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ment over whether e-cigarettes and nicotine are the same as tobacco. Categorizing e-cigarettes as tobacco — which Where there’s smoke the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is trying to do — would subject them to taxes and ban them from being used C Ingham County leading way in public spaces. OF THE WEEK on e-cig ban to minors Vaping advocates, however, point out that they can be valuable smoking cessation devices and aren’t nearly as Ingham County is poised to become the first county in harmful to public health. Michigan to ban the sale of electronic cigarette products “We’re trying to prohibit the sales (of e-cigarettes) to to minors. minors,” said Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail, re- Until earlier this week, the proposed regulation had lo- ferring to the use of e-cigarettes' spiking among 10th, 11th cal e-cigarette retailers worried they would be lumped in and 12th graders. categorically with all tobacco sellers, evidence of a larger Vail is confident the new rules will pass and be in effect debate as the growing “vaping” industry distances itself by Jan. 1. from traditional smoking practices. The county would perform compliance checks to make Such a distinction has prevented statewide legislation sure retailers are following the rules, a policy Ingham from passing that would ban e-cigarette sales to minors — County started for tobacco sellers in the early ‘90s that Vail a policy virtually everyone agrees on. Michigan is one of said led to a major drop in sales to minors. only two states that don’t ban the sales to minors, accord- The licensing change this week shouldn’t come as an ing to the National Conference of State Legislatures. endorsement that the county believes e-cigarettes are not The Ingham County Board of Commissioners is sched- tobacco, Vail said, but was made to “not ignore” concerned Marshall-Adams Hall (Bacteriology uled to vote Tuesday on regulations that would ban e-ciga- stakeholders. Property: Building) rette sales to minors and require retailers to buy a license. “We’re not taking a position one way or the other,” she A public meeting on the proposal is scheduled for 6 to- said. “We heard very convincing points made on both sides. East Lansing night at the Human Services Building, Conference Room For me to sit here and come to the conclusion as to whether This impressive building is on Michigan A (enter through door 3) 5303 S. Cedar St. I want to declare (e-cigarettes) tobacco doesn’t further the State University’s “Laboratory Row,” a por- Responding to vaping advocates’ concerns, the coun- goal I’m try-ing to accomplish at this point.” tion of West Circle Drive that features some ty announced on Monday that it would offer “electronic “We’re seeing growing evidence that though the vapor of the campus’ oldest remaining buildings. smoking device” licenses to retailers only selling e-ciga- product and all that goes with e-cigarettes … is possibly less harmful than tobacco smoke, it doesn’t mean that it’s It was constructed in 1902 to house the rette products instead of requiring them to buy a tobacco Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene. license. not harmful at all,” Vail added. But industry advocates and state Sen. Rick Jones, R- The building took its name from Charles Currently, anyone can theoretically buy and sell e-ciga- Marshall, the initial department head, who rettes in Michigan. Grand Ledge, see it differently than those — including Gov. Rick Snyder — who want to call e-cigarettes tobacco. began his tenure in 1897. E-cigarettes vaporize nicotine to provide the user a sim- The stacked stone foundation splays out- ilar high as from tobacco products without inhaling harm- In January, Snyder vetoed legislation whose sponsors included Jones to ban e-cigs, saying, “It’s important that ward, expressing the building’s solid massing. ful substances that are proven to cause a myriad of nega- Rising upward, it is an active composition of tive health effects. these devices be treated like tobacco products and help people become aware of the dangers e-cigarettes pose." brick and limestone, particularly the elliptical Efforts from a local state lawmaker to ban e-cigarette window arches and the dentilated frieze. sales to minors statewide has stalled due to the disagree- Countered Jones: “I don’t think you need to have a to- bacco license to sell it. They are nico- The most impressive details are found at the tine devices — many people use them main central bay, where a limestone Roman to get off tobacco. The governor has arch springs from rough stone imposts. The arch’s individual tapered structural stones, sided with people that want to treat called voissoirs, are visually extended into it like a cigarette and tax it. I abso- the brickwork to create a majestic entryway. lutely disa-gree with that.” Similarly, the oversized keystone reaches up The state Senate passed legisla- to the entry’s lower cornice. Far above, the tion re-introduced by Jones this ses- entrance’s form and details are echoed in the sion that would ban sales to minors. curved, parapeted gable. Joshua Hull, manager of Ka- When the bacteriology program moved to lamazoo Vapor Shop in the Frandor Giltner Hall, the building became the home Shopping Center, said he’s “100 per- of the Department of Economics. An exten- cent for” the proposed countywide sive renovation was funded in 2002 by Mr. rules to ban sales to minors. The and Mrs. Randall Pittman, who graciously store, which sells only e-cigarette extended the building name to include products and not tobacco, has a Economics professor and former university policy not to sell to minors anyway, president Walter Adams. he said. “Our main argument is we’d like it —Daniel E. Bollman, AIA classified as a vapor license,” he said. “I don’t think it should be considered “Eye candy of the Week” is our weekly look at some of the nicer properties in Lansing. It rotates each with Eyesore of Photo by the-best-electronic-cigarette-review.com See E-Cigarettes, Page 6 the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- singcitypulse.com or call Berl Schwartz at 999-5061. 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 4, 2015

Gilbert and Busfield quickly embraced much drama in 2014, beating Ingham of staff's D.C. lodging, which is allowed 8th District campaign their roles as Howell's resident celebri- County Treasurer Eric Schertzing, 55 to under the House rules. They see his po- ties — serving as grand marshals to the 42 percent. The Democratic Congressio- litical connections to Ambassador Bridge Bishop vs. Gilbert race rated 2014 "Fantasy of Lights Parade" and pro- nal Campaign Committee sniffed around owner Matty Moroun and his family as an eyecatcher in Michigan moting local small business through her the 8th District for a few months, but being questionable based on how he sid- book, "My Prairie with Democrats suffering heavy losses ed with the billionaire during his time in Cookbook." nationally, the D.C. dollars needed to win the Senate. The way Mark Grebner of Practi- "I feel like I've competitive races went to protect incum- "Melissa Gilbert is the right person to cal Political Consultants sees it, Demo- found the home bents elsewhere. take on Congressman Mike Bishop, who crats have the same lethal attraction to I was meant to A former Michigan Senate majority has a record of taking campaign cash Michigan's 8th Congressional District as have," Gilbert told leader, Bishop recently told the Lansing from special interests and billionaire moths do to candles. WDIV in one of Rotary Club he was the freshman class' families like the Morouns and then do- The closer they get, the more likely the few media in- member on the House Republican Steer- ing their bidding, and who since coming they are to get burned. terviews she's done ing Committee, a notable honor. to Congress has voted to slash funding Ingham County's congressional dis- since announcing Outside of his legislation like a mobile for students paying for college, privatize trict isn't like the one Democrat Debbie her candidacy. workforce bill, Bishop is lobbying behind Medicare, all while charging taxpayers Stabenow won in 1997. Republican-led Her selectiv- the scenes to get a direct flight to Wash- for his staffer’s luxury Washington apart- legislatures have redrawn the 8th Con- ity hasn't equaled Gilbert ington, D.C., back to the Lansing airport, ment," said DCCC spokesperson Sacha gressional District into a 30-yard head light press cover- said adviser Stu Sandler. Haworth. start for their nominee, meaning only an age. CNN, USA To- "I was down in But Republicans may be holding the appealing candidate running under ap- day, TIME and The Wall Street Journal D.C. last week and biggest club in this race. pealing circumstances have a shot. are among the national outlets covering there is definitely a Gilbert and Busfield are paying more Actress Melissa Gilbert may be that Gilbert's candidacy, creating a national view that Bishop is than $470,000 to settle outstanding fed- right person in the right place. Michigan buzz. Local Democrats hope that equals in a strong position eral and state liens by 2024, a circum- Democrats have the 8th Congressional the campaign cash that will keep the to win re-election," stance she claims was caused by the poor District among the top 3 they're watch- deep-pocketed Democratic Congressio- Sandler said. economy and her acting role requests ing in Michigan, and it could move up nal Campaign Committee interested. The 8th Dis- drying up. considering how well Gilbert catches in Gilbert has raised $200,372 since trict's 55 percent "As a woman of a certain age, the her first bid for public office. announcing on Aug. 11, a notable sum Republican base roles were becoming fewer and farther Known for playing Laura Ingalls considering she started halfway through tells Grebner that between but my salary was being com- Wilder on NBC's “Little House on the the July-September 3rd quarter federal even if Clinton pressed," she told WDIV. Bishop Prairie” from 1973-1983, the 51-year-old reporting cycle. Alec Baldwin, Jenni- wins Michigan in Her financial disclosure statement Los Angeles native moved to Livingston fer Garner, Rosie O'Donnell and Kiefer a blowout, Gilbert showed her making around $70,000 last County in 2013 with her new husband, Sutherland are among actors who have needs 65 percent of the ticket-splitters year for acting and appearances and an- East Lansing native and actor Timothy kicked money her way. to go her way to knock off the first-term other $79,000 so far this year. She did Busfield. Her first fundraiser was thrown by her incumbent. report at least $60,000 in credit card Last year, she was visible in Mark mom in California, but Gilbert has since At least at this early stage, both the debt. But with between $818,000 and Schauer's gubernatorial campaign, giv- held an event at Begger's Banquet in East Democratic Congressional Campaign $1.7 million in reported total assets, ing the Democrat $1,000, filming a "pub- Lansing. She's received support from lo- Committee and the National Republican NRCC spokesman Chris Pack has been lic service segment" for him and showing cal types, like Ingham County Commis- Congressional Committee are keeping an asking, "Why does Gilbert need 8.5 years up at a Flint campaign stop. sioner Brian McGrain, former Gov. Jen- eye on the developing race. to pay back (what she owes)?" The political activity comes after the nifer Granholm, attorney Steve Liedel Bishop is in the Republican Patriot Gilbert's personal finances make her Los Angeles-born Gilbert served as pres- and former 8th Congressional candidate Program, which essentially sets fund- an easy political target, especially when ident of the 100,000-member Screen Susan Grettenberger. raising, public appearance and messag- her husband donated $5,400 recently to Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005, earn- Democrats also hope Gilbert's timing ing expectations for around 20 potential her campaign. ing her a spot on the national AFL-CIO will work in her favor. President Barack vulnerable incumbents. "Melissa Gilbert and her husband Executive Council. Her visibility isn't Obama won the 8th with 52.9 percent of Democrats hit Bishop on his partici- need to pay their taxes, not give thou- unusual either. the vote and Stabenow won it in her 2012 pation because the GOP asked their in- sands to their own campaign to help Senate reelection race with 54.2 percent. cumbents to write out their "legislative secure a government paycheck," said The 2016 campaign may turn out to be strategy" in their three-page agreements, Michigan Republican Party Chair Ronna a big year for Democratic women with a clear mingling of political and profes- Romney McDaniel. "Families across the Hillary Clinton presumably at the top of sional duties. But Bishop has dodged the 8th district work hard to pay their taxes. this ticket and Michigan not voting for a commotion by saying he didn't fill out an Gilbert needs to do the same." GOP presidential candidate since 1988. answer to that question. It's still a long shot. Democrats scored a Detroit News —Kyle Melinn/MIRS U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, story in August on Bishop's temporarily stepped in for Rep. Mike Rogers without using federal money to pay for his chief

A coalition of health organizations an email. 37 E-Cigarettes signed on to a letter this year encourag- Jones said it’s “doubtful” that if his ing lawmakers to reject Jones’ bill be- bill reaches Snyder’s desk again that the from page 5 cause “they are about protecting tobacco gover-nor would sign it. company profits.” “We’re at a standstill unless I can get tobacco because, realistically, it’s not. “Electronic cigarettes are in no way a the House and Senate to overrule him,” There are so many different chemicals safe substitute to smoking, but current he said, “and that’s a possibility.” in one cigarette while (e-cigarettes) have legislation (SB 231) would give them four main ingredients.” the kind of special treatment that would —Andy Balaskovitz While the countywide regulations undermine Michi-gan’s fight against banning sales to minors are likely to smoking and tobacco-related diseases,” pass, the debate at the state level has not Kevin McFatridge, a spokesman for the receded. Michigan State Medical Society, said in City Pulse • November 4, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 7

Although the department’s investiga- only in relative terms. ized cider. tion had not yet been completed, Uncle “I have never seen an incident of this These include washing the fruit with ‘Rare incident’ John’s began selling cider again on Oct. scale, and I’m not saying that it’s a big in- disinfectants and not using fallen, rotten Officials say apple cider 28, citing other lab tests that came back cident — it’s relatively small in terms of or too bruised apples, Hahnenberg said. negative for E. coli, according to a com- our industry — so it truly is rare,” he said. In 2014, an Ellsworth man received a at St. Johns mill safe to enjoy pany statement posted on Facebook. Rebecca Crane, co-owner of Crane’s two-to-four-year prison sentence for bla- LANSING—Apple cider seekers Potentially 1,200 gallons of cider Pie Pantry Restaurant and Winery in tant negligence of safety standards in shouldn’t be deterred this fall by what produced on Oct. 17 and sold in jugs or Fennville, said the last time she remem- making apple cider, according to the de- one expert is calling a unique, isolated as a component in other products were bers an incident involving E. coli in cider partment. incident of tainted cider in St. Johns. contaminated with the toxin, the depart- was 20 years ago. Although the man, James Ruster, sold “The recent events at Uncle John’s are ment advisory stated. “Any time there’s a health scare with his cider at a local farmers market, he was very unusual and very rare for our apple “I think people should enjoy cider just food and the public, it’s a huge concern not licensed to do so and was told he fell cider industry in Michigan,” said Bob fine,” department Communications Di- with all of us,” said Crane, whose family short of safety standards, but he continued Tritten, an MSU Extension fruit educa- rector Jennifer Holton said. “This is not has pressed cider since 1968. “We do not to sell anyway, the department stated. tor who has worked with cider mills for an endemic issue. It was 1,200 gallons want to produce a product that makes Ruster’s contaminated cider hospitalized nearly 30 years. “Cider has had a safe produced on one day and it was sold dur- anyone sick in any way.” two children and two adults with E. coli. track record over the last 15, 20, years ing a limited time frame.” Tritten said nearly 20 years ago a na- “It is unfortunate that it takes a case and this is an isolated incident.” At this time, no cases of E. coli illness- tional juice producer had an incident of like this to point out the potential for The Department of Agriculture and es have been reported, Holton said. E. coli in its cider that resulted in stricter harm from producing food items in an Rural Development issued a consumer Tritten said given Michigan’s nearly regulations of the industry. unsafe manner,” department Director advisory for Uncle John’s Cider Mill on 120 cider mills, the estimated gallons Ed Hahnenberg, owner of Hahnen- Jamie Clover Adams said at the time. Oct. 27 after finding Shiga-toxin produc- produced each year in the millions and berg Farm Market and Cider Mill in ing E. coli bacteria during a random de- the few past cases of contamination, the Lake Leelanau, said a number of precau- —Michael Kransz partment inspection. scale of the consumer advisory is sizable tions can prevent E. coli in unpasteur- Capital News Service

national footprint. Graham Couch's subscribers. take on the Spartans columns about Why? First of all, digital subscrip- Digital Age dilemma this weekend's game against Nebraska tions cost money. Then there is the Newspaper stories go viral will be read in China. My column was modest size of the potential audience. accessed by readers in Australia and Lansing is a small market. Sure, there but revenue does not Germany. is interest in local news, but it's pretty Although I use it liberally for re- All very nice, I guess, but for whom? much confined to Ingham, Clinton and search and report- The challenge for journalism is that Eaton counties, which together have a ing, I still marvel while overall readership is growing, population of about 470,500. at how the Internet the organizations that provide the best Compare that with one of the most has changed jour- reporting — that is, newspapers — are successful digital news providers, The nalism. failing. Consumers, and I'm no different New York Times. In October, it passed A few weeks ago from anyone else on this, are reluctant to the 1 million digital-only subscriber I wrote a column pay for news or information. If it's free, threshold. But it has a national and about the presi- people are willing to read what I have to international audience for its extraordi- dential ambitions say about Sanders. But experience sug- nary news coverage. Relatively speak- of Vermont Sen. gests that most of them wouldn't pay a ing, the LSJ has better penetration in Bernie Sanders MICKEY HIRTEN penny for it. And it's that way for most of its market then the Times has in its. But and how his surly what's digital. that doesn't translate into revenue. And temperament, in Always playing catch-up in the digital unlike newspapers like the State Jour- my view anyway, would make him a ter- world, many newspapers in the country nal which have slashed their news staff, rible chief executive. I based this on my finally started charging for the news the Times still employs about 1,300 The web dilemma: The Lansing State Vermont newspaper dealings with him they published online. Print subscrib- journalists, despite periodic job cuts. Journal has a robust website with many and the experience of others. ers got digital access along with their Paid digital circulation also is hurt visitors, but few paid subscribers. Let's remember I wrote this for City morning newspaper; there were sepa- by incredibly porous paywalls, Face- Pulse, a small alternative weekly news- rate charges for those who only wanted book and Twitter links. And there is less.” It really wasn't an anti-Sanders paper in Lansing. In the mid-Michigan online content. free competition from local television piece. Although my observations were market, it does very well. We have about But with rare exceptions, digital stations and news organizations like pointed, Norman acknowledged that the 50,000 readers a week, almost all of them subscriptions have been a disappoint- MLive, which has chosen not to charge political landscape, liberal and conser- local. ment and seem unlikely to replace the for digital content. But it's not doing vative, seems to reward recalcitrance. But what happened with the Sanders steady erosion of print subscribers. The that well, either. He wrote: column is a reminder that local is, well, Lansing State Journal, for example, has This is just a long way of saying online “Bernie Sanders has been noted, no longer local. To date this column has just a couple of thousand digital-only content is basically free and that if I am above all, for his consistency. He doesn't nearly 70,000 page views on the City subscribers, hardly enough to stem going to write about Bernie Sanders I change his mind. Ever. Except, maybe a Pulse web site, 24,000 Facebook shares declines. Average Monday-Friday print shouldn't expect to get anything from the little on gun control. And his inflexibil- and has attracted about 800 comments. circulation for the second quarter 2015 people who read it. That is, except abuse. ity is considered a virtue among politi- Frankly, it's amazing. The column was 28,640, according to data provided It started with my youngest son, who cians. Especially this season, given his literally was read across the globe, dis- by Allied Audited Media, which tracks said, “Dad, you just don't get it.” Let's opposition.” covered and shared, debated, praised this information for the industry and just say there are a lot of zealous Sand- Of course, what he didn't mention and vilified. The same thing happens advertisers. It also had about 3,000 ers supporters with time on their hands. was that I agreed with many of Sand- with the columns and articles writ- readers for its e-edition, the printed There was some support for my ers' positions but didn't feel he was the ten by my friends at the Lansing State newspaper page in digital form that observations from the other side of the person to put them in play. His perfor- Journal who report on MSU sports. The some subscribers prefer. spectrum. Geoffrey Norman, reporting mance during the Democratic debate Spartans have a worldwide following, But here's the real issue. The news- for the conservative Weekly Standard, didn't alter my view, although he came befitting the strength of the athletic paper reported in its annual postal excerpted much of the Sanders column across more reasoned and less strident program, and the university's inter- filing that it had just 2,017 paid digital under the headline “Bernie the Humor- than I had expected. 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 4, 2015

AN EARLY WARNING Controller told of ethics concerns last spring, Byrum says

Stories written by Todd Heywood County committee asks legal advice and edited by Mickey Hirten for possible ethics reforms Ingham County commissioners asked its attorneys Tuesday night to determine what Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum cause I believed that the controller heard policy issues need to be addressed in order to more readily detect unethical conduct by said the county’s top appointed official those concerns and was taking action. county employees. was warned about allegations of improp- It’s all been played very close to the vest.” County Services Committee members made the request in light of the dismissal of er vendor and staff relationships in the Dolehanty denied being at the meet- Michael Ashton, the chief of the Information Technology Department. Ashton was let county Information Technology Depart- ing, adding, "nor do I recall any such go for ethics violations after emails sought by City Pulse revealed he was taking sports ment in April — conversation on April 28," he said in an tickets and attending outings at the expense of vendors. but took no action email \. "All issues presented to me by The committee will meet again Nov. 17 to review resolutions to extend the county's until City Pulse re- the Clerk were by way of Email. " employee ethics policy to vendors and contractors. Commissioners have also asked for quested documents For his part, Dolehanty has contended proposed updates to the ethics policy. Such updates would clarify questions such as that revealed the he knew nothing of the allegations of whether the $25 gift limit is for a single gift or cumulative. extent of the ethical wrongdoing until last month when the Also on tap for that meeting is a review of a resolution adopting a clear whistle- breaches in that de- county began processing a Freedom of blower policy. Right now the county does not have such a policy, only statements that partment. Information Act request from City Pulse. retaliation against employees who file complaints or raise concerns is unacceptable. County Clerk Those documents were flagged over ethi- Barb Byrum said cal breaches, and Dolehanty fired Mi- son Police Department has begun. — could dismiss “rumors” of improper she told Controller chael Ashton, the county’s chief infor- Byrum acknowledged that she had no conduct. and Administrator Byrum mation officer, within a day after City evidence of wrongdoing at the time she But as Bryum tells it, the technol- Tim Dolehanty in Pulse obtained the documents. Ashton raised her concerns. ogy infrastructure at the county was in an April 28 meeting was dismissed from his $110 ,824 a year “The fact is that we are all respon- shambles. attended by Repub- job for violating the county ethics policy. sible for how taxpayer money is being New phones purchased earlier this lican County Com- That policy states: “The County’s em- spent and to make sure it is being spent year for $1.6 million from Cisco through missioner Robin ployees, directors, appointed or elected properly,” Byrum said “When concerns Wyoming Mich., based contractor ISI Case Naeyaert that officials, volunteers, or agents shall nei- are brought forward, they need to be in- didn’t work. Staff in the clerk’s office she was concerned ther solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, vestigated promptly and thoroughly, not couldn’t forward incoming calls to oth- about rumors of un- gifts, consulting fees, trips, or anything pushed aside. When that happens, we’re er departments. The phones sometimes ethical conduct by having a monetary value in excess of doing a disservice to the taxpayers.” simply stopped working altogether. officials in the IT de- twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from a ven- Case Naeyaert said she can under- Voicemail that was being sent to emails partment. She also Dolehanty dor, potential vendor, from the family stand how Dolehanty may have not stopped being forwarded, started again, complained about or employees of a vendor, contractors or taken action on Byrum’s complaint. She then stopped. the department’s parties to subcontracts.” said the revelations came in the middle And while the new voice-over-Inter- poor response and Dolehanty said in an interview Mon- of a heated, months-long campaign by net phones were running amuck, new performance of the day that the county does not have the the clerk to address a series of serious fax systems installed in the clerk’s office department. “time or resources” to investigate “ru- technology-related issues. Some of those weren’t accepting faxed orders for death Confirming the mors.” This past week, additional doc- issues were costing taxpayers money and certificates from funeral homes, harming meeting in GOP uments obtained by City Pulse using disrupting the operation of the clerk’s of- the work flow in the office. caucus room in the Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act fice, Bryum said. A technical glitch on the website re- county’s historic have revealed a deeper pattern of favors The Republican lawmaker from Ma- sulted in credit cards being declined to courthouse, Naey- to IT department staff from county tech- son said in the midst of such an acrimo- pay for death certificates — costing the aert said, “I did not nology services contractors. A criminal nious situation, she can understand how follow up on it be- Ashton investigation of their actions by the Ma- an administrator —not just Dolehanty See Warning, Page 9 City Pulse • November 4, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

“I think that we can investigate this fairly and equitably,” Stressman said. Spyke said he too had confidence that Mason Police would conduct a thorough CONFLICTS OF and unbiased investigation. Dolehanty said he did not necessarily see the relationship between Mason and the county as a conflict of interest, but he said he was unaware before City Pulse brought it to his attention that the county and the city were negotiating a new contract. That, he said, gave him pause. INTEREST Mason’s police chief acknowledged a “casual relationship” with Ashton. He said Sheriff's Department and Mason PD both rely on county IT services he has not reviewed the documents. He said he did not want it to “taint the investiga- tion.” While Ingham county leaders have begun an internal investigation into violations To avoid any such implication, he said the investigation is being handled by Detec- of the county’s ethics policy by the former chief information officer, the criminal re- tive Robert Mentink. Mentink obtained the documents from Stressman in a sealed view already has encountered potential conflicts of interest. envelope. Mentink does not have any specialized training in financial crimes, but Following an interview with City Pulse 10 days ago, In- Stressman said he was certain he would know to find “the necessary resources” to gham County Administrator Tim Dolehanty made a deci- assist in the investigation. sion to refer emails and other documents related to Mi- chael Ashton’s acceptance of junkets for him and his staff to luxury boxes and tickets to various professional sporting events in Detroit to law enforcement. He originally referred the matter to the Ingham County Sheriff’s Department, which declined to review the matter. “I just thought it was better to have another agency do the review,” Undersheriff Alan Sypke said in a phone interview. “I think it is better not to have one department of the coun- ty investigating another.” Stressman He said that while he was certain a fair review could be done by his department, he didn’t want any outcome to be painted as favoritism. So, he referred the case to the Mason Police Department. “It happened in Mason,” Spyke said. The problem? Mason also has conflicts. The Police Department receives all its technology support from the county. Case in point: The email address for Chief John Stressman is [email protected]. Stressman said his department pays county information technology staffers to provide email services, work on in-car laptops and maintain the city’s body cams and in-car recording technologies. He said he is negotiating with the county for a flat fee, rather than the current arrangement, which has the city paying a rate for each The Mason Police Department will investigate ethics violations by the Ingham Co. IT computer or email maintained by the county. He said the costs were under $10,000 a department, even though the Police Department uses the county's IT services, as Police year, but declined to be more specific, citing the ongoing negotiations. Chief John Pressman's business card shows.

Concerns were raised by Byrum follow- A newly released Warning ing two separate meetings at the county. email shows One dealt with recording equipment an exchange from page 8 and technology upgrades for the circuit between the court; the other was about upgrading the fired IT director, county money and taxpayers frustra- technology and hardware to record and Michael Ashton, tions. video county commission meetings. The and a deputy, Add to all that frustration outdated meetings were supposed to be between Vincent Foess, computer programming — the office was circuit court staff and county clerk staff after a contractor operating on Windows XP until earlier and the county’s technology department, invited Ashton this year — and outdated computers and represented by Ashton. and his team to the image emerges of a crippled office But also participating in the meetings participate in a responsible for the county’s most impor- was a county contractor, Carousel In- golf outing. Foess tant public documents, such as death dustries, which provides video and other was elevated and marriage certificates and concealed services and was representing Palo Alto to interim weapons permits. Networks, which was seeking to sell fire- department Bryum sent numerous emails about wall services. director with a the lack of responsiveness to her tech- That a contractor was present at these $20,000 a year nology woes to elected and appointed of- sessions seemed unusual to Byrum. raise after Ashton ficials. It was against that backdrop that The meetings were preliminary dis- was dismissed. she raised concerns about rumors of al- cussions about technology upgrade needs legations of improper relationships with for both departments, and no request for contractors by county IT staff. proposals had yet been developed for the The conversation among the GOP projects. commissioner, Byrum and Dolehanty She followed the meeting with an occurred just days after Byrum sent an email raising concerns that there had email to Ingham County Commissioner been no competitive bidding and that no Chairman Brian McGrain, and County vendors other than Carousel Industries Services Committee Chairman Victor had been contacted for either project. Celentino raising concerns about the “fa- vored” status of an IT vendor. See Warning, Page 10 City Pulse • November 4, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 10

chief information officer, to $96,643 as the interim CIO. Warning MORE FUN AND GAMES As City Pulse reported last week, Michael from page 9 Documents reveal more contractor-paid outings for county IT staff Ashton, the former chief information officer of Ingham County, was fired from his post — “The similarity in these two situations Newly released documents from Ingham said to call the event a “product review.” where he made $110,824 a year — because is concerning to me as to why this vendor County show a more extensive web of “fa- There are also emails between Chain and he had taken at least eight substantial gifts seems to be so favored,” Byrum wrote in vors” taken by its Information Technology Comcast related to his home Internet servic- of tickets and travel junkets to attend profes- an April 23 email to McGrainand Com- Department deputies who took gifts from es. It is unclear from the context what Chain sional sporting events. missioner Victor Celentino, chairman of contractors and sought to mask a junket by was seeking or why he used the county’s The new documents also revealed that the county services committee. County calling it a “product reviews.” business contact to assist him. Ashton used his position and the county’s services oversees county operations, in- Former IT deputy Vincent Foess, now Reached by phone Tuesday, Chain re- relationship with ISI to purchase a Google cluding facilities and information tech- the county’s interim chief information offi- ferred all questions to Dolehanty. Foess did Chromebook for his son. County officials nology issues. cer, and another deputy, Frank Chain, par- not respond to an email inquiry. said paperwork related to that purchase Dolehanty called Byrum’s pointing ticipated in a contractor-paid golf outing in Dolehanty said Monday he had not yet shows Ashton paid for the computer on is toward the April 23 email “disingenu- 2014, documents indicate. had an opportunity to review the new cache own, but it was shipped — along with four ous.” He said he saw the presence of the In 2015, Foess attended a similar event of documents which were released on Friday. others Chromebooks purchased for county vendor, which is also a preferred vendor sponsored by technology vendor ISI, which He declined to discuss what if any impact the use — to the county. The new documents did through Michigan’s purchasing program based in Wyoming, Mich. Ingham County new emails would have on what he referred not show what he paid for the laptop com- MIDEAL, was not an uncommon or in- Controller/Administrator Tim Dolehanty to as an ongoing internal investigation re- puter versus the retail rate. appropriate action. said Foess was docked eight hours of vaca- lated to breaches of the county’s ethics policy. Dolehanty said he would be reviewing “I saw that as the department trying tion time for being out of the office that day. As a result of Ashton’s dismissal, Foess that purchase and trying to “untangle” it as to address her concerns as quickly as He said Foess had filed a verbal complaint to went from making $76,732 as the deputy his investigation continues. possible,” McGrain said. attending the outing with his former boss, In a phone interview last week, Mc- Michael Ashton, who he said ordered him to Grain said the reference to the vendor participate. Ashton was fired last month for relationship raised by Byrum could easily violating the county’s ethics policy. have been lost in the “pages of emails” she That policy states: “The County’s employ- Good wine. Good beer. was sending to both himself and Celen- ees, directors, appointed or elected officials, tino to address her technology issues. volunteers, or agents shall neither solicit Byrum said that Dolehanty “has the nor accept gratuities, favors, gifts, consult- responsibility to investigate these con- ing fees, trips, or anything having a mon- cerns, especially when they are brought etary value in excess of twenty-five dollars to him by an elected official.” ($25.00) from a vendor, potential vendor, from the family or employees of a vendor, contractors or parties to subcontracts.” ISI has been responsible for technology hardware such as laptops and servers, as well as handling the county’s switch to CISCO Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone services earlier this year. ISI has a contract with the county for $1.6 million. Free beer and wine tastings with our experts. County emails, obtained using Michigan’s Check out our Facebook page for details. Freedom of Information Act laws, also indi- cate that Chain, the IT Department’s project The most interesting selection of manager, joined Ashton in attending a Red Fine Wine Craft Beer Specialty Foods wine and beer in town! Todd Heywood/City Pulse Wings event hosted by Comcast in March 2311 Jolly Rd., Okemos | www.vineandbrew.com | 517.708.2030 | M-W 10-7, Th-Sat 10-8, Sun Noon-7 Ingham County Controller and of this year. While Foess was copied on the Administrator Tim Dolehanty (left) emails about the event, he did not attend. meets with the Ingham County Board The emails reveal Chain and Ashton at- of Commissioners' Public Services tended the event with their sons. In the Committee, chaired by Victor Celentino emails, Ashton tells Chain not to “broadcast” (right) to discuss ethics issues. that the event was free. When Chain emailed to confirm they were going to attend, Ashton City Pulse • November 4, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER A legal dispute over a mummified leg. A conversation with a piano genius. The outbreak of a deadly virus. The birth of freestyle skiing. A Latina chef East Lansing learns to make sushi. These are just a few Film Festival of the diverse scenes that will grace the sil- Nov. 5-12 ver screens at the 18th annual East Lansing See web for Film Festival. locations and The festival kicks off Thursday with an schedule (517) 980-5802, elff. opening reception followed by a showing com of “Uncle John.” The reception, as well as a post-showing afterglow party, will fea- ture actor John Ashton (“Beverly Hills Cop” and “Midnight Run"), lead actor in “Uncle John.” The rest of the festival features dozens of films stretched out across two locations over almost a week. City Pulse takes EAST LANSING FILM a look at some of the festival’s intriguing options. FESTIVAL KICKS OFF 18TH YEAR Reviews by ALLAN I. ROSS

Features Shorts “Finders Keepers” “Keep in Touch” “M-Theory” 82 min., 2015 105 min., 2015 15 min. If you didn’t follow the media hoopla Once you get past its unbelievable prem- A fairly engaging short with above-aver- surrounding John Wood and Shannon ise, “Keep in Touch” is actually kind of a age special effects and a nifty premise: Two Whisnant in the mid-‘00s, you didn’t re- sweet movie — creepy, but sweet. And at scientists unwittingly invent time travel and ally miss anything: Just an obese redneck least the music is good. are instantly tasked by a mysterious person (Whisnant) fighting for his right to own On the worst day of his life, Colin (Ryan from the future to abandon their research. a mummified severed leg that he found Patrick Bachand) finds out that he’s being It ends rather abruptly, but raises some inside a barbecue smoker he bought at a boxed out of the startup he co-founded, questions that would be interesting to see storage unit auction. The leg had belonged his fiancée is breaking up with him, and answered in a feature-length film. to Wood, a second-generation daredevil —oops — he nails a construction worker who lost the limb in an airplane accident with his car. He does a stretch in prison. “Mother” in 2004. The day he gets out, he discovers that An- 11 min. The story went viral, and the leg’s true nie, the girl he grew up with and his first On his deathbed, a young drug addict ownership was debated worldwide by love, died in a car accident. When she was recalls the times he was mean to his moth- mainstream news media, muckraking TV 15. And everyone in his life knew this but er — now his sole caretaker — when he was newsmagazines and the emerging social him. That’s the unbelievable part. growing up. Heavy-handed, sure, but it may media webiverse. Newscasters struggled to The creepy part comes when Colin hunts inspire you to pick up the phone and give keep straight faces, and the two were writ- down Annie’s little sister, Jessie (Gabbi your mom a call when the lights come up. ten off as tragicomic goofballs. McPhee), who’s living as a singer/songwriter But in the documentary “Finders Keep- in Brooklyn. He ingratiates himself into her “Follies of Youth” ers,” filmmakers Bryan Carberry and J. life — even meets her father — without tell- “Last Pyramid” 8 min. Clay Tweel masterfully reveal the real trag- ing her who he is. It doesn’t make much sense, 24 min. Everything sounds quainter with an edy — as well as the comedy — behind the but once the music starts, all is forgiven. In 2001, Trish Barnes lost her 17-year-old Irish lilt, even twee rom coms. A lovelorn story. It’s a profoundly human tale, which McPhee wrote and performed most of son, Kevin, in a drowning accident when he Irish lass and the bloke who spurned her far surpasses the seeming tawdriness of the soundtrack herself, giving the film a had a seizure while swimming. Kevin suf- find their lives cross in a most interesting the subject matter. It incorporates the per- “Once”-like sensibility. And overall, the act- fered from epilepsy, and endured multiple way at Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral Park ils of living up to high parental expecta- ing is exemplary, including solid supporting surgeries throughout his short life. After his at lunchtime. tions (Wood was hoping to turn his leg into turns from Jill Eikenberry (“L.A. Law”) as death, Barnes decided to donate $1 million a memorial to his father, who died in the Colin’s mother, Sarah Nealis as his fiancée, to the Epilepsy Foundation — but not as a plane crash), the resentment bred by soci- and James Colby as Colin’s probation officer. simple cash gift. She would create original “Going to the Top” etal stratification, the system of addiction pieces of stained glass art pyramids and sell 10 min. enabled by the health care industry and them for $50,000 a pop. This well-shot short attempts to alle- the new breed of fame spawned by reality The documentary short “Last Pyramid” gorize a young man’s rise up the corporate TV. follows Barnes as she makes the titular ladder as an existential elevator ride with The best personality-driven documen- piece, the 21st pyramid in the series. Barnes a psychotic stranger. The dialogue is ludi- taries do two things: They explore previ- is a self-taught artist and an engaging char- crous and the (possible) attempt at horror ously unrecognized quirks of the human acter, but the filmmakers seem so enamored are ho-hum, but the camera work is excel- condition, and they do it in a way that uti- with her that they hold back from answer- lent and the slick elevator set would look lizes too-good-to-be-true stories that are ing some basic questions. Namely: Did she right at home in the tech noir series “Black actually true. “Finders Keepers” does both. reach her goal? Mirror.” 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 4, 2015

original tunes to record. Baxter moved to Lansing in 1977 to work ‘I’m just me’ in the Michigan Senate, first as a clerk, then as an accountant. At night, she began work- EAST LANSING FILM Veteran singer Betty Baxter ing various venues with local stalwarts like gets lifetime tribute pianist Sandy Izenson, a frequent collabora- FESTIVAL SCHEDULE tor until Izenson died in 2010. (Subject to change. Full schedule and film details available at elff.com.) By LAWRENCE COSENTINO Baxter credits pianist-bassist Fred Mitch- It’s a long stretch from plucky song-and- ell with turning her onto jazz for real. erations (FREE showing) Opening night schedule dance gal Shirley Temple to cerebral jazz Early on, Mitchell asked Baxter if she 2:00 p.m. — “Move On!” pianist Bill Evans, but that’s knew who Bill Evans was. (Evans is the lyrical, Studio C! 4:00 p.m. — “A Light Beneath Their Feet” The Satin Betty Baxter’s musical path sophisticated pianist best known for playing 1999 Central Park Drive, Okemos 6:30 p.m. — “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Sounds in a nutshell. with trumpeter Miles Davis.) Jumped Out The Window and Disap- of Betty Baxter, 83, has been a “Bill Evans? Where is he playing?” she Thursday, Nov. 5 peared” (In Swedish with English subtitles) 6:30 p.m. —Opening night reception subtle but strong staple on asked him. 9:00 p.m. — Shorts Program 2 Baxter 7:30 p.m. — “Uncle John” Seventh annual Jazz the mid-Michigan jazz for Before long, Baxter seamlessly blended 9:30 p.m. — Afterglow Alliance of Mid- decades. This Sunday, she’ll the prismatic harmonies, mercurial shifts and Disney Theatre (D) Michigan tribute (Lead actor John Ashton will be on hand for be the seventh honoree at layered nuances of mid-20th-century jazz 2:00 p.m. — “American Revolutionary: The 2-5 p.m. Sunday, the reception and afterglow.) Nov. 8 the annual Jazz Alliance of into her extroverted, audience-pleasing style. Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs Old Town Marquee Mid-Michigan tribute. “I became jazz,” she said. “I haven’t looked 4:00 p.m. — “The Life and Death of an Un- Wells Hall Schedule 319 E. Grand River Baxter sings in a smooth, back since.” happily Married Man” Ave., Lansing conversational style that As some singers get older, they embrace 619 Red Cedar Road, East Lansing 6:30 p.m. — “Trace Amounts” $30/$25 adv. jazzjamm.com drifts into the room like the a weathered, I’ve-been-around weariness. Friday, Nov. 6 smell of lilacs. She doesn’t Others try to impress you with how “time- Altman Theatre (A) Studio C! schedule try to overpower the audience. She uses vibra- less” they are. Baxter does neither. Her purity 7:00 p.m. — Slice of Life Short Films Pro- Friday, Nov. 6 to sparingly and keeps her intonation on a re- of personality and sound makes timelessness gram 1:30 p.m. — “Move On!” laxed leash. If there’s effort the most natural thing in 9:15 p.m. — “Train Station” (Directors Marty 4:00 p.m. — “Seymour: An Introduction” involved, and there surely the world, no big deal. Shea and John Versical scheduled to attend.) 6:30 p.m. — “Keep In Touch” is, it doesn’t show. “I often question it my- 9:00 p.m. — “Finders Keepers” “Everybody does these self,” she said. “I seem to Bergman Theatre (B) heavy blues, and I just get have the same voice I had 7:00 p.m. — “Burst Theory” (Director Zac up and sing,” she said. “I’m when I was in my 20s.” Page and Producer Lisa Mueller scheduled Saturday, Nov. 7 just me.” Every jazz musician in to attend.) 1:30 p.m. — Slice of Life Shorts Program As a youngster growing the Lansing area wishes 9:15 p.m. — “The Stories They Tell” (Direc- 4:00 p.m. — “Cold Nights Hot Salsa” (Director up in Grand Rapids, Bax- there were more venues, tor Danny Kim and cast member Siu-Lan Edwin Gailits scheduled to attend) ter sang and danced to the and Baxter is no excep- Tan scheduled to attend.) 6:30 p.m. — “East Side Sushi” music coming from the ra- tion. But she’s grateful 9:00 p.m. — “Amy” dio. At the movies, she fell for a recent resurgence in Coppola Theatre (C) harder than most for the jazz in the area. 7:00 p.m. — “Exported From Michigan” (Di- Sunday, Nov. 8 charisma of Shirley Temple She’s played at local rector Jon Vander Pol and Cinematographer 1:30 p.m. — Short Documentaries — and that’s a hard fall. festivals and is grateful Robert Sonneveldt scheduled to attend) 4:00 p.m. — “The Messenger” “I wanted nothing else for recent gigs involving 9:15 p.m. — Shorts Program 1 but to be her,” she said. MSU’s stellar Professors 6:30 p.m. — “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Courtesy photo If there’s any Shirley Jumped Out The Window And Disappeared” Singer Betty Baxter will be of Jazz. Her band, Satin Disney Theatre (D) Temple left in Baxter’s lat- (In Swedish with English subtitles) honored Sunday at the Jazz Sounds, is still a staple at 7:00 p.m. — “(313) Choices” (FREE show- ter-day jazz performances, 9:00 p.m. “Seymour: An Introduction” Alliance of Mid-Michigan’s annual venues and special events ing) it’s in her rapport with the tribute concert. around town. 9:15 p.m. — “Amy” audience and eagerness to At a vocal summit at Monday, Nov. 9 please. the 2013 Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, Bax- 4:00 p.m. — “Trace Amounts” Saturday, Nov. 7 “I like to get up there and get silly and ter traded choruses with Ramona Collins, 6:30 p.m. — “Phoenix” (In German with Eng- make a fool of myself,” she said. “But I also like Betty Joplin and Mardra Thomas. Altman Theatre (A) lish subtitles) 12:00 p.m. — Filmmakers panel discussion to sing about love and heartache.” “I felt like a new kid on the same stage with 9:00 p.m. — “Cold Nights Hot Salsa” 2:00 p.m. — LMFC Short Docs: “Birdsell As a teenager, Baxter quickly surpassed these great singers,” she said. Project” and “The Ragged Edge” her tap-dance teacher and graduated to mu- This year, Baxter released an album, “Love 4:00 p.m. — Challenges Short Films Pro- Tuesday, Nov. 10 sical theater. Remembers,” with a quartet of mid-Michigan gram 4:00 p.m. — “The Messenger” Her first role was a juicy one: the lovelorn stalwarts, including bassist Ed Fedewa. A stu- 6:30 p.m. — “T-Rex” 6:30 p.m. — “Finders Keepers” Adelaide in “Guys and Dolls” at the Circle at dio album with MSU guitar professor Randy 9:00 p.m. — “Superior” 9:00 p.m. — “Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia” the Rowe Theatre in Grand Rapids in 1957. Napoleon and bassist Kurt Krahnke is close Audiences and critics loved her. to completion. In the 1960s, Baxter moved to Philadel- “I keep on keeping on,” she said. Bergman Theatre (B) Wednesday, Nov. 11 12:00 p.m. — “One Smart Fellow” phia, appearing in shows like “The Flower She was surprised to be picked for Sun- 4:00 p.m. — Challenges Shorts Program 2:00 p.m. — “That Bites!” Drum Song” and “You Can’t Take It With day’s tribute and told the Jazz Alliance of 6:30 p.m. — “Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia” 4:00 p.m. — “Dog Days of Winter” (Director You” at night while working as an accountant Mid-Michigan board that she was worried 9:00 p.m. — “Amy” Brian Gilmore scheduled to attend) by day. When she was transferred to Los An- “nobody will come.” 6:30 p.m. — “The Alley Cat” (Director, Ma- geles, she sang sporadic gigs and ended up on Not likely. As usual, a stellar array of local rie Ullrich schedule to attend) Thursday, Nov. 12 the same bill as crooner Pat Boone one night. jazz musicians, including Baxter herself, will 9:00 p.m. — Short Documentary Program 4:00 p.m. — “Keep In Touch” On another gig at an LA club, she asked to parade on and off the bandstand for three 6:30 p.m. — “East Side Sushi” sit in with bassist Leroy Vinnegar. solid hours to pay tribute. Coppola Theatre (C) 9:00 p.m. — “Phoenix” (In German with Eng- “He looked at me like most piano play- Baxter expressed one other concern. 12:00 p.m. — 60/50 Project: Across Gen- lish Subtitles) ers probably look at most chick singers who “I don’t want to cry and make a scene,” she couldn’t carry a tune in a basket,” Baxter said. said. “I’m hoping they roast me and make me Vinnegar ended up playing with Baxter laugh.” for much of the night and even gave her some Plan on a bit of both. City Pulse • November 4, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

“Like, my dad retired from the Air Force after 23 years,” she says, That awkward “and my mom was so skilled at be- ing a drug addict that she’s dead now.” After an awkward silence, the room bursts moment into hesitant laughter. And then De La Ossa ties a bow on the bit. Comedian Taylor “It was drugs, not lung cancer,” she says. “These are fun stories.” De La Ossa tells all On a couple of occasions, her father has been in the audience for her frank, auto- By Rich Tupica biographical bits. Being a stand-up comedian comes with “He laughs. I can’t tell if it’s genuine perks. Your job is making people happy, laughter or just shock, like, ‘I can’t believe you don’t have a boss breathing down your she’s telling that story,’” De La Ossa said. neck and — sometimes “Once he showed up with my aunt to an — you get a few com- Taylor De La open-mic I did. I guess he kept leaning over plimentary drinks at Ossa to her going, ‘That’s true … that’s true, too.’” the bar. Not too shab- twitter.com/ After two years of performing, De La by, right? taylordelaossa Ossa, 24, said she continues to mine for But nothing comes Upcoming performances: pricklier material, tackling death, porn easy. The most chal- 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 and menstruation. FREE lenging part of being Courtesy photo “It’s often whatever embarrasses me or Green Door a comedian is the duty Local comedian Taylor De La Ossa revels in uncomfortable material. makes me feel uncomfortable,” she said. 2005 E. Michigan Ave., of writing solid mate- Lansing “But it has to be something that speaks the autobiographical sense. He has a way days and Crunchy’s on Tuesdays. She has rial. This process often to me. I’m not into being offensive for of- of articulating thoughts. I’ll think, ‘Wow, I also been traveling across the state “work- 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 involves appraising fensive’s sake. But if I think it’s funny, I’ll never knew I thought that way.’” ing the ranks” in cities like Bowling Green Mac’s Bar personal flaws and an- stand behind it. Like many of local rookie comics, De La and South Bend — often for little to no pay. 2700 E. Michigan Ave., alyzing the dismal re- Lansing “I have some jokes people consistently Ossa cut her teeth at Mac’s Monday Com- De La Ossa is the first to admit she’s still alities of life in a noble don’t like,” she added. “I get a lot of gasps edy Night, a free weekly showcase of local learning the ropes, hence the uncompen- attempt to make other 10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 in my acts, but I’m stubborn and haven’t and regional talent. sated elbow grease. Crunchy’s people laugh. cut them yet.” “I love that room so much. I loved Mac’s “Every time I perform, no matter where 254 W. Grand River Ave., Lansing-based co- Her punchy yet candid comedic tone Bar for music first, now for its comedy,” she it is, I get mad stage fright,” she said. “But East Lansing median Taylor De La is guided by a couple of legendary funny- said. “You feel like you can do any material, each time I perform I feel a little more Ossa digs deep in the men: Mitch Hedberg and Louis C.K. the audience is very on board. The comedi- comfortable. People tell me I have a better most visceral section of her set. After com- “Mitch made me want to be sharper ans who run the room, Mark Roebuck and stage presence. That’s part of the reason I plementing her parents on being “intelli- and quicker,” she said. “Louis C.K. is also Dan Currie, are very supportive of comics.” drive all over the place to do shows for free. gent and dedicated people,” she then opens a main influence. Not that I rip him off — Aside from Mac’s Bar on Mondays, she’s It’s the only way you get better. It’s worth an emotional scab in front of a packed club. but with the way he talks about his life, also a regular at the Green Door on Sun- it for me.”

Courtesy photo Theresa Bousson, who served in the Military mid-‘80s, said the project felt like a calling. Paying attention veterans “My dad passed away when I was 12, David and about 10 years ago he was honored at ‘Telling: Lansing’ brings Dunckel the Vietnam wall in D.C.,” she said. “It was (left) the first time I was able to share any part of veterans’ stories to the stage and Jim his story with other people I didn’t know. It By PAUL WOZNIAK Dunn was kind of a re-grieving, but it was also re- If your only impression of the military rehearse ally healing to be able to keep his memory is from Hollywood films or video games, a scene alive.” Peppermint Creek Theater Co., in partner- from When Bousson first heard about the ship with the nationally “Telling: project, she assumed, like many of the par- “Telling: recognized Telling Proj- Lansing.” ticipants, that the script would involve de- Lansing” ect, is hoping to change livering a single monologue and exiting the Peppermint Creek that. anyone outside of close family and friends. into a succinct, yet powerful, script. stage. Theatre Co. “Telling: Lansing,” a “Nobody really wanted to talk about Initially, Dunckel didn’t even recognize “But when we got the script, we are on 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5-Saturday, Nov. 7; 2 new story-driven play it, so I didn’t,” said Vietnam veteran Jim himself. stage the whole time and we’re playing off p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8; based on the experi- Dunn. “When I first got back from Viet- “When I first read (the script), I was like, of each other,” she said. 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12-Saturday, Nov. 14; 2 ences of local military nam, people were assuming you were going ‘Oh that poor fucker. Holy shit that’s me!’” Between the eight participants, their p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 veterans and their to walk into a gas station drunk and shoot he said. military experiences span over 50 years $15/$10 veteran, student families, premieres this somebody. The stereotype was awful.” For the participants, most acting on and highlight experiences from World War or senior weekend. It’s scripted “You don’t take many opportunities to stage for the first time, the project was II and nearly every U.S. conflict since. For Miller Performing Arts Center and performed like a describe [combat experience] in any kind more consuming and rewarding than they Dunckel, the experience of being a soldier 6025 Curry Lane, Lansing theater production, but of detail because you can’t talk a little bit expected. and subsequent physical and mental trau- (517) 927-3016, the script is derived about combat,” added 25-year military vet- “I didn’t realize it was going to consume ma changes little, even despite policy and peppermintcreek.org from the real-life sto- eran David Dunckel. “You have to tell them my life,” said Elaine Putvin, whose parents technological advances. ries of the performers themselves. For NPR (everything) — and that’s really difficult to both served in World War II. “But it’s been “The core person inside gets all wrapped listeners, imagine “StoryCorps” or “The do unless you’re very intimate with some- great because when I interviewed, I took in that new technology and armor and car- Moth Radio Hour,” but on stage and solely body,” some time away from the hospital where rying these new rifles, (but) our stories are devoted to the stories of local military veter- The catalyst here is Max Rayneard, co- my husband had been a patient over the still so much the same,” he said. “Now that ans and families. founder of the Telling Project. Rayneard long term. And when he passed away to- hasn’t changed since the Peloponnesian For many in the production, it’s the first interviewed each subject for several hours, ward the end of July, it was good to find Wars. There’s that shared experience of time they’ve shared their experiences with then edited and reorganized those stories things like this to be involved in.” combat veterans.” 14 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 4, 2015

“It’s exactly what one might expect from The quartet deploys Lulloff on tenor a concerto for four saxophones,” Muffitt sax, Campbell on baritone, Creviston on Ew, ‘Grosso’ said. “It’s got a city vibe, it’s got humor, en- soprano and Forger on alto. ergy. It will be like nothing anyone’s heard Muffitt called Bolcom “a sponge of Four-headed saxophone blob before.” American musical culture,” but the con- Two heads of a four-headed “soloist” certo also reaches beyond American styles. oozes into symphony concert — those of Lulloff and MSU’s Jim Forger, In the second movement, Bolcom tried to By LAWRENCE COSENTINO a former saxophone professor and dean of capture what he called the “almost cara- True to the spirit of Halloween, the the College of Music — were already close at mel, gooey” sound he heard from French soloist in the next Lansing Symphony hand. Last Friday, the head of Griffin Camp- romantic saxophonists in the 1950s and Orchestra concert was painstakingly as- bell, who studied with Forger at MSU in the 60s when he was studying at the Paris sembled from its constituent parts in the 1980s and teaches saxophone at Louisiana Conservatoire. Other parts of the concerto, dark, saliva-spattered laboratory of MSU State University, arrived in East Lansing. Bolcom said, are “straight-out bebop and saxophone professor Joe Lulloff. Gross! The cranium of Chris Creviston, who stud- rhythm and blues” — except that the lines Or, rather, “grosso,” as ied with Lulloff in the 1990s and teaches at are written out and not improvised. in “Concerto Grosso for Arizona State, rolled into town Monday. “He reaches back for a little bit of Duke Masterworks: Saxophone Quartet and Lulloff said a solid week of woodshed- Ellington, Tin Pan Alley songs, Gershwin- American Orchestra,” an unusual ding will be necessary to meld the quartet type piano and a traditional folk song Festival Courtesy photo piece by Ann Arbor com- into one voice. Joe Lulloff, MSU saxophone professor, style,” Lulloff said. Lansing Symphony poser William Bolcom “Even though we four come from the The light texture and nimble mood Orchestra leads a four-headed “soloist” in Saturday’s and the centerpiece of same pedigree of classical traditions, and shifts contrast with some of Bolcom’s more Griffin Campbell, Joe Lansing Symphony concert. Lulloff, Jim Forger, Saturday’s all-American we are all familiar with jazz traditions, this ambitious works, including the three- Chris Creviston, concert. is a pretty virtuosic piece,” Lulloff said. “We chamber music-making with the full force hour, Pulitzer Prize-winning “Songs of In- saxophone quartet of a symphony orchestra. 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 7 Some say mankind need to get that blend, that strong, unified nocence and Experience,” based on poems Tickets starting at $20 wasn’t meant to meddle voice and timbre.” “As a quartet, we have make sure we’re by William Blake. Wharton Center in established concerto The nub of a concerto grosso is the os- totally on our game ourselves, and then “Sometimes I like to write a piece just 750 E. Shaw Lane, traditions, but LSO Mae- cillating conversation between the “con- connect with the orchestra, because there for fun,” Bolcom said. East Lansing stro Timothy Muffitt certino,” the smaller group, and the “repi- is a lot of interplay,” Lulloff said. “It’s always special when you get a chance (517) 487-5001, lansingsymphony.org needed a jolt of electric- eno,” the larger one. The concerto grosso Bolcom wrote the concerto a decade ago to play with an orchestra,” Lulloff said. “Tim ity to kick Saturday’s au- form goes back to Bach and Vivaldi. Bol- for Prism, U-M’s crack student saxophone Muffitt is a terrific conductor to collaborate dience from the sobriety of Samuel Barber com freshened it up with a phalanx of quartet. Since then, Prism and other quar- with. He programs some very interesting (the famous Adagio for Strings and the saxophones, which he called an “upstart tets have performed the work many times, music for our community to be exposed to.” rarely heard First Symphony) to the exuber- instrument” in the symphonic world. especially in a popular “bandscription” for Lulloff last worked with Muffitt and the ance of Leonard Bernstein (music from the A century ago, Bolcom said, saxophones wind band. Lulloff, Creviston, and former LSO in 2008, when they turned out an ab- musical “On the Town”). were frowned upon by classical orchestras Lulloff student Taimur Sullivan did it with sorbing performance of David Maslanka’s The maestro looked to Ann Arbor, as “sleazy” instruments. (They got their re- the MSU wind band last year. epic, 42-minute saxophone concerto. where Bolcom sits like a spider among his venge. See: jazz.) His concerto grosso ex- “It’s a very interesting and eclectic mix “That was a really tough piece,” Lulloff many awards— including several Gram- ploits the broad range of moods and tim- of jazz, popular, song style and classi- said. “[Muffitt] just grabbed onto it and mys and a Pulitzer — and stitches together bres they can produce, alone or en masse. cal music,” Lulloff said. “(Bolcom) is well brought it to life. When you’re soloing, you poly-stylistic music that draws on classical, For Lulloff and his three colleagues, known for his mixture of styles and he re- want a conductor that intuitively knows jazz, folk and other American music. the format offers a rare blend of intimate ally brings out an excellent balance.” where you want to go, a few steps ahead.” $ $ $ and personalized photos of the rapids. ing campaign — the organization will re- ceive all donations even if the goal is not Crowdsourcing Aux Petits Soins: A Little Paris in Metro met. Lansing A GUIDE TO LANSING-AREA ONLINE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS indiegogo.com/projects/aux-petits-soins- MA Tower Preservation Project Crowdsourcing highlights local crowdsourcing campaigns. a-little-paris-in-metro-lansing gofundme.com/bd6rp6rk To find the events, go to the designated website and search by title. In April, Gaëlle Cassin-Ross launched a The MA (Michigan Avenue) Tower, a French language immersion program, Aux historic but run-down railroad building Petits Soins, to introduce Lansing-area in Lansing’s Old Town, is looking for a children to the language and culture of her new home. The Lansing Model Railroad native France. She offers several classes Club, a nonprofit formed in 1953 to pre- per week at various Greater Lansing loca- serve the history of Michigan railroads, tions. With demand for her services ris- recently launched a Gofundme campaign ing, Cassin-Ross has created an Indiegogo to move and renovate the structure. The campaign to help establish a permanent tower, which used to be next to Lansing home for the program. The campaign’s Union Station (now Clara’s Lansing Sta- goal is to raise $15,000 by Nov. 15, with tion restaurant), controlled the junction Courtesy photo funds going toward renovations and fur- of the Michigan Central and Pere Mar- nishings for a recently secured location quette railroad lines before automation. Return the Rapids to Eaton Rapids a fish ramp and recreational rapids ele- It was retired and moved to Old Town in patronicity.com/project/return_the_rap- ments. The city has organized a crowd- on Lansing’s east side. Donations will also allow Cassin-Ross to purchase classroom 1986. The club is hoping to raise $35,000 ids_to_eaton_rapids funding campaign through Patronicity, for the project. Donations will cover the The City of Eaton Rapids is turning hoping to raise $50,000 by Dec. 18. These supplies and other educational materials, including books and magazines imported cost of moving the structure to the club’s to the public to help turn the West-Low funds, in addition to a $50,000 matching headquarters in Delta Township and full Head Dam into a fishing and canoe/kayak contribution from MEDC and MSHDA if from France. Donation levels range from $10 to $2,500, and contributors receive renovation the tower. All donations are friendly space. Working in cooperation the goal is met, will cover the remaining tax-deductible. with the Michigan Economic Develop- cost of the project. Donation levels range gifts ranging from handwritten thank you notes and t-shirts to class discounts and ment Corp. and Michigan State Housing from $25 to $2,500, and rewards for con- — KEVIN McINERNEY Development Authority, the City of Eaton tributors include such perks as having the room sponsorships. This is a flexible fund- Rapids has obtained permits to remove donor’s name engraved on a plaque, an part of the West-Low Head Dam and add invitation to the ribbon-cutting ceremony If you have a crowdsourcing event to promote, send a link and short description to [email protected]. City Pulse • November 4, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 15

Particularly disappointing, she said, was shows a gathering of young women with chil- the failure to find any photographs of the dren posed against a barn. The women, in Before the mall Dells Ballroom, a nightclub built in 1910 on their finest Sunday clothes, are a stern group Local author explores the north shore of the lake — except for the Gibson Girl look-alike in the “It was incredibly popular in the big band back, glowing with a smile. history of Meridian Township era,” she said. The village will host a Victorian Christ- She’d also like to find a photograph of the mas celebration on 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13. By BILL CASTANIER The Meridian Township most of us Methodist church which was located in what Houses will be decorated for Christmas and think of is the bustling shopping area where she calls the “forgotten hamlet” at the intersec- volunteers in period dress will share their tra- Grand River Avenue meets Marsh Road. tion of Jolly and Meridian roads. ditions. A Christmas tea in the Barnes House But tucked behind the mall is Meridian His- One section of the book covers the transi- ($10 and reservations required) will be 1p.m. torical Village, which has preserved seven of tion of Pine Lake to Lake Lansing. The area to 2 p.m. Buildings are open 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the area’s historic buildings. was renamed by a major property owner, and a tree lighting will take place at 4 p.m. Jane Rose has served as executive director Frank Johnson, in 1927. He thought the name The book is available at local bookstores of Meridian Historical Village for 13 years, a Pine Lake was too common. By the 1920s, and can also be purchased online at me- position she took after retiring from the State amusement rides began appearing. The Lake ridianhistoricalvillage.com. Although the of Michigan. She is also author of the recently Lansing Amusement Park became a summer book has her name on the cover, Rose said published “Images of America: Meridian destination that lasted until the 1970s. that much of the credit belongs to the area’s Township,” a combination photographic guide Another section of the book tells the story history keepers. and history of the area’s growth. of the creation of the Meridian Historical “I stand on the shoulders of those who “I wanted to be a history teacher, that was Village. The project began in 1974 when the have gone before me and who share their Grettenberger family donated the family’s memories and history in order to keep the my original professional goal,” Rose said. “I Courtesy photo original farmhouse to the village. Dramatic past alive,” she said. love history so much and love to share my “Images of America: Meridian Township,” by photographs show that home and several oth- knowledge and that of our volunteers with Jane Rose, traces the history of Meridian er buildings being moved into the village on our visitors.” Township from early Native American flatbed trucks. The site is home to seven 19th Rose’s book has become a companion piece settlers to the modern day. SCHULER BOOKS for telling the Meridian Township’s history. The century structures, including homes, busi- & USIC area’s first residents were the Chippewa and A trolley, which had been built to serve nesses and a schoolhouse. M the spiritualist camp, was extended to a new Rose also included some rare images of ear- Ottawa tribes, who camped in the area during MSU Prof. Emeritus DOUGLAS their seasonal migrations. White settlers made casino which set out over the lake. A fleet of ly area pioneer families, including the Fosters, their foray into the area in 1836 with a settle- small boats serviced the area and a “gentle- the Grettenbergers, the Ayers and the Turners. A. NOVERR presents MSU ment at Pine Lake (now Lake Lansing). man’s club” was built in the center of the lake. A photograph of the area’s first library, Sesquicentennial Series Vol 3 In the book, Rose shows how the area Photographs from the Meridian Histori- which was in the village of Okemos at the around what is now called Haslett quickly be- cal Village’s archives, along with photographs corner of Moore Street and Hamilton Road, Monday, November 9 @ 7pm came an agricultural center with a grain eleva- from local residents and the Ingham County shows a young boy with a woman, presum- Meridian Mall location tor, mill, post office, general store and rail ser- Parks Department, illustrate the book and ably his mother, coming from the library. Her In the 1960s and vice. Even greater changes came in 1887 when show a lost era that many residents are not saddle shoes date the photo around 1950. ’70s, Michigan State James Haslett, a Port Huron businessman, aware of. The photo gracing the cover of the book College transformed purchased property on the Southwest corner “Finding high quality photographs to illus- is of the Haslett Woman’s Literary Society, into the major of Pine Lake. trate the book was the most difficult job,” Rose which morphed into the contemporary Has- said. lett Woman’s Club. The photo, taken in 1911, research institution Haslett established a major spiritualism it is today. Michigan center on the site. Each summer, thousands State University: The of believers and mediums would gather to Rise of a Research camp and receive spiritual instruction. The University and the boom would soon create a cottage and tour- New Millennium, 1970-2005 explores ist industry that attracted the likes of the R.E. the history of that transformation. Olds family. But the camp was short-lived. After Haslett died in 1891, his widow sold the US 127 & Lake Lansing Rd property in 1898 to the Haslett Park Associa- Local Author Night tion, which turned the property into a bus- www.NCGmovies.com tling summer resort. Tuesday, November 10 @ 7pm “Haslett was the attraction in that era,” (517) 316-9100 Eastwood Towne Center location Rose said. “Pine Lake became the Traverse Student Discount with ID LANSING - OFF SOUTH CEDAR AT 1-96 City or Charlevoix of the area.” ID required for “R” rated films VISIT CELEBRATIONCINEMA.COM OR CALL 393-SHOW Join us for an evening highlighting local authors and their work in a panel presentation. This panel’s featured authors are Gloria Jones, author of Beauty Up and Commercial & Bullying Problems Solutions and Residential Statistics; Mary Matuja, author of Hello America: A Memoir; Nicole L.V. Mullis, author of A Teacher Named Faith; and Fully Insured Jeanne Van Wieren, author of Bernie the One-Eyed Puggle & Other Observations.

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TOWNEvents must be entered through the calendar at lansingcitypulse.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for the following week’s issue. Charges may apply for paid events to appear in print. If you need assistance, Photo by Matthew Murphy please call Allison at (517) 999-5066. “Dirty Dancing” at the Wharton Center is one of two movie-inspired musicals hitting local stages this week. (Shown: Gillian Abbott, as Baby, and Christopher Tierney, Wednesday, November 4 as Johnny.) CLASSES AND SEMINARS Nov. 6-15 Story Art Time. Art and story time for preschoolers. 10-10:45 a.m. FREE. Donations appreciated. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 Local theater is chock-full of Sunday performances include a Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 999-3643, entertainment options this November, dessert bar. 6:30 p.m. Friday and Road, East Lansing. (517) 333-2580, reachstudioart.org. featuring everything from heart- Saturday; 1:30 p.m. Sunday. $39 allofusexpress.org. Walk-In Wednesdays. Art activities for ages 5 and up. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE. Donations appreciated. wrenching dramas and heartwarming dinner and show/$36 seniors/$18 Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 S. Washington comedies to movie nostalgia musicals show only. Waverly East Intermediate Nov. 7-8, 14-15 >> “The View Ave., Lansing. (517) 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. and family-friendly fare. Here is a School Cafetorium, 3131 W. Michigan From Here” at Ixion Theatre Introduction to TEI. Lesson on Text Encoding rundown of all the shows opening Ave., Lansing. (517) 599-2779, Ixion Theatre’s latest comedic Initiative. 1-2:30 p.m. MSU Library, 100 Main Library MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 353- this week. (For City Pulse’s preview starlightdinnertheatre.com. production looks into the small-town 8700, ow.ly/TRYkX. of Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.’s Kentucky home of an agoraphobic Line Dancing @ MSC. All levels welcome. “Telling Lansing,” see page 13). Nov. 6-8, 13-15 >> “Ghost: woman who has not left her house for No partner necessary. 3:15-4:15 p.m. $10 The Musical” at Owosso six years. Her comfortable lifestyle is drop-in/$7 members. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045, Nov. 6-7, 13-15 >> “The Colleen Community Players disrupted when her catatonic sister meridianseniorcenter.weebly.com. Bawn” at LCC Theatre Program In this musical adaptation of the lands on her couch and a neighbor Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, When a wealthy Irish man marries 1990 film, Sam must reach out to his whose wife has just abandoned him rhymes and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St. Lansing. a peasant girl, his family will stop at lover, Molly, from beyond the grave moves into her home with his baby. 8 (517) 272-9840. nothing to make sure that the marriage to save her from a sinister plot. Sam p.m., Saturday; 7 p.m., Sunday. $15. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 does not succeed. Set in 19th century enlists the help of a reluctant psychic The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Ireland, this melodrama is full of to bridge the divide between the Ave., Lansing. (517) 775-4246, Washington St., Lansing. (517) 351-5866, lamc.info. Aux Petits Soins: Explorers 3. French suspense, music, humor, and romance. worlds of the living and the dead. 8 ixiontheatre.com. immersion for babies/toddlers. 4:30 p.m. $15/$12 Local musicians Jeff Boerger and Bob p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday; students. Mother and Earth Baby Boutique, 1212 Borcherding provide live music for this 3 p.m. matinee Saturday, Nov. 14 only. Nov. 10-15 >> “Dirty Dancing” Turner St., Lansing. (517) 643-8059. production. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 $20/$18 seniors and students/$10 at the Wharton Center Veteran Services. Advice on VA benefits and claims. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. American Legion HQ, p.m. Sunday. $15/$10 seniors and LCC children 13 and under. The Lebowsky Experience the dancing and 212 N. Verlinden Ave., Lansing. staff/$5 students. Dart Auditorium, Center, 122 E. Main St., Owosso. (989) romancing live as rich kid Baby and 500 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 483- 723-4003, owossoplayers.com. blue collar Johnny fall in love to Events 1488, lcc.edu/showinfo. the tunes of one of the best-selling Allen Street Farmers Market - Indoors. Locally grown, baked and prepared foods. 3-6:30 Nov. 6-7, 13-14 >> “Through soundtrack albums of all time. This p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Nov. 6-8, 13-15 >> The Looking Glass” at All-of- Broadway take on the classic ‘80s film Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. “Nuncrackers: The Nunsense us Express Children’s Theatre includes smash hits like “Hungry Eyes” Teens After School. Programming for teens in Christmas Musical” at In honor of the upcoming 150th and “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.” 6th-12th grades. 3-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. Starlight Dinner Theatre anniversary of Lewis Caroll’s “Alice’s 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Presented in the style of holiday Adventures In Wonderland,” All-of-us Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; BroadPOP Studio. Stamp-making workshop. TV special, this production features Express Children’s Theatre presents 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets 2-4 p.m. FREE. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, the Little Sisters of Hoboken singing “Through The Looking Glass.” Over start at $38. Wharton Center, 750 E. 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU Campus, East Lansing. broadmuseum.msu.edu. and dancing their way through a 80 area youth are participating in Shaw Lane, East Lansing. (517) 432- Memory Screenings @ MSC. Short series “nunsensical” cable-access holiday this stage adaptation of the classic 2000, whartoncenter.com.

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Chris Bathgate at the Avenue Cafe Friday, Nov. 6 @ The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. $10, 8 p.m. Michigan roots-scene troubadour Chris Bathgate, along with fellow folkies Seth Bernard and Gifts or Creatures, perform Friday at the Avenue Café. Bathgate, 33, grew up in Iowa and Kentucky. In 2001, he enrolled at University of Michigan’s School of Art and Design and launched his solo music career. By 2006, Bathgate was a fixture in the Ann Arbor indie-folk circuit and Real Detroit Weekly named him “Best Solo Artist in Michigan.” The following year he released his acclaimed “A Cork Tale Wake” LP via Quite Scientific Records, A survey of Lansing’s which also released his most recent LP, 2011’s “Salt Year.” Bathgate’s Musical LAndscape forthcoming EP, “Old Factory,” is slotted for an early 2016 release. fri. nov Meanwhile, Gifts or Creatures features the Lansing-based husband/ By RICH TUPICA wife songwriting duo of Brandon and Bethany Foote. The Americana 6th twosome blends Midwestern folklore and old world history with lush Chris Bathgate soundscapes and tender harmonies.

Madcat's Midnight Blues Journey at AMP Friday, Nov. 6 @ Ten Pound Fiddle – Allen Market Place, 1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. $15, 7:30 p.m. The Ten Pound Fiddle and LCC Radio 89.7 hosts Madcat’s Midnight Blues Journey, a Michigan-based all-star blues band, Friday at the Allen Market Place. Lead by Grammy Award winning harmonica prodigy Peter “Madcat” Ruth, the improvisational outfit plays standard and obscure blues numbers while also mixing in folk, jazz and original tunes. The rest of the band comprises guitarist Drew “Captain Midnight” Howard, bassist Mark Schrock and drummer Michael Shimmin. As for the band’s leader, Ruth has toured the world and was hailed as “a harmonica virtuoso who is rapidly approaching fri. nov legend status” by Performance Magazine. Meanwhile, Howard has been a guitar-slinging fixture on the Michigan roots 6th music scene for more than 30 years. He’s best known for his expert-level skills on the six string, pedal and lap-steel guitar Madcat's Midnight Blues Journey and dobro. Food will be available, and Allan Market Place’s Sleepwalker Spirits and Ale will sell its brews at the event.

Chris Webby at Mac's Bar Tuesday, Nov. 10 @ Mac’s Bar, 2600 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $20, $18 adv., 7 p.m. Christian Webster, aka Chris Webby, has worked with a long roster of A-list rappers, including Method Man, Bun B, Mac Miller, B-Real and Talib Kweli. Tuesday, the Connecticut-based emcee headlines Mac’s Bar. Opening the all-ages show are Cato, Nate Millyunz and Knowledge Da MC. Webster debuted in 2009 with a pair of self- released mixtapes, “The White Noise LP” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Rapper.” In 2013, after a string of buzz- worthy independent releases on his Homegrown Music imprint, Webster signed with Entertainment One Music (formerly known as Koch Records). His proper debut LP on the label, 2014’s “Chemically Imbalanced,” features tues. nov guest spots from Dizzy Wright and Tech N9ne, among others. All Music Guide praised the glossy, pop-fueled rap album, calling the disc a “hook-filled, clever, and cocksure party.” Fans of Yelawolf or Asher Roth might want to 10th Chris Webby check him out.

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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. Seth Bernard, 8 p.m. Tell Yo Mama, 9 p.m. Blue Gill Grill, 1591 Lake Lansing Rd. Darin Larner Sr., 9 p.m. Brookshire, 205 W. Church St. Kevin Schaffer, 6 p.m. Capital Prime, 2324 Showtime Dr. Grant Hendershot, 8:30 p.m. Center Stage, 1785 W State Rd Coach’s Pub & Grill, 6201 Bishop Rd. DJ Trivia, 8 p.m. Blue Haired Bettys, 9 p.m. DJ, 9 p.m. Copper, 2874 E. Lake Lansing Rd. Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Fusion Shows Presents, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Champion's, 2240 Cedar St. Ladies' Night, 7 p.m. DJ Lee Grooves, 7 p.m. Dublin Square, 327 Abbot Rd. Hot Mess, 10 p.m. Esquire, 1250 Turner St. Karaoke w/ Jamie, 9 p.m. DJ Fudgie, 10 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Live Blues w/ The Good Cookies, 7 p.m. Skoryoke Live Band Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. Showdown, 9:30 p.m. Showdown, 9:30 p.m. Grand Cafe/Sir Pizza Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Kathy Ford Band, 8 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. "Johnny D" Jam, 9 p.m. Karaoke Kraze, 9 p.m. The Rotations, 9:30 p.m. DJ Donnie D, 9:30 p.m. Harrison Roadhouse, 720 Michigan Ave. Alistar, 5:30 p.m. Leroys, 1526 S. Cedar St. Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. The Ghost Inside, 7 p.m. Alesana, 5 p.m. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. That Freak Quincy, 8 p.m. Saddest Landscape, 7 p.m. Ground Tracer, 7 p.m. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Open Mic w/ Jen Sygit, 9 p.m. Lincoln County Process, 9 p.m. Zydecrunch, 9 p.m. Spoonful, 9 p.m. R Club, 6409 Centurion Dr. Smooth Daddy, 8:30 p.m. Smooth Daddy, 8:30 p.m. Reno's East, 1310 Abbot Road The Tenants, 6 p.m. Reno's North, 16460 Old US 27 Kathy Ford Band Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Life Support, 6 p.m. Reno's West, 5001 W. Saginaw Hwy. New Rule, 6 p.m. Tavern and Tap, 101 S. Washington Sq. Tavern House Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m. DJ Don Black, 9:30 p.m. DJ Don Black, 9:30 p.m. Third Base Sports Bar, 13623 Main St. Frog and Fragment of Soul, 8 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog Open Blues Jam, 8:30 p.m. Stan B. and the 3rd Degree, 8:30 p.m. Time to Play, 8:30 p.m. Watershed Tavern and Grill 5965 Marsh Rd. Trevor Compton, 7 p.m. Jake Stevens, 8 p.m. Capitol City DJs, 10 p.m. Capitol City DJs, 10 p.m. Whiskey Barrel, 410 S. Clippert St. Jake Stevens Band, 9:30 p.m. 18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • November 4, 2015

Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 882- Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Nov. 4-10 Out on the town 9080, stdavidslansing.org. Take Off Pounds Sensibly. 5:15 p.m. $5. New Hope Church, 1340 Haslett Road, Haslett. (517) 349- ARIES (March 21-April 19): "I demand unconditional struggling would not only be unnecessary, but counter- from page 16 love and complete freedom," wrote Slovenian poet productive. If you want to accomplish anything worth- 9183, newhopehaslett.com. Tarot Study Group. FREE. Triple Goddess New Tomaž Šalamun. "That is why I am terrible." In accor- while, make sure that your default emotion is relaxed of questions to identify possible areas for medical Age Bookstore, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) dance with the astrological omens, I'm offering you confidence. Have faith in the momentum generated by follow-up. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior 347-2112. the chance, at least temporarily, to join Šalamun in all the previous work you have done to arrive where Center, 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706- demanding unconditional love and complete freedom. you are now. Shamanic Healing and Education Clinic. 5045, meridianseniorcenter.weebly.com. But unlike him, you must satisfy one condition: Avoid Shamanism talk and demos. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Elsie de Wolfe (1859- Practice Your English. Practice listening to and being terrible. Can you do that? I think so, although you Donations welcome. Willow Stick Ceremonies, 1515 1950) was a pioneer in the art of interior design. She speaking English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. ELPL 2.0 Maker will have to summon unprecedented amounts of emo- W. Mt. Hope Ave., Suite 3, Lansing. (517) 402-6727, described herself as "a rebel in an ugly world." Early in Studio, 300 M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351- tional intelligence and collaborative ingenuity. willowstickceremonies.com. her career she vowed, "I'm going to make everything 2420, elpl.org. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have the answers Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-8 around me beautiful," and she often did just that. In Open Workshop. Bike repair, bike safety and biking you need, but you keep sniffing around as if there p.m. FREE. Quan Am Temple, 1840 N. College Ave., part through her influence, the dark, cluttered decor as healthy exercise. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Kids Repair were different or better answers to be had. Moreover, of the Victorian Era, with its bulky draperies and overly Mason. (517) 853-1675, quanamtemple.org. Program, 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) 755-4174. you've been offered blessings that could enable you ornate furniture, gave way to rooms with brighter light, Celebrate Recovery. For all types of hurts and Sachet Making Workshop. Make an easy, nice to catalyze greater intimacy, but you're barely taking softer colors, and more inviting textures. I'd love to hang-ups. 6:00 p.m. Donations welcome. Trinity smelling sachet to give as a gift or keep for yourself. advantage of them — apparently because you under- see you be inspired by her mission, Scorpio. It's a good Church (Lansing), 3355 Dunckel Road, Lansing. (517) 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. ELPL 2.0 Maker Studio, 300 estimate their potency. Here's what I think: As long as time to add extra charm, grace, and comfort to your 492-1866. M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. you neglect the gifts you have already been granted, environments. H.E.R.O. Class- Home Buying 101: FHA Loans Suits and the City November Event. LGBT they won't provide you with their full value. If you give SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): At the age of 36, and HUD Homes. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Neighborhood them your rapt appreciation, they will bloom. author Franz Kafka composed a 47-page letter to his professional networking event. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple St., Lansing. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Edgar Rice Burroughs father Herman. As he described the ways that his dad's The Beer Grotto, 500 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. glhc.org. (1875-1950) tried to earn a living by selling pencil sharp- toxic narcissism and emotional abuse had skewed his (517) 371-1080, gaylansing.org. LifeTime Meditation and Yoga. 9-9:45 a.m. eners, but couldn't make it. In frustration, he turned to maturation process, he refrained from lashing out Teen Advisory Board: Arm-Knit Scarves Sparrow Michigan Athletic Club, 2900 Hannah Blvd., writing novels. Success! Among his many popular nov- with histrionic anger. Instead he focused on objectively for Charity. Learn how to arm-knit cozy winter East Lansing. (517) 772-7769, sparrow.org. els, 27 of them were about a fictional character named articulating the facts, recounting events from childhood scarves that will be donated to charity. 3-5:30 p.m. Preschool Science Exploration: Turtle Time. Tarzan. The actor who played Tarzan in the movies and analyzing the family dynamic. In accordance with FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road Nature science for kids. $4. Harris Nature Center, based on Burroughs' books was Johnny Weissmuller. the astrological omens, I recommend that you write a East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. 3998 Van Atta Road, Meridian Township. (517) 349- As a child, he suffered from polio, and rebuilt his letter to your own father — even if it's filled with praise 3866. strength by becoming a swimmer. He eventually won and gratitude instead of complaint. At this juncture in Music Prostate Cancer Support Group of Mid- five Olympic gold medals. Burroughs and Weissmuller your life story, I think you especially need the insights Marshall Music Ukulele Play-Along. All ages Michigan. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Sparrow Professional are your role models in the coming weeks, Gemini. It's that this exercise would generate. (P.S. Write the letter and levels welcome. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Marshall Building, 1200 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 364- a favorable time for you to turn defeat into victory. for your own sake, not with the hope of changing or Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. (517) 337-9700. 5471. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Artist Andy Warhol had hurting or pleasing your dad. You don't have to give it Together, Let's Jam. Music for all ages. 6:30- an obsession with green underpants. In fact, that's all to him.) 7:30 p.m. $5/FREE Capitol Area Down Syndrome Events he ever wore beneath his clothes. It might be fun and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Shizo Kanakuri was members. MSU Community Music School, 4930 S. Image Day Spa Ladies Night / Open House. productive for you to be inspired by his private ritual. one of Japan's top athletes when he went to compete Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. (517) 355-7661, ow.ly/ Night of fun, wine and networking. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Life is virtually conspiring to ripen your libido, stimulate in the marathon race at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. TSeOJ. Image Day Spa, 1020 E Saginaw St., Lansing. (517) your fertility, and expedite your growth. So anything Partway through the event, fatigued by sweltering Fusion Shows presents. FREE. Crunchy's Pizza 484-5062, imagedayspa1.com. you do to encourage these cosmic tendencies could heat, bad food, and the long journey he'd made to get and Burgers, 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Gentle Yoga. 9-10 a.m. $10 drop-in/$7 members. have an unusually dramatic impact. Donning green there, Kanakuri passed out. He recovered with the help (517) 351-2506. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, undies might be a good place to start. It would send a of a local farmer, but by then the contest was over. Marshall Music Open Jam. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Okemos. meridianseniorcenter.weebly.com. playful message to your subconscious mind that you Embarrassed by his failure, he sneaked out of Sweden Marshall Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. (517) 66th Annual Athenian Luncheon and Bake are ready and eager to bloom. and returned home. Fast forward to 1966. Producers of 337-9700. Sale. Greek food for sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $12. Holy LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the coming weeks, take a TV show tracked him down and invited him to resume Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1701 E. Saginaw St., special notice of the jokes and humorous situations what he'd started. He agreed. At the age of 74, he com- Theater Lansing. (517) 482-7341. pleted the marathon, finishing with a time of 54 years, that prompt you to laugh the loudest. They will provide Little Women: the Musical. 7:30-10 p.m. $10/$7 Capital Area Audubon Society. Presentation important clues about the parts of your life that need eight months. I think it's time to claim your own per- students and seniors. Okemos High School, 2500 on Michigan's rattlesnakes. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Fenner liberation. What outmoded or irrelevant taboos should sonal version of this opportunity, Capricorn. Wouldn't Jolly Road, Okemos. okemostheatre.net. Nature Center, 2020 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing. you consider breaking? What inhibitions are dampening you love to resolve a process that got interrupted? (517) 483-4224, capitalareaaudubon.org. your well-being? How might your conscience be over- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In most sporting Ladies Figure Skating. Lessons and practice. All stepping its bounds and making you unnecessarily con- events, there's never any doubt about which competi- skill levels welcome. 9:30-11:20 a.m. $5/$2 skate strained? 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You won't find Lansing, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6300. 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. meridianseniorcenter. Dog." It's an award given to a canine that has shown out the final tally or ultimate decision until the "game" Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 7-8 weebly.com. exceptional courage in helping or rescuing people. In 2015, is complete. Given this uncertainty, I suggest that you p.m. FREE. Community Mental Health Building, Room One on One Life Coaching. Brief guidance the group departed from tradition. Its "National Hero Dog" don't slack off even a little. Keep giving your best until 214G, 812 E. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 515-5559, session. 1-3 p.m. $24. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 is a female cat named Tara. Last May, she saved a four- the very end. coda.org. Okemos Road, Okemos. year-old boy by scaring off a dog that had begun to attack PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): One night as you lie Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in 6 p.m., him. I'm guessing you will soon have an experience akin to sleeping in your bed, you will dream of flying through meeting 6:30 p.m. FREE. St. David’s Episcopal See Out on the Town, Page 19 Tara's. Maybe you'll make a gutsy move that earns you an the sunny summer sky. The balmy air will be sweet unexpected honor. Maybe you'll carry out a dramatic act to breathe. Now and then you will flap your arms like of compassion that's widely appreciated. Or maybe you'll wings, but mostly you will glide effortlessly. The feel- THURSDAY, NOV. 5-7 >> GREATER LANSING POTTERS' GUILD FALL POTTERY SALE go outside your comfort zone to pull off a noble feat that ing that flows through your body will be a blend of elevates your reputation. exhilaration and ease. Anywhere you want to go, you The Greater Lansing Potters' Guild celebrates its 46th birthday this week with its LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to cartoon will maneuver skillfully to get there. After a while, you character Homer Simpson, "Trying is the first step will soar to a spot high above a scene that embodies Fall Pottery Sale. The sale includes a wide variety of hand-crafted goods including towards failure." I don't agree with that comic advice. a knotty problem in your waking life. As you hover and kitchenware, jewelry and decorative sculptures for the home. Created by over 30 But I do think the following variant will be applicable to gaze down, you will get a clear intuition about how to you in the coming weeks: "Trying "too hard" is the first untie the knots. Whether or not you remember this local artists, the pieces come from a wide variety of pottery-making techniques, step toward failure." So please don't try "too hard," dream, the next day you will work some practical such as raku, soda firing and high firing. New items are added daily. 5:30-9 p.m., Libra! Over-exertion should be taboo. Straining and magic that begins to shrink or dissolve the problem. 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East Lansing. (517) 339-8978, glpg.org. songs. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. All Saints Episcopal Music Church, 800 Abbot Road, East Lansing. Meridian Community Band Grand Sousa Out on the town Theater The Art of Gifting Opening with Kimberly Concert. 7:30 p.m. $10/$9 seniors/FREE students. Roial Players Present: Decision Height. Play Lavon. Live artist demos and art for sale. 6-9 p.m. MacDonald Middle School, 1601 Burcham Dr., East from page 18 about female WWII pilots. 9-11 p.m. $5. Snyder- FREE. MICA Gallery, 1210 N. Turner St., Lansing. Lansing. (517) 333-7600, ow.ly/U3MVi. Phillips Hall Auditorium, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 371-4600, micagallery.org. Spanish Conversation Group. English and (517) 355-6690, roialplayers.weebly.com. Ingham County Animal Control's Vaccination Literature and Poetry Spanish spoken. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Telling Lansing. Veterans' stories shared. 8 and Licensing Clinic. Noon-4 p.m. Ingham County Book discussion on 'Beauty for Ashes'. 6-8 Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- p.m. See web for prices. Miller Performing Arts Animal Control Outreach Center, 826 W. Saginaw St., p.m. Unity of Greater Lansing, 240 Marshall St., 2420, elpl.org. Center, 6025 Curry Lane, Lansing. (517) 927-3016, Lansing. (517) 242-7440, ac.ingham.org. Lansing. (517) 371-3010. WMU Cooley Law School Open House. peppermintcreek.org. Flappers and Fedora MDA Fundraiser. Music Prospective students can visit campus. 6-8 p.m. Little Women: the Musical. 7:30-10 p.m. $10/$7 and 1920s costumes. Proceeds benefit the Muscular Arts FREE. Cooley Law School, 300 S. Capitol Ave., Dystrophy Association. 8 p.m.-midnight. $5. REO students and seniors. Okemos High School, 2500 "Material Effects" Opening Reception. Lansing. info.cooley.edu. Town Pub, 1145 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. ow.ly/ Jolly Road, Okemos. okemostheatre.net. Features interactive performance art. 7 p.m. FREE. 8-Ball Tournament. Bring your pool game to the TYoPs. Avenue. Call to confirm. 7 p.m. $10. The Avenue Cafe, 2021 Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 492-7403. See Out on the Town, Page 20 Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta Friday, November 6 Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Classes and Seminars Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Lansing. (517) 484-5600. Aux Petits Soins: Explorers 1 & 2. French Teens After School. Programming for teens in immersion for babies/toddlers. 9:30 a.m. (ages 2-4) 6th-12th grades. 3-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing "Turn it Down"— & 10:30 a.m. (ages 0-2). $15/$12 students. Willow but not all the Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) Tree Family Center, 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 351-2420, elpl.org. 101, Lansing. (517) 643-8059. way. Matt Jones Music Events Karaoke. LeRoy's Classic Bar & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar Two Small Pieces of Glass. 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Ghost: The Musical. 80s film in musical form. 8 Mother and Earth Baby Boutique, 4601 W. Saginaw Dart Auditorium, 500 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) p.m. $20/$18 seniors/$10 kids. Lebowsky Center, Highway, Suite N, Lansing. (517) 721-1868. 483-1546, lcc.edu/showinfo. Out on the town 122 E. Main St., Owosso. ow.ly/U3Nh4. Aux Petits Soins: Explorers 1. French immersion The Nunsense Nuncrackers. Comedic holiday The Colleen Bawn. Magical Irish matchmaking class for babies. 9:30 a.m. $15/$12 students. Mother show. 6:30 p.m. See web for prices. Starlight Dinner from page 19 melodrama. 8-10 p.m. $15/$10 seniors/$5 students. & Earth Baby Boutique, 1212 Turner St., Lansing. Theatre, Waverly East Intermediate, 3131 W. Michigan Dart Auditorium, 500 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) (517) 643-8059, facebook.com/auxpetitssoinsllc. Ave., Lansing. starlightdinnertheatre.com. RCAH Auditorium, Snyder-Phillips Hall, corner of 483-1546, lcc.edu/showinfo. Ghost: The Musical. 80s film in musical form. 8 Dormitory Road and Bogue Street, East Lansing. The Nunsense Nuncrackers. Comedic holiday Events p.m. $20/$18 seniors/$10 kids. Lebowsky Center, (517) 884-1932, ow.ly/TZLAL. show. 6:30 p.m. See web for prices. Starlight Dinner 122 E. Main St., Owosso. ow.ly/U3Nh4. Free Public Tours. 1 and 3 p.m. FREE. Eli and "La Puenta." Sustainable art project is introduced. Theatre, Waverly East Intermediate, 3131 W. Michigan All of Us Express: Through the Looking Glass. Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU 6 p.m. $7-10 suggested cover. The Robin Theatre, Ave., Lansing. starlightdinnertheatre.com. Family theater. 2 p.m. Hannah Community Center, Campus, East Lansing. broadmuseum.msu.edu. 1105 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. deyofthephoenix. Little Women: the Musical. 7:30-10 p.m. $10/$7 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 333-2580, Lettuce Live Well Pre-Holiday Bash. Family com. students and seniors. Okemos High School, 2500 allofusexpress.org. fitness and fun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Westside Greater Lansing Potter's Guild Fall Pottery Sale. Jolly Road, Okemos. okemostheatre.net. Community YMCA, 3700 Old Lansing Road, Lansing. Wide variety of pottery for sale. 9 a.m-9 p.m. FREE. Telling Lansing. Veterans' stories shared. 8 (517) 898-1870, ow.ly/U8UDJ. All Saits Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, East p.m. See web for prices. Miller Performing Arts Broad Family Day. Noon-4 p.m. Eli and Edythe Lansing. (517) 339-8978, glpg.org. Center, 6025 Curry Lane, Lansing. (517) 927-3016, , Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU Sunday November 8 peppermintcreek.org. Classes and Seminars Theater Campus, East Lansing. broadmuseum.msu.edu. Lansing on Tap Beer Festival. Music and Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. All of Us Express: Through the Looking Glass. Arts vendors. 1-5 p.m. $45 at door. Summit Sport, 2650 Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East Family theater. 7 p.m. Hannah Community Center, Holiday Gala. Tasty treats and art for sale. 5-9 East Grand River Ave., East Lansing. ow.ly/U8UZZ. Lansing. (517) 371-5119. 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 333-2580, p.m. Saper Galleries, 433 Albert Ave., East Lansing. Roller Derby. Mitten Mavens take on Bone City Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Third allofusexpress.org. (517) 351-0815. sapergalleries.com. Rollers. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10/kids FREE. Court One, floor meeting room. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown 7868 Old M-78, East Lansing. mittenmavens.net. Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) Practice Your English For Kids. All levels 515-5559, cadl.org. welcome. 1-2 p.m. FREE. ELPL 2.0 Maker Studio, 300 Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation and Silent Saturday, November 7 M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Prayer. 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation Classes and Seminars South Lansing Christian Church Fair. Crafts, Healing Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) Domestic Violence Support Group. Noon-1:30 food and fun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. South Lansing 641-6201, selfrealizationcentremichigan.org. p.m. FREE. Women's Center of Greater Lansing, Christian Church, 6300 Aurelius Road, Lansing. (517) Parents of LGBTQ kids. Weekly support group. 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163, 394-3220. All faiths are welcome. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE. Diversity womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Psychological Services, 1310 Turner St., Lansing. Aging Gracefully. Presentation from health care Music (720) 401-4214. professionals. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mindful Movement Matt LoRusso Trio at Troppo. FREE. Troppo, 101 Why #BlackLivesMatter: Learning to Talk & Physical Therapy, 2740 E. Lansing Drive, East S. Washington Sq. Lansing. (517) 371-4000. with Kids About Race. Workshop from Project Lansing. (517) 853-9139, mindfulmovement.biz. 60/50. 2-4 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, Gymnastics for Kids. Ages 2 and up. 3-3:30 Literature and Poetry 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. p.m. $10. Mother and Earth Baby Boutique, 4601 W. Go Green! Go Write! 12-hour write-a-thon. 8 a.m.- Saginaw Highway, Suite N, Lansing. (517) 977-7096. 8 p.m. $30. Spartan Stadium, MSU Campus, East Events Tai Chi at Allen Market Place. Instruction in Lansing. capitalcitywriters.org. Perfect Little Planet. Show on the planets. 2:30- Qigong, meditation and Yang style tai chi forms. 9-10 3:30 p.m. $4. Abrams Planetarium, 400 E. Grand a.m. FREE. Allen Market Place, 1619 E. Kalamazoo Arts River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 355-4672. St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. Free Public Tours. 1 and 3 p.m. FREE. Eli and Zumba for Kids. Ages 2 and up. 2-2:30 p.m. $10. Greater Lansing Potter's Guild Fall Pottery Sale. Wide variety of pottery for sale. 9 a.m-4 p.m. FREE. Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU All Saits Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, East Campus, East Lansing. FRIDAY, NOV. 6 >> ART FOR CHARLIE ART SHOW AND AUCTION Lansing. (517) 339-8978, glpg.org. Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. Lessons 6-6:45 p.m., dance 6:45. $8 dance/$10 dance & The Art for Charlie Foundation believes that art can plays an important role in Theater lesson. The Lansing Eagles, 4700 N. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 490-7838. healing from tragedies. The local nonprofit is reaching out to the community Telling Lansing. Veterans' stories shared. 8 p.m. See web for prices. Miller Performing Arts to support its mission with an art show and silent auction. Proceeds from the Center, 6025 Curry Lane, Lansing. (517) 927-3016, Music fundraiser go toward the foundation, which works with the families of children peppermintcreek.org. Organ Recital. Reception to follow. 3:30 p.m. Little Women: the Musical. 7:30-10 p.m. $10/$7 FREE. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 218 W. Ottawa St., diagnosed with terminal illnesses. The pieces in the show were submitted to a students and seniors. Okemos High School, 2500 Lansing. (517) 482-9454, stpaulslansing.org. competition held by the foundation in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Jolly Road, Okemos. okemostheatre.net. Art Museum. The auction includes artwork and special prizes donated by local The View from Here. A woman must overcome Arts her fears. 8-10 p.m. $15. The Robin Theatre, 1105 Larry Bourland Reception. Puzzle maker shows businesses, including vacations, fine jewelry, spa treatments, restaurant dinners S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 775-4246, work. 3-5 p.m. FREE. EagleMonk Pub & Brewery, and more. Hors d'oeuvres and live music are included, and a cash bar is available. ixiontheatre.com. 4906 W. Mount Hope Hwy., Lansing. (517) 708-7350. The Colleen Bawn. Magical Irish matchmaking Former WILX evening news anchor Jason Colthorp emcees. Tickets are available melodrama. 8 p.m. $15/$10 seniors/$5 students. See Out on the Town, Page 21 on the web or at Schuler Books & Music locations. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $35. East Lansing Marriott, 300 M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing. (517) 763-4413, artforcharlie.com. FRIDAY, NOV. 6 >> "MATERIAL EFFECTS" OPENING RECEPTION AT THE BROAD

FRIDAY, NOV. 6 >> FLAPPERS AND FEDORAS MDA FUNDRAISER The Broad Art Museum highlights work from West African artists in its latest exhibition, "Material Effects: Contemporary Art from West Africa and the Diaspora." REO Town Pub becomes a speakeasy for the night with its charity fundraiser event, The show features sculpture, video and performance art from seven artists who "Flappers and Fedoras: A Roaring Twenties Night." Attendees can break out their examine the value of objects in a consumerist society. Materiality takes on special best 1920s era duds or come as they are to enjoy an evening of music and spirits. significance, from elaborately textured textiles to colorfully adorned human Special guests bartenders from the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union and the figures. The opening reception will feature an interactive performance by Bernard Muscular Dystrophy Association will serve up drinks, and local singer/songwriter Akoi-Jackson. The Ghana-based artist will engage with the audience about the Abbey Hoffman will provides live musical entertainment to keep the party rolling. "institutional, ideological and aesthetic authorities" that impact their daily lives. The Proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 8 p.m.-midnight. $5. REO exhibit runs through April 8. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Town Pub, 1145 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. ow.ly/TYoPs. 547 Circle Drive, East Lansing. (517) 884-4800, broadmuseum.msu.edu. City Pulse • November 4, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 21

and 5:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, 528 N. Martin Rapids Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Music L. King Jr. Blvd., Lansing. (517) 323-0717. Rapids. (517) 543-0786. A Morning with Louis Nagel. Piano lecture. 10-11 Out on the town Scratch Coding Club. Learn how to use Scratch Not So Happy Endings Support Group. For a.m. Marshall Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. 2 and create animations. 7-8 p.m. FREE, registration women ending relationships. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. MSU Faculty Recital: Yuri Gandelsman, viola. from page 20 required. ELPL 2.0 Maker Studio, 300 M.A.C. Ave., Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10/$8 seniors/FREE students. Cook East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Ave., Lansing. (517) 896-3311. Recital Hall, MSU Music Building, 333 West Circle Theater Hopeful Hearts Grief Group. Learn, grow and Drive, East Lansing. ow.ly/U956R. The View from Here. A woman must overcome Events heal together. 10-11 a.m. FREE. The Marquette her fears. 7-9 p.m. $15. The Robin Theatre, 1105 Mac’s Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark Activity Room, 5968 Park Lake Road, East Lansing. Theater S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 775-4246, Roebuck and Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac’s (517) 381-4866. Dirty Dancing. 7:30 p.m. Tickets from $38. ixiontheatre.com. Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795, Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn Wharton Center, MSU Campus East Lansing. Little Women: the Musical. 2:30-10 p.m. $10/$7 macsbar.com. public speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE. 1-800-WHARTON, whartoncenter.com. students and seniors. Okemos High School, 2500 Social Bridge. Play bridge and meet new people. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Jolly Road, Okemos. okemostheatre.net. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township Lansing. (517) 367-6300, cadl.org. Ghost: The Musical. 80s film in musical form. 3 Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing. Overeaters Anonymous. Support for weight loss p.m. $20/$18 seniors/$10 kids. Lebowsky Center, (517) 484-5600. efforts. 7 p.m. FREE. Okemos Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, November 11 122 E. Main St., Owosso. ow.ly/U3Nh4. Homework Help. MSU students tutor younger 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos. (517) 290-5163. Telling Lansing. Veterans' stories shared. 2 CLASSES AND SEMINARS students in a group setting. 5-7 p.m. FREE. East H.E.R.O. Class-Home Security. Home Story Art Time. Art and story time for p.m. See web for prices. Miller Performing Arts improvement class. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Neighborhood Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East preschoolers. 10-10:45 a.m. FREE. Donations Center, 6025 Curry Lane, Lansing. (517) 927-3016, Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple St., Lansing. Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. appreciated. Reach Studio Art Center, 1804 peppermintcreek.org. glhc.org. BabyTime. 0-24 months. Meeting at church. 10:30-11 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 999-3643, Iron Ore, Shipping and Shipwreck. Panel for a.m. FREE. All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot reachstudioart.org. 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Rd. East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Walk-In Wednesdays. Art activities for ages 5 and Fitzgerald. 7 p.m. MSU Library, 100 Main Library up. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE. Donations appreciated. Reach Road, MSU Campus, East Lansing. Monday, November 9 Music Studio Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. The Magic of Mendelssohn. From 7:30 to 9:30 (517) 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. Classes and Seminars Events p.m. $15/$12 for seniors/5 students and kids. Aux Petits Soins: Explorers 3. French immersion Adult Rape Survivor Support Group. Bible and Beer. Discussion of scripture's power Fairchild Theatre, 220 Trowbridge Road, East for babies/toddlers. 4:30 p.m. $15/$12 students. Registration preferred. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s in daily events. 6 p.m. Midtown Brewing Co., 402 Lansing. (517) 353-5340. Mother and Earth Baby Boutique, 1212 Turner St., Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 482-0600, Lansing. (517) 643-8059. Lansing. (517) 372-9163. [email protected]. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 Job Seekers Support Group. Finding the right Chair Massage @ MSC. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. career. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Women’s Center of $14/$12 members. Meridian Senior Center, Tuesday, November 10 Washington St., Lansing. (517) 351-5866, lamc.info Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) Classes and Seminars 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045, 372-9163, womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Meridianseniorcenter.weebly.com. Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 5:45- Events Support Group. For the divorced, separated & 6:45 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads, 2019 E. Michigan Lansing Jaycees General Monthly Meeting. widowed. 7:30 p.m. St. David's Episcopal Church, Allen Street Farmers Market - Indoors. Ave., Lansing. (517) 515-5559, coda.org. Young professionals networking event. 6-8 p.m. 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272, Locally grown, baked and prepared foods. 3-6:30 Speakeasies Toastmasters. Improve listening, FREE. Tripper's Sports Bar, 350 Frandor Ave., stdavidslansing.org. p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. analysis, leadership and presentation skills. Noon-1 Lansing. (517) 336-0717, lansing jaycees.org. Learn to Meditate. 8:15 p.m. Donations. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. p.m. FREE. Ingham County Human Services Building, Post-Polio Support Group Meeting. 1:30-3 p.m. C. Weaver Physical Therapy Exercise Studio, Teens After School. Programming for teens in 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (616) 841-5176. Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand 1720 Abbey Road, East Lansing. (517) 272-9379, River Ave., Lansing. 6th-12th grades. 3-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Have a support cweaverphysicaltherapy.com. Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) system, lose weight. 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton ToddlerTime. Ages 18-36 months listen to stories Tai Chi for Arthritis and Health. Weekly class. 1 and music. 10:15-10:45 a.m./11-11:30 a.m. FREE. 351-2420, elpl.org. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Veteran Services. Advice on VA benefits and Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. claims. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. American Legion HQ, 212 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11 >> AN EVENING OF SONG AND POETRY Sporcle Live! Trivia. Team based. Win Crunchy's N. Verlinden Ave., Lansing. gift certificates. 7 p.m. FREE. Crunchy's Pizza & Father and son duo Marvin and Nathan Bell bring their writing expertise to East Burgers, 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Theater Lansing for the Fall Writing Series hosted by MSU’s Residential College in the Arts Lunch @ MSC. Register day before. Noon-1 Dirty Dancing. 7:30 p.m. Tickets from $38. and Humanities. A former Iowa Poet Laureate, Marvin Bell has authored 23 books, p.m. $5.75/$3 ages 60+. Meridian Senior Center, Wharton Center, MSU Campus East Lansing. 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045, 1-800-WHARTON, whartoncenter.com. including “Vertigo: The Living Dead Man Poems.” He will share his work, while meridianseniorcenter.weebly.com. singer/songwriter son Nathan Bell performs his acoustic folk and roots music. Before the evening performance, the pair will host an informal talk about music and Literature and Poetry Books on Tap Book Group. The Girl on the Train Nov. 13, 2015 lyrics at 3 p.m. in the LookOut! Gallery in Snyder-Phillips Hall. 7 p.m. FREE. RCAH by Paula Hawkins, 6:30 p.m. FREE. 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Before he landed at Lansing Community Pharmacy, Selquist had worked as the Kmart pharmacy director in Troy and later at Perry Drug Stores and Rite Aid. Over the years, he said, he not only learned the business, but he learned how best to serve people. “Over 80 percent (of the medicine we sell) is covered by insurance, and copays are the same no matter where you go,” Salquist said. “The difference with us is that we actually make a point to know our customers by name. I’ve been working with the three techs for about 40 (combined) years, and together we’re now serving the third generation of families. We take this job seriously, and I think people appreciate that.” Central Pharmacy also offers a few extra services the chains can’t or won’t offer. Salquist’s store provides free delivery to Lasing addresses, as well as individual packag- ing. He said the store recently invested in a Parata machine, which enables strip packaging, a type of customized packaging that allows customers taking multiple meds to have their prescriptions pre-sorted, greatly reducing the chances of misdosing. Central Pharmacy also provides compounding services, which combines drug ingredients to customize a medica- Central pharmacy tion specifically to a patient’s needs. Examples include Photos by Kevin McInerney/City Pulse customized ointments and hormone treatments. And if Central Pharmacy, located at the corner of Mount Hope and Pennsylvania avenues, recently celebrated its second anniversary. you own a dog or cat, you already know how expensive it can be to fill your pet’s prescription. Central Pharmacy also fills that niche. By ALLAN I. ROSS drug stores were going the way of the dinosaur. But two Two years ago, registered pharmacist Michael Salquist weeks later, in October 2013, Salquist opened Central “(The chains) will charge $10 to $20 for delivery,” Salquist was in a tough spot. Lansing Community Pharmacy, the Pharmacy at the corner of Mount Hope and Pennsylvania said. “Because we’re independently owned and operated, independent pharmacy at the corner of Pennsylvania avenues. Today, that one store has expanded to seven our hands aren’t tied. We can offer services such as free Avenue and Kalamazoo Street he had worked at for eight locations: two in Lansing as well as stores in Flint, Owosso, delivery service. Plus those delivery trucks make for good years, was bought out by a mega-chain and shuttered. Perry, Laingsburg and Haslett. By January, at least five advertisement.” “It was a family-owned place, but (the owners) decided more will be added to the mix, including one on the west And of course, anywhere there’s a pharmacy, that’s to sell and not tell us,” Salquist said at the time. “I worked side of Lansing and one on the south side. one less empty building in town. A few months before it hard to get to know the clients. We developed a real bond.” “It just goes to show people will choose a local store opened, the building where Salquist set up his first shop Prevailing wisdom made it seem like mom-and-pop over a (chain) if they have the option,” Salquist said. was home to Grumpy’s Diner. The space had begun to Salquist is only the owner or partner of five locations; for fall into disrepair, and City Pulse declared the corner an the most part, they have their own owner/operators. All, Eye Sore of the Week. Today, it’s a glimmering white, land- however, are part of the Health Mart franchise, which boasts scaped piece of property that bears none of its previous over 4,000 stores nationwide. Health Mart allows owners to disarray. run their stores as they see fit while providing them invalu- “I was hoping we could be moved to an Eye Candy of able marketing assistance and connection to resources. And the Week,” Salquist said. “But really, even with all the con- like the current farm-to-table trend that has consumers refo- struction on this block, it’s still been a great year. Because cusing on hyper-local goods and services, Salquist thinks his of the loyalty of our customers, we didn’t see a hit to busi- success marks a new model for this business. ness like some other places did.” “I think this is the future of independent pharmacies,” he said. “(Health Mart) does a lot of the marketing and carries Central Pharmacy — Mount Hope Photos by Kevin McInerney/City Pulse a lot of weight for us. They help bring awareness to the 1003 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing Owner Michael Salquist, second from the left, poses with the independents and give us a voice. Because of them, I think 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; staff of Central Pharmacy. independent drugstores are on the upswing.” closed Sunday (517) 316-0711, centralpharmacymi.com A Special Invitation Kim Kau man Studio Open House Veterans Share their Stories 712 Terminal Road, Lansing World War II and After Friday, November 6 from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 A rare opportunity to visit Kim's working studio. On display and for purchase will be work from the Noon to 2pm Light Refreshments Served past 25 years. Current work will be discounted 25% and older work even more—a wonderful opportunity. Kim Kau man was Mackerel Sky's rst formal exhibition artist in October of 1990 Join us for a time of and has presented 13 exhibits there. learning and remembering In celebration of its 25th Anniversary and Kim Kau man's collaboration, Mackerel Sky will host a champagne reception at the studio open house. Pilgrim Congregational 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Sunday - 10 AM United Church of Christ (517) 484-7434 Lansing, MI 211 M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing | 517.351.2211 | mackerelsky.com PilgrimUCC.com City Pulse • November 4, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 23

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