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LINDA VAIL JIM MCCLURKEN Lansing City Council Candidate Ingham County Health Officer City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 After 41 years as the Lansing area’s first locally-owned organic grocery store, the East Lansing Food Co-op will be closing its doors. Our future is uncertain. The Board of Directors, together with ELFCO owners, will determine our co-op’s next steps. We will be open for business during regular store hours until Saturday, February 4th, 2017.

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(517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com Mid-Michigan should but either way, I think Lansing and East Lansing should join many other cities ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6704 or email [email protected] embrace sanctuary cities nationwide who want to send a mes- I was surprised to read in Lawrence PAGE sage to our immigrant neighbors “we EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz Cosentino’s article “Should Lansing value you, you are welcome here, you 6 [email protected] • (517) 999-5061

Become a Sanctuary City?” that the are safe!” As American history demon- ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER • Mickey Hirten Lansing City Council has taken over 7 strates, embracing diversity in our cities [email protected] years for the “legal review” of the initial Love thy neighbor — but not his pot smell ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR • Ty Forquer makes us stronger and better. [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 proposal that was originally submitted to them in 2009. It is not now nor PRODUCTION MANAGER • Allison Hammerly — Anna Fisher PAGE [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 has it ever been the jurisdiction of local STAFF WRITERS • Lawrence Cosentino police to enforce immigration law. The 14 [email protected] local police are not deputized to do im- Todd Heywood migration law. Chief Yankowski cor- Blame game [email protected] rectly assures that LPD will apprehend Judy Hood of Bath blamed gerryman- Local arts communities react to Trump's inauguration ADVERTISING dering for Donald Trumps victory. SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR • Rich Tupica violent felons, but not police someone’s [email protected]:30 a.m. Saturdays immigration status. LPD is on solid V.L. Pentel of Lansing blamed Russia. PAGE Now Shelley Centeno blames FBI SALES EXECUTIVES • Mandy Jackson, Liza Sayre, ground legally to join many other cities Suzi Smith Director Cuomy. in adopting Sanctuary City status. Why 15 [email protected] the hold up? Why does no one blame the Demo- [email protected] It was also surprising to learn that cratic Party for choosing Hillary Clinton [email protected] the Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity over the more reasanoble, rational, lik- Michael Dease explores the cradles and colors of jazz Contributors: Andy Balaskovitz, Justin Bilicki, able Bernie Sanders. Daniel E. Bollman, Capital News Service, Bill and Inclusion has formally ended. Now Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Tom Helma, Gabrielle is certainly not the time to end such a As far as a course, vulgar man being COVER Lawrence Johnson, Eve Kucharski, Terry Link, Andy committee! elected President, have we forgotten Bill McGlashen, Kyle Melinn, Mark Nixon, Shawn Parker, Clinton? Stefanie Pohl, Dennis Preston, Allan I. Ross, Rich It is not certain that the federal ART Tupica, Ute Von Der Heyden, Paul Wozniak government can withhold funds to cities Delivery drivers: Frank Estrada, Dave Fisher, Paul Shore, who adopt a “Sanctuary City” status, — Earl L. Ruhf Richard Simpson, Thomas Scott Jr. Lansing Artwork courtesy of METRO CREATIVE GRAPHICS Interns: Diamond Henry, Jamal Tyler

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PUBLIC NOTICES City of Lansing Notice of Public Hearing

The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, Lansing, MI, for the purpose stated below:

To afford an opportunity for all residents, taxpayers of the City of Lansing, City Assessor, other interested persons and ad valorem taxing units to appear and be heard on the approval of an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Certificate (the “Certificate”), pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act, Public Act 146 of 2000, for property located at 506 South Hosmer Street, Lansing, Michigan, but more particularly described as follows:

LOT 5 ASSESSORS PLAT NO 24 REC L 10 P 29, Ingham County, Michigan -- Parcel Number: 33-01- 01-15-351-051, and

Approval of this Certificate will provide the owner or potentially the developer of property an abatement of certain property taxes for the improvements to the property noted above. Further information regarding this issue may be obtained from Karl Dorshimer, Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), 1000 S. Washington Ave., Suite 201, Lansing, MI 48910, 517-702-3387.

For more information, please call Lansing City Council at 517-483-4177. If you are interested in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., on the day of the Public Hearing at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or email [email protected].

Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope CP#17-010 City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION themselves in the nearest public bathroom to do it. Vail pointed out that Sparrow sees a Opioid crisis significant number of overdoses in its bath- rooms in part because it offers the cheapest New maps show where overdose crisis is worse sterile needle price in the region. C Officials are still trying to get their arms OF THE WEEK “Scanner — 30-year-old male overdose and giving medical first responders a year to around the data and how exactly to use it to victim, not breathing, needles on floor near- implement the new policy. In 2015 lawmak- fight the opioid epidemic in the city. by, 3600 block of Lathrop.” ers expanded the access to the drug to law “Right now we're doing a lot of informa- This Jan. 2 sentence is a typical post on enforcement responders. And last year, they tion gathering in order to analyze the in- neighborhood activist Loretta Stanaway’s cleared the way to allow the drug to be avail- formation in order to make wise decisions Facebook page. Late into the night, she sits able in schools throughout Michigan. about what to do with it,” Vail said. “And at her computer doing work, listening to “Deaths have quadrupled in the last 10 we're fairly early on in that process.” Lansing scanner traffic. She plucks the on- to 12 years, which is the national trend, and That process, she said, would include going happenings off the airwaves and pub- that's true for Ingham County,” Vail said. comparing social issues such as crime re- lishes them on her social media. “We would consider that an epidemic just ports in the hot spot zones to see if there And her feed reveals the secret and on- like nationally we're calling it an epidemic.” is a correlation. going deadly opioid overdose crisis washing Being a public health leader, Vail is accus- “So, when we do GIS (Geographic In- over Lansing. tomed to using data to track down epidemic formation System) mapping from a health Now, Ingham County has created a map disease outbreaks, from the flu to sexually perspective, we're looking at how do we that documents where those overdoses occur. target with the right prevention activi- Seeking to bring attention to the epidem- ties, treatment activities, intervention ic and reveal details of where it impacts the Density Heatmap of Administered activities — is there a way to identify it city specifically, county health officials have Narcan Doses, Ingham County 2016 geographically?” Vail said of her efforts. released a new report and map that drills A review of online crime mapping Property: 1100 North Washington Ave. down on the numbers. It’s the first time data available from the Lansing Police (Elderly Instruments), Lansing health officials have been able to identify Department does not appear to show a While not as obviously eye-catching as geographic “hot spots” for opioid-related. correlation between the hot spots and its Old Town neighbors (or the delightful Her information mirrors new data from petty crime reports, such as breaking and mural on its northern wing), this building the Ingham County Health Department entering or drug enforcement activity. exhibits a simple elegance and authentic that shows that while deaths from over- Carol Siemon, Ingham County’s newly details. The main front facade is divided doses may be leveling off, rescue efforts are elected prosecutor, said she is eager to see into the classical tripartite organization, ramping up. what correlation is found between low- and the center bay is articulated with a Preliminary data for Ingham County level criminal activity and the hot spots, as slightly raised pediment. Pilasters divide shows 56 people died from opioid overdoses well as economic factors. the elevations, with stepped corner details in 2016. That’s virtually level with the 55 “It certainly would be something that are echoed in the wing connecting the deaths reported in 2014, but below the 68 that would help us look at what are the main building to the north annex. deaths reported in 2015. demographics and how do they match Quoins line the window jambs and The average age of those who died from up with what we know to be the crimi- are topped with authentic jack arches, an overdose last year was 42. But Linda Vail, nal activity and what are we looking at currently hidden under brightly striped the county’s health officer, said that statistic are these people the same people,” she awnings. A formal Doric aedicule frames obscures the true depth of the epidemic. said. “Why are the patterns not match- the main entrance at the top of a discreetly Data from the Lansing Fire Department ing up if they’re not?” constructed barrier free ramp. use of Narcan, a powerful drug that stops Courtesy the Ingham County Health Department But finding those patterns may be Originally, the building served as the the effects of opioid overdoses, shows that difficult. local home to the Independent Order of the 88 cases of overdose where the drug was transmitted infections. But she’s now using Lansing Police Chief Michael Odd Fellows, evidenced by the contrasting used were in individuals ages 24 to 34. Vail that technology and know-how to dig down Yankowski said the department has not yet bricks spelling out the organization’s ini- said those who are older likely have been into the data on the opioid epidemic. completed the initial 2016 data analysis for tials above the corbelled entablature. The using longer and are already in poorer Using mapping technology, Vail and the crimes. He also said identifying where ar- building switched to its current retail use health at the time of an overdose, account- Ingham County Health Department have cre- rests for heroin are being made in Lansing is in 1984 and has served as the local center ing for the increased report of deaths in an ated a “Heat Map” showing where Narcan has not something the city’s computer systems of local music culture ever since. older demographic. been administered in the last year in the city of can easily accomplish. Naturally, the building carries a broad Data from the Lansing Fire Depart- Lansing. It’s visually stunning, showing three He had not seen the heat map from the collection of stringed instrument on the ment shows that between September and areas of hot spots and two slightly less active, county until City Pulse shared it with him. sales floor, plus an extensive repair shop December, Lansing Fire Department staff- albeit just as concerning, areas. He said the department will review that to and smaller classrooms. Visitors should ers were administering at least one dose of All three key areas of overdoses spread see if there are any correlation between the step inside for the chance to enjoy some Narcan daily. Overall, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 15 out from Cedar Street. One is located in hot spots and crime incidents in the city. ‘Ear Candy’ provided by other eager last year, Lansing Fire officials administered Lansing’s downtown. Another spreads out Addressing the crisis is going to require patrons. — Daniel E. Bollman, AIA Narcan 243 times in the city. from the intersection of Mt. Hope Avenue one key response those interviewed for this While the LFD reported using the drug and Cedar Street. The third spreads east story said: education. 242 times in 2015, where those doses were from Cedar across southeast Lansing. The Said Vail, “A big part of it right now is education and awareness so that people re- “Eye candy of the Week” is our weekly look at some administered remains a fuzzy detail. In addi- two areas of concern are in North Lansing of the nicer properties in Lansing. It rotates each with tion, 2015 was the first year in which emer- and central Southwest Lansing. alize that this really is, you know, happen- Eyesore of the Week. If you have a suggestion, please gency medical first responders were required The location of overdoses is a key piece of ing right here in River City.” e-mail [email protected] or call Berl Schwartz at 999-5061. to carry the drug. That’s because in 2014 the information. Many users report using heroin legislature passed a law making that possible immediately after securing it, often locking — Todd Heywood 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017

permeating his home from his neighbor’s Cuthbert, who owns a few rental proper- people like Cuthbert may yet have an issue. New pot law property. ties, might find solace in the fact that Gov. After all, individuals who own their own “Every morning when I get up — I’m get- Rick Snyder signed Grand Ledge Sen. Rick homes and are registered to smoke and Landlords can regulate use ting really tired of smelling it. It’s like a coal- Jones’ bill that allows landlords to ban the grow the plant for medicinal use might in their properties generating plant. There are ways to filter growing and smoking of marijuana in their still be producing an odor that offends It’s been a recurring problem. Over the air. These people don’t want to spend properties. their neighbors. Just growing the plant re- the last several months, Donald Cuthbert any money on it apparently,” said Cuthbert, “Two homes that were worth approxi- quires ventilation. has awakened to the smell of marijuana a concerned Lansing citizen. mately $150,000 each were totally de- “You really have to exchange carbon stroyed by marijuana growing operations,” dioxide and oxygen,” said Sam Johnson, PUBLIC NOTICES said Jones. “These were rental units. The operator of Lansing’s Capitol City Seed NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS owners contacted me and told me they were Bank. “A plant sweats off a certain amount AND NOTICE OF RIGHT OF REFERENDUM very upset because their insurance might of moisture and in a confined environment TO THE ELECTORS AND TAXPAYERS not cover it.” you sometimes have to purge that mois- OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING According to Jones, the effect of the po- ture. With moisture sometimes it comes AND CUSTOMERS AND USERS OF THE tentially offensive smell was one of the pri- with an odor.” TOWNSHIP'S PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM mary reasons the bill was set into action. Johnson said that there are ways to TAKE NOTICE THAT the Township Board of the Charter Township of Lansing, Ingham “Many people are very allergic to smoke,” greatly diminish the smell from both grow County, Michigan (the "Township"), intends to authorize the issuance of NOT TO EXCEED Three Jones said. “They get a lease in a non-smok- operations and smoking such as purchas- Million Dollars ($3,000,000) Charter Township of Lansing Water System Improvement Revenue Bonds (the "Bonds") pursuant to the Revenue Bond Act, Act 94, Public Acts of Michigan, 1933, as amended, ing apartment and they expect that to in- ing a carbon filter or ozone generators. for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of certain improvements to the Township's clude marijuana.” Robin Schneider, executive director of the public water distribution system, including, but not limited to (A) replacing approximately 8,500 linear Jones’ bill does not ban the consumption Lansing-based National Patient’s Rights feet of existing water main and related appurtenances, (B) acquiring necessary easements and rights in land, and (C) making other necessary and related improvements and acquiring related equipment, of edible and topical marijuana products Association, said that though it is the legal and financing engineering and financing costs (the “Project”). The Bonds may be issued by the for those who are licensed as patients with right of patients and caregivers to cultivate Township in one or more series, the aggregate principal amount of which will not exceed $3,000,000. the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program, and use their plants, they must be mindful

The Bonds will be payable primarily from revenues derived from rates and charges received or MMMP. Jones argues that patients who of their effect on the community. from users and customers of the Township's public water distribution system, and will be payable in require the medical benefits of the drug can “Typically, my experience has been not more than forty (40) annual installments at a rate of interest to be determined upon sale of the still receive it this way. sometimes the homeowner doesn’t real- Bonds not to exceed four percent (4.0%) per annum, payable on the unpaid principal balance from time to time remaining outstanding on the Bonds. “It may be an inconvenience to them, but ize that the people next door can smell it. they’re sickening other renters by smoking. I think the first thing that needs to be done The total cost of the Project is estimated to be $3,000,000, all or a portion of which cost is to be paid from the proceeds of the Bonds. They can get their same THC with cookies is a communication to the homeowner, and and brownies,” Jones said. if somebody were to call the City Attorney’s SOURCE OF FUNDING A.J. O’Brien, a landlord from Grand Office, the office does a really great job of re- The United States of America, through its Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Ledge and registered patient, is not op- laying that concern to the resident,” Schnei- makes funds available for water supply and distribution system improvements at below-market interest posed to his tenants'smoking marijuana. der said. rates. Currently the effective interest rate through that loan program is estimated to be 1.875% for a “If I thought it was going to negate the According to Scott Sanford of the City thirty (30) year loan term. The Township will seek to finance all or a portion of the entire Project cost through bonds issued through the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development’s loan program. value of my property, I wouldn’t have rent- Attorney’s Office, there haven’t been many ed it to them,” O’Brien said. “If somebody is of these complaints since he has worked SOURCE OF PAYMENT OF BONDS bothered by it, I can understand that, and there. THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS shall be payable primarily from the the landlord should be aware of what’s go- “In the last year I would say there have net revenues derived from the operation of the Township's public water distribution system remaining ing on and make the judgment.” been 10 or 12 that have made their way to after payment of operation and maintenance expenses. Said revenues consist of rates and charges The implications of the law also make it the City Attorney’s Office,” Sanford said. for services, including connection fees, which rates and charges are required to be maintained and increased from time to time in order to provide sufficient revenues to meet expenses for operating more difficult for individuals to gain access A report to the city can result in an in- and maintaining the water distribution system, anticipated principal of and interest on bonds, and to to their medicine. If they have fewer places vestigation of the site and in an extreme provide reserves for payment thereof. A schedule of the rates and charges is on file in the office of to grow it, they may have to drive long dis- case could result in the shutdown of a grow the Manager of the Charter Township of Lansing's West Side Water Department, 3209 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, Michigan 48917. tances if they are in a part of the state with- operation. Joshua M. Covert, a Nichols Law out access to dispensaries. O’Brien agrees Firm attorney in East Lansing who focuses ADDITIONAL SECURITY – FULL FAITH AND CREDIT PLEDGE that edible products can have beneficial on marijuana-related criminal law, said In the event that (1) the Bonds are sold to the Michigan Finance Authority, (2) the bonds effects but argues that there is a marked that sometimes reporting a neighbor for a are sold to the United States of America, through its Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, different between smoking and consuming marijuana smell might be too drastic and and/or (3) certain state or federal financing is received for the project costs, the Township would be authorized pursuant to the Revenue Bond Act to pledge, and may determine to pledge, its full faith the product. might not hold up in court. and credit for the repayment of the Bonds. In this event, the Township would be authorized within “It’s a totally different experience from “I think they would have a hard time its constitutional, statutory and charter tax rate limitations to levy such taxes or advance such funds smoking. I have trouble with my throat so I proving that it in fact impacts their life in a from the general funds of the Township as may be necessary to prevent or cure any default in the repayment of the Bonds resulting from an insufficiency of revenue derived from the operation of the do edibles. I can replace sleeping pills with negative way. I think it’s going to be some- Township's public water distribution system. Although it is not anticipated that the Township will ever lemon poppy muffins,” O’Brien said. “You what of a subjective complaint, which may be required to advance funds, the Township would, in the event of an advance, be entitled to be don’t get the euphoria from edibles that you make it hard to quantify the harm,” Covert repaid from the next water system revenues available after correction of any deficiency or default. do from smoking.” said. “We’re talking about someone saying NOTICE OF RIGHT OF REFERENDUM Mitch Earleywine, a professor of psy- they don’t like an odor.” chology at the State University of New York Johnson said for those individuals who THIS NOTICE is given pursuant to the requirements of Section 33 of the Revenue Bond Act, Act 94, Public Acts of Michigan, 1933, as amended. If within forty-five (45) days from the at Albany and author of “Understanding dislike the smell, it all comes down to being publication of this NOTICE OF INTENT to issue Bonds a PETITION signed by not less than TEN Marijuana,” said that the effects of the drug neighborly. PERCENT (10%) OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS residing within the limits of the Charter can be different, depending on how mari- “There is courtesy that I think should be Township of Lansing shall have been filed with the Township Clerk requesting a REFERENDUM on the question of the issuance of the Bonds, then the same shall not be issued until approved by the juana is consumed. extended on both sides,” Johnson said. “If it vote of the majority of the electors of the Township qualified to vote and voting thereon at a general “Eaten cannabis gets metabolized by the was me and I had the offending odor and or special election. The current number of registered electors in the Township is 6430. liver, so delta-9 THC becomes 11-hydroxy- someone dropped off the information in a Further information regarding the Project and the Bonds described herein is available at THC, which passes the blood-brain barrier nice way, I think that would go a long way the office of the Manager of the Charter Township of Lansing's West Side Water Department, 3209 more rapidly and has more of a psyche- for me realizing I had a problem. But if you West Michigan Ave., Lansing, Michigan 48917 (phone 517-485-5470). delic effect than standard THC. Smoked or send a police officer over, that would go an- vaporized cannabis bypasses the liver and other route.” Dated: January 11, 2017 ______doesn’t create the same 11-hydroxy-THC,” Susan L. Aten, Clerk Earleywine was quoted as saying in The Charter Township of Lansing — Eve Kucharski Daily Beast. Still, even with the new law in place, City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 7

Photo by McShane Photography Stephanie Banghart said she is marching in Washington to protest Donald Trump in Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse order to teach her daughter Builder Sam Hardy, left, that "you have to stand up for seen here with fellow Trump what you believe in." supporter Pat Granger, hopes Trump will lower the small business tax.

Trump era brings protests both large scale and personal

By TODD HEYWOOD vided by the state in which she lived, was By LAWRENCE COSENTINO With Inauguration Day at hand, other A morning phone call last week is still prohibited by federal law from paying. Get out there and see what Donald reporters in this issue are writing about gnawing at Aubrey Marron’s conscience. With four young children at home, Trump supporters are thinking. It’s al- the fears Trump has aroused, along with Marron, of East Lansing, is the local she was “overwhelmed financially and ready a journalism cliche. other Inauguration Day thoughts. I set contact for the Jane Doe Fund, a private emotionally,” Marron said. Shocked by Trump’s election, some out to learn what Trump voters are hop- group that helps connect low-income The mother was trying a home rem- reporters have taken up the task with ing for. women with abortion services. On the edy — pennyroyal. It’s a plant used for genuine curiosity, others with mockery My editor gave me the assignment, other end of the phone was a young mosquito repellant for animals. It is in their hearts. As Trump’s star lifted like but it took the words of Abraham Lin- mother of four. She was pregnant again known to induce abortions when it is a rogue blimp in 2016, David Brooks of coln, as spoken by Arnold Schwarzeneg- and desperate to terminate. But she consumed. The problem? To achieve The New York Times turned his humble ger, to get me in the mood. could not afford the $605 to pay for the that side effect, a woman has to con- search for the soul of middle America “Ve are not enemiece, but frientz,” procedure, and her medical care, pro- See Fear, Page 8 into a public rite of penance. See Hope, Page 8 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017

The Congress, in its first days of session this stick and slathered in chocolate sauce. year, has already made moves to end federal Bristol agreed that the Peanut Butter funding for Planned Parenthood programs Not Dog was a story for another day. He from page 7 and clinics. from page 7 kindly gave me the go-ahead to pester his She said she fears women will die trying customers about Trump. sume enough of the plant to risk liver and to find and access care. Shwarzenegger said, quoting Lincoln in an In the dining room, Jerry Kramarz, a kidney damage, even death. Marron’s fears were mirrored over and online video last week. (He made fun of his genial, self-described “lazy Polack” and his “She had already taken the pennyroyal over again as America prepares to transi- Austrian accent first, so it’s OK.) “Ve must wife of 18 years, Katherine, were soaking up for several days,” Marron said via Facebook tion to the 45th president in its history. It’s not be enemies. Though passion may have the atmosphere. They drove to Potterville messenger. “I mean, she could have died! a time of turmoil fed by a reality television strained, it must not break argrhh bonds of from Dearborn, drawn by the restaurant’s She is so desperate. And I don’t know the star turned politician and his Twitter fits. It affection.” national TV exposure. ‘right’ dose of pennyroyal to suggest.” was a bizarre campaign — bitter and divi- Lincoln, of course, was talking about the “We go to Hamtramck for pizza, Fran- Of course, there is not a ‘right’ dose. It’s sive in ways not seen in modern politics —– Civil War. Shwarzenegger was reacting to kenmuth for chicken,” Jerry Kramarz said. a poison. tinged with the scandal of Russian hacking the president-elect’s tweet on Jan. 5, crow- “I thought, what the hell, let’s go have some Marron hears from 80 to 100 women and interference on behalf of Trump. That ing over Shwarzenegger’s poor ratings on gizzards.” a month desperate to terminate an un- disease over Trump has spilled over into Trump’s old show, “The Apprentice.” Both are enthusiastic Trump supporters. planned pregnancy, but trapped by inad- anxiety and fear as his inauguration nears. Pumped up by the all-American triple “I do look forward to the next four years, equate insurance options, or none at all. That fear is fed, at least in part, by play of Lincoln to Trump to Shwarzeneg- and hopefully it will be a whole lot better But she’s noticed something in the last two Trump’s unpredictability. He campaigned ger, I trundled off to Potterville, about 20 than what we had in the past eight years,” months. The callers are increasingly pan- on a complete repeal of the Affordable Care minutes’ drive southwest of Lansing, past Kramarz said. icked about their options. That panic is Act, but has since softened that stance, call- shining Lake Interstate. He and his wife held hands as they talk- driving the women, she said, to extremes. ing for the controversial health care law to ed. Another woman was considering abor- be repealed and replaced. Over the weekend Differences and quirks “I lost $30,000 a year in wages because tion by pennyroyal. One woman wanted to he said he wants health care for everyone, At the heart of Main Street in Potterville of some of the policies Obama had,” he said. know how to use a coat hanger to clear her but was unclear how his plan would deliver is Joe’s Gizzard City, a local institution, fa- “I finally just said, "The hell with it’ and I womb. And yet another announced that her that. He also campaigned on building a wall mous for its deep-fried chicken gizzards. retired.” boyfriend was going to hit her in the stom- on the Mexican border and making Mexico I ran into a woman outside the place, but Before his retirement, Kramarz was a ach to cause a spontaneous miscarriage. pay for it. Now, while still promising the she didn’t want to talk about the election. construction supervisor based in Monroe Now that the GOP is taking full control wall, he is expecting Congress to foot the “I have to work in this town,” she said. County. “[Obama] got in, I got laid off and of two of the three branches of the federal bill and chase Mexico down like a creditor Potterville went for Trump, 654 to 452, as the work dried up,” he said. government, Marron fears that women’s did surrounding Eaton County, 27,609 to What does he hope will happen in the health care services are at increased risk. See Fear, Page 9 24,938. next four years? At about noon last Friday, Joe Bristol, “Getting rid of Obamacare, which I PUBLIC NOTICES the owner, was in the kitchen, pressing a thought was a total disaster,” he said. “An City of Lansing Notice of Public Hearing hissing chicken breast into the grill with a increase in our place in the world, rather spatula. He declined to say whom he voted than kowtowing to every — ” The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the for, but he threw me a bite of philosophy. His wife picked up the thought. “Back to City Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, Lansing, MI, for the purpose stated below: “We need to be willing to accept each being the power we should be, and that our To afford an opportunity for all residents, taxpayers of the City of Lansing, other interested persons other’s differences,” he said. Bristol is also fathers and grandfathers fought for,” she and ad valorem taxing units to appear and be heard on the establishment of an Obsolete Property vice president of the local Chamber of Com- said. Rehabilitation District (the “District”), pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act, Public Act 146 of 2000, for the property located at 506 South Hosmer merce. A server arrived with a generous platter Street, Lansing, Michigan, legally described as follows: Bristol was happy to talk about anything of gizzards for him and cheesy French fries but politics. This spring, he is rolling out a for her. LOT 5 ASSESSORS PLAT NO 24 REC L 10 P 29, Ingham County, Michigan -- Parcel Number: 33-01- 01-15-351-051 new dish: a hot-dog-shaped tube of ham- “Wow, is that what they look like?” she burger, nestled with a strip of pre-cooked said, looking at her husband’s gizzards Creation of this District will enable the owner or potentially the developer of property within the District bacon into a peanut-butter-covered bun, to apply for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate which would result in the See Hope, Page 9 abatement of certain property taxes. Further information regarding this issue may be obtained from coated in batter, deep-fried, impaled on a Karl Dorshimer, Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), 1000 S. Washington Ave., Suite 201, Lansing, MI 48910, 517-702-3387.

Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope CP#17-009 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL

Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, to consider the following:

A public hearing will be held to consider an application from JRS Properties, LLC, for a Special Use Modification approval for the property at 1310 Abbot Road. The applicant is proposing to convert the open space patio to an enclosed patio thereby increasing the occupancy by approximately 20 persons. This property is zoned B2, Retail Sales Business.

The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, upon notice to the City of East Lansing, prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations or services should write or call the City Manager’s Office, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 319-6920, TDD 1-800-649-3777. Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse Marie E. Wicks Jerry and Katherine Kramarz of Dearborn visited Joe’s Gizzard City In Potterville last week. City Clerk CP#17-013 Both hope Trump will put an end to the United States’ “kowtowing” to other countries. City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

for. I voted for Trump and let’s hope.” A deep dish pizza arrived. “That’s yummy,” Place said. from page 8 from page 8 Before digging in, she admitted it bothered her a little to vote for Trump. to have them pay for it. At the other occupied table, three wom- “I guess you can’t have everything in Adding concern for many was the Trump en were digging into three salads. One of one person,” Place said. “I kind of just went campaign’s promise to deport millions of them, a stern 50-ish woman, was angry for my gut on that one and voted for who undocumented workers, ban people from about Obamacare, complaining that her I thought would be better. Don’t get me certain countries who adhere to the Muslim premiums tripled in the past year. wrong. He has his quirks.” faith from the country, and the potential “Hers too,” she said, pointing at the creation of a registry of Muslims. He’s also woman on her right. Riled up promised to end same-sex marriage. “I would have voted for any other Demo- A few miles from Potterville, near the Add on top of this his open flirtation and crat but Hillary, but Hillary — no way,” the blinker light at the heart of Dimondale and political nods to the rising right wing, white stern woman said. The trio declined to talk two blocks from a second Charlie’s Bar and nationalist movement known as the Alt- any further. Grill, two men in overalls were working at Right, and the recipe for fear and anxiety is Potterville’s Main Street has a relaxed, a sawhorse. Sawdust sprinkled onto the ice sown. off-the-beaten-track feeling. There just at their feet. “One day after the election, my visceral weren’t many folks around, even at noon. Smiling, red-cheeked Sam Hardy and a reaction was that so many people decided Along faster-paced Lansing Road, with its crusty-but-friendly co-worker, Pat Granger, recognizing the safety of so many of our fast food and strip malls, Charlie’s Bar and were building a ramp for the disabled next population was not important,” said Emily Courtesy Photo Grill was bustling with lunch customers. to a new business that is due to open in the Dievendorf, an LGBT activist in Lansing. Behind the counter was Trump support- spring. “Suddenly I had to confront the idea of who Sarah Eisenberg is one of the organizers for the March on Lansing to protest er Ashlyn Coates of Charlotte, in her early Both men voted for Trump. — you know in the grocery store or what 20s. (Charlotte, too, went for Trump, by a They asked me not to name their client. not — didn’t consider me to be an equal hu- GOP control in the state and federal governments. margin of 1,948 to 1,584.) They feared that an association with Trump man being. That they were willing to harm “I’d like to see strides in health care, and wouldn’t please the building’s owners, who or not protect myself or those people that I don’t know how to word this, put I’d like are Democrats. I love.” —– at least in Hunter’s mind. us to work on the race war we have going Last November was the first time Hardy That fear for the safety of the community “The rubber will have to meet the road,” on right now,” she said. “Those are big ones voted. He is 29. is not without basis. From Nov. 9 to Nov. 16 she said. “It provides a line of demarcation for me.” “I wasn’t informed enough [before], and last year, The Southern Poverty Law Center for those of us working in advocacy. It be- At a nearby table, two young women they say an uninformed voter is worse than identified nearly 900 bias incidents. Over comes more of where we are now; that’s chatted as they waited for lunch. Both were not voting at all,” Hardy said. “I tried to fol- 32 percent of those were anti-immigrant when we will begin to have real conversa- Trump voters. low it, not on mainstream media, because driven incidents, the group reported, while tion. And we know, we either need to pro- Andrea Pakkala of Charlotte, 25, didn’t we are citizens, and —“ nearly 22 percent were anti-black, over 11 tect, or fight for, or guard against. In a way consider Trump the lesser of two evils. “It is a right,” Granger cut in. percent were anti-Semitic and nearly 11 that just makes it a little more concrete for “I was hopeful when I voted,” she said. “Yeah.” percent more were anti-LGBT. The Lansing me. And I think that will help us focus our “I’m glad it happened. I hope he gets rid of The church bell rang 1 o’clock. area saw some of this as well. Lansing Po- energies.” Obamacare. Better border control.” She po- In the next four years, Hardy is hop- lice identified two acts of vandalism it tied The anxiety of Trump’s election also sent litely pointed to her beer with a smile, as if ing most of all for a cut in the small busi- to the election. Middle school students in Sarah Eisenberg down a path of active en- to excuse the brevity of her answers. ness tax. “And I hope health insurance gets DeWitt reportedly blocked lockers by link- gagement. Across the table, Breanne Place of Char- straightened out,” he added. “I haven’t been She said she called established progres- lotte, 21, said jobs were her main concern. on any insurance because the premiums sive political groups seeking ways to en- “That will help us out in the long run, for skyrocketed. Being self-employed, either gage her fears and frustrations. “Hey,” she sure,” Place said. “That’s what I really hope you make too much money or not enough, recalled saying to various groups, “I am an and it takes six months to sign up. It’s just individual who’s terrified about what’s just been a headache. It used to be affordable happened; what can I do?” There were few but now it’s gone through the roof.” answers for her and others. Through so- He paused. cial media she connected with others and “Now you got us riled up,” he said, still helped planned a major statewide rally the smiling. “You’re pretty brave to go around day after the inauguration. asking these questions.” Like Eisenberg, many Americans are not Granger looked up from the sawhorse. waiting until Trump and his allies on Capi- “You can get all worked up. What’s it gon- tol Hill have a chance to start taking con- na do?” he shrugged while measuring and crete action — they’re already organizing. marking a board. “It just raises your blood Tens of thousands of women and their sup- pressure.” porters will descend on Washington to pro- Dievendorf Hardy handed him the circular saw. test Trump’s inaugural. Tens of thousands “Now you can take a picture of me cut- more will rally in cities across the country, ting my finger off,” Granger said. He lopped ing arms and chanting “build the wall.” In including here in Lansing. Two events are off another board. Okemos, a female student was harassed for slated for the capitol over the inaugural Hardy didn’t mind Trump’s inflamma- protesting Trump’s election. weekend. tory rhetoric. As a transgender activist heavily in- On Friday, from noon to 1 p.m. a rally “Some of it, I think the media blows it volved in politics, Amy Hunter faced the will be held on the east steps of the Capitol. out of proportion,” he said. “He does say prospect of a Trump presidency with great That rally will feature speakers like Demo- some stuff he probably shouldn’t, but we anxiety at first. The shock of the election cratic gubernatorial hopeful Gretchen need somebody to stand up. I put my foot upset, combined with his cabinet appoint- Whitmer; Sarah Anthony, chairwoman of Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse in my mouth every day.” ments generated even more concerns. But the Ingham County Board of Commission- Longtime Williamston barber and Trump “Me too,” Granger said, bending over as Trump raises his right hand and swears ers; and Lansing City Councilwoman Judi supporter Rahn H. Wright said all his the walkway, which was growing board by the oath of office Friday— the what-ifs and customers were shocked that Trump won, board. “Don’t we all do that? Although not imagining the worst-case scenarios are over See Fear, Page 10 and so was he. See Hope, Page 11 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017

have to stand up for what you believe in,” she said. “I want her to understand that you have to stand up.” from page 9 Snaking around underneath the fear and anxiety is a threat of the rise of white nation- Brown Clarke. alism and its legitimatization by the Trump The following day, from 1 to 3 p.m., administration. Concerns exacerbated over thousands of women and their supporters the weekend when Trump tweeted an at- are expected to descend on the Capitol for tack against U.S. Rep. John Lewis, the civil another rally and protest organized by pro- rights icon. During the campaign, Trump gressive women across the state. Eisenberg, was endorsed by various white nationalist one of its organizers, said while Trump and and supremacist groups including the Ku his cabinet are concerns for organizers, Klux Klan. And he appointed Steve Ban- they were focusing their energy on chang- non, the former editor of Breitbart News, ing Michigan policies. The trained social a website the traffics in so-called “Alt-right” worker said the organizers and protesters theories and news stories. support an agenda of amending the Michi- But for Bishop David Maxwell, of Lan- gan Civil Rights Act to include the LGBT sing, it is important to note that while the community; encouraging and welcoming Trump administration is laced with nation- immigrants; and addressing voting issues, alists, Trump himself, Maxwell said, is not including “partisan gerrymandering.” “fundamentally unmoveable or alterable Listening to the children at the East Lan- on any philosophical or political position. I sing elementary school where her 9-year- think at the very core Donald Trump is self- Courtesy Photo old daughter, Alice, attended, Stephanie serving and narcisisstic.” Amy Hunter lectures students at Delta College about transgender experiences. She's Banghart was certain the bullying tactics of The underbelly of the administration — worried about what a Trump presidency could mean for advancements under the Trump were a losing strategy. The kids, she the Bannon wing if you will, is troublesome Obama administration for transgender Americans. said, were talking about “how terrible Don- — but not insurmountable, he said. ald Trump was.” “When faced with intolerance and big- ton camp and Democrats to fully engage in Banghart said she feels obligated to en- But on Nov. 9, the mother of two had to otry, we band together to do whatever is the street by street, block by block, church gage in the political protests not just for her comfort her sobbing daughter who could possible,” he said. “To minimize it whenever by church —a strategy Democrats used to daughter. not understand how Trump had won the it rears its ugly head.” stimulate the African American vote before “Up until now, I lived in somewhat of a presidency. Banghart herself was unsure For him, that’s the promise of the great Barack Obama’s candidacy. bubble,” she said. “I surround myself with and absolutely taken aback by the rhetoric experiment of the American democracy. Obama, Maxwell said, was an “anomaly.” open and likeminded people, for the most that had fueled his win. But he acknowledges as well that there were Organizers should have recognized that the part. I, like so many other people I know She will be in Washington when Trump many mis-steps by the Clinton campaign in African American community would fall and love, thought there was no way a man swears his oath of office, protesting with the election this past fall, including a fail- back into its historic role of low voter turn- who spoke about women, immigrants and tens of thousands of others. It’s the first ure to spend more time in Michigan, where out. They turned out for Obama, he said, minorities the way Trump does would win time in her three decades of life she’s felt it Trump’s win could have been deflated if because it was an historic moment for the the presidency. His win was a huge wake necessary to take concrete action to address Democrats had flipped just 5,000 voters community, one that won’t happen again. up call for me personally. Up until now, as a political concern. from Trump’s column. Part of that misman- Dievendorf said that while the white na- much as I’ve used my vote to support equal “I want my daughter to know that you agement, he said, was a failure by the Clin- tionalism and Alt-Right influences on the rights across the board, I’ve never been one Trump win and administration were trou- to speak out. Maybe because I’m scared of bling, she saw them more as class-related conflict, maybe because I didn’t think my PUBLIC NOTICES issues. A battle for limited resources at a voice was that important. It’s really become STATE OF MICHIGAN FILE NO. time when systematic racism and white clear to me that to remain silent is, in many CIRCUIT COURT PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING 16-493-CZ privilege is being undermined. ways, the same as accepting Trump’s plat- COUNTY OF INGHAM “It’s a fight between classes for relevance form of bigotry and intolerance, and I just In the case entitled City of Lansing v Whalen re: Holdings of Lansing d/b/a Life O’Riley and and for resources,” she said. couldn’t in good conscience do that.” Approximately 80 Mobile Home Units Located at 6726 S. Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48911; Ingham County Circuit Court File #16-493-CZ PUBLIC NOTICES TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, including; JANUARY 16, 2017 Any and all owners of one or more mobile home units located at 6726 S. Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48911 NOTICE OF A SCOPE HEARING

Whose addresses are unknown and whose interest in the matter may be affected by the following: SCOPE HEARING ON THE MONTGOMERY DRAINAGE DISTRICT PROJECT

An order of abatement or demolition; The Ingham County Drain Commissioner, Patrick E. Lindemann, is holding a scope hearing for the proposed reconstruction and drainage improvements of the Montgomery Drain Drainage District on TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will be held on January 18, 2017 at 2:15 p.m. at Ingham County Circuit Thursday, January 19, 2017, 7:00 PM at the City of Lansing’s Foster Community Center, Room Court, 303 W. Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48933 before Judge Clinton Canady III for the following 213, 200 North Foster Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, 48912. The proposed project is located in the purpose: City of Lansing, East Lansing and Charter Township of Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan. To allow any and all potential affected owners of one or more mobile home units located at 6726 S. Washington Ave, Lansing MI 48911 to show cause as to why the unit, being The proposed scope of the project includes reconstruction/repair and replacement of storm sewers a dangerous and unsafe building or structure, should not be abated by demolition. in the Montgomery Drain Drainage District. The project will create surface water features such as ponds, wetland areas and streams, together with vegetated walls (vertical rain gardens) and other December 27, 2016 plantings, along with repairs of existing drains. Date In addition, the project will create public access by adding connecting walkways to the current 16-mile James D. Smiertka P20608 City of Lansing long Lansing River Trail at the southern end and the municipal sidewalk systems to the north. Attorney name Bar no. Petitioner name Questions may be referred to: 124 W. Michigan Ave, 5th floor 124 W. Michigan Ave, 5th floor Address Address Patrick E. Lindemann Ingham County Drain Commissioner Lansing, MI 48933 (517)483-4200 Lansing, MI 48933 (517)483-4200 P.O. Box 220 City, state, zip Telephone no. City, state, zip Telephone no. 707 Buhl Avenue Mason, Michigan 48854-0220 CP#17-004 (517) 676-8395 CP#17-008 City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11

voted for Trump. Scott runs a month-old salon with a sta- door cites Proverbs 31:25. (“Strength and At Cash-Way Lumber on the outskirts of ble and livery theme, Alexis Grace Lash & honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice town, Dave, who didn’t want to give his last Hair Gallery. in time to come.”) from page 9 name, was working hard behind the coun- “I just opened my business here, and I’m “It’s time for a little bit more God in ter. a fan of small business,” Scott said. “That’s America, whether it comes from Trump or on the political stage,” he added, thinking “Finished pine?” he asked a customer. something I’m excited about changing.” the people he selects,” Scott said. out loud. “But you’re right, somebody who “Clear, No. 2.” “Trump’s already changing it,” Raymond “I feel the same way she does,” Raymond stands up.” “Ready-mix mortar?” said. “He’s threatening big fines for to com- said. “We need someone who will put God “Hopefully he cleans house and switches “Yeah.” panies that ship jobs overseas.” back into things instead of taking God out it around,” Hardy said. “That gonna do ya?” “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” was play- of everything.” “I hope so.” ing on Trace Atkins’ Y2Kountry Throwback Webberville, where Scott lives, is Trump Jerkwads Dave waited until there were no custom- program. country. Leroy Township, home to Web- Back in Lansing, I called Trump sup- ers to help and began to muse aloud. Last summer, Scott rehabbed the small berville, went for Trump by a whopping porter Kevin Schoen, founder and CEO of “I’d like the next four years to be better space with the help of her husband and 1,108 to 576. Scott said all of her family and Lansing-based Internet provider ACD, for a than the last four years,” he said. some relatives. The interior roof is a shiny friends backed Trump in November. white-collar perspective. In what way? sheet of corrugated metal meant to go on “I can’t support someone who supports “I hope for prosperity, mostly,” Schoen “If it’s better in any way, it will be better, top of a barn. The sign hanging outside the See Hope, Page 13 said. for every human being in this country,” he Schoen called himself “extremely liberal” said. PUBLIC NOTICES socially but fiscally conservative. “I sure did support Trump,” he contin- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS He had some blunt words about Trump. ued. “I know things I sometimes I wish I EIFERT ROAD FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT “You take a classic developer, a large didn’t know. We’ll just leave it at that.” DELHI CHARTER TOWNSHIP percentage of them have traits like Trump He could tell I was baffled and took mer- INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN — they’re basically jerkwads,” he said. “He’s cy on me, explaining that he was recently Sealed proposals for the construction of the Eifert Road Lift Station Force Main Replacement Project a caricature version of one. I’ve built a lot back from nine years in the Michigan Na- will be received by Delhi Charter Township at the Township Hall located at 2074 Aurelius Road, Holt, of vibrant buildings in developments and tional Guard. Michigan 48842, until 2:00 p.m., Local Time on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read. every single one of them have traits like “I survived two tours overseas, in Iraq Trump.” and Afghanistan,” he said. “I find it hard, Bidders shall review and comply with the Instructions to Bidders, which are incorporated by reference, But Schoen likes that. now that I’ve been able to grow this back” — and carefully review all Contract Documents, as defined in the Instructions to Bidders. Bids submitted after the exact time specified for, receipt will not be considered. “Real estate people know how to invest he touched his beard — “to keep my mouth in infrastructure,” he said. “That’s what shut. For one who’s seen the other side of The Contracts will consist of the following principal items of work and appurtenances as specified I’m optimistic about with Trump. The best the fence, the grass isn’t always greener herein and shown on the Contract Drawings. thing you can do with people with money there. There’s people here who need to see Description of Work is force them to invest in hard assets rather that.” than stocks and bonds.” Furnishing and installation of 4,610 L.F. of 10” diameter PVC open cut force main, 1,820 L.F. of 12” A co-worker interrupted him with a diameter HDPE HDD force main, four (4) air release valves and structures along the force main, one Schoen was sanguine about Trump’s bel- correction for an order. When that was (1) carbon canister odor control vessel, two (2) low pressure sewer service connections including road ligerent rhetoric. straightened out, Dave finished his thought. crossings and check/isolation valves in pits, one (1) 10” diameter PVC connection to existing sanitary sewer manhole located in road right-of-way, and associated valves, fittings, restoration, testing and “Unfortunately, a more combative at- “There’s two things I enjoy about some- miscellaneous appurtenances. mosphere may be necessary in order to get one like him,” he said. “He’s not afraid to tell things done,” he said. “What we’ve been do- you how he feels and he’s a businessman. Plans and Specifications and Bid Proposal Forms are only available online. In order to obtain access to bidding documents, bidders must register by sending an email including the following information ing for a long time hasn’t worked.” You and I don’t get to write bad checks. The to: [email protected] Company Name; Contact Name; Contact Email; Contact Phone No.; A big thing on Schoen’s policy wish list government does.” Complete Postal Address. Once the registration information is entered, instructions for site access is decreased emphasis on the university sys- Closer to downtown, across from the will then be emailed to the requestor from basecamphq.com or 37signals.com with hyperlinks used to activate a user account on https://hrcengr.basecamphq.com where the bidding documents for this tem and more investment in primary and Williamston Sun Theatre, Alexis Scott was project are located. vocational education. shampooing a client, Jamie Raymond of “In our industry, IT and broadband, Fowlerville. Both women voted for Trump. Plan Rooms, Subcontractors and Suppliers are also required to register, obtain and print their own information using this site. All bidders will be required to register as plan holders. Failure to register almost nobody we employ has degrees in may result in the Bidder not being informed of an Addendum, and lack of acknowledgement may result those fields of study. It’s mostly self-trained in the bid being rejected as nonresponsive. Registered Bidders shall be responsible for checking the and self-taught. We really need more peo- bidding site for addenda prior to the time of receipt of bids. ple being better trained in high school and Questions regarding this project should be addressed to: Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc., 801 Broadway middle school. NW, Suite 215; Grand Rapids, MI 49504, via email at: [email protected]. We should rebuild inner city schools.” A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Delhi Overall, Schoen said he’s optimistic Charter Township Maintenance Facility, 1492 Aurelius Road, Holt, Michigan 48842. about the future. “I voted for Obama eight years ago be- Proposals submitted by Bidders who have been debarred, suspended, or made ineligible by any Federal Agency will be rejected. cause the theory was change,” he said. “That’s what I bought into but it didn’t hap- Each bidder agrees to waive any claim it has or may have against the Owner, the Architect/ Engineer, and their respective employees, arising out of or in connection with the administration, pen.” evaluation, or recommendation of any bid.

God and country Each bid proposal shall be submitted on the proposal forms provided and shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond, executed by the bidder and Surety Company, payable The small town of Williamston is home to Delhi Charter Township in the amount of Five Percent (5%) of the accompanying bid. Proposal to a historic movie theater, a drama troupe, Guarantee shall provide assurance that the bidder will, upon acceptance of the bid, execute the antique shops and an interesting mix of necessary Contract with the Township. No bid may be withdrawn for 90 days after scheduled closing boutiques and red-meat businesses, owing time for receiving bids. to its proximity to both MSU and the sur- The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Performance, Labor and Material, and rounding farmland. Along with meat-and- Maintenance and Guarantee Bonds, and Insurance Certificates potatoes work clothes, the local Carhartt Delhi Charter Township reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive irregularities in bidding. store has a big display of the pricy flannels and Stormy Kromer caps favored by hip- Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse No Proposal will be received unless made on blanks furnished and delivered to the Delhi Charter Township Clerk on or before 2:00 p.m., Local time, February 9, 2017. sters. Williamston narrowly gave the edge Williamston salon owner Alexis Scott and to Hillary Clinton, by about 50 votes, but her sister-in-law, Anna Musolf, hope Trump DELHI CHARTER TOWNSHIP almost everyone I ran into on my sojourn will bring the country back to God. CP#17-007 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017

about what the U.S. tax system will look tion of income has become more un- has been since 2007. If we step on the like a year from now. Trump has been equal, there has also been an increase in accelerator now, by enacting tax cuts, we known to change his mind about things, the inequality of wealth (ownership of aren’t likely to get much extra economic and any proposals he puts forth will only stocks, bonds, homes, etc.). The estate growth, because the economy is already become law if they get through the House tax was established in 1916 with the goal growing about as fast as it can. and Senate. But let’s focus on the set of of reducing the concentration of wealth. We are not likely to get much eco- By CHARLES L. BALLARD proposals that he used during most of the Donald Trump’s tax plan would eliminate nomic growth from these proposed tax The phenomenal increase of income in- campaign, which have been analyzed in the estate tax. cuts, but we will certainly get a lot of equality is the biggest detail by the highly respected Tax Policy Just as Trump appears to believe that debt. The total national debt has grown economic story of our Center. income needs to be more unequal, his to about $19 trillion. About $5 trillion of time. As recently as The centerpiece of the Trump plan is plan to eliminate the estate tax suggests that is held in government accounts, but 1978, the most affluent a set of cuts in tax rates. Most taxpayers that he also believes that wealth should that still leaves $14 trillion that is owed 1 percent of American would receive a tax cut, but the biggest be more unequal. to individuals and governments, at home households received reductions are for the most affluent. If you think that the most affluent and abroad. That’s a lot of money. If less than 9 percent of The tax rate for those at the top of the among us need huge tax breaks, the enacted, the tax cuts will increase the na- all of the income in the income scale would decrease from 39.6 Trump plan is for you. On the other tional debt by an estimated $6.2 trillion country. In recent years, percent to 33 percent. As a result, the hand, if you share my concern that the over the next 10 years. I question wheth- the top 1 percent have top 1 percent would get an average tax distributions of income and wealth in er it makes sense to be adding so much to received more than 20 cut of more than $200,000 per year, and the United States are more unequal than the national debt at a time like this. percent of total income. the top one-tenth of 1 percent would see they should be, the Trump plan scores The tax plan on which Trump cam- That’s a massive redistribution of more their taxes slashed by about $1.1 million very badly. paigned has many features, and there than one trillion dollars per year. Judging per year, on average. Beyond the plan’s huge tilt in favor of isn’t space here to discuss all of them in from his tax plan, Donald Trump thinks Meanwhile, taxpayers in the middle the most affluent, there is a big ques- detail. But the broad outline of the plan that income inequality is too low, that fifth of the income distribution would tion about whether we should be cutting is to give fabulous tax cuts to those at the more inequality is a good thing, and that receive a tax cut of about $1,000, and taxes at all. It made sense to cut taxes in top of the income and wealth scales (that those at the top deserve a big tax break. those in the bottom fifth would get a tax 2009, at the depths of the Great Reces- is, to people like Trump), while balloon- I disagree. cut of about $100. sion. Those tax cuts helped to reduce the ing the national debt. In my view, this Of course, we can’t be absolutely sure At the same time that the distribu- severity of the worst economic downturn plan would take America in the wrong since the 1930s. When the economic direction. I hope it does not become law. PUBLIC NOTICES engine is sputtering, it makes sense to (Charles L. Ballard is a professor of eco- step on the gas. nomics at Michigan State University, where ORDINANCE # 1206 But the economy has now been ex- he directs the quarterly State of the State AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN, PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF panding for more than seven years, and Survey, which measures consumer confi- A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN AND FOR the unemployment rate is lower than it dence and approval ratings of politicians.) THE REVISION OF THE DISTRICT MAPS ADOPTED BY SECTION 1246.02 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. PUBLIC NOTICES The City of Lansing ordains: CITY OF LANSING Section 1. That the district maps adopted by and incorporated as Section 1246.02 of the Code of NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Ordinances of the City of Lansing, Michigan be amended to provide as follows: The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 30, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in To change the zoning classification of the property described as follows: Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan to consider an Ordinance of the City of Lansing, Michigan to add Section 206.25 to Chapter 206 of the Case Number: Z-7-2016 Lansing Codified Ordinances by requiring transparency in the solicitation, awarding, opening and selection of bids for projects that receive certain economic incentives approved by the Lansing City Legal Descriptions: 33-01-01-36-252-001: Lot 1, Hospitality Motor Inns, A Subdivision on part of the Council. Southwest ¼ of Section 36, T4N, R2W, City of Lansing, Ingham County, MI, as recorded in Liber 29 of Plats, Pages 9-11, Ingham County Records, Except For more information, please call Lansing City Council at 517-483-4177. If you are interested in this Commencing at the Northwest Corner of said Lot 1; thence South 86º09’45” matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted East along the North line of said Lot 1 a distance of 676.19 feet to the point of between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., on the day of the Public beginning; thence South 86º09’45” East continuing along said North line 118 Hearing at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 feet to the Northeasterly line of said Lot 1; thence South 44º58’35” East along or email [email protected]. said Northeasterly line 109.12 feet; thence South 03º50’15” West perpendicular to said North line 78.14 feet; thence North 86º09’45” West parallel with said North Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk line 200.12 feet; thence North 03º50’15” East perpendicular to said North line www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope 150 feet to the point of beginning; said parcel containing 12.09 acres more or CP#17-012 less, from “DM-2” Residential District to “E-1” Apartment Shop District. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 33-01-01-36-352-022: Part of Lot 1, Commencing 677.19 Feet East of the EAST LANSING PLANNING COMMISSION Northwest Corner of Lot 1, Thence South 86º09’45”, East 298.09 Feet, South 01º31’45”, East 173.08 Feet, North 44º 52’49”, West 150 Feet, South 03º50’15”, Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing Planning West 78.01 Feet, North 86º09’45”, West 200 Feet, North 03º50’15”, East 150 Commission on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 in the 54-B District Court, Courtroom 2, 101 Linden feet to the point of beginning; Hospitality Motor Inns, City of Lansing, Ingham Street, East Lansing. County, MI, from “F” Commercial District to “E-1” Apartment Shop District. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1397, an application request from Agree 33-01-01-36-352-032: Commencing at the Northeast Corner of Lot 2, Thence Limited Partnership to rezone the property at 2447 East Lake Lansing Road from B4, Restricted North 86º09’45”, West 314.78 Feet, South 01º31’45”, East 240 Feet, South Office Business District to B2, Retail Sales Business District. The property is 7.10 acres in size. 86º09’45”, East 314.78 Feet, North 01º31’45”, West 240 Feet to the point of beginning; Hospitality Motor Inns, City of Lansing, Ingham County, MI, from “F” Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning, Building and Development, City of East Lansing, Commercial District to “E-1” Apartment Shop District. 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. These matters will be on the agenda for the next Planning Commission Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions hereof are hereby meeting after the public hearing is held, at which time the Commission may vote on them. The repealed. Planning Commission's recommendations are then placed on the agenda of the next City Council meeting. The City Council will make the final decision on these applications. Section 3. This ordinance was duly adopted by the Lansing City Council on January 9, 2017, and a copy is available in the office of the Lansing City Clerk, 9th Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Avenue, The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters Lansing, MI 48933. for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon the expiration of seven (7) days from the date this meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should write or call the Planning notice of adoption is published in a newspaper of general circulation. Department, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 319-6930. TDD Number: 1-800- 649-3777. Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope Marie E. Wicks CP#17-011 City Clerk CP#17-014 City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

United States today, we have more than our rankers absorb the public’s time. And yes, independent reporting. share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.” candidates and other news sources lie to the That includes constantly demonstrating I don’t side with critics of reporting on press, dissemble and hide. the integrity of mainstream and traditional the 2016 presidential race. For one thing, I’ve been reporting full time and part news organizations. Some carry interna- By ERIC FREEDMAN these critics usually ignore the aggregated time on politics and government since the tionally respected brand names such as the Oh, how those politicos and partisans coverage by all news organizations. The Ford administration. Despite the occasional Associated Press, CBS, NBC, Time magazine, love to belittle us — we journalists and our reality is that no single wire service, network outpourings of public admiration triggered PBS, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, The news organizations — to distract public at- or newspaper can cover everything that by hit films such as “All the President’s Men” Washington Post, The New York Times and tention away from their happens in a campaign, but overall collec- and “Spotlight” and the vital investigative Bloomberg. Others have deep community own foibles, shortcom- tive coverage by national, regional and local reporting that formed their basis, we jour- traditions and reputations for honesty and ings and crimes. And outlets was comprehensive. nalists have never been well loved during trustworthiness, like many local daily and that’s not just Donald Another reason is that critics fail to those four decades. weekly newspapers and broadcast stations. Trump. distinguish among coverage by mainstream I don’t see that changing, nor should it. With or without public admiration, To illustrate, the news organizations, partisan news outlets But we didn’t choose this profession from a non-mainstream news outlets with a com- 2016 campaign brought and fake news outlets, let alone between desire to make new BFFs or to get wealthy. mitment to fairness, creativity and accuracy us New Jersey Gov. news articles and commentary. So what should the press do during the should help fill the reporting and analysis Chris Christie’s derisive, And a third reason is their failure to re- Trump-Pence administration? gaps left by major news organizations “When reporters act like flect the growing importance to candidates With or without public adoration, we That’s an essential and irreplaceable role jerks, you need to treat of bypassing the press — even the partisan owe an unchanged ethical professional obli- for alternative outlets such as City Pulse, them that way. The guy’s a complete idiot, press — and going directly to voters through gation to serve as a watchdog over institu- nonprofit outlets such as Pro Publica and self-consumed underpaid reporter.” I never Twitter, Facebook and other social media. tions of power. Bridge magazine, ethnic newspapers and met the New York Daily News reporter While Trump deserves a trophy for his That means heavy investigative and ana- broadcast programs, and college student Christie attacked and don’t know whether advancement of the tweetification of elec- lytical coverage of the new administration’s media. he’s an idiot or self-consumed, but he may tions, his Republican and Democratic rivals people and policies. There’s no shortage of Finally, we in the press have been derid- well be underpaid. tweeted as well, although less flamboyantly things to investigate — among them are the ed and spat upon before. We must remem- Unhappy with questions that modera- and less effectively. financial dealings of the new president, his ber that the public’s need for honest and tors peppered him with at a GOP debate, Was reporting on the presidential Cabinet members and advisers, the human balanced news of public affairs will never Texas Sen. Ted Cruz groused, “This debate election perfect? No, and it never can be and economic cost of policy proposals; the disappear, even if the number of journalists illustrates why we cannot trust the media.” perfect. Journalists are human, make errors future of U.S. relationships with friendly continues to shrink and even if we some- And in a comment that was, perhaps, and covered not only the White House race and hostile countries, the U.S. military, hu- time feel that nobody is watching, listening meant as a joke, sort of, former Secretary but also contests for Senate and House manitarian and human rights roles abroad; or reading what we tell them without fear of State Hillary Clinton said, “If I want to seats, governorships, state legislatures and the doings of lobbyists, campaign or favor. knock a story of the front page, I just change and local offices. News organizations have donors and other wielders of political and (Pulitzer Prize-winner Eric Freedman my hairstyle.” limited personnel, financial resources and economic influence in Washington. teaches journalism and is director of Capital Shades of then-Vice President — and fu- airtime or print space for political cover- With or without public adoration, we News Service at Muchigan State Univer- ture prison inmate — Spiro Agnew’s “In the age. A burgeoning number of bloggers and should labor to reestablish public trust in sity.)

nose out of everybody else’s business, [and] straighten that deal with Iran, support Israel, because they’re hanging all alone out there.” from page 11 He wants to see more people working, or, if necessary, put to work. abortion, especially partial-birth abortion,” “My dad and my uncles were in the CCC,” Scott went on. “We’re both mothers and it’s he said, referring to part of Franklin Roos- extremely important.” evelt’s New Deal, the Civilian Conservation Before Raymond left the salon, they Corps. “If we’re paying all these people, sit- huddled near a shelf packed with Aveda ting on their asses, maybe we ought to have products to discuss the merits of various something like that. You could plant trees, curling creams. Meanwhile, Scott’s sister- fix the roads, whatever needs doing.” in-law, Anna Musolf, got into the chair. “It’s so complex, I have my doubts,” Sam Scott twirled Musolf’s hair, holding a said. huge brush in her left hand and a dryer in There was a lot more to the conversation, her right, alternately turning the brush in which ended this way, as Sam walked out the the direction of the hair and perpendicular door. to it. It looked like hard work. “If we’re not careful, we’ll end up like Before long, Musolf’s hair began to re- Lawrence Cosentino/City Pulse Scandinavia,” Sam said. semble the shining mane of a white mare in Andrea Pakkala and Breanne Place of Charlotte supported Trump even though Place “Socialism,” Wright added. a huge painting on the salon wall. said he has his “quirks.” I walked across the street to the hard- I asked Musolf how she felt about ware store, where I met the sole person on Trump. —when I walked in. Trump himself. my informal strolls through Potterville and “I’m pretty much with Alexis,” she said. Wright has a spectacular white mous- “Most all the guys I’ve talked to in here, Williamston who admitted he didn’t sup- “She hit the nail on the head.” tache and bristles with opinions as well. He there was damn few of ‘em that figured Don- port Trump, a hardware store staffer named and Sam both voted for Trump. ald Trump would win, including me,” he Andy (not his real name). Sounding off “We were just talking about politics,” said. “I think he’ll do a good job for us — I Andy was not happy about the new presi- In contrast with Scott’s fledgling, month- Wright said. hope.” dent, but he said it’s not that hard to get old salon, the Tonsorial House Barber shop Wright said he didn’t agonize much over Wright cited a long list of national goals, along in what he called a “pretty conserva- around the corner on Putnam Street has his vote. from better race relations to paying down tive town.” been a Williamston mainstay for over 40 “You know how Don is, he’s blustery,” the national debt. “Most people are polite about it,” he said. years. Wright said. “He ranted and raved and raised “We have to get tougher internationally “There are three or four that come here and Owner Rahn H. Wright, 75, was sitting hell and it worked. I liked his enthusiasm.” and do some kind of cleanup on this immi- give you a piece of their mind. I just let ‘em and talking about the health care issue with Wright said November’s results came as a gration thing,” Wright said. sound off. That’s kind of what this country a longtime customer — we’ll call him Sam surprise to everyone, including, he guesses, Wright also hopes Trump will “pull our was founded on.” 14 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017

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By TY FORQUER atre hosts a free staged reading of “The Tam- With President-elect Donald Trump’s in- ing,” an all-female political farce inspired by auguration looming, Greater Lansing artists Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” are pondering if and how to respond to the Author Lauren Gunderson is one of the tumultuous political climate. country’s most frequently performed living “At first, it was like ‘Wow, we’re going to playwrights. While browsing Gunderson’s have a lot of material,’” said comedian Will rental catalog for possible Williamston The- Green, “but then it was like ‘Ugh, we’re going atre projects, Tony Caselli, the theater com- to have a lot of material … .’” pany’s artistic director, saw that Gunderson Green is the Lansing host for What a Joke is offering the script for free, one-day staged Fest, one of three local events that are part- readings on Inauguration Day. nering with national organizers to respond Intrigued, Caselli requested a review copy. to Trump’s inauguration. Thursday, Greater “It’s a funny piece about politics, a biting Lansing’s theater community gathers for the piece,” he said. “I immediately fell in love Ghostlight Project, an evening of discussions with it.” that will focus on theater as an advocate for The play centers around a Southern beau- diversity and inclusion. Then Saturday, Wil- ty queen who, to advance her political ambi- liamston Theatre joins theater companies tions, enlists the help of an ultra-conserva- nationwide in offering a staged reading of tive senator and a left-wing blogger. In a blog “The Taming,” a political farce. post on playscripts.com, Gunderson explains At 5:30 p.m. local time Thursday, over 200 that she wrote the play “to unpack the deep theater communities nationwide will meet as frustration of a divided and obstructionist part of the Ghostlight Project. According to patriarchy” and “to laugh with the painful the movement’s website, the communities truth about extremism on both sides.” will be asked to “make or renew a pledge to Caselli describes the work as “bipartisan” stand for and protect the values of inclusion, in its skewering of American politics. participation, and compassion for everyone Image created with convertimage.net “This year’s been pretty contentious,” he — regardless of race, class, religion, country of Theatre Co., Riverwalk Theatre, Starlight terials feature Donald Trump’s signature red said. “This is a fun way to unwind but also to origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, gen- Dinner Theatre and Williamston Theatre. hat, but with the slogan “What a Joke.” talk about these issues.” der identity or sexual orientation.” Chad Bad- “It’s valuable for us to remind ourselves Lansing’s edition of What a Joke Fest, For a playwright of Gunderson’s reputa- gero, artistic director of Peppermint Creek that we’re a community, to feel the strength hosted by comedian Will Green, comes to tion, licensing fees for a one-night reading Theatre Co., is organizing Lansing’s meeting. in that,” Badgero said. “I’m hoping we can Old Town’s MICA Gallery Saturday. Green, of a play generally run around $80 to $100, “I’ve been seeking a way to proactively and begin a dialogue to speak to the ideas of in- a Greater Lansing native, recently returned Caselli said. Williamston Theatre joins nearly productively respond to my feelings about clusion and diversity.” to Mid-Michigan from Maine. He learned 50 theater groups across the nation who are this political cli- The evening will be a mix of live perfor- about What a Joke Fest from some New taking advantage of the fee-free script on In- Ghostlight Project mate — something mances and facilitated discussions. Deborah England comedians, who connected him to auguration Day. While some groups are mar- 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 positive,” Badgero Mikula, executive director of the Arts Coun- the organizers. keting it as “counterprogramming,” an alter- FREE said. “Theater is native to watching the inauguration, Caselli Miller Performing Arts Center cil of Greater Lansing, will emcee the event. “There’s a need for more comedy in Lan- 6025 Curry Lane, Lansing my wheelhouse. “We have to start the conversation some- sing,” Green said, “and the ACLU is an orga- sees the play as something more conciliatory. (517) 927-3016, It’s where I have where,” Mikula said. “Theater is a great place nization that’s hard to find a flaw with.” “It’s not to distract people from it,” he said. theghostlightproject.com the strongest voice to put focus on societal issues.” In keeping with the spirit of the event, “It gets people in a room talking, and that’s in the community.” Badgero hopes to offer a wide-ranging Green worked to assemble a diverse line-up important. Let’s do something together that What a Joke Fest The event will discussion on ways theaters can promote of Michigan comics. Headliner Robert Jen- reminds us that it’s better to get involved 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 include represen- inclusion, ranging from the plays performed kins, an African American and Detroit native, than to stand and watch.” $10 tatives from nine to things like lobby art galleries and greater is a lawyer by day and comedian by night. The It’s hard to say what a Trump administra- MICA Gallery Greater Lansing tion and a Republican-led legislature might 1210 Turner St., Lansing audience resources. evening also features standup comedy from whatajokefest.com theater companies: “It will take different forms at differ- Nardos Osterhart, winner of 2013’s Funni- do to federal arts funding, and groups like Ixion Theatre, LCC ent theaters,” Badgero said. “At Peppermint est Person in Grand Rapids contest. She was Williamston Theatre receive very little di- “The Taming” Theatre Program, Creek, we’re challenging ourselves to make born in Ethiopia but came to the U.S. with her rect federal funding. But Caselli is keeping a 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 MSU Department each show a community partnership. We’re family when she was a child. close eye on the situation, as funding cuts at FREE, donations accepted of Theatre, Over still developing what that will look like.” “She has a very interesting background and the top levels could mean less money trickles Williamston Theatre the Ledge Theatre This weekend, over 30 cities will host lo- a very interesting point of view,” Green said. down to local arts councils and grant-pro- 122 S. Putnam St., Co., Owosso Com- cally organized comedy shows as part of What Green and local comic Nick Leydorf viding institutions. Williamston munity Players, “Every arts organization is always worried (517) 655- 7469, a Joke Fest. All proceeds from the shows ben- round out the evening’s lineup. williamstontheatre.org Peppermint Creek efit the ACLU. The festival’s marketing ma- On Inauguration Day, Williamston The- See Bracing, Page 15 City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 15

Courtesy Photo of the music.” Trombonist With titles like “Father Figure” and “Deci- Romancing Michael Dease sions,” Dease’s discography tells his life story, celebrates the as well as the story of jazz. He’s thought hard the trombone release of his about how to spin his own thread into jazz’s MSU’s Michael Dease takes a tour latest album, “All tangled skein of styles. through the cradles and colors of jazz These Hands,” at You can dig deep into the intersecting the Robin Theatre themes of his new CD, “All These Hands,” or By LAWRENCE COSENTINO Sunday. just bounce along and enjoy the ride. Like Michael Dease almost lost control of the Dease himself, the CD comes at you in a gen- steering wheel the first time he heard one tlemanly, soft-spoken way but packs in many of his idols, Detroit trombone legend Curtis layers of structure and thought. Fuller. The concept is a slick exercise in jazz trig- Getting Dease, 34, to talk about Fuller onometry. Along the x-axis, Dease takes the is a good way to trick listener to the geographic and historic points Michael Dease him into describing his and I’m like 40 years old with a glass of Chi- studded Jazz Studies faculty, but the biggest where a diverse range of styles of jazz came “All These own sound. anti, looking at watches and stuff.” thing in his life is his intense classical-jazz into being, from the melting pot of New Or- Hands” Album “It’s round and Fuller’s initials — along with those of marriage with MSU percussion Professor leans to Kansas City-style territorial bands Release Party warm, but there’s pas- Fuller’s fellow Detroit trombonist J.J. John- Gwen Dease, who also plays for the Lansing to the unique sounds of New York, Chicago, 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 sion and articulation son and Dease’s mentor, former MSU pro- Symphony. He called their romance “some Philadelphia and Detroit. $15 and it’s really swing- fessor Wycliffe Gordon — are enshrined on otherworldly shit.” They have a 1-yearold girl, Along the y-axis, Dease contrasts the so- The Robin Theatre ing and the harmony is Dease’s license plate: “JJCFWG.” Brooklyn Parker Dease. phistication of the city to the twang of the 1105 S. Washington so clear and it feels so Back in his home town of Augusta, Ga., In between teaching, recording dates country. Odd-numbered tracks, with pianist Ave., Lansing good,” he rhapsodized, Dease played saxophone in high school, un- and composing, Dease is exploring intrigu- Renee Rosnes, trumpeter Etienne Charles and therobintheatre.com turning the word “and” der the spell of bebop icon Charlie Parker. ing ways to work with his wife to merge the reedman Steve Wilson, sparkle with urbanity. into a string of devo- When he was 15, his favorite bass player was worlds of classical music and jazz. Michael Even-numbered tracks, with guitarist Randy tional beads with the same breath control Rodney Whitaker, now his boss at MSU’s Dease and Rodney Whitaker play on Gwen Napoleon and bassist Rodney Whitaker, have Dease uses on trombone. Jazz Studies program. At the time, Whitaker Dease’s 2016 album “Beguiled.” The couple a stripped-down, bluesy grit but go down as A faculty member in Michigan State Uni- played in Wynton Marsalis’ Septet, which also did a concert in Tampa in 2015 of tango smoothly as Appalachian spring water. versity’s Jazz Studies program, Dease marks also featured Gordon. master Astor Piazzolla’s music. Despite Dease’s unparalleled chops on the release of his latest album, “All These “Something about the way Rodney was “We do rub off on each other but it’s very trombone, he is generous with his colleagues. Hands,” with a release party Sunday at the playing attracted me in the same way Char- cool,” he said. His interplay with Charles and Nelson is joy- Robin Theatre in Lansing. But before we get lie Parker did,” Dease said. “Imagine my sur- But he doesn’t swagger into the mix and ous and sublime. To close the disc, he cedes there, the Fuller story is worth telling in full. prise when I realized that Rodney was from improvise. “Everything’s written,” he said. When Dease was 17, a friend popped John Detroit, which is the home of all my favorite “I’m taking liberties, but within the context See Dease, Page 16 Coltrane’s “Blue Train” into the car’s CD play- bebop musicians.” er. Dease wasn’t sure what to make of Col- After Dease’s roadside Curtis Fuller trane, but when Fuller started to play, Dease epiphany, he asked a friend with two trom- put the hazard flashers on and pulled over to bones to lend him one. He told Dease to the side of the road. meet him at 2 a.m. so his mother wouldn’t “What instrument is that?” he gasped. find out. “Trombone,” his friend said. “I snuck out of the house and drove 30 “No, it’s not. To me, a trombone is like minutes to my buddy’s house,” Dease said. this.” He made a cliché, oafish trombone “He met me outside and snuck his trombone sound: “VROORT.” through the window. It was romantic.” Dease started the CD over again, fast- Dease taught himself to play in a month forwarding past Coltrane and trumpeter Lee and a half. He made first chair in all-state Morgan — which, to some jazz lovers, is like auditions. pushing your steak and lobster to the floor to “Probably two months,” he corrected him- get to the mashed potatoes. self. “Let’s be realistic.” But Dease’s rippling, mellifluous, ductile Sine then, Dease has rocketed to jazz sound, like his hero Fuller’s, is no side dish. fame, garnering critical acclaim for a series Fairchild TheaTre “I never heard an instrument sound of finely crafted albums and snagging Rising MSU aUdiToriUM like that,” Dease recalled. “It matured me Star recognition from Downbeat Magazine 10 years. I was a know-it-all, jerky, scared in 2014. 17-year-old kid. I heard Curtis Fuller’s solo, He’s honored to be part of Whitaker’s star- Mon. JAn. 23, 7:30 PM

she said. “I don’t feel like our backs are happy birthday Bracing against the wall.” But Mikula will be keeping an eye on mozart from page 14 groups like the National Endowment for the Arts, which has been a political lightning rod West Circle Series invites you to our seventh annual about funding,” he said. “Ticket prices only at times. In the past, Republicans have tried to celebration of Mozart’s birthday. Please join us for cover half of our yearly budget.” defund the organization, which provides near- a concert and birthday cookies. The rest of the budget, he said, comes ly $150 million in grants to community arts from private donations and grants. projects and organizations. But Mikula hopes Generously sponsored by Martha L. and John R. Brick Over at the Arts Council, Mikula hasn’t local events like the Ghostlight Project and na- seen much funding-related anxiety — not tional advocacy groups like Americans for the TICKETS & INFO: 517-353-5340 more than usual, at least. Arts will keep arts in the national discussion. muSIC.mSu.Edu/wESTCIrClE “Everything is so unclear, but I haven’t “I’m an optimist,” she said. “There’s a fu- gotten the sense that people are worried,” ture in all of this.” 16 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017

He capably portrayed the ever-smiling and writing seemed to come from a knowledge- likeable Wemedge, a 19-year-old rookie re- able wordsmith, historian, biographer and porter. Jesse Frawley successfully played a psychologist. brash-yet-crafty Hem, the successful author Intermingling the four Hemingways and at 28. The 55-year-old seasoned writer, Er- linking components of his career and per- nest, was compellingly captured by Joe Dick- sonal history is no easy undertaking for a son. Michael Hays completed the quartet, writer or a theater company. The Riverwalk “The Hemingway munity theater pro- mastering the image of a moody, aging and Theatre’s presentation accomplished the Four Hemingways Play” duction of the “The tormented 60-year-old Papa. task with a projected ease. Riverwalk Theatre Hemingway Play” The foursome forged ahead with distinct Every member of the cast — not just the 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan 19; traced the adult and formidable forms of the author, fore- four principals — worked well together and 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 and life of the literary shadowing the Nobel Prize winner’s unfortu- independently. There were no stumbles in walk into a bar Saturday, Jan. 21; 2 p.m. icon. To accomplish nate fate, each with a forte that was forceful any actor’s polished delivery. Supporting ac- Sunday, Jan. 22 Riverwalk Theatre explores $15/$12 students, seniors that, four talented and unforgettable. tors Anna Szabo, as secretary Glynis; Sally author’s life with inventive play and military actors portrayed The unique, two-hour “The Hemingway Hecksel, as an adoring Dana; and Gloria Riverwalk Theatre Hemingway at dif- Play,” masterfully wove the multi-faceted Vivalda, as Luisa, the restaurant owner; all By DAVID WINKELSTERN 228 Museum Drive, Lansing ferent points in his author’s different life stages in a non-lin- played their parts with finesse. Riverwalk Theatre deserves special praise (517) 483-5700, life. The lead actors, ear way, as the four Hemingways meet in Todd Heywood as Vas and Chris Goeck- for its portrayal of Ernest Hemingway — a riverwalktheater.com. each skillfully play- a Madrid restaurant. That restaurant was el as Charlie were exceptional additions. large enough task that it took ing a very different brought to life through a clever two-level set Even featured actor Michael Shalley, as Ju- Review four actors to capture the en- version of Hemingway, all earned “top bill- designed by Leroy Cupp. Frederic Hunter’s lio the waiter, handled his small role with tirety of the author. ing” status. ingenious script connected different times enormous flair. The world premiere com- Hemingway number one was Jared Ross. and personalities in inventive ways, and his Credit for fluid interactions and dialogue — including complex speeches that often had multiple segues — was due to director Bob Robinson. The master theat- ric mechanic somehow kept all the pistons of the intricate theatrical machine firing smoothly and at a pace that never seemed to run out of petrol. Hemingways who were likeable and de- spicable, young and old exchanged articulate bickering and engaging storytelling. Robin- son said it best in the program’s director’s note, describing Hemingway as “complex, tortured, kind, callous, generous, explosive, paranoid, brave and filled with anxiety.” Ev- eryone who saw the play surely left with a better understanding of Hemingway. I’ll mention only a few petty annoyances. The body sizes of the Hemingways were different in too many ways. And a start-of-show low-energy Spanish dance by Fran Luding- ton seemed out of step with the rest of the play. But since “The Hemingway Play” re- peated Hemingway’s damnations and curs- PHP works for you. ings of reviewers — even offering the line “I say shoot the critics!”—I’ll just leave it at that. Everyone deserves great health coverage, and at Physicians Health Plan, we agree. Locally owned and managed for more than 35 years, PHP understands what is important to the people who live and work in our region. And our region is growing to include more counties, making access to quality, affordable care easier for you. 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online at purelansing.com/poet- 1952 to 1959. Michigan poet Will Car- laureate. leton, who was wildly popular in the late Wanted: To qualify, an applicant must 1870s, was informally called the state’s be at least 18, a resident of Clin- poet laureate. ton, Eaton or Ingham County and Patricia Clark, poet laureate for poet laureate an experienced and skilled poet Grand Rapids from 2005 to 2007, said dedicated to producing poetry she thinks the position is important be- Lansing groups team up to in textual and or oral traditions. cause “the literary arts are often not The applicant will be expected to represented on the local landscape.” She create new literary honor provide examples of their work. also believes the position gives the poet a By BILL CASTANIER Deadline for applications, which platform to lobby for literary causes and “I think I shall never see a poem as will be reviewed by a panel of po- to host events. lovely as a tree,” wrote Joyce Kilmer in a ets, is 5 p.m. March 3. Clark, who has published several 1913 poem named “Trees.” The Lansing Poetry Club will books of poetry and is a professor of Lansing already has plenty of trees, soon celebrate the 80th anniver- writing and poet in residence at Grand and if everything goes according to plan, sary of its founding in 1938. Ru- Valley State University, also believes in it will also have its first poet laureate in elaine Stokes, president of the the transformative aspects of writing time for April’s National Poetry Month. Lansing Poetry Club, said poetry poetry. While the state of Michigan is one of a is “one of the oldest and most “It builds literacy and (the poet laure- handful that doesn’t have a poet laure- powerful art forms, and it helps ate position) encourages young people to ate, several Michigan cities, including us see the complexity and glory of write and recite poetry, which builds a lot Port Huron, Detroit and Grand Rapids, human existence and transcend of poise and self-confidence,” she said. and even the Upper Peninsula have poet our day to day struggles.” Over the laureates. last several years, both the RCAH The idea of Lansing having its own Courtesy Photo Center for Poetry and the Lansing poet laureate has been discussed for Detroit Free Press columnist Edgar Guest was Poetry Club have worked diligent- SCHULER BOOKS some time, but it was only recently that Michigan’s only poet laureate, holding the title ly to expand the reach of poetry in an alliance was forged between the Lan- from 1952 until his death in 1959. Three local the community by bringing in na- MSU Assoc. Professor Dr. sing Poetry Club, the RCAH Center for groups are looking to name Lansing’s first poet tional poet laureates and Pulitzer Poetry at Michigan State University and laureate this spring. Prize winning poets and by hold- Matt Grossman presents the Lansing Economic Area Partnership ing poetry events with provoca- Asymmetric Politics (LEAP) to make it a reality. form readings at official city and county tive themes like erotic poetry and Bob Trezise, president and CEO of events. murder ballads. Thursday. January 19. 7 p.m. LEAP, sees poetry as way of expanding The search for a poet laureate will be- Maybe the refrains of poetry will be Meridian Mall the cultural placemaking efforts of the gin with a workshop explaining the new heard by the Michigan legislature and Meet Dr. Matt region. Trezise, himself an accomplished position and its requirements from 3 to encourage them to create a Michigan Grossmann, director poet, is interested in the region’s “road 5 p.m. Feb. 5 at the MICA Gallery, 1210 poet laureate, which would be the first of the Institute for not taken.” Turner St. in Lansing’s Old Town. Ap- since Detroit Free Press columnist and Public Policy and “At every turn, our region needs to plications for the position are available poet Edgar Guest held the title from Social Research and look and feel like an international, di- Associate Professor verse and sophisticated environment, so of Political Science that our companies have a greater suc- at Michigan State cess rate with talent attraction,” Trezise University as he said. “Every major city or state has a poet presents his book laureate, so we will too.” Asymmetric Politics, The poet laureate is being called co-authored with David A. Hopkins. an “ambassador” for poetry and will US 127 & Lake Lansing Rd serve two years, receiving a $2,000 per MSU College of Law Prof year stipend. The selected poet will be www.NCGmovies.com Frank S. Ravitch presents charged with offering instructional Freedom’s Edge workshops and public readings in Ing- (517) 316-9100 ham, Clinton and Eaton counties. The LANSING - OFF SOUTH CEDAR AT 1-96 Student Discount with ID Thursday. January 26. 7 p.m. poet laureate may also be asked to per- VISIT CELEBRATIONCINEMA.COM OR CALL 393-SHOW ID required for “R” rated films Meridian Mall Meet MSU Professor of Law Frank S. Ravitch as he discusses his book, Now Archives Book Shop Freedom’s Edge: Open 519 W. Grand River * East Lansing 7 Religious Freedom, 332-8444 * Free Parking Sexual Freedom, and Days! the Future of America. NEW HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 11-6, Sun. 12-5 Commercial & Great Books! Freedom’s Edge takes Great Prices! 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Instead, the first attacks will be mer Indiana governor who championed that our impassioned defenses of our Trump will be sworn in as President of felt when our health insurance benefits a law allowing discrimination based on communities and others who are in the the United States. Yes, him. The reality- are threatened and canceled, when our religious beliefs, appointed known big- bullseye are not restricted to the argu- show spectacle, sketchy businessman, survivor and tax benefits are yet again ots and white supremacists to cabinet ments we’re having with Uncle Dick on education fraud peddler, grabber of something we must fight for, when the positions, and vowed to support states’ facebook. Stay vigilant and active in de- women and master of fifth-grade play- support of LGBTQ social services orga- efforts to deny transgender individuals fending our lives. Steel yourself for the ground Twitter jabs. This is real life. But nizations is endangered, when transgen- equal access to the most basic of facili- hold on all progress we’ll likely witness how does this affect lesbian, bisexual, der children again lack any protections ties. It is true that he doesn’t say much at the national level. Find in yourself and gay, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) in our public schools and when federal to reveal how he feels about, well, any- protect some balance of love and fight, people? contractors can discriminate against us thing of substance and then not in any if only for your own resilience. Dissent, Ignore the rumors, Donald Trump is in employment. These were just some detail. We are, as requested by his advi- dissent, dissent. not neutral on LGBTQ issues and under of the gains brought by a pro-LGBTQ sor Kellyanne Conway, judging Trump by his presidency it is our everyday lives that president’s pen, and as such they can be what’s in his heart and not by what may Emily Dievendorf, President will be most affected. Marriage Equality erased. Trump has signed onto the most (or may not) come out of his mouth. Lansing Association is the least likely of all of our victories to explicitly anti-LGBTQ policy platform in We are called to be active in change for Human Rights

well into 2017. And although our new make a difference in the lives of your Transition and president dubiously describes himself friends, families, and neighbors. You Moving as a champion of the LGBT community, might be surprised by how many local Choice: No One Can his cabinet boasts a rogues’ gallery of nonprofits need people to sit on their anti-equality villains. If we truly want boards and take an active role in shap- Answer for You Forward accountability, it’s our responsibility to ing the direction of the organization. normalize the demand for equality and We also need to make time to chal- by Zoe Russick Steinfield by Jen Anderson social justice. lenge all levels of our government. “Transition” is far too mild a word to The day after the election, I made You can start by making small chang- Don’t worry — it’s a lot easier than do justice to the extremes of inner turmoil, it halfway through the morning with- es in your own lives. you might think. Spend some quality fear, and exhilaration that have accompa- out eating. I couldn’t seem to muster The first step is acknowledging that time with Google and add the contact nied major turning points in my life. I’ve the energy. But eventually, operating being an advocate and a true ally re- information for your local elected of- made a number of decisions that have on minimal sleep, an empty stomach, quires education and a willingness to ficials and members of Congress into radically and permanently altered my path. and despair, I left my office and walked sacrifice. We need to be willing to learn your phone. It’s hard to believe, but I chose to take on inconceivable financial down to the donut shop. Everything, and admit when we are wrong. We lawmakers are indeed beholden to their debt, to pursue higher education and be- even the weather, felt profoundly unfair. need to be cognizant of our own lan- constituents, and it’s on you to remind come a social worker. I chose to remain As the woman behind the counter guage. That means using the pronouns them. If making phone calls produces in the hometown I’d always thought I’d stuffed my order into a white waxed-pa- that people request and challenging the same bead of anxiety for you as it leave, to become a wife and a stepmother per bag, I started seriously considering ourselves to eliminate words or phrases does for me, get comfortable being in the family I fell in love with. I chose to ac- the next four years. The fog of denial in that diminish or devalue others. And uncomfortable, and call often. When knowledge my own womanhood to myself which I’d surrounded myself lifted, giv- when language fails, we need to ensure you do, identify yourself as a constitu- and to all others, when everything and ev- ing way to a cold shock of fear. That’s that we’re willing to take action by in- ent and share your comments and con- eryone in my environment denied it to me. when I started crying. tervening on behalf of the most vulner- cerns. Reference specific bill numbers, These kinds of choices require asking If you’re going to have a good cry, able. If you see something, do some- if possible, and encourage them to sup- myself questions that can feel impossible. I don’t recommend doing it in a donut thing. port people and policies that promote Which path will be the most moral? Which shop. It’s embarrassing, and at some Money talks, too. Organizations like equality and basic human rights. will save me the most suffering? Which will point you need to take your order, pay the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, the It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s a enrich my life the most in the limited time the nice people, and go. But that’s the Human Rights Campaign, and even the start. I have on this Earth? Which will be best for real lesson, isn’t it? Indulge yourself, Sierra Club have been receiving record We’re only halfway through the first those I hold dearest? At times, I can’t an- and then keep going. numbers of donations. But while those month of the new year, and I’ll admit swer these questions, especially when the And going, even in the face of over- organizations may have the power to that I’m still scared and frustrated. But answers seem in conflict with one another. whelming adversity and hostility. lobby Washington, they’re probably that’s OK. Remember: we are all stron- Sometimes I freeze up with the fear of an- Last year, state legislatures across not effecting direct changes in your ger when we work consistently and to- swering incorrectly. If I cross the threshold, the country introduced an astonish- community. Instead, consider donating gether. Keep the flame burning. will the gate lock behind me? ing number of anti-LGBT measures, a time, money, or your expertise to local trend that we can expect to continue advocacy and service groups that will See Transition, Page 19 Lansing Association for Human Rights • January 18, 2017 www.lahronline.org 19 Surviving and Cover your basic bases. Stop to drink water, make time to eat, move your Thriving is Politcal, body, hug somebody, spend time alone, First Presbyterian Church of Lansing get enough sleep. If you have a head- Reformed and Always Reforming or Self-Care ache, take an aspirin. If your house is a trash pile, maybe let your mindfulness Welcomes and Affirms the LGBTQ Community in Dark Days exercise be just five minutes of tidy- ing without distractions. If you find you Worship Service: Sunday at 10:00 am by Ana Holguin have time and energy at some juncture, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but prep snacks and water so they are at the 510 W Ottawa St, Lansing, Michigan 48933 what I can tell from popular memes ready for the next day. Don’t beat your- (517) 482-0668 [email protected] and our current stranger-than-fiction self up if the mere suggestion of prep- www.lansingfirstpres.org reality is that 2016 has felt like a real ping seems too overwhelming for your toilet-buster. If you’ve found yourself state of being. Just grab a Gatorade and Facebook: LansingFirstPresbyterian screaming, crying, sleeping too much, some crackers and enjoy them on your crying, snapping at people, crying, and/ trash pile. This is what surviving looks or hiding from life while crying, please like. remember the following: You are enough and you are special You aren’t alone. Save the effort of and perfect exactly as you are. You’re chastising yourself for feeling awful or going to think that sounds stupid, but for not doing enough. These memes ex- guess what? You have too many voices ist and spread widely because a lot of us in your head judging everything you say are struggling. Know who your closest and do, and I am giving you permission and best cheerleaders are and let them to think something nice for a change. If help you battle your inner meanies. The you need your cynical and cutting snark, First Pres Ad.indd 1 6/12/2016 7:28:29 PM My Little Pony reboot got it right: friend- cool, keep it. But balance it out. Allow ship really is magic. for one honestly kind thought to eke its You have the power to ground your- way into existence for every despairing, self when you feel shaky, restless, or self-loathing one. You are the only you disconnected. Counting out measured we have and you are worth cocooning in inhales and exhales, going outside, sweetness. If you have trouble with this, stepping on earth, holding a stone in outsource. See the “friendship is mag- your palm — these practices can draw ic” tenet above. Maybe watch that TV you back into your steady self. Focus is show, too. Self-care can look like many key. Let yourself experience the sensa- things; rainbow-haired and feather- tions of what you are doing. Give full winged might be the antidote to a gray awareness to your mindful task, even if (or Cheeto-colored) world. Heroes your moment of Zen is truly just a few Take care and be well! moments. Needed Every transition is likely to hold both joy Transition and suffering; that is why choosing it is so Donate | Educate | Elevate difficult. What I have come to understand is from page 18 that there is never one correct answer that exists independently of you, and no one I have often felt the urge to examine else can give you that answer. A mentor every option from every angle, to ask once told me: “We all made the best deci- every self-proclaimed expert I can find, sions we could have made at the time we to ensure I don’t screw it up. This is why made them.” I waited a decade to make the hardest There is no right choice. There is only transition I ever have: to admit to myself or the choice that you alone make, and the to any other person that I suffered being peace that you make with it. understood as a man and that I yearned deeply to live as a woman. For many years I searched for external validation that this was possible and ethical, that it was for someone like me, that I would not regret it, and that I would finally be happy. Even after devouring every “yes,” “no,” and “maybe” I could find, I felt no closer to knowing. I eventually came to a surprisingly sim- FEBRUARY MIXER ple conclusion: that I might transition and Wednesday, Feb. 1 regret it, or I might transition and finally be 5:30-8 p.m. at peace. However, if I did not transition, I would continue to suffer and would always American Fifth Spirits, regret not doing so. Remembering this has 122 N. Larch St., Lansing helped me be at peace with a new life jour- ney that has given me both immense joy www.suitsandthecity.org lcc.edu/heroesneeded 11162023 and immense suffering. 20 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017 Communication pipeline

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TOWNEvents must be entered through the calendar at lansingcitypulse.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for the following week’s issue. Charges may apply for paid events to appear in print. If you need assistance, please call Allison at (517) 999-5066. Photo courtesy the Broad Art Museum Artist Jan Tichy assembles the copper Wednesday, January 18 pipes to build his new installation at the Classes and Seminars Broad Art Museum. The completed work, Mindfulness. Meditation for beginners and created in collaboration with high school experienced. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Donations welcome. Van students from Flint and Lansing, pumps Hanh Temple, 3015 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) sound through the pipes, including 420-5820, ow.ly/CIHU305nMqx. recordings related to the Flint water crisis. Water As A Resource In Your Landscape. Presentation on rain gardens, rain barrels, green roofs and more. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Fenner Nature Center, January 21 2020 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing. (517) 887-0596, wildoneslansing.org. The irregular angles and slanted involvement in art. The Broad was thinking about what the next Events walls of Michigan State University’s Allen Market Place — Indoor Season. Locally invited Tichy to address the Flint generation of local leaders needs grown, baked and prepared foods. 3-6:30 p.m. FREE. Broad Art Museum get another water crisis as part of MSU’s year- to be able to do in order to share Allen Farmers Market, 1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. layer of complexity this week. long, multi-disciplinary focus on and talk to each (517) 999-3911, ow.ly/Bol1303O4VE. Shiny copper pipes snake their way water-related issues. While the other.” “Beyond Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. 6 p.m. through the museum’s education Streaming: A Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of God, 3500 S. museum had already decided the When students Sound Mural for Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 899-3215. wing. But unlike most of the pipes theme, the use of the pipes as a weren’t working Flint” opening ICACS Whisker Wednesday. Pet adoptions. All in the building, these don’t carry metaphor came later. together or with reception animals spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. water. These pipes carry sound. “It became clear somehow Tichy, they worked January 21, 2-4 p.m. Noon-6 p.m. Ingham County Animal Control, 600 Curtis “We think of it as a sound mural,” FREE St., Mason. (517) 676-8370. that it’s all about the failure of on the project in Eli and Edythe Broad Art Practice Your English. All welcome. 7-8 p.m. FREE. said Jan Tichy, artist-in-residence communication, and that people the classroom Museum East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East at the Broad Museum. didn’t listen,” Tichy said. “And with teachers. 547 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Tichy created “Beyond there was also the notion of a Flint students Lansing Streaming: A Sound Mural for (517) 884-4800, Thursday, January 19 pipe as something that brought worked with an broadmuseum.msu.edu Classes and Seminars Flint” with the help of nearly 80 pollution to people’s homes. On English teacher (TOPS) Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in 5:15 p.m.; high school students from Lansing a more abstract level, all these to create poems and other texts, meeting 6 p.m. First meeting FREE. Room 207, Haslett and Flint. The exhibit opens with a Middle School, 1535 Franklin St., Haslett. (517) 927-4307. different pipes are running between while Lansing students worked with A Course in Miracles. Group on peace through reception Saturday. us and among us, allowing us to an art teacher on visual responses. forgiveness. 7-9 p.m. Unity Spiritual Center of Lansing, “I brought in the idea of a pipe communicate with each other.” The resulting installation will 230 S. Holmes St., Lansing. (517) 371-3010, unitylansing. as an object, almost like a trumpet, Students from Flint met with be unveiled Saturday. Listeners org. that sounds out the concerns of Mason Codependents Anonymous. Support group. students from Lansing to share can open valves to hear the 7-8 p.m. FREE. Mason First Church of the Nazarene, 415 these young people,” Tichy said. how the crisis has impacted their soundtrack inside the pipes. Many E. Maple St., Mason. The sounds piped into the lives. In turn, Lansing students of the recordings used are related H.E.R.O. Basic Drywall Installation. From 6 to 8 installation are taken from shared stories about life in the to water, but some reflect other p.m. FREE. Greater Lansing Housing Coalition, 600 W. recordings made by students from Maple Lansing. state capital. Tichy, who serves as aspects of the students’ lives and two schools, Everett High School assistant professor of photography home cities. Literature and Poetry in Lansing and Carman-Ainsworth at the School of the Art Institute “It’s their way of sharing their Chipmunk Story Time: Fun in the Snow. Nature High School in Flint. The students of Chicago, guided the process, own experiences and concerns,” activities and stories for children. 10-11 a.m. $3. Harris worked with Tichy over the course Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Meridian Township. coming to Michigan for five days Tichy said. “The new relationships (517) 349-3866, bit.ly/HNCprg. of several months to document each month. they formed with each other were their experiences with the ongoing “I thought it would be valuable woven in as well.” Events Flint water crisis, which has left to work with high school students Crafting for a Cause. Knitters invited to create items many city residents without safe for food bank. 4-5:30 p.m. Grand Ledge Area District from Flint and from Lansing, which — ALLISON HAMMERLY Library, 131 E. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge. (517) 627-7014, drinking water for over two years. are two places that are so close grandledge.lib.mi.us. The museum’s residency is also yet so far apart from each other See Out on the Town, Page 22 designed to foster community on so many levels,” Tichy said. “I City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 21 Ford Theatre Reunion at the Fledge Saturday, Jan. 21 @ The Fledge, 325 S. Clinton St., Grand Ledge. All ages, $5, 8 p.m. Ford Theatre Reunion returns to Mid-Michigan for a headlining show Saturday at the Fledge in Grand Ledge. Based in Lexington, Ky., the forever-touring group of road warriors, formed in 2008, is known for its eclectic, oddball sound that mixes punk, metal and jazz into what the group calls “sludge-punk-circus funk.” The band comprises Joe Harbison (banjo, guitar and vocals), Luke Harrington (bass), Alex Johns (clarinet, keyboards and vocals), Eric Myers (accordion and vocals) and percussion- ist Will Chewning. Sharing the bill are a couple of local folk-punk outfits: A survey of Lansing’s the Devil’s Cut and Rent Strike. Also taking the stage is Holt-based Musical LAndscape pop-punk band Frames Janco (formerly Catalina Wine Mixer), as well as sat. jan. a solo performance from vocalist/bassist Pat Hogan of Jason Alarm. Ho- By RICH TUPICA gan’s set includes a batch of originals, as well as a few punky cover tunes. 21st Ford Theatre Reunion For more information, visit: facebook.com/fledgemusicgroup.

Taylor Davis at the Loft

Friday, Jan. 20 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $15-$40, 7 p.m. Violinist Taylor Davis is a self-described “proud nerd” whose blend of classical music and video game culture has earned her more than 250 million views on Youtube. Friday, she headlines the Loft. The Los Angeles-based ar- ranger/composer’s latest LP of originals, “Odyssey,” was released late 2016 and debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Classical Music chart. Her past records include 2013’s “Melodies of Hyrule,” based on music from Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda” franchise, and her 2014 effort, “The Anime and Game Collection.” Davis, 29, worked a fri. jan. public relations job until 2011, when she decided to work full time on her music. In 2012, she released her debut 20th disc, “Gaming Fantasy.” The collection of video game tracks includes “Cid’s Theme” from her favorite game, “Final Taylor Davis Fantasy VII.” Since then, she has also released a number of singles and toured the United States and Europe.

Hell in a Bucket at the Avenue Cafe

Friday, Jan. 20 @ The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. $5, 8 p.m. A batch of local musicians converge Friday at the Avenue to celebrate “deep jams” from the trippy catalogs of Phish, Grateful Dead and more. The concert, dubbed Hell in a Bucket after the 1987 Grate- ful Dead song, features musicians Brian Byrnes, Jeff Shoup, Alex Gauthier, Tim Sorenson, Eric Stallcup and Kevin McKay. Accenting the long, strange jams is stage production by Parametric, a company special- izing in fully-restored analog gear, and Inmuso, a Lansing-based booking company that also manages area bands like Everyday Junior, Desmond Jones and Dave Menzo. For fans of Phish who prefer the real thing, fri.jan. the band released its 13th studio album, “Big Boat,” back in October. All Music praised the disc for its 20th “streamlined songwriting and more concise lyrics.”

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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. Monthly Open Mic (FREE), 8 p.m. Grateful Dead/Phish Tribute (FREE), 8 p.m. Desmond Jones, 8 p.m. Black Cat Bistro, 115 Albert Ave. Darrin Larner, 8 p.m. Buddies - Holt, 2040 N Aurelius Rd Steve Cowles, 9 p.m. Buddies - Okemos, 1937 W Grand River Ave Sarah Brunner, 9 p.m. Classic Bar & Grill, 16219 Old US 27 Lee Groove, 9 p.m. Champions, 2440 N. Cedar St. Lee Groove, 7 p.m. Coach's, 6201 Bishop Rd Good Question, 9 p.m. Jammin' DJ, 9 p.m. Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Jeremy Kratky, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Eaton Rapids Craft Co., 204 N Main St. Steve Cowles, 6 p.m. Dan MacLachlan, 6 p.m. Esquire, 1250 Turner St. Karaoke with DJ Jamie, 9 p.m. DJ Fudgie, 9 p.m. DJ Fudgie, 10 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Live Blues w/ The Good Cookies, 8 p.m. Mike Skory, Hank Mowery, Mike Eyia, 8:30 p.m. Well Enough Alone, 9:30 p.m. The Knock Offs, 9:30 p.m. Gallery Brewery, 142 Kent St. Open Mic, 7 p.m. Artist Reception, 5 p.m. The Blackbirds, 7 p.m Grand Cafe/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. "Johnny D" Blues Night, 9 p.m. Karaoke Kraze, 9 p.m. Root Doctor, 9 p.m. Global Village, 9 p.m. Harrison Roadhouse, 720 E. Michigan Ave. Rob Klajda, 5:30 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Taylor Davis, 7 p.m. Xplozivo DJ E-NYCE, 7 p.m. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. DJ Clay, 8 p.m. Bobby Knucklez / Jaqadeliq, 7 p.m. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Open Mic w/ Jen Sygit, 9 p.m. Springtails, 9 p.m. Hoopties, 9 p.m. Stan Craig Band, 9 p.m. Reno's East, 1310 Abbot Road Kathy Ford, 8 p.m. Rush Clement, 8 p.m. Bobby Standall, 8 p.m. Reno's North, 16460 Old US 27 Hidden Agenda, 8 p.m. Life Support, 8 p.m. Reno's West, 5001 W. Saginaw Hwy. The New Rule, 8 p.m. The New Rule, 8 p.m. Ryan's Roadhouse, 902 E State St Alistair, 6 p.m. Tavern & Tap, 101 S. Washington Square Tavern House Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m. Tequila Cowboy, 5660 W. Saginaw Hwy. Joe Nichols, 4 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog Open Blues Jam, 8:30 p.m. Calling Doctor Howard, 9 p.m. Calling Doctor Howard, 9 p.m. Watershed Tavern and Grill 5965 Marsh Rd. Trevor Compton, 7 p.m. Mark Sala, 8 p.m. Capitol City DJs, 10 p.m. Capitol City DJs, 10 p.m. Waterfront Bar and Grill, 325 City Market Dr. Alex Mendenall, 8 p.m. 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017

Planetarium, 755 Science Road, East Lansing. Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Jan. 18-24 StoryTime. Ages 2-5 enjoy interactive program of Out on the town stories and songs. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you more attracted Hrabal penned the novel Dancing Lessons for the from page 20 351-2420, elpl.org. to honing group dynamics or liberating group dynamics? Advanced in Age. It consists of one sentence. But it's a Do you have more aptitude as a director who organizes long, rambling sentence — 117 pages' worth. It streams Drop-in LEGO Club. Ages 4 and up enjoy Theater people or as a sparkplug who inspires people? Would from the mouth of the narrator, who is an older man imaginative play. 3:15-4:30 p.m. FREE. CADL The Hemingway Play. Four depictions of famed you rather be a Chief Executive officer or a Chief bent on telling all the big stories of his life. If there Webberville, 115 S. Main St., Webberville. author at different points in his life. 7-9 p.m. Imagination Officer? Questions like these will be fertile were ever to come a time when you, too, would have Film Movement Series. View an award-winning Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. The astro- cosmic permission and a poetic license to deliver a or foreign film. Today: "Theeb" (Arabic). 6:30-8 p.m. 482-5700, riverwalktheatre.com. logical omens suggest it's time to explore and activate one-sentence, 117-page soliloquy, Libra, it would be in the FREE. CADL Okemos, 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos. more of your potential as a leader or catalyst. coming weeks. Reveal your truths! Break through your Finger Knitting. Knit accessories, gifts and more Saturday, January 21 TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An eccentric Frenchman inhibitions! Celebrate your epic tales! (P.S.: Show this without needles. Call to register. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Classes and Seminars named Laurent Aigon grew up near an airport, and horoscope to the people you'd like as your listeners.) CADL Mason, 145 W. Ash St., Mason. (517) 676-9088. C Division Advanced Speakers Toastmasters. always daydreamed of becoming a commercial pilot. Genealogy Seminar Part 1. Gathering family Learn to speak in front of audience and receive SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When Pluto was discov- Sadly, he didn't do well enough in school to fulfill his wish. data. Call to register. 6-8 p.m. FREE. CADL Leslie, speech evaluations. 9:30-11:45 a.m. FREE. Dart Bank, ered in 1930, astronomers called it the ninth planet. But Yet he was smart and ambitious enough to accomplish 201 Pennsylvania St., Leslie. (517) 589-9400. 1020 Charlevoix Drive, Grand Ledge. (517) 896-4091, 76 years later, they changed their mind. In accordance the next best thing: assembling a realistic version of a Ladies Silver Blades Figure Skating Club. All 5799. toastmastersclubs.org. Boeing 737 cockpit in his home. With the help of Google, with shifting definitions, they demoted Pluto to the sta- skill levels welcome. 9:30-11:20 a.m. $5 and yearly Studio Teacher Workshop. Workshop for music he gathered the information he needed, and ordered tus of a mere "dwarf planet." But in recent years, two dues fee. Suburban Ice, 2810 Hannah Blvd., East teachers on marketing, curriculum and more. 10 most of the necessary parts over the Internet. The renowned astronomers at Caltech have found convincing Lansing. (517) 881-2517, ladiessilverblades.com. a.m.-1 p.m. $10. Marshall Music, 3240 E. Saginaw St., resulting masterpiece has enabled him to replicate the evidence for a new ninth planet. Konstantin Batygin and Spanish Conversation Group. Practice listening Lansing. capitalareamta.org. experiences of being a pilot. It's such a convincing copy Michael E. Brown are tracking an object that is much to and speaking. All levels welcome. 7-8 p.m. FREE. that he has been sought as a consultant by organizations larger than Earth. Its orbit is so far beyond Neptune's East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Music Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. that specialize in aircraft maintenance. I suggest you that it takes 15,000 years to circle the sun. As yet it Hoist: A Tribute to Phish. Featuring Fried Egg Nebula, Electric Jug Band and more. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. attempt a comparable feat, Taurus: creating a simulated doesn't have an official name, but Batygin and Brown Theater $8 in advance/$10 at door. Michigan Princess version of what you want. I bet it will eventually lead you informally refer to it as "Phattie." I bring this to your The Hemingway Play. Four depictions of famed Riverboat, 3004 W. Main St., Lansing. (517) 885-8318. to the real thing. attention, Scorpio, because I suspect that you, too, are author at different points in his life. 7-9 p.m. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The weather may be on the verge of locating a monumental new addition to Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) Events inclement where you live, so you may be resistant to my your universe. 482-5700, riverwalktheatre.com. Children's Social Justice Reading Group. Kids counsel. But I must tell you the meanings of the plan- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The tomato and read, discuss books with MSU faculty. 10:30 a.m.- etary omens as I understand them, and not fret about potato are both nightshades, a family of flowering plants. Friday, January 20 noon. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot whether you'll act on them. Here's my prescription, lifted Taking advantage of this commonality, botanists have Classes and Seminars Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. from Henry David Thoreau's Walden: "We need the tonic used the technique of grafting to produce a pomato Gentle Yoga. Relaxing pace class suitable for Evergreen Haiku Study Group. All writers are of wildness, to wade sometimes in marshes where the plant. Its roots yield potatoes, while its vines grow beginners. 11 a.m.-noon. First class FREE/$5/$3 welcome. 10 a.m.-noon. Snyder C301, 362 Bogue St., bittern and the meadow-hen lurk, and hear the booming cherry tomatoes. Now would be a good time for you members. Williamston High School, 3939 Vanneter East Lansing. (517) 884-1932. of the snipe; to smell the whispering sedge where only A Sound Called Unity: The Twelve Powers. to experiment with a metaphorically similar creation, Road, Williamston. some wilder and more solitary fowl builds her nest, and Documentary on Unity churches. 7-9 p.m. $10. Unity Sagittarius. Can you think of how you might generate two The Basics of Tea. Learn the best ways to prepare the mink crawls with its belly close to the ground." And tea. Call to register. 1-2 p.m. FREE. CADL Okemos, Spiritual Center of Lansing, 230 S. Holmes St., useful influences from a single source? why does Thoreau say we need such experiences? "We 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 347-2021. Lansing. (517) 371-3010, unitylansing.org. must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, to CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some guy I don't Dinner Dance. Roast pork dinner with dancing witness our own limits transgressed." know keeps sending me emails about great job oppor- Music afterwards. 5:30-11:30 p.m. $10/$4 kids; $6/kids CANCER (June 21-July 22): Welcome to the most tunities he thinks I'd like to apply for: a technical writer Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt CD FREE for only dance portion. Lansing Liederkranz deliciously enigmatic, sensually mysterious phase of for a solar energy company, for example, and a social Release. 7:30 p.m. $20 Public/$18 members/$5 Club, 5828 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. Family Tree Talk. "Using the Family Search Wiki," your astrological cycle. To provide you with the proper media intern for a business that offers travel programs. students. MSU Community Music School, 4930 S. presented by Director of the Lansing Family History non-rational guidance, I have stolen scraps of dusky His messages are not spam. The gigs are legitimate. And Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. tenpoundfiddle.org. Center. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing, 3500 S. advice from the poet Dansk Javlarna (danskjavlarna. yet I'm not in the least interested. I already have several Off the Ledge wsg Hollywood Vinyl and the Hot Mess. Cash bar and food available. 7 p.m.-2 Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 272-9840. tumblr.com). Please read between the lines: 1. Navigate jobs I enjoy, like writing these horoscopes. I suspect that a.m. $10. Michigan Princess Riverboat, 3004 W. Main Healing Fair. Spiritual healing, energy alignment, the ocean that roars within the seashell. 2. Carry the you, too, may receive worthy but ultimately irrelevant St., Lansing. (517) 885-8318. soul reading and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Non- invitations in the coming days, Capricorn. My advice: If key, even if the lock has been temporarily lost. 3. Search perishable food donation/healing sessions $15. Inner through the deepest shadows for the bright light that you remain faithful to your true needs and desires, more Events Ascended Masters Ministry, 5705 S. Washington cast them. 4. Delve into the unfathomable in wordless apropos offers will eventually flow your way. Ice Worlds. Examination of icy ecosystems and Ave., Lansing. (517) 455-3902, lightiam.org. awe of the inexplicable. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The word "naysayer" ice on other planets. 8-9:30 p.m. $3-4. Abrams LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What exactly would a bolt of describes a person who's addicted to expressing nega- See Out on the Town, Page 23 lightning taste like? I mean, if you could somehow man- tivity. A "yeasayer," on the other hand, is a person who is age to roll it around in your mouth without having to prone to expressing optimism. According to my assess- THURSDAY, JAN. 19 >> HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY AT EAST LANSING PUBLIC LIBRARY endure the white-hot shock. There's a booze manufac- ment of the astrological omens, you can and should be turer that claims to provide this sensation. The company a creative yeasayer in the coming days — both for the The Historical Society of Greater Lansing hosts historian Jacob McCormick known as Oddka has created "Electricity Vodka," hard sake of your own well-being and that of everyone whose liquor with an extra fizzy jolt. But if any sign of the zodiac life you touch. For inspiration, study Upton Sinclair's pas- Thursday to discuss the history of photography in Lansing. McCormick’s lecture, could safely approximate eating a streak of lightning sage about Beethoven: He was "the defier of fate, the based on impressive photography collection of David Tinder, covers Lansing without the help of Electricity Vodka, it would be you great yea-sayer." His music is "like the wind running over Leos. These days you have a special talent for absorbing photography in the 19th and 20th centuries. McCormick also discusses historical a meadow of flowers, superlative happiness infinitely and enjoying and integrating fiery inspiration. photography techniques like carte de visites and cabinet cards. Visitors can also multiplied." VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Eighteenth-century PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If I'm feeling prosaic, I check out a collection of local photographs. 6:30 p.m. East Lansing Public Library, painter Joshua Reynolds said that a "disposition to abstractions, to generalizing and classification, is the might refer to a group of flamingos as a flock. But one 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 282-0671, lansinghistory.org. great glory of the human mind." To that lofty sentiment, of the more colorful and equally correct terms is a his fellow artist William Blake responded, "To generalize "flamboyance" of flamingos. Similarly, a bunch of pretty is to be an idiot; to particularize is the alone distinction insects with clubbed antennae and big fluttery wings FRIDAY, JAN. 20 >> SALLY ROGERS AND CLAUDIA SCHMIDT AT TEN POUND FIDDLE of merit." So I may be an idiot when I make the following may be called a kaleidoscope of butterflies. The col- generalization, but I think I'm right: In the coming weeks, lective noun for zebras can be a dazzle, for pheasants Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt, who have been performing together for 30 it will be in your best interests to rely on crafty general- a bouquet, for larks an exaltation, and for finches a years, celebrate their latest album Friday at the Ten Pound Fiddle. The new CD, izations to guide your decisions. Getting bogged down in charm. In accordance with current astrological omens, details at the expense of the big picture — missing the I'm borrowing these nouns to describe members of your “We Are Welcomed,” is the duo’s fourth album. Rogers and Schmidt, both Michigan forest for the trees — is a potential pitfall that you can tribe. A flamboyance or kaleidoscope of Pisceans? Yes! natives, have toured extensively as a duo and as soloists, and both women have and should avoid. A dazzle or bouquet or exaltation or charm of Pisceans? appeared on public radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” 7:30 p.m. $20/$18 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Czech writer Bohumil Yes! All of the above. Fiddle members/$5 students. MSU Community School, 4930 S. Hagadorn Road, Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. East Lansing. (517) 337-7744, tenpoundfiddle.org. City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 23

Church, 501 W. Saginaw St., Lansing. (517) 372-1631. HomeWork Help. Drop-in homework help from Events MSU students. 5-7 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public BabyTime. Ages 0-2 and caretaker experience Out on the town Events Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. rhymes and finger plays. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. 6 p.m. $8 Painting Basics: Acrylic. For ages 14 and up. Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East from page 22 dance/$10 dance & lesson. The Lansing Eagles, 6:45-7:45 p.m. $40. Jackson School of the Arts, 634 Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. 4700 N. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 490-7838. N. Mechanic St., Jackson. jacksonarts.org. French Club. Practice listening to and speaking What A Joke Fest. Comedy benefit for the ACLU. Winter Walkabout. Break the winter doldrums French. All skill levels welcome. 7-8 p.m. FREE. 7:30-10 p.m. $10. MICA Gallery, 1210 N. Turner St., with a naturalist-guided walk. 2-3 p.m. $3/$7 per Literature and Poetry East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 371-4600, ow.ly/kXR4307WIgS family. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Celebrate 20 Years of Harry Potter. Make Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Meridian Township. (517) 349-3866, bit.ly/HNCprg. your own wand. Register online. 6-7 p.m. FREE. Monday Movie Matinee. "Florence Foster Theater East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Jenkins." Popcorn while supplies last. 1 p.m. FREE. The Hemingway Play. Four depictions of famed Theater Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org/register. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East author at different points in his life. 7-9 p.m. The Hemingway Play. Four depictions of famed Graphic Novel Writing Club. Ages 12 and up Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) author at different points in his life. 2 p.m. Riverwalk bring own supplies to make a graphic novel. 4-6 p.m. Social Bridge. Come play bridge and meet new 482-5700, riverwalktheatre.com. Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700, FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, people. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta riverwalktheatre.com. East Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Sunday, January 22 Meridian Seniors Booklovers Group. "17 Lansing. (517) 484-5600. Classes and Seminars Arts Carnations by" Andrew Morton. 11 a.m.-noon. FREE. Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. True Colors of an Unlimited Palette. "Making CADL Haslett, 1590 Franklin St., Haslett. Tuesday, January 24 Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East Colorful Mandalas for Mindfulness" for all ages Out of This World Book Club. "The Forever War" Classes and Seminars Lansing. (517) 371-5119. and abilities. 2-5 p.m. $20. Studio Retreat and Art by Joe Haldeman. 7 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Capital Area Crisis Rugby Practice. All levels Kendo Martial Art Class. Martial arts practice Gallery, 316 N. Clinton Ave., Saint Johns. (517) 381- Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. welcome. 7-8 p.m. $3. Gier Community Center, 2400 group. 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Westside Community YMCA, 1410, disabilitiesministries.org. Read A Poet/Write A Poem. Featuring the work Hall St., Lansing. crisisrfc.com. 3700 Old Lansing Road, Lansing. (269) 425-6677, of Muriel Rukeyser. 7-9 p.m. Snyder C301, 362 Bogue Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn Monday, January 23 St., East Lansing. (517) 884-1932. koyokai.wordpress.com/about. See Out on the Town, Page 24 Classes and Seminars Music Gentle Yoga. Relaxing pace class suitable for Family Symphony Series. Members of the beginners. 11 a.m.-noon. First class FREE/$5/$3 Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Lansing Symphony Orchestra present short concert members. Williamston High School, 3939 Vanneter for kids, with a craft. 3-4 p.m. FREE. Lansing City Road, Williamston. Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. A Course in Love. Weekly group dedicated to "Arise!"—get up to Organ Re-dedication and Celebration the study of the spiritual pyschology. 1-2 p.m. Unity the challenge. Service. Program of organ and flute music, Spiritual Center of Lansing, 230 S. Holmes St., Matt Jones followed by reception. 3 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Lansing. (517) 371-3010, unitylansing.org. Across 1 Body of beliefs SATURDAY, JAN. 21 >> WOMEN’S MARCH ON LANSING 6 Zipped past 11 Heathcliff, for one Women and allies from all over Michigan symbolically “march” for equality and inclusion 14 2016 Disney title character voiced by Saturday at the Capitol. 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Miroquesada went solo with Jose’s Cuban Sandwich After taking a day off for inspection, Miroquesada antici- in 2010 after spending years working in other restaurants. pates reopening Thursday in time for the weekend. The new He moved to Michigan from New York in the mid-‘90s to location has no seats, something Miroquesada is looking for work for a friend who had opened a Chinese restaurant in in a permanent location, which could happen later this year. Kalamazoo. “I saw a lot of places when I was looking to reopen, but When that owner opened another location in East none of them could get me in as quickly as I was able to get Lansing in 2003, Miroquesada relocated to help open in here,” Miroquesada said. “I’m definitely going to keep look- Oodles of Noodles inside the former Pretzel Bell building on ing for my own place, hopefully somewhere on the east side. Trowbridge Road. He took over operations shortly before It will be nice to have tables again. But I don’t want to be too it closed in 2009. The building was leveled in 2015; the site big — I think I like it small.” is now a parking lot for the adjacent Trowbridge Village Shopping Center. Eastside by design “I had a lot of ideas, but it was a bad time to take over a Shortly after plans were revealed last week for restaurant that wasn’t doing well, and I lost a lot of money,” Provident Place at East Town, a new mixed-use develop- Miroquesada said. “I honestly wanted nothing to do with ment project being developed by the Gillespie Co. on restaurants again after that. It’s the business that I know the the 2200 block of Lansing’s Eastside Neighborhood, social best, but that really hurt me.” media lit up decrying aspects of the new construction. He eventually allowed himself to be pulled back in, Complaints included its contemporary color scheme and its first managing a local Indian restaurant, then moving into staggered, variegated façade. Gillespie Co. president Scott East Lansing’s bustling sushi scene. The owner of Sushi & Gillespie said he takes concerns seriously. Deli, a short-lived restaurant across from campus, allowed “Someone called these pastel colors, but that couldn’t be Miroquesada to experiment with sandwiches. further from the truth,” Gillespie said. “We worked with a color “I told him, you do the sushi, I’ll do the deli,” Miroquesada consultant to develop a palette of earth colors, including said. “And slowly, I started to work out some recipes and it these deeper greens and subdued browns, that were specifi- started catching on with students and East Lansing folks. That cally meant to fit in with the Eastside community. I don’t think was the beginning.” that comes through on the rendering. And we spent months After Sushi & Deli closed in 2010, Miroquesada worked talking with nearby residents about how they wanted the out a deal to take over the food counter inside the Lansing exterior to look, and one aspect that most people mentioned JOSE’S CUBAN SANDWICH & DELI Marathon gas station at the corner of Kalamazoo Street and was they wanted it to look like several buildings instead of Pennsylvania Avenue. There he built up a full menu filled with one monolithic structure, which is how we arrived at this / PROVIDENT PLACE AT EAST TOWN hot and cold sandwiches, wraps and salads, all built around design.” Allan I. Ross/City Pulse the Media Noche (the Midnight), Miroquesada’s version of a Another point of contention has been the fact that two Jose Miroquesada moves his sandwich shop, Jose’s Cuban traditional Cuban standby. It’s a mighty sandwich, piled with commercial buildings, one built in 1969, the other in 1925, Sandwich & Deli, back to its original location near downtown roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, onion, mustard and mayo, will be leveled before Provident Place can go up. Last year Lansing this week. served on a sweet bun. Gillespie heard similar complaints when he tore down seven “The roast pork on that is my grandma’s recipe,” vacant buildings two blocks over, where his Venue at East By ALLAN I. ROSS Miroquesada said. “This sandwich has the taste from my Town development is currently being erected. He described Seven years after its debut inside a Marathon gas station childhood. It’s filled with happy memories.” those buildings as “functionally obsolete,” but said the situa- near downtown Lansing, Jose’s Cuban Sandwich & Deli Other top sellers include the artichoke chicken sandwich tion at 2200 is different. returns to that original location, 401 S. Pennsylvania Ave., (slathered with a cheesy artichoke spinach dip) the Island “The soil here is contaminated, so part of this project Thursday. For owner/operator Jose Miroquesada, it’s a bit- Sandwich (with grilled roast beef, banana peppers and (entails) a massive cleanup of the grounds,” Gillespie said. “Years tersweet move. On Dec. 6, a fire inside the sandwich shop’s Thousand Island dressing) and the sausage platter. After a suc- ago, there was a service station here, and there were under- Groesbeck Neighborhood location left Miroquesada’s busi- cessful year, Miroquesada opened a second location inside a ground storage tanks that had gasoline and then heating oil ness temporarily homeless. Groesbeck gas station, 2315 E. Grand River Ave., and in 2012 that now need to be cleaned up. The first thing we look at is “The last month has been tough,” Miroquesada said. he closed the Marathon shop. He had only done carryout and the possibility of bringing a building back to its historic integ- “Thankfully, all my regular customers have been able to find delivery up to that point, but the new location had five tables, rity if there is some, but that wasn’t possible here.” me and keep business going. But I needed a place to move and Miroquesada started to develop a sit-down crowd as well. Pending several city and state approvals, Gillespie antici- into quickly, and this was my only option.” But then last month, a small fire in his dry storage area forced pates construction on Provident Place to begin this fall, with a He worked out a short-term deal with Colleen Kelly, him to close, and Miroquesada became entangled in a web of projected fall 2018 completion. owner of the Avenue Café on Lansing’s east side, but that insurance woes. deal ended this week. “Basically, the owner wanted me to pay for the damages Jose’s Cuban Sandwich & Deli “I would have loved to have stayed there — it’s a great to the building, but my insurance only covered my business, 401 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing (inside Marathon gas location,” Miroquesada said. “But I understand (it was only which was only in part of the building,” Miroquesada said. station) temporary). I’m very grateful to Colleen for opening her “I came to the Avenue while we were working it out, even 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-9 p.m. Saturday; kitchen to me. If it wasn’t for that, I don’t know how I would though I knew it was only going to be for a short time, but in noon-8 p.m. Sunday have been able to survive.” the end it was able to give me the time I needed.” josescubansandwichmi.com, (517) 374-6832

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By MARK NIXON By GABRIELLE JOHNSON LAWRENCE Safe and predictable are what some folks crave in a restaurant. Look no further I was as surprised as anyone to recently find myself sitting in Finley’s for din- than Finley’s Grill & Smokehouse, whose motto could be “Playing it safe, every day.” ner. But City Pulse duties called, so off to South Lansing we went. Mr. She Ate and Before we go any further, let me just spit it out: I have devolved I had invited a friend, a Naval intelligence officer who had come into that lowliest of culinary creatures, the food snob. I can’t help to visit from San Diego for Christmas. it. I have been to the promised land on several occasions, feasting Generally, I like an independent restaurant, something that’s on food fit for the gods. Back on Earth, I must regularly reacquaint Finley’s Grill & Smokehouse one of a kind and has some of its own flavor — unless it is one myself with the ordinary. It’s tough. As the song goes, “How ya 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday- of the three chains to which I swear my allegiance: Starbucks, gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?” Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Cracker Barrel, and Cheddar’s. Those places have proven them- Finley’s ain’t Paris — or even one of the better dining spots in Friday-Saturday selves to me, and I know that I can always count on the Holiday Lansing. But Finley’s, a Michigan chain with two restaurants in 7433 W. Saginaw Highway, Spice Flat White, Egg in a Hole, and croissants and Cookie Mon- Lansing, has a solid fan base, if online reviews are to be believed. Lansing sters (respectively) to knock my socks off. One of Finley’s most positive aspects is pricing. Its entrees are (517) 323-4309 To be fair, Finley’s is a Michigan-based mini-chain with just more modestly priced than most of the trendier places in Lansing. 6300 S. Cedar St., Lansing five locations. Still, it was with some trepidation that we or- For instance, a full rack of ribs at Finley’s is $21.99. A full rack at (517) 882-7530 dered one of Finley’s signature items, the Woodpile ($8.99), as Saddleback BBQ, arguably the best place for smoked meats in this finleysamericangrill.com an appetizer. French fries were topped with a meager helping of town, is $26. pulled pork, chopped green onions and tomatoes and what the The single best thing I tasted during two visits — one visit to menu promised as a “five cheese blend.” It looked and tasted like each Lansing location — was the mac and cheese at the South straight up Velveeta, pale yellow, waxy and no flavor. The pork Lansing Finley’s. It came as a side with a three-meat barbecue combo ($16.99). had a sweetly smoky flavor that tried to shine through, but the serving was so The mac and cheese is lavishly made; it skimpy that we could barely taste it. tasted buttery, creamy and cheesy all at Mr. She Ate chose the pulled pork mac- once. I had the same side a week later at aroni and cheese ($12.99) as his entrée. the west side location, but it was dry and We liked the cavatappi (spiral shaped) less flavorful. noodles in place of traditional macaroni, The three meats I chose were chicken but were again disappointed with the wings, Texas brisket and pulled pork. Fin- cheese quality. ley’s promises its meats are smoked 17 Our friend had a three-meat BBQ com- hours, yet the wings were nearly bereft of bo ($16.99) with Texas brisket, smoked smokiness. Of the three, only the brisket sausage and ribs. The brisket was a little held the bold smokiness I look for. fattier than we are used to — especially in comparison to the vast amount of lunches Finley’s accompanies each barbecue that we have enjoyed lately at REO Town’s entrée with a six-pack of sauces, ranging Saddleback BBQ — but it was tender and from mild to thermonuclear (my term). had a deep, smoky flavor. “The sausage,” That’s a nice touch, allowing customers our friend sagely observed, “is sausage.” to sample and indulge according to their Naval intelligence, ladies and gents. The own tastes. ribs were tough and coated in a sticky, too- Also on the plus side, the steak half of sweet sauce. the steak and shrimp entree ($17.99) was I had a two-meat BBQ combo ($14.99) done perfectly rare, the way Judy likes it. with the same smoky, flavorful brisket and The shrimp half was a rubbery, uninspired the chicken. In the chicken, I found what dud. is probably the best thing on the menu. Duddier still was the side of sweet po- No diabetes-inducing sauce, no cheese- tato fries. They looked and tasted as if they like product, just moist and juicy smoked went straight from freezer to fryer. Gabrielle Johnson Lawrence/City Pulse chicken that should be the first item men- On our visit to the west side Finley’s, Left: The Woodpile, one of Finley’s signature appetizers, features French tioned by servers when they are asked for I went for the half rack of baby back ribs recommendations. fries topped with pulled pork, cheese, tomato and green onions. Right: ($15.98). I assumed they were smoked. My baked beans were so saccharine Shame on me for not reading the menu Finley’s Drippy Brisket Burger tops a beef patty with smoked brisket and that I could only manage one bite, and my carefully. There are smoked meats on the melted gouda cheese. steamed broccoli was so overcooked that I menu, but baby back ribs aren’t one of could mash it with a stern look. My com- them. Instead, the ribs are slow-cooked. You can dab barbecue sauce on them if panions liked the beer selection, especially the Tiramisu Stout from the local you want. The ribs were tender but lacked flavor. Meh. Ellison Brewery. Finley’s seems to fare better with its sides. The onion rings ($7.99) appear to be Round 2: Mr. She Ate bowed out, and I was accompanied by my dad, who is breaded with panko, those Japanese breadcrumbs that turn airy and light when convinced that I am a food snob who only eats things like quinoa and organic eda- fried. These onion rings are some of the best I’ve had in Lansing. mame. “I wanted to play ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ when I got in the car,” he Another side, a simple baked sweet potato, was kissed with a dash of cinnamon. said, barely able to contain his glee over this dad joke. We headed to the west side Very nice. Finley’s, across the street from Horrocks in a former TGI Friday’s —the site of See He Ate, Page 26 See She Ate, Page 26 26 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • January 18, 2017

friendly and attentive. The decor in He Ate both places is subdued, favoring dark wood and low lights. from page 25 While it’s fair to say Finley’s leans heavily on familiar comfort food, that Somebody — many somebodies, isn’t an indictment. Adventurous din- actually — like Finley’s. That is clear. ing is not for everyone. For those look- On a brutally cold January weeknight, ing for a safe bet, Finley’s is just the the west side Finley’s was bustling with ticket. customers by 6 p.m. The service was

Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 8 pm ed. He loved the coleslaw too, which She Ate I didn’t realize is an actual thing that Margarita Shevchenko, piano people can love. It’s creamy, he said, and not too vinegary. The housemade A Piano Recital of Chopin and “The Russian Chopin” Scriabin from page 25 chips were thick, salty and not too dry, weekly girlfriend gatherings during my a perfect crunchy complement to his high school days. The West Saginaw lo- burger. Incredibly Close & Pitch Perfect cation is a far cry from South Cedar. It’s When Grandma She Ate learned The Absolute Music Chamber Series eighth season at the newer and better lit, and the joint was that I was researching Finley’s this acoustically-superior Urban Beat Event Center in Lansing’s Old Town. In this jumping when we arrived. month, she jumped at the chance to highly welcoming space, everyone sits only a few feet from the musicians to We started with potato skins give me her intel, advising me to try the experience chamber music up close and personal. ($6.99), the kind everyone has eaten Hawaiian chicken ($12.99). It was, in a Concert guides introduce the artists and their programs and facilitate an after- a million times. If I had any special word, brown. Brown rice topped with a concert discussion among the audience and the musicians. This talk-back military training, I might tell you browned chicken breast and a yellow- provides a chance for the audience to connect with the musicians and understand that the potato skins were potato ish slice of grilled canned pineapple. A the passionate process that creates a performance. skins. Instead, I’ll relay that they had cup of brown sauce came on my plate, more filling than usual, which made filled with something so syrupy sweet In the Old World soirée tradition, light refreshments are served following every concert. for a hearty appetizer, but they need- that a dip of the tines of my fork was all ed salt. I could handle. I asked our server about the house I love my grandma, but I didn’t love Buy tickets online: absolutemusiclansing.org or at the door salad, and she expertly rattled off the the Hawaiian chicken. It was dry and Urban Beat Event Center, 1213 Turner Street Lansing, Michigan 48906 in Old Town ingredients: iceberg and romaine let- boring. I kept thinking about Horrocks tuces, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and across the street, how I would love to croutons. No surprises here. Dad pe- hop over and get some parsley to throw rused the menu and was pumped to on the plate. see options that included gouda, one Maybe I am a food snob, but I just of his preferred cheeses. He chose the want chains and mini-chains to be a Drippy Brisket Burger ($11.99) which, little better. Put fresh spinach in your despite its unappetizing name, turned side salad. Make your own croutons. out to be the winner of the evening. If you insist on Hawaiian chicken, use Apple and Cherry Brandies The fat, juicy patty was cooked to his fresh pineapple, not canned. desired medium and topped with lay- But then again, my dad returned for ers of smoky brisket and gooey melted another burger three days later, so Fin- Join us for a winter treat! gouda. The bun was buttery and toast- ley’s is doing some things right. Discover the meaning of real brandy. Sip it in a brandy glass, try it in a cocktail, copy the Swiss with a glass of brandy and a cup of 40 coffee, pair it with chocolate ... we’ll help you enjoy the long, cold winter Always something new to try! 2000 Merritt Road, East Lansing 4 - 10 p.m. (11 p.m. weekends); closed Mondays 517-908-9950 City Pulse • January 18, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 27

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