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That list could Chamber says jump; Council says how high serve as the basis of the President Donald Trump’s clawback against the sanctuary No one is going to nominate the Lan- Virg Bernero’s executive order took “wel- city movement and result in the suspen- sing City Council for a profile in courage. coming city right up to the line without sion of federal dollars to those areas. After declaring itself a sanctuary city using the term sanctuary city,” but the City Here’s the thing on those sanctuary last week, the body has announced a Council went too far by amending a Wel- jurisdictions: the federal government still meeting to rescind that declaration. It’s coming City Resolution to declare Lansing has not defined what constitutes one, at scheduled for 6:30 tonight in the Council a sanctuary city, which “potentially puts the least according to a federal court filing in a chambers on the 10th floor of City Hall. federal and wtate funding at risk" and ex- case brought by Santa Clara County, Calif., Judi Brown Clarke, an at-large Coun- pressed “full support” for Bernero’s execu- challenging Trump’s executive order. cilwoman and mayoral candidate, issued tive order. The order says Lansing officials, Moreover, the concern expressed by a press statement Tuesday in which she including police, are prohibited inquiries the chambers that Lansing is in danger of shared credit with Councilwoman At- about immigration status, except as re- losing $6.5 million appears to be signifi- Large Carol Wood for the cantly overstated. A better special session. She said estimate is about $3.3 mil- the term “sanctuary city” lion. Here’s why: had become a “negative U.S. Attorney General distraction” that “under- Jeff Sessions acknowledged mined our ability to state the funding currently at risk how we embrace our will be U.S. Justice Depart- community and remain ment grants under 8 U.S.C. fiscally diligent.” Section 1373, a provision of Lansing Mayor Virg federal immigration law. Polly is looking for a new home here in the Bernero also issued a Bernero’s executive or- greater Lansing area. But she’s not looking for statement reasserting the der specifically states his just any home: she wants to find the area’s larg- city would “resist” turn- order is not intended to or est, deepest pothole to make a posh home in. ing Lansing officials into shouldn’t be construed to Our new friend is a pink cockatoo (Via “de facto immigration limit activities mandated by Defectum in Latin). She’s relocated to Lansing agents.” That followed Section 1373. because she heard from the folks at the Lansing his executive order last Brown Clarke Wood Additionally, federal Regional Chamber of Commerce that the week to the same effect. court rulings require federal region’s streets are littered with potholes — a The move comes after the city has been grant restrictions be related to the grant quired by court order or law. It also says dream come true for a pothole -nesting cocka- buffeted by criticism from conservatives, purpose. In the last budget year, about Lansing Police can’t detain a person solely too! including U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Roch- $3.2 million, just under half of the sup- on a federal immigration detainer without “I was so excited when I read the press ester, who blasted the action as “reckless.” posedly threatened federal funding, came a valid judicial warrant accompanying it. reports on the Lansing area’s road crisis,” she But the biggest game changer may have from departments other than Justice. And it prohibits officials from reaching out said. “Who knew a paradise of potholes was been the combined pressure of the Lansing While mayoral candidate Brown to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce- awaiting in the capital region?” and Michigan chambers of commerce. Clarke has made her position clear, op- ment to identify a person except in cases of You can help! Do you have a titantic pothole Last Thursday, their leaders wrote the ponent Andy Schor said he didn’t have an a “serious crime” investigation. near you? Is there a gaping hole on your com- Council “respectfully” requesting the body opinion on the special meeting and reso- The City Council resolution was essen- mute? Polly wants to know. All you have to do is amend the resolution to remove the refer- lution to rescind last week’s action. tially icing on the cake. Bernero’s order, email her at [email protected]. ence to “sanctuary city.” He said he is “going to watch and fol- which never mentions sanctuary city, is Make sure to include the street and block number Tim Daman, president and CEO of the low” the meeting to see what the logic and what could land the city on the federal gov- (e.g. 200-300 ) where your nominated pothole is Lansing Regional Chamber, said Mayor ernment’s list of sanctuary jurisdictions, See Sanctuary, Page 6 located. Polly will review all submissions and wing- ridiculous after making us a sanctuary interests and constituents will do in re- about the city reviewing each one. City Pulse will The Unwelcoming city just a week ago. taliation if the Council sticks to its guns. be along for each inspection and we’ll get Polly’s Our little city Pull contributions. Vote for others. That take on the depth, width and comfort of the pot- City Council prepares to undo looked courageous sort of thing. hole for her nesting needs. its rare moment of courage by overcoming its Tonight’s meeting is the work of Each Tuesday, Polly will feature her weekly pick (largely unfounded) Carol Wood and Judi Brown Clarke. on City Pulse’s website, LansingCityPulse.com. The majority of the Lansing City fear that we would Surprisingly, they voted last week to Council appears hell bent on declaring lose $6.5 million support the call for sanctuary city status. — Todd Heywood us an Unwelcoming City tonight. in federal funding. Until then, they’d indicated that being a That’s not what they will say, but Tonight it will look “welcoming city” was enough. Too much that’s the message they will send immi- cowardly. funding was at risk, they contended. grants in Lansing and nationally when BERL SCHWARTZ The real issue What changed? It may have been the they vote, in all likelihood, to undeclare here is not what call the Lansing Police made to the U.S. OF THE WEEK us a sanctuary city. about money. Funding is a red herring. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will return next week Not to mention make Lansing look It’s what powerful local business See Schwartz, Page 7

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cilwoman Jody Washington, who were both she stands on her April 3 vote, the effort will close to the vest. He’s mum on whether he Sanctuary absent for the April 3 vote on the resolution. fail on a tie, 4 to 4. will take the action. That leaves Council President Patricia If the resolution passes the Council to- As for the Council’s special meeting, the from page 5 Spitzley, who has said during the 10-week night, it faces a final hurdle. TAccording to mayor was uncharacteristically blaise. sanctuary city debate that she was uncomfort- Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope, the mayor “City Council’s recent statement of prin- intention of the resolution are. able because the term was ill-defined. She is a has the authority to veto it, which would take ciple on immigration policy is commendable To rescind the resolution, Council will likely yes since she voted against the sanctuary six votes to overcome. Given that Houghton, and defensible, but they are an independent need to garner five votes. It appears Coun- city amendment last week and exercised her Yorko and Dunar have steadfastly backed legislative body that must answer to the vot- cilwoman At-Large Kathie Dunbar, Fourth authority as president to grant Brown Clarke sanctuary city status throughout the months ers for their actions.” Ward Councilwoman Jessica Yorko and Sec- and Wood’s request for a special meeting. But of debate, that seems unlikely. ond Ward Councilwoman Tina Houghton she did vote last week for the Welcoming City Bernero is playing the veto question — Todd Heywood will hold fast to their support for the sanctu- Resolution that included the amendment to ary city resolution. Wood and Brown Clarke call Lansing a sanctuary city. are likely to be joined by Third Ward Coun- If she joins with Wood and Brown Clarke, cilman Adam Hussain and First Ward Coun- the resolution will likely go down, 5-3.But if PUBLIC NOTICES EASTER DIRECTORY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of East Lansing in the Counties of Clinton and Ingham Come Worship NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDED BROWNFIELD PLAN #23 FOR THE CITY OF EAST LANSING PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT 381, 1996, AS AMENDED, OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. WITH US!

Please take notice that a Public Hearing shall be held before the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, East Lansing, MI 48823, on the adoption of a resolution for Amended Brownfield Plan #23 for the City of East Lansing, within which the Authority shall exercise its powers, all pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, being Act 381 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan of 1996, as amended.

The description of the proposed Brownfield is: 100-140 W. Grand River Avenue, 303 Abbot Road, 314, 328, 334, 340 and 341 Evergreen Easter Breakfast Avenue, East Lansing, Michigan, consisting of twelve (12) parcels. 8:00 a.m. The project includes a complete demolition and redevelopment of underutilized and contaminated sites and functionally obsolete building structures and adjacent thoroughfares. The proposed mixed- use development includes a hotel, commercial and residential uses, and parking. Easter Worship 9:30 a.m. The description of the property, along with maps and a copy of Amended Brownfield Plan #23, are www.lansingcentralumc.net available for public inspection in the Department of Planning, Building and Development, City of East Lansing, 517-319-6930 and at www.cityofeastlansing.com/539/projects.

Please note that all aspects of the Brownfield Plan are open for discussion at the public hearing, at which all interested persons will be provided an opportunity to be heard, and written communication will be received and considered. The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audiotapes 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. Marie Wicks City Clerk CP#17-094 You’re Invited to Join Us... CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING NOTICE OF THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 31.235 Maundy Thursday I, Susan L. Aten, Clerk of the Charter Township of Lansing, Michigan, do hereby certify that April 13, 7 PM the following Ordinance is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Lansing at a regular meeting held on Tuesday April 4, 2017. ORDINANCE NO. 31.235 Good Friday AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP BEING A PART OF ORDINANCE NO. 31 OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING April 14, Noon to 3 PM Self-guided Meditative Reflections THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING ORDAINS: on the Seven Last Words of Christ Sec. 1. THE ZONING MAP, which by Section 302 of Ordinance No. 31 of the Charter Township of Lansing is made a part of said Ordinance and which Section reads as follows: Section 302. ZONING MAPS. The boundaries of said zones are shown upon the map or maps attached hereto and designated as Zoning Maps. The zoning maps and all notations, references, Easter Sunday and other information appearing thereon are hereby declared to be a part of this Ordinance and of the same force and effect as if the zones therein designed were fully set forth by metes and bounds Worship herein. References, notations, and other information shown thereon are likewise incorporated herein with like force and effect. April 16, 10:30 AM

Shall be so amended as to fix the zoning classification of properties described as follows:

Ord. 31.235 Case R-16-21: Vacant lot east of 2400 W. St. Joseph on the northwest corner of Clare St Bring A Friend to and West St. Joseph, has been rezoned from “G” General Business to “H” Industrial, CR Conditional Rezoning. Church Sunday

Sec. 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced 7 days after publication. April 23, 10:30 AM

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: The Township Clerk is hereby instructed to publish this 2001 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing Ordinance once in the City Pulse, a newspaper of general circulation in this Township. Little over ½ half mile west of Frandor Susan L. Aten, Clerk Charter Township of Lansing (517) 484-9495 CP#17-095 www.plymouthchurch-lansing.org City Pulse • April 12, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 7

executive order to withhold funds. Even if And the chamber has particular sway sent back to. Others think we should sup- Schwartz they can, that would be limited to grants over Brown Clarke right now. She’s des- port Trump — yes even in Lansing’s blue for police enforcement, because the pun- perate for a big endorsement in her race bubble. And others are, well, just bigots. from page 5 ishment has to fit the crime. The crime against state. Rep. Andy Schor for mayor. What can be done? is not serving as an arm of ICE. Other Switching her support on this issue could The only chance to undo this pending Office — ICE — about an undocumented federal funds to Lansing, largely for human be calculated. travesty is a mayoral veto. Lansing City immigrant driving on an expired license. A services, can’t be touched. What can be? A As for constituents, some sincerely but Clerk Chris Swope says Bernero has the Mexican woman with no police record. A guestimate of $3 million in police grants. ignorantly fear losing federal funds. Others authority, and opponents lack the six votes call that never would have been made had But even if Trump’s order is valid, it’s go- think we should deport people for civil to overturn it. she been white. A call that could result in ing to take a long court fight to decide that. infractions because they are undocumented A long shot? Perhaps. But Bernero, who her deportation for a civil infraction. What’s the worst-case scenario? That immigrants, regardless of circumstances by not running for reelection threw off the It’s what prompted Mayor Virg Bernero some day the U.S. Supreme Court says — such as families they’d leave behind and political shackles, came around last week to issue an executive order consistent with Trump’s order is legal. Then whoever is repressive regimes and violence they’d be on principle. It could happen again. policies of other sanctuary cities. Up till mayor will say of course we must comply then, the mayor had said it was enough to with a court ruling. No money lost. PUBLIC NOTICES reiterate that Lansing was a Welcoming That’s when we should decide not to be ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City. But obviously it wasn’t enough. a sanctuary city, not tonight. DEMOLITION OF VACANT HOUSES Wood and Brown Clarke joined Kathie The chambers are smart enough to FOR THE NEMOKA DRAIN Dunbar, Jessica Yorko and Tina Houghton know this fight isn’t about money. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Patrick E. Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner, in amending yet another planned reitera- So what is it about? on behalf of the Nemoka Drain Drainage District, will receive bids from qualified bidders on tion of the Welcoming City Resolution to Image. And politics. Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s Office, located at 707 Buhl Ave., Mason, Michigan, 48854 until 10:00 a.m. Bids relative to the demolition work will then be declare us a sanctuary city. Patricia Spitzley They don’t want Lansing to be a sanctu- opened and publicly announced for work to be undertaken in connection with a drain known and voted against the amendment, which ary city because it might hurt business designated as the “Nemoka Drain.” passed 5-1, with sanctuary city opponents development. Remember, the chambers are The Drain Commissioner requests proposals to demolish houses and outbuildings at the following Jody Washington and Adam Hussain big white, conservative clubs. They don’t nine residential parcels in Haslett, Michigan: absent. want Lansing and the state capital known 5870 Marsh Road 33-02-02-10-276-004 What changed since last week? as being radical. Never mind that being 5872 Marsh Road 33-02-02-10-276-003 A combination of pressure from big a sanctuary city doesn’t hurt New York, 5686 Edson Street 33-02-02-10-427-003 5690 Edson Street 33-02-02-10-427-013 business and constituents. Chicago and Los Angeles’ status as thriving 5869 Edson Street 33-02-02-10-276-011 The Lansing and state chambers of commerce centers. It’s the same parochial 5871 Edson Street 33-02-02-10-276-010 commerce sent a letter calling for reconsid- view that is keeping us from embracing the 5873 Edson Street 33-02-02-10-276-009 5685 Potter Street 33-02-02-10-427-016 eration. More like a demand letter. next big, billion-dollar boon to Michigan’s 5689 Potter Street 33-02-02-10-427-015 The chambers argued that Lansing can economy, marijuana. Bidder prequalification in MDOT work classification ‘G – Building Moving and Demolition’ is preferred, ill afford losing $6.5 million. As for politics, chambers are dominated but not mandatory. But the likelihood of that is small. by Republicans. Chamber types more likely First are serious legal questions about voted for Trump, “holding their nose” or One contract is being let for this work, which will include all material necessary to perform same. This contract will be let in accordance with the Contract Documents and bids will be made and received in the constitutionality of Trump’s Jan. 25 otherwise. accordance with these documents.

Bidding Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations after April 13, 2017, the animal was more likely than not to have 10:00 a.m. local time: committed a crime, as opposed to proof be- LSG Engineers & Surveyors K-9 reprieve yond a reasonable doubt for humans. 3135 Pine Tree Road, Suite D, Lansing, Michigan 48911, (517) 393-2902; and, After that July hearing, Vamvakias found Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s Office Dogs accused of goat killing out animal control officials, whom the pros- 707 Buhl Ave., Mason, MI 48854, (517) 676-8395. ecutor was representing, did not believe the Bidding Documents may only be obtained after April 13, 2017, 10:00 a.m., local time, at the office win retrial in Ionia County dogs should be destroyed. He also that a con- of LSG Engineers & Surveyors, the Project Engineer, 3135 Pine Tree Road, Suite D, Lansing, Michigan 48911, (517) 393-2902, upon payment of a $20.00 non-refundable deposit. An additional Mario, Luigi and Major could be headed sulting veterinarian for the animal control non-refundable charge of $10.00 will be required for transmittal of hard copies of these Bidding for freedom rather than euthanasia. The trio facility determined the goats had died hours Documents. of dogs were ordered destroyed by 64-A Dis- before the dogs were found. A timeline of A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. trict Court Judge Raymond Voet July 27 af- sightings of the dogs, pieced together by the local time at the work site (starting at 5685 Potter Street). Representatives of the Ingham County ter a one-day trial. defense attorneys made it virtually impossible Drain Commissioner and Engineer will be present to discuss the project and Bidding Documents. Their crimes? Running at large and being for the dogs to have been responsible for the Prospective Bidders are required to attend and participate in the pre-bid conference. All prospective Bidders must sign in by name of attendee, business represented, and email address. Prospective found in a goat pen with three dead goats. goats’ slaughter. They also found that Michi- Bidders who fail to attend and register at the pre-bid conference will be considered non-responsive But Voet reversed himself and granted a gan wildlife officials had issued a coyote warn- and will be disqualified from bidding on the Contract. The Engineer will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as the Engineer considers necessary in response to questions. Oral new trial on March 22. He agreed with the ing for the area where the goats died. statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. attorneys for the canines’ human compan- Dunn said she had hoped the prosecution ions that the court had not heard all the evi- would drop the matter and let the animals Bid security in the amount of 5%, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders, must be submitted with each Bid. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days after dence in the case. go home. the actual date of opening thereof. This time period may be extended by mutual agreement of the “I think the judge realized there was evi- Luigi and Mario are pitbulls owned by OWNER and any Bidder or Bidders. dence not brought forward” during the July Hustin. He lives in North Carolina and got Contracts will be entered into with the successful bidder giving adequate security for the performance 27 hearing, attorney Celeste Dunn said. In the dogs on the recommendation of the of the work and meeting all conditions represented in the Instructions to Bidders. The Drain that hearing, dog owners Susan Vamvakias Wounded Warrior Foundation to help him Commissioner on behalf of the Nemoka Drain Drainage District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, award the Contract to any bidder even if not the lowest cost, and to adjourn the letting to such and Allen Hustin represented themselves address PTSD-related to his service in Iraq. time and place as I shall publicly announce. against Ionia County Assistant Prosecutor Both dogs would return to North Carolina, Adam Dreher. while Major is owned by Vamvakias and The payments for the above-mentioned work will be made based upon Lump Sum Final Payment. Payment for all work on site will be based upon Prevailing Wage Rates. The General Decision Dreher contended the three dogs were the would remain in Ionia County. Number and its Effective Date will be provided in the Contract Documents. killers of the goats. Why? They were found “There’s no risk of them reoffending in in the goat pen with the deceased goats after Michigan,” said David, who is also defending The work must be substantially complete on or before May 26, 2017 and completed and ready for final payment (all buildings removed in accordance with the Contract Documents and restoration, grading having broken loose from Vamvakias’ back- Mario and Luigi. and soil stabilization complete) on or before June 9, 2017. yard early on the morning of July 8. Under The new hearing is slated for 1 p.m. Mon- April 6, 2017 Patrick E. Lindemann Michigan law, dogs that kill livestock or cause day before Voet. Ingham County Drain Commissioner property damage are subject to euthanasia or destroy hearings if the prosecutor shows that — Todd Heywood CP#17-097 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 12, 2017

Courtesy Photo A view of the final plan for what used to be Scott Park, at Capitol Avenue and Malcolm X St. The brick walls give it an industrial looking befitting the entry to REO Town.

fencing on top. architect Ken Jones said during the meeting. be good for the Cherry Hill Neighborhood if The walls themselves will be an industrial Gone also from the original design con- they do have music events there that become Shrinking walls brick style, harkening to the roots of REO cepts are a covered walk way along the river very popular.” BWL final Central Substation design Town. That area used to play home to REO with historical markers detailing the his- He said he was frustrated by the public Motors, which is long gone. In its stead is the tory of Scott Park and REO Town. Instead, a process BWL used to garner input for the nothing like what was pitched BWL gas power generation plant. The look walkway will be constructed, along the river, project, specifically because BWL declined The towering steel eyesore planned for of the new design, architects said, would cre- minus the cover, with strategically located to discuss the budget for the project. the corner of Malcolm X St. and Washington ate the illusion of an industrial building — peek holes to view the interior substation. “It was very difficult to come up with a Avenue at the entryway to REO Town has a making the towers look like part of a more Ryan Smith, president of Cherry Hill concept without a budget,” he said. final masking design. complex factory building. Neighborhood Association which is located Dick Peffley, BWL’s general manager, The new design for the Lansing Central Ryan Wert, executive director of REO across 496 from the location, was a vocal critic told the joint BWL and Council meeting in Substation was unveiled March 30 in a joint Town Commercial Association, said the fac- of the project from the beginning, but he said March the project would come in on budget. meeting between the Lansing Board of Wa- tory look was deliberate. he “it looks about as good as it’s going to get.” “It’ll be tight, but we can build it for what ter & Light Board of Commissioners and the “[The design] felt very much like it could The wall heights, he said, were something we told the public,” Peffley said. Lansing City Council. It is barely recogniz- be a historic building in our neighborhood,” on which he disagreed with some others dur- That price tag is $27.9 million, he said. Of able compared to conceptual drawings the he said. ing public design meetings. that, $20.7 million is for the substation itself, public utility used to sell the project to the In addition to the industrial wall design, “I was hoping to mask as much of the while another $4 million will be used to build public, City Council and other city boards. the area will feature seating along Washing- substation as possible,” he said. “But many the walls and other amenities. So where’s the The 50-foot high steel towers that will ton and signage at Capitol Avenue and Mal- from REO Town argued for the lesser walls remaining $3.2 million? It’s a buffer in the loom over the project will now be partially colm X. It will also feature an architectural because they would not be so imposing.” estimating process. It’s common practice for shielded by a wall that is 12 feet to 19 feet placemaking image at Malcolm X and Wash- He said he had a “hard time” imagining building projects s they go through the plan- tall. Designers originally pitched the walls to ington: a stylized image of the Eckert Power himself sitting in the plaza listening to live ning stages to build in buffers to account for be as high as 40 feet on the south side of the Plant’s iconic three smoke stacks, Winkin’, music — as designers said they hoped would unforeseen issues like increased material property — the former Scott Park and Center Blinkin’ and Nod. On the southeastern corner, happen — but he was optimistic that it could costs due to increased gasoline costs. — along the Grand River. Instead, the wall along the river and Washington, a plaza will spark a music revival. along the river will be 12-foot-high with iron be built. It will be about 3,000 square feet, “My fingers are crossed,” he said. “It will — Todd Heywood

Courtesy Photo The original plan featured walls as high as 40 feet in an attempt to hide the power station grid. But the public feedback was the walls felt imposing. City Pulse • April 12, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

of stuff?’” ma, run by the for-profit GEO Corporation Auslander knows that a lot of the kids under a contract with the federal Immigra- Ten Thousand Nights at the Museum who visit the museum are home schooled or tion and Customs Enforcement. come from conservative academies “where “We’ve done a few exhibitions on immi- New MSU Museum director Mark Auslander has stories to tell they’re not hearing much about Charles gration and migration,” Auslander said. “We Darwin.” don’t try to tell anybody what to think, but “But in a sense, I don’t care whether or we certainly make sure that in addition to By LAWRENCE COSENTINO Horizons probe, ends with a carefully cho- In spite of all the talk about a post-truth sen image of the scientists at the moment not they leave believing in evolution or not,” the official line you can get on TV, there are society, Mark Auslander insists that he “is they see the first pictures of Pluto coming he said. “We have injected something in a lot of other voices out there.” not willing to give up on the truth thing.” across the screen. there, a sort of slow release capsule of criti- But the truth is often unsettled and unset- cal thinking. And they’re going to wake up a Painful postcards By PAUL WOZNIAK tling. Auslander got the museum bug grow- In July, Auslander, 56, takes over as di- ing up in Washington, D.C., and haunting rector of the MSU Museum. He comes to the museums, especially the old History campus with the truth wriggling in his port- and Technology museum. He spent hours folio like a slippery eel. watching the famous Foucault pendulum “How do we create exhibitions around swing to and fro, slowly tracing the Earth’s the toughest stuff?” Auslander asked. “How daily rotation on the dial underneath. do you create an exhibition around lynch- Seeing the unseen turned him on. ing?” “Everybody said you can’t see the Earth Auslander helped to do just that at rotating, but there, you could,” he said. Emory University in 2002, in the heart of As a graduate student in anthropology at Georgia, where he worked with the Martin the University of Chicago, he lived in villag- Luther King Jr. National Historic Site on an es in Zambia and neighboring African coun- emotionally wrenching exhibit of lynching tries. He came back to the U.S. convinced postcards, “Without Sanctuary.” that there is a “deep human desire to tell our Before that, he led a team that over- own stories, to see ourselves in museums.” hauled the Smithsonian Institution’s old “Every community, even the ones that African exhibit, widely decried as a racist had been ravaged by war, wanted a muse- relic of great-white-hunter times. The new um,” he said. “They wanted to tell their story. exhibit, “African Voices,” became a prototype Traveling the U.S., Auslander realized for a community-based museum model he that you don’t have to be a village dweller in plans to bring to MSU. Zambia to feel shut out of museums. On a recent visit to MSU, Auslander talk- “I realized many people here had never ed about museum culture’s big shift from had that experience, either,” he said. lecturing to listening, from ”voice of God” But the stories that needed telling were authority to a flexible fusion of academic ex- sometimes unbearably painful. pertise and old-fashioned story-telling — a For Auslander, the toughest test of what shift he helped to bring about. a museum can do came in 2000, when a col- lection of 150 postcards depicting lynchings Slow release capsule was donated to Emory University, where he Picture a stereotypical museum curator, and his wife, Ellen Schattschneider, were fussing over flint arrows and farmstead fur- both teaching. When lynchings were at their niture, organizing baskets and bones, and height, around 1900, hundreds of thou- you are as far from Auslander’s career pro- sands of these postcards were circulating. file as you can be. “It’s hard to believe it, but in the late 19th For Auslander and a whole new cohort of and early 20th century America, one of the museum directors, the key to doing a con- most popular genres of photography were troversial exhibit is opening the process up postcards of lynching,” Auslander said. “The to the community the museum serves. question becomes: What do you do? Do we Recent exhibits at Central Washington exhibit this stuff or do we lock it away in a University’s Museum of Culture and the En- vault?” vironment, where Auslander is wrapping up Auslander and a team of researchers and his tenure as director, have not shied from curators fanned out to schools, barbershops, controversy. libraries and other social hubs in African- When wolves were re-introduced into American neighborhoods. They went to the state of Washington, curators orga- synagogues, too, because Jews were also nized listening circles at the museum where lynched. ranchers, cowboys and hunters sat across “We heard from the black community, from scientists and environmental activists ‘Do this exhibition, but do it right. Don’t and debated the issue. Photo by Ellen Schattschneider show us as abject victims.’” Auslander said. “Everybody had misconceptions about Mark Auslander juggles cultural, artistic and scientific interests as the director of “Most important — and we heard this again the folks sitting across from them,” Aus- Central Washington University's Museum of Culture and the Environment. In July, he will and again — don’t leave out the names.” lander said. “But by the end of it, everybody leave that post to take over as director of the MSU Museum. Alongside the postcards, the exhibit acknowledged they were decent people and showed the long and multi-faceted struggle maybe we all had something to learn.” “They realize everything they’ve ever few years from now and start questioning all against lynching, not only via armed resis- Auslander prizes open-ended inquiry known about Pluto was wrong,” Auslander kinds of things.” tance and political fights, but also through rather than received truth — a sneaky way said. “They’re laughing and they’re hugging “Liberty Denied: Immigration, Deten- culture — art, literature, poetry and music. to get to bigger truths. “Welcome to the Kui- each other and crying, and the third grad- tion, Deportation,” a winter 2016 exhibit at The exhibit opened at the New Ebenezer per Belt,” a current CWU Museum exhibit ers who visit the exhibit say, ‘Wait a minute. CWU Museum, included a detailed a look at Church, in Martin Luther King’s neighbor- on new findings on Pluto from the New Science isn’t just about memorizing a bunch the grim lives of two detainees at the 1,500- bed Northwest Detention Center in Taco- See Museum, Page 10 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 12, 2017

munity first. Before we even started to paint Photo courtesy of MSU the walls, everybody had signed on to the Museum The MSU Museum design.” opened in 1857, from page 9 making it one of ‘Voice of God’ the nation's oldest, hood. No matter where Auslander has gone, and has amassed a “Young people read off the names of ev- from Africa to Georgia to Washington, D.C. collection of about a ery single person who had been lynched in to Washington state, he’s followed a simple million objects. Georgia who was in the photographs,” Aus- formula for finding stories: look around. lander said. For another exhibit at Emory, Auslander A passionate research team, including and other researchers simply talked with students recruited from troubled neighbor- the university’s custodial staff. hoods in south Atlanta, had tracked down “Five generations back, their ancestors in every name. slavery times had built Emory College,” Aus- Nearly 200,000 people came through lander said. “They taught us about that his- the exhibit in six months. Many of them had tory, and we created exhibitions about that. Who really built the place and who takes never been to a museum before. Modern museum studies programs rou- white curator,” Auslander said. “We had care of it?” Auslander was amazed to see visitors tinely teach partnership between scientifi- voices from all over the continent — market Again, the curators were urged not to fo- scrutinizing every caption. “People usu- cally trained curators and community stake- vendors, scientists, athletes. It became a dif- cus exclusively on victimization. ally walk on by, but this one — people had holders, “but back then, we didn’t know how ferent kind of space.” “Everybody in this community went to a sense it was something serious,” he said. to do this,” Auslander said. But the process took eight years and school,” Auslander said. “Parents may have The museum team got permission to Opening the process to community input bruised a few egos. been washing clothes, working fields to send hold the closing ceremony in Old Ebenezer can get messy when every object is fraught “It was hard for scholars who devoted their kids to college. They wanted us to tell Church, at King’s old pulpit, where students, with cultural consequence. In one particu- their life to the scientific study of Africa that story.” staff and young people read emotional mes- larly passionate dispute at the Smithsonian, to hear what they were doing wrong, un- The idea for the conclusion of the exhibit sages from the visitors’ comment books. the Somali community wanted to include an consciously shutting out a whole bunch of came from community interviews: a big “Amazing things happened every day at aqal, a nomadic house that can be carried by people, but the payoff was enormous,” Aus- vintage radio where the black community in that exhibit,” he said. “And that was only women every night on camels and rebuilt lander said. Oxford, Georgia, including everybody who because we worked so hard with the com- every morning. worked at Emory, got together to listen to “We had that object,” Auslander said. Tearing down the wall boxer Joe Louis’ victories. “But for many African-Americans, school- Auslander wasn’t destined to come to “We never would have thought of that in teachers and businessmen, it looked to them MSU. In fact, he and Schattschneider had a million years,” Auslander said. “The old like a mud hut and it was kind of insulting.” just closed on a house in Washington when folks remembered what it was like.” To complicate matters, the shape of the they got the offer to direct the MSU Muse- Working with non-academics to create aqal is associated in Somali poetry with the um last year. exhibits opened Auslander’s eyes to a new belly of a pregnant mother. “I thought I was happy where I was,” he world of possibilities. “So to attack the aqal is to attack their said. But the more he heard about the mu- “After that, you realize the museum mother,” Auslander said. “Each side was seum and MSU, the more intrigued he be- world can change,” he said. “We have to tear shouting at each other, furious.” came. down these walls, and we have a lot to learn.” The team’s solution was a spectacular, He remembered a conversation with Mi- In the late 1990s and early aughts, Aus- 40 inclusive panorama of African architecture. chael Rush, the founding director of MSU’s lander tackled one of his biggest jobs, the “We had skyscrapers, highways, modern Broad Art Museum, who died in 2012. “re-imagining” of the African exhibit at the transportation, but also many kinds of en- Rush and Auslander both were professors Smithsonian Institution in Washington, vironmentally sustainable strategies — in- at Brandeis University and worked together D.C. cluding the aqal,” Auslander said. to save the Rose Art Museum’s art collection The old Africa hall was shut down in Men and women were invited to decorate from being sold off by the university. 1992 after complaints about racist content. their halves of the aqal. The men brought an “He’d always thought the MSU Museum, People of color were put off by its paternal- AK-47. just around the corner from the Broad, had istic, voyeuristic “darkest Africa” vibe. In the “We couldn’t have put it in there after amazing possibilities,” Auslander said. middle of a city that is predominantly Afri- Sept. 11, but that’s what they wanted in Like CWU’s museum, the MSU Museum can-American, Auslander saw shockingly there,” Auslander said. “They didn’t want has a wide range of exhibits, from archaeol- few visitors of color. the traditional dagger.” ogy to natural history, art and history. But what should take its place? The exhibit was re-named “African Voic- “I’m used to the cross-fertilization of all es,” with audio tours by a variety of people those things, but this is on a much broader from many walks of life. “It wasn’t the ‘voice of God,’ usually the See Museum, Page 11 PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING CONDITIONAL REZONING PENDING

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For now, Auslander views the museum as curators” to chronicle various aspects of life “Marc-Olivier and I share a love of the Museum a sleeping giant, ripe for an awakening. as it is actually lived in the neighborhoods conversation between science and art,” Aus- “When people find their way in, they re- of Lansing. lander said. “In the Renaissance, they were from page 10 alize it’s a hidden gem,” he said. “It has an “They’ll be measuring the purity of wa- all the same thing, and we need to get back amazing staff — 15 extremely skilled cura- ter, doing drawings of where the grass is, to that spirit.” scale, with more than a million objects here,” tors and some of the most skilled museum observing new kinds of hairstyles and what The MSU Museum’s million-object col- he said. “And a lot of the history of Ameri- educators I’ve ever seen in action.” happened in hip hop this week,” he said. lection is scattered across campus, in both can museums is tied up in this building, and He expects to spend a lot of his first year “They’re the experts.” exhibition and storage. That gives Aus- that’s exciting. It’s one of the older American or so at MSU getting the lay of the land, lis- The youth curators will work with mu- lander one more thing to dream about — a museums and the oldest in Michigan.” tening not only to students and faculty on seum staff and students to create pop-up new building. Museums were changing radically when campus but anyone with stories to tell. exhibits, in school cafeterias and libraries at “Down the road, who knows?” he mused. the MSU Museum opened in 1857, turning He wants to work with schools in Lan- first and then in the museum. “We may be finding ways to unite (the col- away from cabinets of curiosities ogled by sing and East Lansing to offer more kids, es- “The university and Lansing are fantastic lection) and create a space that is deeply aristocrats to institutions of public enlight- pecially from disadvantaged areas, a chance living laboratories our students could learn welcoming and transparent and let commu- enment. to do hands-on science and art. so much from,” Auslander said. nity people around town and across mid- “But that certain aristocratic spirit al- “It’s informal education, but you can do MSU’s other new museum director, the Michigan to feel it’s their museum.” ways sneaks back into museums,” Auslander an awful lot, even in a 20- or 45-minute visit Broad’s Marc-Olivier Wahler, is just a dino- said. “The challenge for every generation is to the museum,” he said. saur bone’s throw away. Collaborations are to find new ways to tear down the walls.” He also plans to build a cohort of “youth inevitable. PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF LANSING CITY OF LANSING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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Nostalgia, especially for the ‘90s, is a big trend in pop culture right now. Does that help you connect with audiences? It’s been trending for a while. The more precarious or tenuous the state of the world Still causing a ruckus seems to be, the more we look back to what might seem like simpler times, times when the world made more sense. That’s what Frontier Ruckus' Matt Milia talks songwriting, touring and nostalgia childhood represents for everyone. That’s been the allure in my songwrit- By TY FORQUER ing, looking back. On “Enter the Kingdom,” Frontier Ruckus cut its teeth in the Mich- that technique is used to represent the pres- igan music scene of the early 2000s, quickly ent tense world of adulthood and abrupt earning a devoted fan base with its potent responsibility and financial restraints — all mix of melancholy nostalgia, quirky instru- the mini-traumas of our lives as adults — mentation and folk-inspired delivery. contrasted with the “kingdom” of childhood, The band, led by singer/songwriter Mat- which is what that means in the album title. thew Milia, formed at Michigan State Uni- Innocence versus the reality of responsibility. versity in 2003 when Milia and his high school classmate, banjoist David Jones, You just got back from a European teamed up with singer Anna Burch and tour. Did people over there want to talk to Zachary Nichols, whose arsenal of uncom- you about American politics? mon instruments includes euphonium, me- Of course. The weirder and more dys- lodica and musical saw. functional U.S. politics is, the more they Five albums and dozens of national and want to talk about it. Anna and I studied international tours later, Frontier Ruckus abroad at Michigan State; we did a semester returns to Lansing Saturday for a show at in Ireland during the Bush administration. the Robin Theatre. City Pulse caught up And we thought that was bad … . with Milia, just back from a four-week Eu- They don’t lump us in — people who know ropean tour, to talk about the group’s lat- our music know where we’re coming from est album, its recent European tour and its and know that we’re not on board with the upcoming projects. Trump situation. We’re very much against it. Photo by Noah Elliott Morrison So people give us the benefit of the doubt, but Frontier Ruckus is based in the Detroit Frontier Ruckus (left to right: Zachary Nichols, David Jones, Matthew Milia and Anna they definitely want to talk about it. area now, but do Lansing gigs still feel like Burch) comes to Lansing Saturday for a show at the Robin Theatre. The band, now But I’d prefer to be an emissary for the homecoming shows? based in the Detroit area, formed in East Lansing in the early 2000s. progressive movement, which I think is very We haven’t been there in a while, so I’m strong in America. It’s important for people very excited. I graduated from Michigan to realize that it’s happening and getting State in 2008. Do you run into other MSU graduates Tell me about “Enter the Kingdom.” stronger every day, and it’s not as hopeless Frontier Ruckus David went to when you’re out on tour? How is this album different than your pre- as it might be portrayed on mainstream me- 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15 U of M, but the A lot of our shows feel like Michigan ex- vious albums? dia. Just as there’s this wave of conservatism $15 rest of us went patriate reunions. Sometimes I want to ask It’s the first album we recorded outside of sweeping so many countries — including Robin Theatre to Michigan the crowd, “How many people here went to Michigan. We did it in Nashville with Ken European countries — there’s very much a 1105 S. Washington Ave., State, so those Michigan State?” I like that being a major Coomer, the original drummer for Wilco counter-movement that I think, with enough Lansing two campuses (989) 878-1810, therobintheatre. aspect of our fan base. and the drummer for Uncle Tupelo. It was time, will ultimately win out. com are where we re- our first record working with a producer, so ally learned how Anna left the band for a while, but now it was outside of our comfort zone. We want- What’s next for the band? Have you to play live and developed our first fan bases. she’s back. What’s it like to have her back ed to do that. started thinking about the next album? We played Michigan State pretty consistent- in the band? Recording in Nashville, we knew it would I’ve already written the sixth Frontier ly for a few years after graduating. We’d play She came back on “Sitcom Afterlife,” our have a more polished sound. I’m in love with Ruckus record, pretty much. I have a lot of the Loft, big awesome shows, but we haven’t fourth album. We just released “Enter the ‘90s power-pop college radio bands like songs, and hopefully we’ll do some record- been back in a while. Kingdom,” our fifth album. But now she’s Teenage Fanclub, Matthew Sweet, the Lem- ing this summer. Like I said, we want to do I love Lansing so much. Some of the best playing bass live and singing. Her playing onheads, stuff like that, so I wanted to make something more DIY, so we might go to my memories of my life were there, and some bass allows us to be a five-piece live, instead a record like that. The songs are shorter, cottage in upstate New York and at least of my favorite Frontier Ruckus songs were of a six-piece. It’s a very tight-knit, close there’s more choruses, it’s a little more me- start demoing an album, if not recording written there and are very much about Lan- group. I’m very excited with where the band lodic — I deliberately wrote it to be a little the actual thing. I can’t stop writing songs; sing, thematically. But in college towns, the is right now, in terms of our live sound and more pop-centric. it’s just how I process life. I have a whole people turn over pretty quickly. I’m excited our morale. It’s a small miracle to be able to We brought in a string section for the new batch, and recording them is just as to play Robin Theatre, it’s more of an inti- continue to do this after five records and so first time; Zach did all the string arrange- much fun, if not more fun, than playing live, mate venue. I want to have a nice, intimate many years. It’s a testament to how solid our ments. It’s very much a studio album. I for me at this point. I really love recording show there. friendships are. It’s what we love to do, so we think for our next album we’ll probably go and arranging the songs with my friends keep doing it. back to more of a DIY, mid- or lo-fi aes- and bandmates. That’s what I’m looking thetic. But for “Enter the Kingdom,” it was forward to the most. City Pulse • April 12, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13

involved at all levels. There are so many ning an upcoming Dia de los Muertos (Day labor groups.” of the Dead) exhibit that will open in Sep- Stucco-sided The gallery’s latest show, “Raise Your tember and run through early November. Voice: A Social Justice Exhibit,” opened While planning the her exhibits, Rosa- sanctuary Saturday and will be on display until May do sets out with the primary goal of show- Casa de Rosado offers space 28. It features works by Bruce Thayer, casing artists. But she hopes that people for artists outside the mainstream John Gutoskey, Petra Daher and more, in- who view the show will be exposed to is- cluding works by Rosado herself. sues and ideas they may not have thought BY EVE KUCHARSKI The exhibit highlights everything from much about before. In 99 years, a lot can happen to a build- LGBTQ issues to union rights through “If somebody feels discomfort, I don’t ing. The beautiful stucco-sided house Courtesy Photo paintings and photography. The gallery feel that it’s an issue with our art or our with bracket- has also hosted live music events related to statement,” Rosado said. “There are a lot of supported eaves Ann Arbor resident Peter Sparling “Raise Your Voice: social justice. resources out there for people to become at the corner of discusses the new gallery space with Rosado thinks the social justice show, educated, especially in this community. A Social Justice owner Theresa Rosado on Saturday. Mt. Hope and like the gallery’s opening show, could be- I’m more interested in providing a com- Sparling is married to John Gutoskey Exhibit” Teel avenues, come an annual tradition. She’s also plan- fortable space for marginalized artists.” Through May 28 now home to art whose protest poster art is part of Noon-5 p.m. Saturday and gallery Casa de Rosado's debut gallery show, Raise Your Sunday Rosado, is no ex- Voice." FREE Casa de Rosado ception. wallpaper attorneys love, the hunter green 204 E. Mt. Hope Ave., “It was built and maroon theme throughout the house.” Lansing in 1918, so next Last month, the gallery held its first ex- www.tenpoundfiddle.org year we’ll have hibition, “Buck Naked,” featuring works by a big centennial Amanda Grieshop, Teresa Peterson, and party for it at some point,” said Theresa Joy Baldwin. Rosado, gallery coordinator and owner. “It “That was all nude women, and it was to was built by the first Studebaker dealers in correlate with a women’s erotica event that town.” was at the gallery,” Rosado said. “I wanted The house was occupied by various something that matched the reading, so we prominent Lansing families, including may have an annual women’s erotica-type the Teels, for whom the nearby street is event every year.” named. The nearly 3,600-square-foot It was a bold and purposeful opening building has also worn a variety of com- statement. Rosado hopes that the gallery mercial hats, including an adult foster care will became a haven for artists who have home and most recently a law office. But been “ostracized” from the mainstream art last fall, Rosado purchased the house and community in Lansing and beyond. And gave it a new purpose. while some galleries may shy away from “A lot of people who have visited as well political agendas, it’s virtually a require- have admired it; that’s part of the draw of a ment for Casa de Rosado. gallery,” Rosado said. “People want to walk “I think any painter that is unaware inside, but instead of having an experience of human rights issues or is actively do- with a lawyer, they can enjoy a gallery and ing nothing or not seeking to improve the art and music.” rights of humans would have a hard time The house’s location near the up-swing- getting in this gallery,” Rosado said. ing REO Town corridor was a big draw for Rosado said that Lansing needs more Rosado. But converting the nearly centu- outlets for difficult-to-digest artwork, and ry-old building was no easy task. she believes that local communities will “The space was unoccupied for over a support edgy, message-driven art. year. The boiler was cracked and flood- “There’s a need for spaces that allow ing the basement, and there were a lot of work to include a spectrum of people,” cleanup issues and mold issues,” Rosado Rosado said. “The lesbian and gay com- said. “It’s taken a while to move beyond munities are strong and involved. The La- the cleanup phase, to move beyond 1990s tino community has been very strong and

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For those trying to deduce if the play of the play might take a mathemati- with a mysterious title is worth inves- cian to decipher. The opening of the tigating, I can say, "Mystery solved." show counts out 2-3-5-7 rhythms, using "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the sounds that are based on prime number Night-Time" was a powerful “who-dun- frequencies. Just like the chapters in nit?” that had me thankful I "done-it." Haddon's book, the music in the show The Wharton Center performance was is based on prime number sequences. audiences plenty to chew on full of discoveries — sometimes light- Though full of techno-inspired music, Meaty mystery hearted but frequently heart-wrenching. “Curious Incident” is not really a musi- By DAVID WINKELSTERN The plot of "Curious Incident” almost cal. There is plenty of swearing, yelling ‘Curious Incident’ gives takes a detective to decipher. Simon Ste- and screaming — but no singing. phens' stage adaptation of Mark Had- To clearly transmit the full range March 23 - April 23, 2017 don's novel centers around the 15-year- of tones, 50 individual speakers were “. . . just what the doctor ordered for old Christopher Boone, played with placed in the Wharton Center’s Cobb increasing social consciousness.” an intense ferocity by Adam Langdon. Great Hall. The lighting used to illumi- ~ Lansing City Pulse Christopher, the focus of every scene, nate the stage included 892 pixel LEDs, “Williamston Theatre’s 1984 is is a highly intelligent savant who is ill- and the stage walls and floor were made unforgettable . . .“ ~ EncoreMichigan.com equipped to cope with every- with five tons of steel. The result is an Review day life. While Christopher often-spectacular audio-visual extrava- “This is an intense drama . . .” is not formally diagnosed ganza, not unlike scenes in “The Matrix" ~ themittenadventure.com in either the book or the musical, it is films. In fact, the film inspired the light- “Williamston’s production brilliantly strongly implied that he has some sort up pixels on the floor. captures the tone of the novel . . .” of autism spectrum disorder. Watching The massive light box that formed ~ itsalltheatre.com his struggles the stage showed images as simple as “ . . . Tony Caselli brings his audience into “The Curious Incident proved to be a a constellation or falling rain to com- this chilling and foreboding world with of the Dog in the potent mix of plex views of passing scenery through unrelenting intensity.” ~ Lansing State Journal Night-Time” joy and gut- a train window or torrents of numbers. by GeorGe orwell churning pain. The one-of-a-kind structure presented “Bravo, Williamston” ~ Lansing City Pulse 7:30 p.m. Wednesay, April AdApted by 12-Thursday, April 13; 8 p.m. "Curious everything from fearful pictures in MichAel Gene SullivAn Friday, April 14; 2 p.m. and 8 Incident" is a Christopher’s head to underground rail Williamston Theatre p.m. Saturday, April 15; 1 p.m. combination of maps — often featuring abundant strobe Directed by Tony Caselli and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 16 crude humor lights and frenzies of images. 122 S Putnam St.,Williamston Tickets start at $41/$28 students Featuring: Tobin Hissong, Curran Jacobs, and disturbing The unique set, designed by Bunny John Lepard, Robin Lewis-Bedz, 517-655-7469 Wharton Center characteriza- Christie, and lighting by Paule Con- Brandy Joe Plambeck, David Wolber www.williamstontheatre.org 750 E. Shaw Lane, East Lansing tions. In it, bits stable did much to convey the kinetic (517) 432-2000, whartoncenter. of Brit wit are and penetrating story — one that starts com infused with with a dead dog and ends with a cute, horrific family live puppy. drama. Gene Despite a title — derived from a Sir Gillette, as Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Christopher’s father, and Felicity Jones story — that might suggest a more ado- Latta, as his mother, acted passionately lescent show, be assured "The Curious as a couple fighting with each other and Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" with their troubled, hyper-sensitive-yet- is a heady, often-intense show meant math-genius son. (The two actors also for adults. This old dog will certainly be play other ensemble characters.) chewing on this meaty show for a long Some of the unique musical elements time.

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he exported that to his computer and did tent. Does that happen with Luxury Flux? the mixing. It was such a fun time to record It’s crazy; we simultaneously love and hate. Artful Rockers in the studio, especially with Jim Diamond, We get in fights. We bicker. We’re like siblings. who’s a master of his craft. We only had two Luxury Flux releases days, so that was scary and exciting. Does only having three members cause any limitations? debut LP at the Avenue Diamond is known for his analog ex- I like it, because it leaves room for the By RICH TUPICA Photo by Xinyu Lin pertise and has recorded some gritty ga- songs to breathe. You can hear every detail. Luxury Flux is a DIY rock band to the Lansing based indie rocker outfit Luxury rage rock masterpieces. Do you think the fullest. Even its band merch is handcrafted. Flux (left to right: Stephen Woida Jr., Sam sound of the Luxury Flux record is similar How important are lyrics to the equa- For example, Makula and Lindsay Taylor) releases its to those records? tion? How often are you working on those? Luxury Flux album the Lansing- debut EP next week at the Avenue Café. No. Initially, I was kind of envisioning All of the time. I have a little notebook, and release based trio’s new more of a garage rock sound, the Jim Dia- I always keep it on me. Even if I’m having a With Scary Women, Dirt Room T-shirts were self- White Stripes and the Sonics. mond rawness. But this sounds very pop, in conversation, if someone says something, I’ll and Myron James made by tedious- On the new disc, which will be released terms of his engineering style. There’s a lot of write it down. Sometimes I just piece together 9 p.m. Friday, April 21 FREE ly hand-stamping at a free record release show April 21 at the pop in our music, so I’m not downgrading it. these little lines. I like wordplay and poetry; The Avenue Café their name, one Avenue Café, Diamond skillfully captured The vocals are so clear, so pristine. I love the I’m not really into conventional lyrics. 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, letter at a time, Luxury Flux’s minimalistic art-rock sound, way the drums sound. He didn’t manipulate luxuryflux.bandcamp.com on each shirt and a hybrid of early post-punk and throwback a lot. He definitely worked his magic. Are there any songwriters who stimu- then curing them indie melodies. late your words? in an oven. In between her band’s frequent gigs across Who writes the songs in the band? Yes, David Byrne’s lyrics, for sure. Also The band — Lindsey Taylor (guitar/ the state, Taylor, 23, a Perry native now living It’s a collaborative effort. Everyone does David Berman from the Silver Jews. vocals), Sam Makula (bass) and Stephen in Lansing, chatted with City Pulse about the their own instrumentation. Typically, that’s Woida Jr.(drums/vocals) — doesn’t mind new 10-song disc. how we work. I think it’s better for a band After hearing the new disc, what’s your doing it themselves, especially if they can to be a band and write together, rather than favorite track? retain artistic control while saving a few I hear Jim Diamond is living in France saying, “Hey, I wrote this song, now you guys “Cease Fire” is my favorite on the album. bucks. But when it came time to record the these days, how did Luxury Flux manage back me up.” Sometimes it’s better to all be in Stephen and I trade vocals on it. I wrote that group’s forthcoming self-titled debut LP, the to get him to produce the record? the same room and write something on the one with Bernie Sanders in mind, back in members of Luxury Flux decided to call in He comes back to Michigan sporadi- spot. Some of the best songs come naturally Bernie’s heyday. It’s about his message. The the professional ear of Jim Diamond. Since cally; he was home for the holidays. We when everyone just lays down a part. lead chorus is “I’m learning how to make a the ‘90s, Diamond has engineered a long list recorded with him at Tempermill Studio in livable wage, wondering if I’ll die frustrated.” of iconic garage-rock groups, including the Ferndale. We recorded it to tape, and then With collaboration often comes discon- It’s the most political thing on the record.

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cist group. Another home on Charles manities and Meijer, along with a num- Street was demolished, as was a home ber of smaller organizations and individ- How Little on Lansing’s south side, where a histori- uals. The book is selected by a committee cal marker has been erected recognizing of librarians and humanities scholars became X Malcolm X. In 2011, Main Street was based on recommendations from seven renamed Malcolm X Street, and Lan- regional groups. (Full disclosure: The Malcolm X novel selected sing charter school Shabazz Academy is author of this article served on the selec- named for the civil rights leader. (Mal- tion committee.) for 2017 Great Michigan Read colm X also used the name El-Hajj Malik Starting today, groups may register on El-Shabazz toward the end of his life.) the Michigan Humanities Council web- By BILL CASTANIER While in prison as a young man, Mal- Ilyasah Shabazz said she was inspired site, michiganhumanities.org, to become colm Little became so focused on reading to write the book to show her father’s partners and eligible to receive books and writing that he began copying every compassion and humanity and to accu- and other support materials. page of a dictionary by hand. rately tell the story of his childhood. One of Malcolm X’s friends, the late “Let me tell you something: From “He was not the person that was often Muhammad Ali, wrote a blurb for “X: A then until I left that prison, in every free portrayed,” Shabazz said. “His humanity Novel.” moment I had if I was not reading in the is so apparent in his writings.” “Malcolm inspired me with his elo- library, I was reading on my bunk. You Shabazz hopes that the statewide quence, his wisdom and his thirst for couldn’t have gotten me out of books reading and discussion of the book will truth and righteousness,” Ali wrote. with a wedge,” he later wrote in “The help inspire today’s youth, as well as “This powerful, page-turning story tells Autobiography of Malcolm X.” “No uni- their parents and guardians. us how he discovered those qualities versity would ask any student to devour “So many young people are being within himself.” literature as I did when this new world killed, or they’re looking for identity opened to me, of being able to read and and purpose in life,” she said. “The book may serve as inspiration and strength for understand.” Courtesy Photo young people who are in pain and look- Malcolm Little, who would later be- “X: A Novel,” co-authored by Malcolm X’s come civil rights leader Malcolm X, was ing for adult guidance.” daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, was selected Previous selections for the Great without question proud of his reading as this year’s Great Michigan Read. and writing skills. Michigan Read include Ernest Heming- Now his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, way’s “The Nick Adams Stories,” “Station is carrying on the literary tradition. Her Magoon also received the Author Honor Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel and latest book, “X: A Novel,” was selected by award in the 2016 Coretta Scott King National Book Award winner “Arc of Jus- Long Live the Michigan Humanities Council as the Book Awards. tice” by Kevin Boyle. 2017 Great Michigan Read. The book, co- A major portion of the book is set in The biennial program is sponsored written by noted young adult author Kekla Lansing and Mason, where Malcolm Lit- by the National Endowment for the Hu- Magoon, tells the story of a young Malcolm tle spent his formative years, from 1928 the Indie! as he deals with the death of his father and to 1941, until he moved to Boston to live the institutionalization of his mother. with an older sister. He would return to Every purchase you make The Michigan Humanities Council will Lansing several times to visit family and at your local bookstore distribute more than 6,000 copies of a spe- friends and to marry Betty Sanders (Sha- cial edition of the book to schools, libraries bazz) in 1958. In 1963, he gave one of his helps ensure that it will be and nonprofit groups that sponsor reading most important speeches on the campus there for you in the future. programs. The council also will create a of Michigan State University. special reader’s guide for the book, and a “Both of my parents spent a significant Commercial & Stop by today for new and team of experts on the life of Malcolm X time of their young life in Michigan,” said will be available for groups who want to Shabazz, who grew up in Detroit. Residential used books, music, films, delve into his life in more depth. Shabazz will visit Lansing and De- eBooks, or to eat in the “I was excited, humbled and hon- troit later this year, October 12 through Fully Insured ored by the selection,” said Shabazz, who October 14, to reconnect with her fa- Chapbook Cafe! spoke to City Pulse by phone. ther’s hometown. Unfortunately, none of The 348-page novel is written pri- the homes occupied by the Little family marily for young adults, but it is able to still stand. Their first home on Lansing’s Call Joan at: We Thank You transcend that age group. The book is a northwest side was burned down, likely for supporting your local, complex look at the man who rose to in- by the Black Legion, a white suprema- (517) 881-2204 ternational prominence in the civil rights independent bookstore! movement. “X: A Novel” was named a Michigan Notable Book award in 2016 65th Curious Book Shop Visit SchulerBooks.com to and was on the list of books considered 307 E. Grand River, E. 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EventsTOWN 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. Courtesy Photo “Urinetown,” MSU Department Wednesday, April 12 of Theatre’s latest production, Classes-and-Seminars depicts a world suffering from a 20-year drought. The musical is Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. complemented by educational 6 p.m. Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of activities related to the Flint God, 3500 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) Water Crisis. 899-3215. April 14-23 Ballroom Dance: Fox Trot. For ages 17 and up. 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. $21/$42 couples. Jackson The upcoming MSU Department School of the Arts, 634 N. Mechanic St., Jackson. of Theatre production of society,” he said. “I think it’s a really “When you enter the theater, (517) 784-2389. “Urinetown, the Musical,” a valuable way for our students to not you’ll be surrounded by artwork Mindfulness. Meditation for beginners and dystopian story of a world only replicate a show, but to use an and science and commentary from experiencing a 20-year drought, experienced. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Donations welcome. already well written script and align faculty and students,” Willcuts said. was chosen over a year ago to Chua Van Hanh Temple, 3015 S. Washington Ave., it with something that hits close to “If you have the time, you can also complement MSU’s yearlong, home.” listen to a group Lansing. (517) 420-5820, ow.ly/CIHU305nMqx. campus-wide Water Moves Photography Class - Lansing. With award- Students involved in the of seven panelists “Urinetown, the campaign. But as the Flint Water production often discuss the Flint who are experts in Musical” winning photographer Ron St. Germain. 6:30-9 Crisis continued to unfold, director Water Crisis, Willcuts said, and are their fields discuss Friday, April 14- p.m. $60 for four sessions. Woldumar Nature Sunday, April 23 Brad Willcuts realized that the dark finding parallels in the musical. the current 8 p.m. Friday and Center, 5739 Old Lansing Road Lansing. satire is even more relevant to “They’re thinking about their situation of the Saturday; 2 p.m. SMART Recovery. Self Management Addiction citizens of mid-Michigan. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. current situation, responding to Flint water crisis.” Tuesday-Thursday Recovery Training for any dependency. 1-2:30 p.m. “It kind of became clear that our something that’s right on their The musical, (Special 2 p.m. matinee FREE. Cristo Rey Community Center, 1717 N. High choice, which had nothing to do with doorstep,” he said. 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On April 22, Michigan and our (517) 432-2000, whartoncenter.com love, tragedy and the unprecedented trials of Willcuts believes the show is between the matinee and evening neighborhood,” he a great choice for educational modernity. 7-9 p.m. FREE. MSU Library, 366 W. performance, there is a free said. “I think it’ll be theater, because it can spur symposium featuring researchers, a much more personal experience.” Circle Drive, East Lansing. (517) 353-8700. dialogue on tough issues. Bookworms at the Broad MSU. Story time and artists and activists connected to “Theater has long been a very the crisis. Willcuts himself hosts a creativity. Ages 2-5. 1-2 p.m. FREE. Eli and Edythe valuable power to comment on pre-show discussion at 1:15 p.m. — DIAMOND HENRY See Out on the Town, Page 25 the human condition and reflect April 23. 24 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 12, 2017

Grey Matter 'Visitors' EP release at Mac's Bar

Friday, April 14 @ Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $8, 7 p.m. Grey Matter, a Lansing-based progressive ska-punk band, releases its new “Visitors” EP Friday at Mac’s Bar. Opening the all-ages show are Backpacks, Convenient Trash and Solitary Subversion. Also per- forming Friday is Rick Johnson Rock and Roll Machine — Johnson is best known for his bass work in Mustard Plug, the long-running Grand Rapids-based ska-punk outfit. Grey Matter, whose influences include Bomb the Music Industry! and La Dispute, comprises Mack Doyle (guitar/vocals), Will McPeek (keys/vocals), Jacob Lawrence A survey of Lansing’s (bass/vocals) and drummer Nick LaForge. The group debuted in the Musical LAndscape fall of 2015 with its “Failure” LP and later that year released a split FRI. APRIL cassette with the Nuclear Moms, a Columbus-based punk band. To stream the band’s catalog, visit greymattermi.bandcamp.com. By RICH TUPICA 14TH Grey Matter

Off the Ledge debuts new video at the Avenue

Saturday, April 15 @ The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 21+, $7, 8 p.m. Off the Ledge have kept busy this year, filming live sets on WKAR’s “Backstage Pass” television series and LCC Radio’s “Grand River Studio Sessions.” Saturday, the funky rock band headlines the Avenue Café; opening the gig are Tell Yo Mama, the Gasoline Gypsies and Sierra Denae. At the show, Off the Ledge will debut its new music video for “Full Circle,” the keytar-driven title track off the band’s upcoming EP. The six- song record is slated for an August release. The group, formed in 2015, comprises Matt Shannon (lead vocal, SAT. APRIL guitar), Tab Wakley (guitar), Eric Brandes (drums) and bassist Luke Dahlstrom. Known for complex arrange- ments and danceable tunes, the group describes its hybrid sound as “alterna-rock jazziness” that blends ‘90s college rock with ‘70s rock and classic blues influences. 15TH Off the Ledge

Emarosa at The Loft Monday, April 17 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $13-$15, 7 p.m. Emarosa, an alternative pop band out of Lexington, Ky., headlines an all-ages show Monday at the Loft. Openers are Cedar Green, Earth and Sea, So Called Ghost and the True Blue. Emarosa, formed in 2006, originally leaned toward a heavier, post-hardcore sound but has since settled into a more polished pop sound. The group’s full-length debut arrived in 2007 on Rise Records and moved enough copies to reach the Billboard 200 and Heatseekers charts. In 2014, the band dropped its “Versus” LP, which hit No. 61 on the Billboard 200, the band’s highest charting album yet. Over the past decade, the band has seen MON. APRIL multiple lineup changes, with lead guitarist ER White and keyboardist Jordan Stewart remaining as the 17TH Emarosa only two original members.

v Contact [email protected] LIVE & LOCAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat u r day The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Service Industry Night, 3 p.m. Open Mic, 9 p.m. The Plurals/GTG FREE, 7 p.m. Off the Ledge, 8 p.m. Black Cat Bistro, 115 Albert Ave. Allister, 8-11 p.m. Buddies - Holt, 2040 N Aurelius Rd Jon Percicho, 9 p.m. Buddies - Okemos, 1937 W Grand River Ave Mark Sala, 8 p.m. Sarah Burner 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic Bar & Grill, 16219 Old US 27 Lee Groove feat. DJ KC, 8 p.m. Champions, 2440 N. Cedar St. Lee Groove, 7 p.m. Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Donald Benjamin, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Coach's, 6201 Bishop Rd Chaser, 9 p.m. Jammin' DJ, 9 p.m. Darb's Tavern, 117 S Cedar St The Tenants, 9 p.m. Eaton Rapids Craft Co., 204 N Main St. Chris Laskos, 6 p.m. Rush Clement, 6 p.m. Esquire, 1250 Turner St. Karaoke with DJ Jamie, 9 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Live Blues w/ The Good Cookies, 8 p.m. Mike Skory & Friends, 8:30 p.m. Smooth Daddy, 9:30 p.m. Smooth Daddy, 9:30 p.m. Grand Cafe/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. Harrison Roadhouse, 720 E. Michigan Ave. Allister, 5:30 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Terminally Skilled, 8 p.m. Hizen, 8:30 p.m. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Blazing Autumn, 6:30 p.m. Grey Matter, 7 p.m. Summer Dying, 7 p.m. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Open Mic w/ Jen Sygit, 9 p.m. Jo Serrapere & the Willie Dunns, 9 p.m. Freddie Cunningham Blues Band, 9 p.m. Stan Craig Band, 9 p.m. Reno's East, 1310 Abbot Road Oxymorons, 8 p.m. Last One Out, 8 p.m. Reno's North, 16460 Old US 27 Kyle's Open Mic Jam, 7-11 p.m. Elkabong, 7 p.m. Life Support Friday and Saturday 7-11 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. Jake Stevens, 6-10 p.m. Tavern & Tap, 101 S. Washington Square Tavern House Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m. Tequila Cowboy, 5660 W. Saginaw Hwy. Collateral Damage, 4 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog Open Blues Jam, 9 p.m. Frog and Beef Tones, 9 p.m. Frog and Beef Tones, 9 p.m. Watershed Tavern and Grill 5965 Marsh Rd. Marc Sala, 7 p.m. Capitol City DJs, 10 p.m. Capitol City DJs, 10 p.m. Waterfront Bar and Grill, 325 City Market Dr. HENDERSHOTT, 7 p.m. City Pulse • April 12, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 25

Minecraft Game Night. Ages 8-18. Call to THURSDAY, APRIL 13 >>> BASSES LOADED AT MUSIC AT THE MANSION Out on the town register. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Music at the Mansion plumbs the musical depths Thursday as low brass ensemble Libraries Downtown Lansing Branch, 401 South from page 23 Basses Loaded performs in the Turner-Dodge House’s intimate music room. Proceeds Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. from the evening go toward the ongoing restoration and preservation of the historic Phantom of the Universe. Presentation Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, East house. 7 p.m. $10. Turner-Dodge House & Heritage Center, 100 E. North St., Lansing. on dark matter. 8-9:30 p.m. $3-4. Abrams Lansing. Planetarium, 755 Science Road, East Lansing. (517) 355-4672. Music Sign Making Class. Materials and tools Tavern House Jazz Band. 7:30 p.m.-10:30 FRIDAY, APRIL 14 >>> COMEDY COVEN XXVI: BITS AND BAUBLES provided. Limit 10 participants. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Tavern and Tap, 101 S. Washington Square, Lansing’s trio of witches opens up their comedy junk drawer for an evening of p.m. $5. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Lansing. “knick-knacks, bric-a-brac and tchotchkes.” Local comedians Emily Syrja, Stephanie Road, Okemos. Onderchanin and Tricia Chamberlain are joined by Toledo comic Mike Szar and St. Casimir Church Fish Frys. One trip only: Theatre Ypsilanti’s Tanner Oliver for a fast-paced variety show covering diverse topics such 3 portions of each. 4-7 p.m. $10/$9 seniors/$5 Insight Preview Discussion: The Curious as queer dating, artisan seltzers and current events. 8 p.m. $10. The Robin Theatre, kids. St. Casimir Catholic Church, 800 W. Barnes Incident of the Dog in the Nightime. 6:45-7:15 1105 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. comedycoven.com. Ave., Lansing. p.m. Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 E. The Hob Nob. Music, activities and a cash bar. Shaw Lane, East Lansing. (517) 353-1982. SATURDAY, APRIL 15 >>> BUNNY HOP AND EASTER EGG HUNT 6-8 p.m. FREE. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, The Lansing City Market offers an afternoon of Easter fun for the whole family Activities 547 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing. Event include live music, arts and crafts, face painting and more. A life size Easter bunny After School Action Program. Light meal, is available for photos, and children can hunt for Easter eggs. 1 p.m. FREE. Lansing Saturday, April 15 tutoring and activities. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Eastside City Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 483-7460, lansingcitymarket.com. Classes-and-Seminars Community Action Center, 1001 Dakin St., Lansing. Gardening 101 Workshop. New to gardening? Allen Farmers Market. Fresh produce, baked Haslett Middle School, 1535 Franklin St., Haslett. Lansing. Learn the basics and skills. 12:30-2 p.m. $12. goods, and other products. 3-6:30 p.m. Allen A Course in Miracles. Group on peace through After School Action Program. Light meal, Hunter Park Community GardenHouse, 1400 block Market Place, 1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. forgiveness. 7-9 p.m. Unity Spiritual Center of tutoring and activities. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Eastside of E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. Computer Club. Discuss technology questions Lansing, 230 S. Holmes, Lansing. (517) 371-3010. Community Action Center, 1001 Dakin St., Lansing. Open House: What's a Makerspace? Learn with an expert. 1-2:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Capital Area Crisis Rugby Practice. All English Country Dancing. All dances taught about 3D printing, laser cutting, legos and other Center, 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. experience levels welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. and prompted. 7-9:30 p.m. $6/students $4/MSU creative tools. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. MSU Library, Mah Jongg and Pinochle. Weekly activities at St. Joseph Park, 2125 W. Hillsdale St., Lansing. students FREE. Snyder/Phillips Hall, 362 Bogue 366 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing. (517) 353-8700. the Senior Center. 1-4:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian crisisrfc.com. St., East Lansing. (517) 355-1855. Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. Celebrate Recovery. For all types of hurts Ladies Silver Blades Figure Skating Club. All Holidays Meet Award-Winning Author Gary Schmidt. and hang-ups. 6 p.m. Donations welcome. Trinity skill levels welcome. Lessons, practice, exercise ICAS Fund's Doggie Egg Hunt and Kids Children's/young adult author. Ages 10 & up. Church (Lansing), 3355 Dunckel Road, Lansing. and fun. 9:30-11:20 a.m. $5 and yearly dues fee. Eggstravaganza. Games and crafts for 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Suburban Ice, 2810 Hannah Blvd., East Lansing. kids and dogs. 2-4 p.m. $8 child/kids under 2 Libraries Okemos Branch, 4321 Okemos Road, 5:45 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads Books and Party Bridge. Weekly activity at Meridian Senior FREE/$12 dog/$6 additional dogs. Hawk Island Okemos. (517) 347-2021. Stuff, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 346- Center. 1-4 p.m. $1 Members/$2 Public. Meridian County Park, E. Cavanaugh Road, Lansing. (517) Pokémon Club. Ages 9-15. 3:45-4:45 p.m. 9900. Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. 676-2233. FREE. Capital Area District Libraries Williamston Oracle Card Reading Workshop. Learning the Scrap Paper Art. Upcycle paper into artwork. Branch, 201 School St., Williamston. (517) 655- intuitive use of oracle card deck. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Ages 6-12. 4-5 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Literature-and-Poetry 1191. $20. Willow Stick Ceremonies, 1515 W. Mt. Hope Libraries Williamston Branch, 201 School St., Evergreen Haiku Study Group. All writers are Post-Polio Support Group Meeting. 1:30-3 Ave., Suite 3, Lansing. Williamston. (517) 655.1191. welcome. 10 a.m.-Noon. Snyder Hall room C301, p.m. FREE, contributions welcome. Plymouth YogaFit® Series. Beginner class. Adults only. 362 Bogue St., East Lansing. Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand River Ave., Music 1:30-2:30 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Lansing. Corna Forza Presents: Dim The Lights! Led Libraries Okemos Branch, 4321 Okemos Road, Music Qi Gong/Tai Chi. Learn Qi Gong and the Eight by Mary Beth Orr of the Grand Rapids Symphony. Okemos. (517) 347-2021. A Studio Recital: Pat Laurence and Brocades for health. 2-3 p.m. FREE. Meridian 6-7 p.m. FREE. Abrams Planetarium, 755 Science Students. Featuring student violinists. 3-5 p.m. Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. Road, East Lansing. (517) 355-4672. FREE. Donations welcome. MSU Community Music Toastmasters Club. Learn public speaking and Friday, April 14 MSU Percussion Ensemble. Feat. MSU College Music School, 4930 Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. (517) leadership skills. 6 p.m. AgroLiquid, 3055 West of Music Percussion Ensembles. 7:30 p.m. FREE. A Studio Recital: Pat Laurence and 353-5340. M-21, Saint Johns. Fairchild Theatre, 542 Auditorium Road, East Students. Feat. the violin and viola students of Brooke Annibale, Josh Rose, & Ed Dupas Lansing. (517) 353-5340. - Pump House Concerts. 7-10 p.m. $15 Arts Pat Laurence. 6-7 p.m. FREE. Donations welcome. Music at the Mansion - Basses Loaded. MSU Community Music School, 4930 Hagadorn suggested donation/kids FREE. The Pump House, Kresge Life Drawing Open Studio. Open House Concert at the Turner-Dodge House Road, East Lansing. (517) 353-5340. 368 Orchard St., East Lansing. studio drop-in life drawing sessions with nude featuring Basses Loaded, a low bass ensemble. Harp Ensemble Recital. Feat. harp students models. 7-9:30 p.m. $5/students FREE. Kresge 7 p.m. $10. Turner-Dodge House, 100 North East Event of Chen-Yu Huang. 2-3 p.m. FREE. Donations Art Center, 600 Auditorium Road, East Lansing. St., Lansing. (517) 482-2125. After School Action Program. Light meal, welcome. MSU Community Music School, 4930 Thursday, April 13 tutoring and activities. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Eastside Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. (517) 353-5340. Event MSUFCU Showcase Series: Piano Monster. 3 Classes-and-Seminars Community Action Center, 1001 Dakin St., Lansing. 12-Step Meeting. AA/NA/CA all welcome. In Crafts with ACTION. Decorate wooden picture p.m. Tickets between $10-$20. Fairchild Theatre, (TOPS) Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in room 209. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Donations welcome. frames. 3-4 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 542 Auditorium Road, East Lansing. (517) 353- 5:15 p.m. In room 207. 6 p.m. First meeting FREE. Cristo Rey Community Center, 1717 N. High St., 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. See Out on the Town, Page 26 26 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 12, 2017

refreshments and more. Ages 4 & up. 11 a.m.- Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. 6 p.m. Out on the town Noon FREE. Capital Area District Libraries Sunday, April 16 $8 dance, $10 dance lesson. The Lansing Eagles, Dansville Branch, 1379 E. Mason St., Dansville. Classes-and-Seminars 4700 N. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 321- from page 25 (517) 623-6511. Charlotte Yoga Club. Beginner to intermediate. 0933. Family Tree Talk. Tour of Archives of Michigan. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $5 annually. AL!VE, 800 W One World One Sky. Big Bird and Elmo take 5340. Teens & Adults. Call to register. 2-3 p.m. FREE. Lawrence, Charlotte. imaginary trip to the moon. 2-3:30 p.m. $3-4. Capital Area District Libraries South Lansing Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Abrams Planetarium, 755 Science Road, East Event Branch, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 272- Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., Lansing. (517) 355-4672. Coloring for Adults. Coloring pages, books, 9840. East Lansing. Phantom of the Universe. Presentation on and coloring tools provided. 2-3 p.m. FREE. Phantom of the Universe. Presentation Kendo Martial Art Class. Martial arts practice dark matter. 4 p.m. $3-4. Abrams Planetarium, Capital Area District Libraries Holt-Delhi Branch, on dark matter. 8-9:30 p.m. $3-4. Abrams group. 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Westside Community 755 Science Road, East Lansing. (517) 355-4672. 2078 Aurelius Road, Holt. (517) 694-9351. Planetarium, 755 Science Road, East Lansing. YMCA, 3700 Old Lansing Road, Lansing. Digital Media with ITEC. Learn how to shoot, (517) 355-4672. edit, and publish film. Ages 8-15. 1-4 p.m. FREE. Take a Tour at the MSU Science Festival. Holidays Monday, April 17 Capital Area District Libraries South Lansing Tour gardens, museums, labs, and research Come Back to Sunday. Joined by Olivet College Classes-and-Seminars Branch, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 272- facilities. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. FREE. MSU Campus, East Gospel Choir. 10-11 a.m. FREE. Christ Community A Course in Love. Weekly group dedicated to 9840. Lansing. Church of Greater Lansing, 227 N Capitol Ave., the study of the spiritual pyschology. 1-2 p.m. Drop-in Garden Party. Activities, Lansing. Unity Spiritual Center of Lansing, 230 S. Holmes, Lansing. (517) 371-3010. Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Event Support Group. For the divorced, separated & Easter Sunday Service. Live music after widowed 7:30 p.m. St. Davids Episcopal Church "They're Getting service, including a handbell choir. From 10:30 room 9, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323- Along Great" — in to 11:30 a.m. FREE. Mayflower Congregational 2272. this puzzle, at least. Church, 2901 W Mount Hope Ave., Lansing. (517) Matt Jones 484-3139. Painting Basics, Session 3: Mixed Media.

Across See Out on the Town, Page 27 1 Animal that can fol- MONDAY, APRIL 17 >>> BEER AND REUBEN PAIRING AT REO TOWN PUB low the first word in each of this puzzle's I’m a Beer Hound teams up With Good Truckin’ Diner and Draught Horse Brewery four theme entries for an evening of corned beef and cold brews. The five-course beer and sandwich 4 Folklore automaton 9 Steering wheel theft pairing includes Draught Horse’s Totally Blonde ale paired with a Cuban Reuben and deterrent, with "The" Foundation IPA paired with a Pittsburgh Reuben. 7 p.m. $32. Reo Town Pub, 1145 S. 13 "Cheerleader" singer Washington Ave., Lansing. imabeerhound.com. 14 Biblical landing site 16 1980s tennis star Mandlikova 17 Group that gets called about illicit SATURDAY, APRIL 15 >>> .1K MICRO MARATHON TO END DUCHENNE facsimiles? 19 Fix a feature, e.g. 20 ___ buco (veal No, not a 1K race, a .1K race. Local organizers invite not-so-extreme runners to entree) 21 Canines often take on a 328-foot “micro marathon” to raise awareness for Duchenne muscular metaphorically dystrophy, a rare and chronic genetic disorder. The HopCat .1k Micro Marathon to End sacrificed 23 Weather report 59 "Terrible" ages burgh 44 Site of Bryce Canyon Duchenne is a collaboration between Hopcat and Lansing residents Keyan and Ryan stats 63 Conservation subj. 8 Big name in Thanksgiv- 45 Old-school "Fugged- Roberts, whose son was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Proceeds from 27 Kleenex crud 64 Product of a ing parades aboutit!" 28 Classic 1971 album between-buildings 9 Extremely speedy 46 "Call Me Maybe" the race benefit the Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy, which funds Duchenne that closes with "Riders cookoff? mammals middle name research and advocacy for those suffering from it. In addition to funds raised by race on the Storm" 68 Ointment ingredient 10 Stow, as on a ship 47 Horse's brownish- 31 Rapper Biggie 69 Illinois city symbol- 11 Hand or foot, e.g. gray hue registration, HopCat will donate $1 from every beer sold. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; race starts 35 Jointly owned, maybe izing Middle America 12 Aptly titled English 51 Unironic ankh wearer at 2 p.m. $25/$20 college students or participants under 21. HopCat, 300 Grove St., 36 Animal who says 70 "Funeral in Berlin" spa at night "Baa, humbug"? novelist Deighton 15 Wee 53 Fillings for some East Lansing. hopcatpoint1k.com 39 2003/2005/2007 A.L. 71 Kentucky senator 18 Acronym popularized donuts? MVP, familiarly Paul by Drake 55 Consider officially, as SUDOKU INTERMEDIATE 41 Elevator or train 72 Put up with 22 ___ of Maine (tooth- a judge component 73 Animal that can paste brand) 56 Bruins' alma mater 42 Blacken, as a steak follow the second word 24 Three-letter "Squee!" 57 "On Golden Pond" TO PLAY 43 Where to dispose in each of this puzzle's 25 Failure of diplomacy bird of cooking grease and four theme entries 26 Moved stealthily 58 Novel necessity tropical oils? 28 Does nothing 60 Like joker values Fill in the grid so that every 48 Apr. number Down 29 Haloes of light 61 Another word for cruncher 1 Couturiere Chanel 30 Made music? margarine row, column, and outlined 49 Plan so that maybe 2 "Cornflake Girl" singer 32 Clingy critter? 62 Illumination Enter- one can Tori 33 Made like a kangaroo tainment's other 2016 3-by-3 box contains the 50 Mischievous 3 Contents of some jars 34 Prevent infestations, film (besides "The numbers 1 through 9 exactly 52 Breakfast side dish 4 Empty space in a way Secret Life of Pets") 54 Gambling game 5 El Dorado's treasure 37 The shortest month? 65 History class division once. No guessing is required. played in convenience 6 Magic's NBA team, on 38 Practical joke 66 Counterpart of yang stores scoreboards 40 Record producer 67 Philandering fellow The solution is unique. 55 Fifties fad involving 7 City north of Pitts- with the 2017 single undulation "Shining" Answers on page 28 ©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords • For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548. Ans wers Page 26 City Pulse • April 12, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 27

Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny March 22-28 TUESDAY, APRIL 18 >>> ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER AT THE WHARTON CENTER

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Before visiting Sicily for Ringsaker Lutheran Church in Buxton, North Dakota One of the world’s most popular modern dance companies takes the Wharton the first time, American poet Billy Collins learned to hosted rites of passage, including 362 baptisms, 50 mar- Center stage next week for a one-night event. Founded in 1958, Alvin Ailey American speak Italian. In his poem "By a Swimming Pool Outside riages, and 97 funerals. It closed in 2002, a victim of the Siracusa," he describes how the new language is chang- area's shrinking population. I invite you to consider the Dance Theater has performed for an estimated 25 million people in theaters in ing his perspective. If he were thinking in English, he possibility that this can serve as a useful metaphor for 48 states and 71 countries. Tuesday's program includes Rennie Harris’ “Exodus,” might say that the gin he's drinking while sitting alone in you, Libra. Is there a place that has been a sanctuary with his signature house dance moves; Ronald K. Brown’s “Open Door” set to Afro- the evening light "has softened my mood." But the newly for you, but has begun to lose its magic? Is there a tradi- Italianized part of his mind would prefer to say that the Cuban music; Christopher Wheeldon’s “After the Rain Pas de Deux,” a contemporary tional power spot from which the power has been ebb- gin "has allowed my thoughts to traverse my brain with ing? Has a holy refuge evolved into a mundane hang-out? ballet; and Alvin Ailey’s 1960 masterpiece, “Revelations.” 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at greater gentleness" and "has extended permission to my If so, mourn for a while, then go in search of a vibrant 24/$18 students. Wharton Center, 750 E. Shaw Lane, East Lansing. (517) 432-2000, mind to feel a friendship with the vast sky." Your assign- replacement. ment in the coming week, Aries, is to Italianize your whartoncenter.com. view of the world. Infuse your thoughts with expansive SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most people throw lyricism and voluptuous relaxation. If you're Italian, cel- away lemon rinds, walnut shells, and pomegranate skins. Social Bridge. Play bridge and meet new ebrate and amplify your Italianness. But some resourceful types find uses for these apparent people. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta wastes. Lemon rind can serve as a deodorizer, cleaner, Out on the town TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It's closing time. You Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth have finished toiling in the shadow of an old sacred cow. and skin tonic, as well as a zesty ingredient in recipes. You've climaxed your relationship with ill-fitting ideas Ground-up walnut shells work well in facial scrubs and from page 26 Road, Lansing. that you borrowed from mediocre and inappropriate pet bedding. When made into a powder, pomegranate For ages 14 and up. 6:45-7:45 p.m. $40. Jackson teachers once upon a time. And you can finally give up peels have a variety of applications for skin care. I sug- School of the Arts, 634 N. Mechanic St., Jackson. Tuesday, April 18 your quest for a supposed Holy Grail that never actually gest you look for metaphorically similar things, Scorpio. (517) 784-2389. Classes-and-Seminars existed in the first place. It's time to move on to the next You're typically inclined to dismiss the surfaces and chapter of your life story, Taurus! You have been autho- discard the packaging and ignore the outer layers, but I Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn rized to graduate from any influence, attachment, and urge you to consider the possibility that right now they Music public speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE attraction that wouldn't serve your greater good in the may have value. MSU Latin IS America Series: Momenta for visitors. CADL DowntownvLansing Library, 401 future. Does this mean you'll soon be ready to embrace SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You're growing more freedom than you have in years? I'm betting on it. Quartet. 20th- and 21st-century Latin American S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6300. too fast, but that's fine as long as you don't make people GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The heaviest butterfly on music. 7:30 p.m. $10/$8 Seniors/Students and Capital Area Crisis Rugby Practice. All around you feel they're moving too slowly. You know the planet is the female Queen Victorian Birdwing. It tips too much, but that won't be a problem as long as you Kids FREE. Music Building-Cook Recital Hall, 333 experience levels welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. the scales at two grams. The female Queen Alexandra Birdwing is the butterfly with the longest wingspan: over don't act snooty. And you're almost too attractive for W. Circle Drive, East Lansing. St. Joseph Park, 2125 W. Hillsdale St., Lansing. 12 inches. These two creatures remind me of you these your own good, but that won't hurt you as long as you New Horizons Community Band. Learn crisisrfc.com. overflow with spontaneous generosity. What I'm trying to days. Like them, you're freakishly beautiful. You're a mar- to play an instrument or dust off an old one. Take off Pounds Sensibly. Have a support velous and somewhat vertiginous spectacle. The tasks convey, Sagittarius, is that your excesses are likely to be you're working on are graceful and elegant, yet also big more beautiful than chaotic, more fertile than confusing. 6-8 p.m. MSU Community Music School, 4930 system, lose weight. Wheelchair accessible. 6 and weighty. Because of your intensity, you may not look And that should provide you with plenty of slack when Hagadorn Road, East Lansing. (517) 355-7661. p.m. FREE first visit. St. Therese Parish, 102 West flight-worthy, but you're actually quite aerodynamic. In dealing with cautious folks who are a bit rattled by your Randolph St., Lansing. (517) 487-3749. fact, your sorties are dazzling and influential. Though lust for life. Event Thinking Differently Dynamic Excellence. your acrobatic zigzags seem improbable, they're effecti CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Until recently, sci- CANCER (June 21-July 22): Picasso had mixed feel- entists believed the number of trees on the planet was Android Basics. Android basics and Challenging the way people think. RSVP joni@ ings about his fellow painter Marc Chagall, who was born about 400 billion. But research published in the journal customization for adults. Call to register, created2c.com. 4-6 p.m. FREE. UrbanBeat Event under the sign of Cancer. "I'm not crazy about his roost- Nature says that's wrong. There are actually three tril- extension 3. 5-6 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Center, 1213 Turner St., Lansing. ers and donkeys and flying violinists, and all the folklore," lion trees on earth -- almost eight times more than was Picasso said, referring to the subject matter of Chagall's Libraries Holt-Delhi Branch, 2078 N. Aurelius Yawn Patrol Toastmasters. Hone your previously thought. In a similar way, I suspect you have compositions. But he also felt that Chagall was one of Road, Holt. (517) 694-9351. also underestimated certain resources that are person- speaking and leadership skills. 7-8:30 a.m. FREE the only painters "who understands what color really is," ally available to you, Capricorn. Now is a good time to After School Action Program. Light meal, for visitors. MICA Gallery, 1210 N. Turner St., adding, "There's never been anybody since Renoir who correct your undervaluation. Summon the audacity to has the feeling for light that Chagall has." I suspect that tutoring and activities. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Eastside Lansing. in the coming weeks, you will be the recipient of mixed recognize the potential abundance you have at your Community Action Center, 1001 Dakin St., Lansing. disposal. Then make plans to tap into it with a greater messages like these. Praise and disapproval may come Chess, Cribbage, Hand & Foot. Weekly Music your way. Recognition and neglect. Kudos and apathy. sense of purpose. Please don't dwell on the criticism and downplay the AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The poet John Keats activities at the Center. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE. Jazz Tuesdays at Moriarty's. Check Facebook applause. In fact, do the reverse! identified a quality he called "negative capability." He Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, page to see who's playing (link below). 7-10 p.m. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "Go Tell It on the Mountain" defined it as the power to calmly accept "uncertainties, Okemos. FREE. Moriarty's Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., is the title of an old gospel song, and now it's the meta- mysteries, and doubts without any irritable reaching Escape Room--Time Warp. Solve clues and Lansing. (517) 485-5287. http://ow.ly/AAd130aH8kV phorical theme of your horoscope. I advise you to climb after fact and reason." I would extend the meaning to a tall peak -- even if it's just a magic mountain in your include three other things not to be irritably reached puzzles. Ages 10-15. Call to register. 5:30-6:30 imagination -- and deliver the spicy monologue that has for: artificial clarity, premature resolution, and simplistic p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Libraries Event been marinating within you. It would be great if you could answers. Now is an excellent time to learn more about Aurelius Branch, 1939 South Aurelius Road, After School Action Program. Light meal, gather a sympathetic audience for your revelations, but this fine art, Aquarius. that's not mandatory to achieve the necessary cathar- Mason. (517) 628-3743. tutoring and activities. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Eastside PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you ready for sis. You simply need to be gazing at the big picture as Game Night at UrbanBeat. Bring your own, or Community Action Center, 1001 Dakin St., Lansing. a riddle that's more enjoyable than the kind you're you declare your big, ripe truths. used to? I'm not sure if you are. You may be too jaded play provided games. 5-8 p.m. FREE. UrbanBeat 12-Step Meeting. AA/NA/CA all welcome. In VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you were a snake, it to embrace this unusual gift. You could assume it's Event Center, 1213 Turner St., Lansing. room 209. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Donations welcome. would be a fine time to molt your skin. If you were a another one of the crazy-making cosmic jokes that have river, it would be a perfect moment to overflow your Peace & justice planning meeting. Plan local Cristo Rey Community Center, 1717 N. High St., sometimes tormented you in the past. But I hope that banks in a spring flood. If you were an office worker, it actions and events for peace and justice. 7-9 Lansing. would be an excellent phase to trade in your claustro- doesn't happen. I hope you'll welcome the riddle in the p.m. FREE/Donations Welcome. University United Bingo, Bridge, and Euchre. Weekly activities. phobic cubicle for a spacious new niche. In other words, liberating spirit in which it's offered. If you do, you'll be Virgo, you're primed to outgrow at least one of your pleasantly surprised as it teases you in ways you didn't Methodist Church, 1120 S. Harrison Road, East 1-4:30 p.m. Cost Varies. Meridian Senior Center, containers. The boundaries you knew you would have know you wanted to be teased. You'll feel a delightful itch Lansing. (517) 351-7030. 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos. to transgress some day are finally ready to be trans- or a soothing burn in your secret self, like a funny-bone Peep Sushi. Create colorful sushi. Ages 9-17. Gardening 101. Basics of gardening with local gressed. Even now, your attention span is expanding and feeling that titillates your immortal soul. P.S.: To take full your imagination is stretching. advantage of the blessed riddle, you may have to expand Call to register. 4-5 p.m. FREE. Capital Area resources. For Adults. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For over a century, the your understanding of what's good for you. District Libraries Williamston Branch, 201 School Capital Area District Libraries Webberville

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE St., Williamston. (517) 655-1191. Branch, 115 South Main St., Webberville. (517) HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. See Out on the Town, Page 28 28 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • April 12, 2017

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521-3643. LCC West Toastmasters. Focused on public speaking and leadership. 5-6:30 p.m. LCC West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone Drive, Lansing. (517) 483-1314. Mid-day Movies. Florence Foster Jenkins (PG- 13). Adults only. 2-3:45 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Libraries Downtown Lansing Branch, 401 South Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. Overeaters Anonymous. Struggling with food? Overeaters Anonymous offers hope. 7 p.m. Presbyterian Church of Okemos, 2258 Bennett Capital Area District Libraries Leslie Branch, 201 Growing Healthy Herbs. Presented by MSU Road, Okemos. (517) 349-9536. Pennsylvania St., Leslie. (517) 589-9400. Extension. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. DeWitt District Real or Fake? Find trustworthy info online. Library, 13101 Schavey, DeWitt. Ages 12-18. Call to register. 3:15-4 p.m. FREE. Wednesday, April 19 Make Your Business Legal. Course on tax, Classes-and-Seminars liability, contracts and more. Call to register.

Jazz Composer Gregg Hill Celebrates The Release of His 2nd Book “Spontaneity” with 1 Live Show! “The Door is Open” Sunday, April 23rd at 2 p.m. Featured Band Leaders: Arlene McDaniel, Mike Eyla, Carl Cafagna and Jim Alfredson

Event is FREE and open to the Public! Where? Both Shows will be at the MSU Community Music School, 4930 Hagadorn Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823 For more information, visit: www.GreggHillPublishing.com Link to the Show on Gregg’s Website: GreggHillPublishing.com/two-shows-in-april On Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1430327407029432 City Pulse • April 12, 2017 www.lansingcitypulse.com 29

6-8 p.m. FREE. Small Business Development 3,000-square-foot bar can accom- Center, LCC, 309 N. Washington Square, Suite 110, modate about 100 customers, and Lansing. (517) 483-1921 its location smack dab in the middle of Cesar Chavez Plaza means ample Music free parking. Montie, a Lansing native who’s spent the bulk of his post-high Swing Dance with MSU Jazz Orchestras. school life traveling the world, said Part of the 37th Annual Jazz Spectacular. 7:30 he thinks the Grid is a complement p.m. $10/$8 Senior/Students and Kids FREE. to the local craft beer scene, filling a Demonstration Hall, 229 Dem Hall Road, East niche that’s doing gangbuster busi- Lansing. ness in destination cities across the country. Event “I think (Lansing) is finally coming After School Action Program. Light meal, into its own, and people are recogniz- ing the possibilities of what we can tutoring and activities. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Eastside do here,” Montie said. “Minds are slow- Community Action Center, 1001 Dakin St., Lansing. ly opening, and Lansing-area people Drop-in LEGO Club. Playing with LEGO seem to be much more willing to try collection. Ages 4 & up. 4-5:30 p.m. FREE. Capital THE GRID ARCADE AND BAR / RED’S SMOKEHOUSE new things than they were when I Area District Libraries Foster Branch, 200 North was growing up. I’m happy to be part Foster, Lansing. (517) 485-5185. Photo by Mike Bass of that and help that along.” After months of renovation work, the Grid Arcade and Bar is set to open Tuesday. The Grid will Earth Day Storytime. Upcycle project and feature over 30 vintage pinball and video games and 40 beers on tap. stories about environment. Ages up to 6. 10:30-11 Up in smoke a.m. FREE. Capital Area District Libraries South “We’ve got one pinball machine Last weekend, Red’s Smokehouse By ALLAN I. ROSS Lansing Branch, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) “The Grid — a digital frontier. I that dates back to the 1960s, but for owner/chef Carol “Red” Smith tried to picture clusters of informa- the most part, all our video games announced that she had smoked her 272-9840. tion as they moved through the com- will be from the heyday of the ‘80s last brisket — at least for the foresee- Preschool Storytime. Build early literacy skills. puter. What did they look like? Ships? and early ‘90s,” Montie said. “We’re able future. On Sunday, Smith hosted Ages 3-6. 10:30-11:15 a.m. FREE. Capital Area Motorcycles? Were the circuits like really trying to capture that feeling an event, aptly named Last Day, at the District Libraries Aurelius Branch, 1939 South freeways? I kept dreaming of a world you had when you were a kid and Avenue Café. Aurelius Road, Mason. (517) 628-3743. “With a heavy heart I must I thought I’d never see. And then one able to go to the arcade for the first Preschool Storytime. Build literacy skills. Ages announce the closing of Red's day … I got in.” time with your friends. But now, you 3-6. Call to register. 9:30-10 a.m. FREE. Capital So begins the so-much-cooler- can actually drink if you want to.” Smokehouse,” read the event’s notice Area District Libraries Foster Branch, 200 North than-it-deserves-to-be 2010 sci-fi Since the Grid is a bar, the under- on Facebook. “We will be having a rib sequel, “Tron: Legacy,” but it just as 21s will still be relegated to con- dinner as well as our burger menu on Foster, Lansing. (517) 485-5185. easily describes the opening next gregating at Pinball Pete’s in East Sunday. Come on by say good bye Science & Society, a Science Cafe. week of Old Town’s newest bar: the Lansing. Opening week specials and have dinner or drinks.” Exploration of the relationship between science Grid Arcade and Bar. For the last three at the Grid include special one-off Smith had been utilizing the and society. 6:30-9:30 p.m. FREE. Eli and Edythe months, co-owners Corey Montie brews by Perrin Brewing Co. out of Avenue as the commissary kitchen Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, East and Callie Mykut have been teas- Comstock Park and Short’s Brewing for her food truck, Red’s Smokehouse Lansing. Burgers & BBQ. She was initially ing their future customers through Co. in Bellaire. The Grid won’t have a Spring Fling Jingo. Play Jingo and win prizes using the food truck as a stopgap social media with tidbits of informa- kitchen, but Montie said he’s working with Miss Joye. All Ages. 3:15-4 p.m. FREE. tion about the forthcoming business. with neighbors Pablo’s Panaderia and measure as she readied a brick-and- Capital Area District Libraries Leslie Branch, 201 They’ve also hosted a scavenger hunt Sir Pizza to provide in-house snacks. mortar location adjacent to the Allen contest that awarded T-shirts featur- He’s coy about the interior (“We want Market Place in Lansing’s Eastside Pennsylvania St., Leslie. (517) 589-9400. ing their 8-bit mascot, the Critter, and there to be some surprises still.”), but Neighborhood. However, that deal Wii Games & Popcorn. After school. Ages 5 & passes to this week’s invite-only sneak leaked photos reveal a massive neon never materialized following the fiz- up. 3-5 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Libraries opening. Pac-Man and a second-story lounge zling of her crowdsourcing campaign Dansville Branch, 1379 E. Mason St., Dansville. And then, next week, everyone will that features a vintage Nintendo to raise $40,000, about half of what (517) 623-6511. get it. machine hooked up to a giant she needed to pay for renovation to “(The social media campaign) was flatscreen TV. the space. She also cited “personal a lot of fun to do, and it really sur- “Nowadays, you can play video hardships” as a reason for stepping prised us how much interest there games anywhere you want,” Montie away from running the business, but was,” Montie said. “The word-of-mouth said. “Everyone’s walking around with declined to elaborate. Yet she was Advertise your has been staggering. We’ve had hun- a video game machine in their pocket. unwilling to say that Red’s was gone upcoming garage/yard sale in dreds of likes on Facebook and just What we’re trying to do is reintroduce forever. as many sign up for our newsletter. the social aspect of video games. “You never know what the future I’m really stoked to finally be able to When I was a kid, we played video holds,” she said. “But for now, it’s just show everyone what it is we’ve been games standing up. I hope we don’t time to take a break.” working on.” see people just sitting at the bar or at For only The bar/arcade will open Tuesday a table drinking. I want to see them The Grid Five lines - 6 to 8 words per line at 4 p.m. at 226 E. Grand River Ave., up, moving around, playing games 226 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing Deadline Monday: at 10 a.m. the former home of the Chrome Cat. and interacting with other people.” 4-11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 4 p.m.- midnight Friday; noon-midnight Saturday; To place an ad, It will feature 40 beer taps — half of To encourage gameplay, every please contact Suzi at which will be dedicated to Michigan drink you order at the Grid will noon-10 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday beers — but the big draw will be the come with three tokens. The video (517) 885-3010, thegridoldtown.com (517) 999-6704 or email ad copy to nearly three dozen vintage video games will cost one token, while the [email protected] games and pinball machines. pinball machines will cost two. 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