thinly sliced pear, salty welcome one nonetheless. night, pancetta, tangy blue cheese — but sadly In a nod to nostalgia, Cosmos offers 7 days R a week! missing the arugula listed on the menu ice cream “in collaboration with Melting IS BACK — now this was a gourmet pizza. The Moments.” We didn’t indulge, because sweetness of the pear counterbalanced obviously we had indulged ourselves right For a the saltiness of the pancetta, which oth- out of our comfortable levels of fullness limited erwise would have been too overwhelm- already. Instead, we rolled ourselves Serving American and Mexican food time, fill your ing. Tavern 109 still has my favorite pear home and dreamt of mozzarella cheese. Midtown growler with standard Good wine. Good beer. Midtown beer for only $9* every Tuesday.

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