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VOL. 13 Feedback ISSUE 29 ‘Hometown’ utility includes com- Energy. He writes as if everyone calling for munities outside Lansing non-Lansing representation is itching to go (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com Mickey Hirten, in his March 5 column, to Consumers Energy if that does not hap- ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6705 chides the residents of townships and cit- pen, and then lays out why that is neither PAGE CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-5066 ies outside of Lansing served by the Board desirable nor feasible. That misses the point. or email [email protected] of Water and Light for wanting to be repre- Many of us would prefer to stay with BWL 6 sented on the Board. He scoffs at criticism than switch to Consumers Energy, for many EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz

[email protected] • (517) 999-5061 of the annual payments made by the utility of the reasons he lays out in his column. But to Lansing because the payments “essential- it also makes sense that communities out- ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER • Mickey Hirten Link: Rethinking MSU's endowment [email protected] • (517) 999-5067 ly compensate for BWL’s tax exempt status.” side of Lansing who use BWL should have MANAGING/NEWS EDITOR • Andy Balaskovitz I fail to see how compensating a city some representation on the board. I am cer- [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 with 65 percent of a utility’s customer tainly open to changing my mind if someone PAGE ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR • Allan I. Ross base, for whatever reason, is fair to the could give me some persuasive arguments [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 other communities served by the utility for why non-Lansing communities should 22 PRODUCTION MANAGER • Rachel Harper who get no benefit from the payments. remain unrepresented, but after re-reading [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 If the payments somehow were used to Hirten’s column three times I could find no CALENDAR EDITOR • Jonathan Griffith improve the utility’s system or its commu- such argument. New In Town: Steakhouse Philly Bar & Grill [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 nication planning efforts, the other com- opens after massive revamp STAFF WRITER • Lawrence Cosentino munities would not complain. But this — Peter Ruark [email protected] • (517) 999-5063 is not the case. The payments are made Delta Township PAGE MARKETING/PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR/ to address Lansing’s budget shortfalls, a SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT • Rich Tupica [email protected] • (517) 999-6710 luxury which other communities not rep- Preserve Eastern’s name 26 ADVERTISING • Shelly Olson resented on the Board are unable to enjoy. With all the talk about Lansing’s Eastern [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 Article VII, section 24 of the Michigan High closing and Pattengill becoming the Constitution provides that a municipal util- new high school, how about asking the school He Ate She Ate: A review of farm-to-table diner Fork in the Road Contributors: Justin Bilicki, Daniel E. Bollman, Capital News Service, Bill Castanier, Mary C. ity is limited to selling and delivering elec- board to change the name of Pattengill to Cusack, Tom Helma, Gabrielle Johnson, Terry tricity “in an amount not exceeding 25 per- Eastern? That way we can keep Eastern’s COVER Link, Andy McGlashen, Kyle Melinn, Mark Nixon, cent of that furnished by it within the corpo- history, honors, trophies and teams intact. Shawn Parker, Stefanie Pohl, Dennis Preston, Ute Von Der Heyden, Paul Wozniak rate limits, except as greater amounts may Pattengill’s name can join the ranks of West ART be permitted by law.” Michigan Compiled Jr., Walter French, and Otto. Delivery drivers: Richard Bridenbaker, Dave Fisher, Ron Lupu, Brent Robison, Robert Wiche Laws 124.3, enacted in 1974, allows BWL to Don’t say it can’t be done. The names Interns: Katy Barth, Nicole Halvorsen, Alexandra serve townships, villages and cities that were of Logan Street and Main Street were “THE OUTFIELD” courtesy of GILLESPIE GROUP Harakas, Kyle Koehler, RJ Wolcott contiguous to Lansing on June 20, 1974. In changed. I say keep Eastern High alive in 1974, BWL did not exceed the 25 percent a new building. CITY PULSE on the Editor & Publisher cap, but it clearly does now. Although the Eastern has a very strong alumni asso- THIS WEEK Berl Schwartz 1974 Act may be used to justify greater ser- ciation. vice to contiguous communities than that It would be in the school district’s best AIR 7 p.m. Wednesdays permitted by the Constitution, those com- interest to consider this name change. Ken Darga and Susan Grettenberger, munities clearly have an argument on equi- Democratic candidates for 8th Congressional District table grounds that, based on the intent of — Brent Robison City officials on "The Outfield" development proposal the Constitution, they should be represent- Lansing ed on the BWL. As a former MPSC Commissioner, I agree with Mr. Hirten that communities Have something to say about a local issue CITY PULSE should not use the threat of leaving BWL or an item that appeared in our pages? for Consumers Energy to leverage seats on the Board. Despite recent problems, BWL Now you have two ways to sound off: does provide reasonably priced and gener- 1.) Write a letter to the editor. ally reliable power (not all of BWL custom- • E-mail: [email protected] • Snail mail: City Pulse, 1905 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 ers can afford a generator like Mr. Hirten). • Fax: (517) 371-5800 However, the growth in cities and townships 2.) Write a guest column: contiguous to Lansing since 1974 fully justi- Contact Berl Schwartz for more information: [email protected] fies that they be represented on the board of or (517) 999-5061 their “hometown” utility. (Please include your name, address and telephone number so we can reach you. Keep letters to 250 words or fewer. City Pulse reserves the — Robert Nelson right to edit letters and columns.) East Lansing CORRECTIONS Mickey Hirten’s column says custom- Due to a reporting error, last week’s ers of BWL who are not Lansing residents story on a planned Lansing Arts should not have representation on its Commission incorrectly said which Board of Commissioners. His reason? He City Council committee will take up doesn’t give one except for one sentence a proposed ordinance to encourage about other communities not making public art. It is the General Services their case for representation. However, he Committee. doesn’t make his case for why we should Due to an editing error, a Feb. 26 sto- not have representation. ry on glass artist Craig Mitchell Smith Most of Hirten’s column is devoted to incorrectly listed the address of his new showing that non-Lansing customers are gallery. It is at 1220 N. Washington Ave. better off with BWL than with Consumer City Pulse • March 12, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION

between July 1 and June 31, 2015. ing home sales and values, with the Each year since he took office in 2006, median price of a home sold increasing Budget skies Bernero has had to balance the city’s from $67,000 to $95,000. ledgers to bring expenditures in line “Extremely encouraging” is how with anticipated revenues. It’s unclear Council President A’Lynne Boles clearing yet whether the city will end this fiscal described the run-up to this year’s bud- OF THE WEEK year with a surplus, or by how much get presentation. “We need to sustain In run-up to budget season, revenues may exceed expenditures for the momentum, if not increase it.” Lansing’s finances looking good the upcoming fiscal year. The first half of this fiscal year’s — for now However, Bernero plans to work budget shows a slight increase in the with the Financial Health Team he amount of property taxes collected Lansing may have turned a corner appointed in 2012 to continue address- than was predicted, according to a on its annual budget woes — at least in ing long-term budget issues, such as second-quarter General Fund status the short term. legacy health care costs and regional- report presented to the Council on For the first time in a decade, the izing services. Feb. 24. Property taxes make up a third administration will propose a budget The city faces more than $600 mil- of General Fund revenues. The city for the next fiscal year that doesn’t lion in unfunded liabilities for pen- brought in about $300,000 more in involve cuts to resolve a deficit. sion and retiree health care, which property taxes by Dec. 31 than is annu- Rebounding home values and an the Financial Health Team has recom- ally budgeted. increase in personal income appear to mended the administration start con- Income tax revenues, which make be contributing to increased property tributing to annually. up 25 percent of the city’s revenue, and income tax revenues, which repre- “We will be engaging the (Financial “have shown sustained strength this Property: 122 S. Grand Ave., downtown Lansing sent over half of the city’s budget. Health Team) early and often, I can fiscal year,” according to the report. “I am aware we are going In both cases, the revenues Owner: Summit Associates II, LLC to start the fiscal year without were higher than the average of Assessed value: $334,700 a deficit,” former Mayor David the three previous fiscal years Owner says: Wants to demolish it for a surface Hollister confirmed Monday. at this point. parking lot Hollister heads the Financial The third significant source Health Team appointed by Mayor of revenues, which are statu- Vibrant cities exhibit buildings with varied degrees Virg Bernero to study short- torily distributed by the state, of refinement, from grand monuments to simple and long-term solutions to the also are on target, according to background structures. However, buildings can be city’s fiscal health. Bernero has the report. attractive and notable, even if they do not rise to tapped Hollister and team again While there was a slight dip landmark status. The memory of an agreeable, to work on long-term bud- in smaller revenue sources, such unassuming building may still be found in this get solutions. Hollister said to as fees for services and licenses background structure. Its modest, unaffected brick expect an announcement from and permits, overall expendi- mass features pleasant proportions and minimal, Bernero on a “series of initia- tures are, so far, below the bud- but attractive details, particularly at the cornice. tives” to address fiscal challeng- geted target. However, at some point in the building’s life, it was es. Hollister said the team will Councilwoman Carol Wood left in the care of someone who was altogether too be briefed on the details before is more guarded, saying the fond of round top windows. Although the window Bernero presents his budget to administration hasn’t provid- arches echo the building’s main entrances, they the City Council on March 31. ed more specifics about next draw attention away from and diminish these special Last week, the Council partic- year’s budget. entry details, while clumsily closing off the street ipated in one of three workshops “Right now, we don’t have level storefronts. Left in place, its minor aesthetic led by Michigan State University Illustration by Jonathan Griffith any idea,” she said. “All we’re shortcomings might be addressed and corrected. researcher Eric Scorsone, who also tell you that,” Bernero said in an email being told is that the second-quarter — Daniel E. Bollman, AIA worked on the Financial Health Team. last week. “We need to be as vigilant numbers are within budget.” Bernero attended the training. in good times as in bad — maybe even Yet for the short-term optimism, The earliest indications came more so. There is a temptation to just the next challenge is resolving long- But that’s not what the building owners have from Bernero in January, when he focus on short-term needs, which are term, structural budget problems planned. On Feb. 24, Jason and Ryan Granger — sons announced in his State of the City real, but we cannot take our eye off that can threaten the city’s sol- of developer Gary Granger — presented a plan to the speech “that our FY15 budget will start long-tern financial health. So while vency. For instance, the city’s Tax City Council that includes demolishing the 76-year- in balance — rather than in deficit — we will address areas of need that may Increment Finance Authority, or old building for … wait for it … a surface parking for the first time in a decade,” though have been neglected due to budget TIFA, required a $1 million influx lot. While the Grangers can demolish the building if he has since not provided details. constraints, it will NOT be business from the General Fund this year to they choose, they need a special land use permit from This year’s budget is $112 million. as usual, by any means. And that is a balance a deficit there. Health care the city for the surface lot. They told the Council it’s The administration has cumulatively why we've asked Mayor Hollister and costs, if not addressed, could con- been vacant for 30 years. The short-term goal is to trimmed $60 million since he took the FHT to stay engaged with us. We tinue ballooning. “clean the site,” while ultimately marketing the par- office and reduced the citywide work- are determined to stay on the path to “He still has a problem long term,” cel for future development. Granger Group owns the force by 30 percent. financial sustainability as we make Hollister said of Bernero and his bud- See Eyesore, Page 6 He presents his next fiscal year bud- necessary strategic investments to get. “He still has the legacy issues — get to the City Council at the end of the maintain and grow a healthy city.” health care, retirement, some regional “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier month. The proposed budget book is In his State of the City speech, things you’ve got to be thinking about.” properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of essentially a prediction of how much Bernero reported 27 straight months the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- singcitypulse.com or call Andy Balaskovitz at 999-5064. money the city will take in and spend of job growth in the city and rebound- — Andy Balaskovitz 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 12, 2014

PUBLIC NOTICES Ingham County solicits proposals from qualified and experienced firms specializing in environmental avoided a foregone conclusion. The consulting services for the purpose of entering into a contract to provide mold remediation services. Eyesore OF THE WEEK city’s Planning Board recommended Info: http://pu.ingham.org, under Current Bids link. denying the SLU because a surface lot CP#14_058 from page 5 “is not compatible with the essential CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN character of the surrounding area,” NOTICE OF POSTING OF TOWNSHIP BOARD MINUTES adjacent surface lot at Grand and Michigan among other contributing factors. The On March 5, 2014, the following minutes of the proceedings of the Meridian Township Board were avenues. Council resolution agrees with the sent for posting in the following locations: The Council was scheduled to vote on Planning Board’s determination. The Meridian Township Municipal Building, 5151 Marsh Road the SLU at Monday’s meeting, but it was Downtown Neighborhood Association Meridian Township Service Center, 2100 Gaylord C. Smith Court removed from the agenda after the Grangers is also against more surface parking Hope Borbas Okemos Branch Library, 4321 Okemos Road asked to revisit the plan, Council President downtown. Haslett Branch Library, 1590 Franklin Street A’Lynne Boles said Monday. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road — Andy Balaskovitz Snell Towar Recreation Center, 6146 Porter Ave. However, the Grangers might have and the Township Web Site www.meridian.mi.us.

February 18, 2014 Regular Meeting

ELIZABETH LEGOFF BRETT DREYFUS SUPERVISOR TOWNSHIP CLERK CP#14_057 CITY OF EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

ORDINANCE NO. 1313

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 50 – OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EAST LANSING

Please take notice that Ordinance No. 1313 was adopted by the East Lansing City Council at the regular meeting of the Council held on March 4, 2014, and will become effective 7 days after the publication of the following summary of ordinance.

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1313

THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS:

A zoning code amendment to make updates and minor corrections under sections 50-4, 50-6, 50-7, 50-33, 50-37, 50-38, 50-572, 50-592, 50-632, 50-673 and 50-755 of the City Code.

A true copy of Ordinance No. 1313 can be inspected or obtained at the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan during normal business hours.

Marie E. McKenna City Clerk CP#14_059 CITY OF EAST LANSING Photo courtesy of Jeff Smith

ORDINANCE NO. 1324 LEAP director of talent and communications Sara Graham (right) watches as M. Cole Jones, a software developer from Atlanta, shares Google Glass photos with members AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 28-33 OF CHAPTER of her team last weekend at South by Southwest. 28 AND SECTION 36-82 OF CHAPTER 36 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EAST LANSING TO PROHIBIT THE DEPOSIT OF YARD WASTE IN PARKS, STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC Economic Development Corp. to run the PROPERTY Tech ambassadors Pure Michigan booth, which promoted state and local business and housing growth. THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS: LEAP representatives promote “There are hundreds of IT jobs in Lansing Section 28-33 of Chapter 28 and Section 36-82 of Chapter 36 of the Code of the City of East Lansing Lansing at SXSW, look for ideas and the housing market is booming,” are hereby amended to read as follows: Graham said. “All the things are in place that Sec. 28-33. Waste to be deposited in containers; household waste; animal feces; yard waste. Last weekend, three members of the an urban professional would want. Our goal Lansing Economic Area Partnership flew was to reach out to people who may have No person shall place or deposit any garbage, glass, glass bottles, cans, plastic, paper, or to Austin, Texas, to attend the annual moved away from Michigan or had precon- miscellaneous waste in any park, except in containers provided for that purpose. No person shall deposit household waste in park refuse containers. No person shall bring any dog or animal feces music, film and technology showcase ceived notions of what Lansing is like.” into any park for disposal in any park container, or otherwise. No person shall place or deposit any South by Southwest. Steve Willobee, LEAP created the “Escape to Lansing” lawn clippings, leaves or other yard waste in any park director of business development, Sara campaign, positioning Lansing as a disaster- Graham, director of talent and commu- free zone. They also unveiled a newly creat- Sec. 36-82. Prohibited deposit of rubbish, garbage and yard waste. nications, and Jeff Smith, director of the ed website, escapetolansing.com, and gave No person shall deposit, throw, or place any rubbish or garbage in any alley, street, river, other public new economy division, joined over 24,000 out T-shirts with stylized drawings depicting places or private premises or allow such rubbish or garbage to be kept on private premises except for people from 73 countries for three days of collection by the city in accordance with the provisions of this article or any other applicable provisions natural disasters inside a red circle with a of the City Code. All rubbish and garbage placed for collection shall have been generated from the networking, new gadget ogling and riding slash through it. specific East Lansing property from which it is to be collected. No person shall transport or bring on Miley Cyrus’ wrecking ball. Seriously. “We have no volcanoes, no sharks, no garbage or rubbish for collection or deposit to any property within the city from any other property “I wanted to ride it, but I didn’t think that hurricanes,” Graham said. “No Justin Bieber. whether within or without the city. No person shall permit any rubbish or garbage to accumulate on any premises owned or controlled by him/her for a period longer than the interval between the collection was a good idea being a representative of We were giving people reasons to look to days established for the neighborhood. No person shall deposit any yard waste in any alley, street, Lansing,” Smith said. “A lot of people were tak- Lansing if they’re thinking of starting up a river, or other public place except for collection by the City in accordance with the provisions of this ing pictures. That kind of thing can get out.” new company.” (Notice she didn’t say any- chapter. No person shall deposit any yard waste in any public drain. No person shall deposit any yard waste in any public drain easement that will result in the waste entering the drain or otherwise And with tech enthusiasts from around thing about snow.) Smith said he thinks the interfering with the proper operation of the drain. No person shall deposit any leaves in any street the world equipped with smart phones campaign worked. except during those time periods when the City’s fall bulk leaf collection is in effect. and Google Glass, showing up in some- “A lot of people came by the booth who Marie E. Wicks one’s social media feed was a matter of had left the state, telling us how proud City Clerk when, not if — but that was the plan. Smith CP#14_062 said LEAP partnered with the Michigan See SXSW, Page 7 City Pulse • March 12, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 7

tion? (Management said they didn’t.) Why private phone numbers. Those are the SXSW didn’t the BWL ask the city to declare an people who call the general manager of a Rethinking MSU’s emergency? Who makes decisions and utility for updates. from page 6 how do they do it? How come no one Members of the review team — all called officials outside of Lansing with volunteers — clearly are serious and pre- endowment they were to see us representing Michigan. power restoration updates? pared for the exhausting job of dissecting We gave out almost 200 T-shirts in the The very first question, directed to BWL BWL’s performance. Some ideas on how MSU’s $2 billion first 10 minutes. We changed the minds of General Manager J. Peter Lark, dealt with Stacks of materials provided by the util- endowment might be spent to benefit a lot of people.” his ill-timed vacation Christmas vacation ity fill two large binders and weigh in at 11 the local economy Smith attended a teleconference featuring in New York. “Let’s do this once and get it pounds. There are piles of emails and other Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who was over with,” review team chairman Michael documents. Although he is flooded with The public relations team at Michigan Skyping from London. He also saw Shaquille McDaniel said. “What were you thinking?” documents, McDaniel isn’t an easy sell and State University did a fine job getting O’Neil, rode a Boosted Board (a self-pro- Lark, to his credit, acknowledged once isn’t at all certain that Lark and his manag- out the word about the school’s growing pelled, battery powered longboard controlled again that leaving town was a mistake, but ers get the spirit of the inquiry. He was par- endowment recently. by smartphone) and made a new friend. he reminded the committee that he was ticularly annoyed that a 54-point document And the State Journal “I was wearing Google Glass and I working continually while in New York, outlining key issues and BWL’s response genuflected nicely met this other guy, M. Cole Jones, a soft- receiving emails and texts. But this only — held aloft by managers as a commitment towards its financial ware developer from Atlanta,” Smith said. served as a reminder that Lark destroyed to improvements — wasn’t shared with the success in an editorial. “Steve suggested we take a picture of each much of his digital communications and review team. They had to ask for it. But like many who other and send it to each other, and that that the BWL only belatedly found suppos- “Why don’t they just provide it,” McDaniel play in the financial started a conversation.” edly missing emails. McDaniel is a military said after the meeting. He questioned casinos of the world, It turns out Jones is heavily involved in the man, a former brigadier general in the Lark about BWL’s record retention policy. they pay little heed Atlanta tech startup scene and had some advice Michigan National Guard. He has said that Despite assurances that it had been provided, to what is left in the for Smith. Smith said he’s going to remain in a good commander sticks by his troops. McDaniel didn’t get a copy until Monday. wake of their own contact with Jones and maintain that relation- Much of the hearing focused on the It’s probably not a good tactic to annoy financial gain. About 5 percent of MSU’s ship. Smith was also able to check in with rep- BWL’s gamble that its flawed Outage the general. Still, most committee mem- more than $2 billion treasure chest is used resentatives from the Triangle Research Park Management System wouldn’t be tested bers were pleased with the session, saying annually to fund a variety of worthy efforts, in North Carolina he met last year. seriously until its technical staff and sup- they learned about the nature and com- including student financial aid. “If one person relocates to the Lansing plier, General Electric, could resolve well- plexity of the issues facing BWL during But the question of what the other 95 market as a result of us being (at South by documented problems. The OMS is used and after the ice storm. percent of the endowment is doing in the Southwest), that’s a huge win,” Smith said. “If to receive outage calls, track downed wires The review team had hoped to have its world other than growing MSU’s pot of one person tweets about our shirts, that’s a and other troubles reported by BWL’s cus- report finished by the end of March — a gold is rarely considered. Are we subsidiz- huge success. That puts Michigan on a whole tomers and staff. It’s what a utilities use to look back, as much as a look forward. But ing the sale of landmines or supporting cor- new stage. We start to look like Boulder and tell customers when power should return. this isn’t likely to happen. What’s called porate scofflaws or tobacco conglomerates? We now know that this system was for is a thorough review. A delay makes Phoenix and Austin. Lansing could be a hot- See Link, Page 8 bed of start up activity.” still in what BWL calls a “project” phase, no difference. and that functions like outage maps, web — Allan I. Ross reporting, links to other systems and another dozen items didn't work. What 9 the panel didn't ask was who bought the failed system and why. But the review will THIS WEEK: BWL Storm Response surely address the issue. And it's likely Hosted by to question why with all of the problems, Berl Schwartz The general BWL didn't keep its old outage manage- Newsmakers ment system operating as a back-up until the new system worked. jabs at BWL Throughout the session BWL man- agers stressed that the OMS failure Lots of information, but not enough didn’t meaningfully affect how quickly answers they restored electricity. Rather, it frus- trated customers who couldn’t determine You’ve got to give Lansing Mayor Virg whether the utility knew about their Bernero credit for ordering up a hard-nosed problems or when they might be resolved. look at what happened at his power com- It was the communications breakdown pany during the December ice storm. that prompted one of the sharpest lines While he’s a staunch defender of the of questioning, a challenge to Lark and Lansing Board of Water and Light and its his managers to acknowledge what for- BRIG. GEN. management, Bernero mer East Lansing Councilwoman Beverly MICHAEL C.H. MCDANIEL knew there were seri- Baten called a “privilege list.” Elected offi- ous problems and asked cials like Lansing Councilwoman Carol CHAIRMAN, BWL REVIEW COMMITTEE for a unvarnished post Wood and commissioners of the publicly mortem. Which is what owned utility forwarded customer com- he’s going to get ... and plaints and questions to Lark, who fielded maybe more. their calls and got them answers. Hints of where the “If a BWL commissioner is a privileged community review person, I want to be one,” Baten told Lark, team’s investigation who defended his actions as pure customer MICKEY HIRTEN is heading surfaced service. “It’s incumbent on me that when during a five-hour meet- she (Wood) or any entity called me to get ing with the BWL’s senior management that information to the T&D (transmission on Monday. Questioning was polite but and distribution) people,” Lark said. pointed. Did union work rules affect how But as Lark acknowledged during the the utility staged its outage recover opera- hearing, many public officials have his Watch past episodes at vimeo.com/channels/citypulse 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 12, 2014

divestment and another to find better, inhabit and are unwittingly unraveling. of the students come from families who Link more prosperous activities that benefit all So how might an institution like MSU, live and work here. Circulating more of humans and the natural world we share to which is a powerful anchor in this com- the money closer to home makes sense on from page 7 invest in. I am drawn to the emergence of munity, improve its financial position many levels. For example, what if we invest- new ideas. Our human and environmental AND build a more socially equitable and ed in supply chains that collect a higher MSU was once a leader in investment cir- condition calls for some significant new environmentally sustainable future? Let’s percentage of waste paper and transform it cles when it became the first public univer- approaches — to our economy, our politics float some ideas and see which ones might into recycled products that we all need and sity to divest from companies doing business and our education systems, to name just a gather some speed. use, whether that’s newspaper, cardboard, with apartheid South Africa. That wasn’t an few. Redirecting how we invest our money What if MSU directed that a minimum tissue or printing papers? action that the Board of Trustees dreamed and our time could help us shift away from of 10 percent of its endowment be invested Between our healthy forests and ample up on its own. It was, of course, driven by trajectories that lead to increasing poverty in the tri-county area? This could be in waste streams, there are business opportu- committed students and faculty members and inequality, ecological destabilization businesses, bonding infrastructure improve- nities waiting for us to stimulate and invest answering the call of their oppressed broth- and general global insecurity. ments, social entrepreneurship venture in that benefit all of us. ers and sisters in South Africa. What if, instead of debating this or that capital — a mix, as most good investment This is only a beginning list of possibilities. Today the loudest call for divestment is with the idea of one side winning, we used vehicles advise. That would be $200 million I’m not certain any of them will work. But I aimed at fossil fuel companies. Colleges, different approaches whereby winning meant working to enhance the quality of life in the have a hunch that we need to create environ- cities and foundations are beginning to finding the best idea, perhaps one not quite community, which would make MSU and ments that stimulate creative thinking and pos- shift their funds away from fossil fuels for visible yet? How would that feel? What ener- the Lansing area more of a magnet for oth- sibility beyond the winning-is-everything bat- both climate, financial and social reasons. gies might it unleash? Why is competition ers to want to live and work here. tles we’re so used to engaging in. Possibilities Some Socially Responsible Investing, or always the preferred and often only approach What if, as a state-sponsored institution, emerge from ideas. What are yours? SRI, funds are keeping a small amount of considered to improve performance? it took another 20 percent, or $400 million, Consultant Terry Link was the found- fossil fuel holdings so that as shareholders As readers of my blog might know, I am and invested it within the state, especially ing director of MSU’s Office of Campus they can push the companies to move their intrigued by ideas from various arenas and in entities that that call Michigan home? Sustainability and is a senior fellow operations in more climate-friendly direc- how they can be joined together to create The income generated by those firms and with the U.S. Partnership for Education tions. MSU sits on the sidelines. something new, something better for the their communities builds the tax base from for Sustainable Development. He can be But it is one thing to focus solely on commonwealth of this amazing planet we which MSU gets some of its revenue. Most reached at [email protected].

PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF EAST LANSING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 1326 Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing City Council on AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 38-127 OF CHAPTER Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, to consider the following: 38 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EAST LANSING TO REQUIRE CLEARING OF SIDEWALKS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1323, a City-initiated ordinance to amend THE BEGINNING OF A SNOWFALL FOR SNOW SHOWERS Section 50-80 of Chapter 50 – Zoning of the Code of the City of East Lansing to define THAT OCCUR ON MORE THAN ONE CONSECUTIVE DAY, residentially zoned property. TO MAKE EACH DAY A SEPARATE OFFENSE, AND TO ESTABLISH AN ABATEMENT PROCEDURE The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, upon notice THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS: 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 Section 38-127 of Chapter 38 of the Code of the City of East Lansing is hereby amended Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 319-6920, TDD 1-800-649-3777. to read as follows: Marie E. Wicks Sec. 38-127. Snow, ice, rubbish or other obstructions. City Clerk CP#14_060 (a) No owner of any house, building, or lot, shall fail to maintain the sidewalks adjoining the property in accordance with the following standards: On February March 4, 2014, the City of East Lansing, adopted Ordinance No. 1308, amending the City Code. A complete copy of this ordinance may be obtained or viewed free of charge at the Office (1) Rubbish, including broken bottles and glass, filth, obstruction, or other nuisance of the City Clerk at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI or at www.cityofeastlansing.com. The shall be removed within 24 hours or as specified by chapter 14 of this Code if following is a summary of the ordinance: the provisions therein are applicable and require sooner removal. CITY OF EAST LANSING (2) Ice shall be removed within 12 hours after the same has formed or salt, sawdust, sand, or other abrasive shall be strewn thereon. ORDINANCE NO. 1308

(3) Snow that accumulates before noon on a sidewalk, as the result of a snowfall, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLES II AND III AND TO shall be cleared from the sidewalk so as to afford reasonably unimpeded REPEAL ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 6 - BUILDING AND passage by the public by midnight of that date and any snow accumulating BUILDING REGULATIONS - OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF after noon on a sidewalk, as a result of a snowfall, shall be cleared to the same EAST LANSING. extent by midnight of the following day. For snow showers that occur on more than one consecutive day, snow shall be cleared by the above stated times or To summarize, this ordinance does the following: within 48 hours after the first snowfall began, whichever is sooner. • Removes the building official as a non-voting member of the building board of appeals • Conforms the timing of decisions and the requirements for variances to state law (4) Snow that accumulates on a sidewalk as the result of plowing or drifting shall • Requires fees to be established by the City’s budget resolution. be cleared from the sidewalk so as to afford reasonably unimpeded passage by • Incorporates Appendix G of the State building code to regulate swimming pools and the public within 24 hours. repeals the pool regulations under Article IV by repealing that Chapter. • Corrects outdated references to the “department of code enforcement” and “code official” (b) Each day that an owner fails to maintain a sidewalk in accordance with these throughout Chapter 6. standards shall constitute a separate offense. • Alters the wording for the posting of dangerous structure signs. • Alters the definition of Chief Code Official, defines Code Official and Department. (c) Failure to timely comply with this section shall constitute a public nuisance • Incorporates the Michigan Residential Code into the definitions of the plumbing and and the City Manager may, if he or she determines the condition endangers the health, safety, or mechanical codes welfare of the public, cause to be posted on the property a notice of the intent of the City to abate • Clarifies department records are reviewed pursuant to the FOIA. the condition with the costs of the abatement assessed to the property owner in accordance with • Clarifies the effect of expired licenses on nonconforming rental units Sec. 26-4 of the City Code. The City may abate the condition and assess the property owner the • Deletes the requirement that the City send an acknowledgement of acceptance of a costs if the condition is not remedied in accordance with the above standards within 24 hours of the license application. abatement notice. • Allows the use of first class and electronic mail to deliver notices in certain instances. • Eliminates certain requirements for owners to have someone else appear for inspections. (d) This Ordinance is to take effect on October 1, 2014. • Allows authorized representatives to appear for owners or legal agents at licensing hearings.

Marie E. Wicks Marie E. Wicks City Clerk City Clerk CP#14_061 CP#14_063 City Pulse • March 12, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

Courtesy Photo Left: A July 4, 2012, game at Cooley Law School Stadium. A $22 million public/private development plan announced today by city officials, Lugnuts owner Tom Dickson and developer Pat Gillespie will transform the outfield, including 80 apartment units and a year-round restaurant to be built on the stadium grounds. IF you build it... Apartments inside Cooley Law School Stadium? Why not, city officials ask

By ANDY BALASKOVITZ few — why not let the private side take it or the past year, the Lansing Lugnuts and its host city have been a step further? Economic development working on a plan that makes $10 million worth of stadium main- officials even predict a net cost saving tenance and upgrades a whole lot sexier. for the city with the addition of more F “The Outfield,” as it’s called, couples those renovations with a than 100 new residents, higher game roughly $11 million private apartment development within the stadium attendance and increased annual lease on a narrow strip of land behind the outfield fence. payments from the team. Lansing developer Pat Gillespie and Lugnuts owner Tom Dickson want “More for less,” is how Bob Trezise, to partner on the housing side. Before May 1, the developers and city officials president and CEO of the Lansing Dickson Gillespie will present a development agreement — in conjunction with a new bonding Economic Area Partnership, charac- proposal and tax incentives — for City Council approval. The public and pri- terizes it. vate portions would be paid for separately, but happen in tandem. “The thing is, you don’t want a facility to reach a tipping point where it’s Officials say the aging stadium is in need of repair before public percep- obsolete,” Trezise said on the necessity of upgrading. “You don’t want to wake tion toward it goes from attraction to dump. up one day and suddenly it’s not such a nice place to go to.” The thinking goes like this: If the city bonds for $10 million to pay for the He says Cooley Law School Stadium could become one of the premier Mi- infrastructure upgrades on the 18-year-old stadium — new field, new roof, picnic facilities, locker room renovations and laying new cement, to name a See Gillespie, Page 10

Highlights of ‘The Outfield’ Developer Pat Gillespie, Lugnuts owner Tom Dickson and the city onsite restaurant, stretching across the outfield between Cedar and Larch of Lansing propose entering into a public/private partnership streets. The apartments would range from $875 (one-bedroom) to $1,200 (two- that would upgrade the stadium and build 80 to 100 apartment bedroom) a month. units within it, overlooking the field from the grassy area and • The city’s vacant Central Garage immediately north of the stadium would be playground beyond the fences. Under this plan: demolished for a surface parking lot. • Lansing would issue about $10 million in bonds to pay for infrastructure • The city would sell air rights to the developers to build the apartments for improvements at the stadium, including laying new cement, a new roof, locker- $100,000, even though the rights were appraised at $500,000. room upgrades, a new field and lights. The Lansing Lugnuts would put in $1 million • The project requires City Council approval for issuing the bonds and approving for a new scoreboard. the development agreement and tax incentives. Officials hope that happens by • The team’s lease agreement with the city, under which it pays about $350,000 a May 1, with a final completion date by opening day 2016. year, would be renewed for 20 years. • The Lansing Economic Area Partnership predicts 75 jobs will be created by the • Gillespie and Dickson would put up roughly $11 million for apartments and an restaurant. 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 12, 2014

kind of money into a stadium to renovate, Fund Insurance Co. of America renovated The stadium originally cost about $18 Gillespie why not make it better?” the decaying Lansing Board of Water and million to build, Dickson said. The timing of For Trezise, the leader of the regional Light facility on Grand Avenue. The Eyde the proposal is intentional. Within the next from page 9 economic development agency, the stakes family is restoring and repurposing the old year, the city will have paid off its original are high. He said the stadium drew 334,000 Knapp’s Department Store in downtown bond payments to build the stadium, which nor League Baseball facilities in the country people last year and that it’s the biggest at- Lansing. “The Outfield” may add another under the proposal. Most housing featured traction into the city for Michigan State hundred or so residents to downtown. as part of ballpark designs is typically across University students. (“Thirsty Thursday” But the project faces a tight timeline "We determined we needed about the street; it’s rare for it to be built as part of night during the season helps.) It builds and an unpredictable reception by the City $10 million worth of work to the stadium, he said. upon the neighborhood growing around the Council, particularly because it involves an- get back up to speed and make “We determined we needed about $10 City Market, which is being led by Gillespie’s other Gillespie project in the area just east it competitive with facilities million worth of work to get back up to Stadium District apartments and the forth- of downtown. Some Council members have speed and make it competitive with facilities coming Market Place. fought Gillespie unsuccessfully because he around the country. If we're around the country,” said Lugnuts owner “I think this is about placemaking,” won’t guarantee union wages going to put that kind of money Tom Dickson. “Instead of just leaving it at Trezise said. “I see this on par with the Trezise isn’t worried about the Council. into a stadium to renovate, why that, we entered into some discussions with (Ottawa) power station and the Knapp’s “We presume they’re going to love this not make it better?" LEAP and the city. If we’re going to put that building, on that scale.” The Accident project,” he said. Tom Dickson, Public/private DIRECTOR RON NEWMAN PRESENTED BY LIQUID WEB, INC. Lansing Lugnuts owner The overall plan is two parts: the pub- lic side, which would be paid for by issuing bonds, and the private side, funded by Gil- Trezise said is about $800,000 a year. Don’t miss some of lespie and Dickson. With Council approval, “We wanted to come online as soon as the Michigan’s top jazz musicians, public improvements would start this year. city’s debt went away,” Dickson said. “That’s Both portions would be completed by open- the public portion.” playing a variety of classic ing day, 2016. Construction will be staged Additionally, the proposal would extend and contemporary works! around baseball season. the Lugnuts’ lease agreement to keep them The city, which owns the stadium, in the city for the next 20 years. The current would end up covering about $9.5 million lease expires in six years. The annual lease in renovations through the bond, while payments to the city are roughly $350,000. $20 General the team will put up $1 million for a new While that amount is subject to fluctuate high-definition scoreboard. Right field in- because it’s based on a percentage of over- Admission cludes a new, covered patio area and the all revenue (a series of rained out Thirsty concourse would be redesigned so you Thursdays might make a difference, for $10 Students could walk a full 360 degrees around the park, which isn’t possible now. See Gillespie Page 11

SPECIAL PREMIERE! he Lugnuts are the Single A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Gregg Hill’s Fan-O-Gram, Jays. The 11,500-capacity ballpark opened in 1996 dur- T ing the Hollister administration. Original naming rights arranged by Ron Newman went to Oldsmobile but were rebranded in 2010 as Jackson Field at Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium. The ballpark is owned by the city, which shares a percentage of revenues with the team as part of a lease agreement. LANSING SYMPHONY That agreement is scheduled to end in six years, though this new proposal is for 20 years, effectively extending the agreement by 14 years. The team is owned by husband and wife Tom Dickson and Sherrie Myers under FOR TICKETS 517-487-5001 Jazz Band Take Me Out To The Ballgame LLC, the Lugnuts’ parent company. According to the offi- LANSINGSYMPHONY.ORG 7PM SUNDAY MARCH 16, 2014 cial website of Minor League Baseball, Dickson has developed nine new minor-league stadiums across the country at a cost of more than $250 million. Dickson and Myers PASANT THEATRE AT WHARTON CENTER also own a sports consulting company and a concession catering company. Spring is coming! What is your dream for your landscape this year?

(517) 327-1059 theplantprofessionals.com [email protected] 16886 Turner St., Lansing City Pulse • March 12, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11 Gillespie from page 10 example), Trezise said the new agreement could increase that by 25 percent. The team and the city share profits at the park on any- thing from tickets to hot dogs, which is in- cluded in the $350,000. The last ballpark renovations were “fairly modest,” Dickson said, and took place in 2005. The $3 million spent included new seats, the addition of a bar and restaurant on the suite level and some HVAC work. While the latest upgrades call for more structural changes to the roof, field, lights and clubhouse, Dickson also said they in- clude “some amenities to the ballpark to keep up with what’s going on” at minor- league stadiums elsewhere. Trezise said one of the main reasons for coupling the public project with a pri- vate one is the potential to generate new tax revenue for the city to offset some of Courtesy Photo the costs of paying down the bonds. Also, Looking south from the north side of "The Outfield," half of the apartment units will face the ballpark, while the other half face a more attractive ballpark, the thinking northward. Developer Pat Gillespie said residents not facing the ballpark will be able to watch games from an "entertainment suite." goes, increases revenue coming into the team and therefore the city. Trezise said “I think it’s time to find out what’s the have included mixed-use retail and apart- “What am I to do?” Trezise asked. “Yes, I the new bond payments for the stadium next thing people expect at a facility like that ments where the city’s vacant Central Ga- called Pat Gillespie.” repairs would be about $1 million a year for that interactive, family entertainment,” rage sits beyond the left- and center-field He also avoided opening it up to others without the development presumably he said. “As we get dense and try to incorpo- fences. However, those plans were aban- with a Request for Proposals because the bringing in more revenue. He anticipates rate the next phase of amenities people want doned after that property became reserved site is so small and that, overall, “the project the new bond payments would be the … we want to figure out what that is.” under the development agreement for the is very, very marginal.” same if not less than the original. The city would sell air rights to build on proposed casino adjacent to the Lansing Getting the ball rolling will require six On the private side, Gillespie and Dick- the property for $100,000, even though Center, Trezise said. votes on the eight-member Council to move son want to build 80 to 100 market-rate Trezise said a verbal appraisal pegged the forward with issuing bonds for the public apartments that rise four stories and span value for the air rights at $500,000. On to the Council portion. The Council will also be asked to the outfield, nearly connecting Cedar and However, without support from the If there’s any Council backlash about the approve selling air rights to the developers Larch streets. Rents will likely range from Lugnuts, “This is an unbuildable piece city’s going with Gillespie on a private hous- and a brownfield tax incentive. $875 for a one-bedroom to $1,200 for a of property,” Trezise said, adding that he ing development in the Stadium District, Trezise plans to have these proposals up two-bedroom. Half would face the ball field disagreed with the $500,000 price tag. Trezise said he wasn’t the only developer the for a Council vote by May 1. Ultimately, for with patios, the other half would face north. “It’s ridiculous to think anything else will city approached. him, the project is not only about maintain- Gillespie said those facing the north side will be built on it.” Also, Dickson’s agreement In fact, three others passed: One didn’t ing a public asset at risk of deterioration, but have access to an “entertainment suite” for with the city gives him development rights return his call, a second met with him and for making it better. watching games. in the stadium property. said “no way,” while a third met several times “I don’t want people to wake up” and find A year-round restaurant is planned for Trezise also said the project depends on with Dickson and walked away. the stadium in disrepair, he said. “It can be a the left-field corner at the ground level, the developers’ receiving tax incentives, par- domino and fall this way or that way.” which would be accessible from outside ticularly being reimbursed for the costs of

the stadium and have a patio overlooking cleaning up contaminates from former in- Clip this coupon for a $2 discount! the field. Gillespie declined to give details dustrial uses. limit 4 discounts per coupon no photocopies $ about the restaurant. Several years ago, Gillespie proposed eum Drive, across from Lansing 8 Mus Cent The design of the apartments and res- plans for Ball Park North, which would 22 er taurant, however, would crowd out green Riverwalk Theatre space that’s used as lawn seating and a play area for children. Dickson said it’s possible some grass would be kept in the final design for seat- a ShoT in the DaRk ing, though “to be honest with you, they’re COMEDY not terribly attractive areas in the ballpark. by Marchel Generally they’re the last seats people buy. … Archard, 37 The improvements we’ll make far outweigh Directed by taking away grass. The last thing I want to Dan do as a team owner is take away from the fan Pappas experience.” Ticket prices would “absolutely With not” be affected under the plan, he added. Evan Pinsonnault! Scott Keith, president and CEO of the Lansing Entertainment and Public Fa- $10/$8 cilities Authority, said there are ongoing BARGAIN discussions about where to put family- March 13-16 & 20-23 oriented amenities on the concourse down THURSDAYS! $14 ($12 sr/student/military) 7 pm Thur; 8 pm Fri & Sat; 2 pm Sun. the foul-pole lines. LEPFA would serve as reservations the project manager. 482-5700…or reserve online at - RiverwalkTheatre.com 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 12, 2014

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER ‘This porous rubber O’ MSU’s Summer Circle Theatre moves to a new site for 2014 By LAWRENCE COSENTINO hakespeare had his “wooden O,” the Globe. This summer, MSU’s Summer Circle Theatre will clamber out of the Red Cedar floodplain to S a spiffy new outdoor venue that will be — cue Sir Anthony Hopkins — “wired for sound and ringed with seats of porous rubber.” The three-tiered $750,000 plaza, funded by pri- vate donors, will start taking shape in the plaza be- tween the former Kresge Art Center and the MSU Auditorium as soon as the snow melts. The theater won’t be able to stage “The Tempest” with real floods and freshly hatched riparian mosquitoes anymore, Rendering by Deb Kinney, Right: Courtesy photo but the tradeoff is probably worth it. MSU’s new Summer Circle Theatre will be positioned The big push for the project came from MSU alum- between the MSU Auditorium and the Kresge Art nus Sam Austin, a physics professor who headed MSU’s Museum. Groundbreaking is expected as soon as the cyclotron for eight years. snow melts, with the first performance scheduled for Austin got the idea after attending an outdoor play at June. (Right) An undated archive photo of the former Lansing Community College and “seeing how nice their outdoor theater location, which suffered from poor outdoor theater was compared our crummy set-up.” sound, uncomfortable seating and incessant mosquitoes. Austin noticed that a lot time and attention was spent on set-ups and teardowns. trampled the petunias,” crows an official history on the “People spent a lot of time doing infrastructure in- theater’s website.) stead of concentrating on the plays themselves,” Austin When the wooden bleachers rotted away, the theater said. MSU Theatre Department Chairman Kirk Domer was left with fiberglass bleachers that didn’t fit inside vigorously seconded that notion. the Kresge court. “The audio and electrical system will be plug and So the troupe moved its rickety risers and 2-by-4 play for evening events,” Domer said. “We’ve never Forests of Arden to the banks of the Red Cedar Riv- had that for Summer Circle. Now we can focus on er, as deep in the floodplain as you can get, where it creating the art with our students and not the space stayed until last year. itself. That’s the big thing for me.” It was a storybook spot, nestled between the steep banks rainwater through. Austin and his wife, Mary, have been going to Summer north of the MSU Auditorium and the river’s swampy When thespians aren’t treading the boards, Domer Circle productions for almost 40 years. They’ve given a lot shallows, but it had its problems — periodic flooding, for expects the new venue to host graduations, art projects of support to the arts community over the years and are one. It was hard for handicapped and older folks to reach, and other outdoor events. the lead donors on the Summer Circle project. and the mosquitoes were supernumerary. “Setting the Stage,” a fundraising kickoff event, is set “The arts don’t always have the same continuing In 2010, shortly after Summer Circle Theatre celebrat- for May 7. stream of income, outside the university, that the sci- ed its 50th anniversary, Austin approached MSU’s The- The company plans to mount five plays in summer ences do,” Austin said. “Being Depression kids, we’ve al- atre Department with the idea of creating a landscaped 2014, beginning with a world premiere of “The Summer ways been frugal, and it seems like an appropriate way outdoor space for summer theater. Circle,” written by Rob Roznowski, MSU Theatre Depart- to use some of the money we’ve saved up.” Domer, campus landscape architect Deb Kinney and ment head of acting and directing. A June start is planned, The Austins and other private donors have raised other MSU officials looked around for a suitable site on even though a deep March blanket of snow is inhibiting $650,000 so far. A support group, Friends of Theater at campus. They quickly zoomed in on the courtyard be- preliminary work on the plaza. MSU, has committed to raising $100,000. Domer said tween the former Kresge Art Center and the Auditorium. The Austins look forward to enjoying this summer’s plays. he was amazed by donor support, especially from com- The venue will center on a circular sub-stage “We grew up in a one-room schoolhouse, and our ear- munity members who aren’t associated with MSU. that will support the temporary scenery for each ly arts experience was completely lacking,” Austin said. Over the years, MSU’s summer theater has oper- production. Three tiers of built-in seating with an “Maybe when you don’t have it as a youth, you appreciate ated in several places, beginning with Demonstra- open design, much like LCC’s, will be accessible it more as you get older.” tion Hall in 1961. to handicapped patrons and congenial to portable Mary Austin hopes the new venue will help Summer In the 1970s, the theater moved to the same Kresge lawn chairs and picnickers. Circle take its rightful place among the area’s cultural jewels. Art Center plaza where the new venue will be built this Domer said the venue will seat over 400, “which is a “The cyclotron lab has become a real magnet for scien- year. The free plays at the plaza, beginning with an ad- humongous audience for us” Audiences typically hov- tists all over the world,” she said. “Scientists are not one- aptation of Kurt Vonnegut short stories, were so pop- er between the 250 and 300. A special porous rubber dimensional people. They want to go to a place that has ular that wooden risers had to be built. (“The crowds surface will feel warm and soft to the posterior and let art, music and theater.” City Pulse • March 12, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 13 ST PATTy’s events & specials

The Avenue Café: Baby Guinness (517) 333-9212. Friday-Saturday. 2900 Towne Centre shots, green PBR, Irish-themed menu. Blvd., Lansing. (517) 484-2523. Blue Gill Grill: Corned beef and Hours: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. 2021 E. Michigan cabbage, Irish stew and green beer. Coach’s All American Pub and Ave., Lansing. (517) 853-0550. Green and sober Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. 1591 Lake Lansing Grill: Green beer, corned beef and St. Patty’s Day 2014 will be a quieter affair … probably Bad Brewing Co.: Green blonde Road, Haslett. (517) 339-4900. cabbage, DJ. Hours: 11 a.m.-1 a.m. ale on tap. Hours: 3-10 p.m. 440 S. 6201 Bishop Road, Lansing. (517) Buffalo Wild Wings (East Lansing): By ALLAN I. ROSS Jefferson St., Mason. (517) 676-7664. 882-2013. reezing temperatures and a highly undesirable Monday time Free T-shirt for first 100 customers. slot point toward a lower-key St. Patrick’s Day 2014. Those Barn Tavern: St. Patrick's Day Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 360 Albert Colonial Bar and Grille: Corned Ffair weather Irish lads and lasses with their green beer and party on Saturday. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 Ave., East Lansing. (517) 333-2999. beef and cabbage, live music. Hours: a.m. 207 S. Bridge St., Grand Ledge. 10 a.m.-2 a.m. 3425 S. Martin Luther obscene T-shirts have class and/or work this year, most likely putting Buffalo Wild Wings (Lansing): (517) 622-8686. King Jr. Blvd., Lansing. (517) 882-6132. a dent in bar traffic and binge drinking. (Either that, or a whole lot of Sour Irishmen, green sour apple- flex days will not so mysteriously be racked up early next week.) Beggar's Banquet: $5.99 breakfast flavored Coors Light and Guinness. Crunchy’s: Green eggs and ham, St. Patrick’s Day is not, of course, all about drinking irresponsibly. sandwich or burrito with green beer Hours: 10:30 a.m.-2 a.m. 718 Delta green beer. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. 254 It’s a cultural celebration of a vital segment of America’s immigrant before 2 p.m.; $5.99 corned beef Commerce Drive, Lansing. (517) W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. population, and this year is a good opportunity to think about that. So sandwich or stew with green beer, 886-9464. (517) 351-2506. why not take some time to reflect on Irish traditions? Irish flight of draft beers, whiskey. Center Stage Restaurant and Dagwoods Tavern & Grill: Corned If you’re looking for something a little more culturally enrich- Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. 218 Abbot Lounge: Party on Saturday featuring beef and cabbage. Hours: 11 a.m.-1 ing, look to Lansing’s neighbor to the west: Grand Ledge. Since Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-4540. 2002, Grand Ledge has dedicated the weekend before March 17 to live band Elkabong. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 2803 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. Irish-themed events. What started as a neighborhood festival has Buddies Grill (Okemos): Lucky- a.m. 1785 W. Stage Road, Lansing. (517) 374-0390. tinis, Dirty Irishmen and more drink (517) 482-2280. morphed into a citywide celebration of Gaelic culture, including mid- Dublin Square Irish Pub: Hours: 7 specials. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 1937 Michigan’s only St. Patrick’s Day parade. The Claddagh Irish Pub: Thursday: a.m.-2 a.m. 327 Abbot Road, East W. Grand River Ave., Okemos. (517) From 6 p.m. to 11 Friday, the Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. $35 five-course meal paired with Lansing. (517) 351-2222. 347-0443. Bridge St., will host Irish music food and drinks ($5 at the door). An Irish whiskeys. Friday-Sunday: Live Edmunds Pastime: Free breakfast Irish stew contest gets things rolling at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ameri- Buddies Grill (East Lansing): Lucky- music. Monday: Live music, bagpipers for Lansing 1st Responders, 8-11 can Legion Hall, 721 N. Clinton St., followed by the downtown parade tinis, Dirty Irishmen and more drink and Irish dancers starting at 10 a.m. a.m. Irish beer and green beer at 2 p.m. and more festivities at the Opera House. specials Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 3048 Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight Monday, specials. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-2 a.m. 101 For a full list of Grand Ledge events, check out glstpats.org. Or if E. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing. Thursday and Sunday; 11 a.m.-2 a.m. S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) you prefer to celebrate with dyed light beer and novelty plastic lepre- chaun hats, read on for a full listing of local events and specials. See St. Pat's Events, Page 14 14 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 12, 2014

Green Door Bar & Grill: Live music specials. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. 213 Ann St., St. Pat’s Events starting at 1 p.m. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. 2005 East Lansing. (517) 332-8300. E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 482-6376. from page 13 Preston’s Bar: Drink specials and green Harem Urban Lounge: No cover, green beer. Hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 a.m. 201 N. Bridge 371-8700. beer, Irish car bombs, DJ music. Hours: St., Grand Ledge. (517) 627-2066. Noon-1 a.m. 414 E. Michigan Ave, Lansing. REO Town Pub: Smoked corned beef SPECIALS ARE FOR The Exchange: $4 drink specials, (517) 267-7898. SATURDAY AND MONDAY, UNLESS SPECIFIED complimentary corned beef and cabbage brisket, cabbage, potatoes and pickle starting at 4 p.m. Hours: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. 314 Harrison Roadhouse: Irish food, green back shots. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. 1145 S. $2.50 Green Pints East Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 319-4500. beer. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. 720 Michigan Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 485-4863. Ave., East Lansing. (517) 337-0200. Fireside Bar & Grill: Corned beef and Reno’s East: Drink specials. Hours: 9 a.m.- $2 Shamrock shots cabbage, green beer and drink specials. Harry’s Place: Corned beef dinner. Hours: 2 a.m. 1310 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight. 6951 Lansing Road, 11 a.m.-midnight. 404 N. Verlinden, Lansing. 351-7366. $4 Pints of Guinness (517) 484-9661. Dimondale. (517) 882-7297. Reno's West: Drink specials, corned beef $4 Jameson Shots Frank’s Press Box (East): Corned beef Hobie’s Café and Pub: Corned beef and cabbage, DJ music. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 $9 Corned beef dinner and cabbage, green beer. Hours: 11 a.m.- sandwiches. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. 930 a.m. 5001 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing. (517) Saturday only midnight. 2314 Woodlake Drive, Okemos. Trowbridge Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-3800. 321-7366. $6 Corned beef Sandwiches (517) 347-8810. HopCat East Lansing: Breakfast buffet Rookies Restaurant and Bar: Green beer, Monday only Frank’s Press Box (West): Hours: 11 a.m.-2 proceeds benefit Haven House, $5 March drink specials, corned beef and cabbage. a.m. 7216 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing. (517) Madness IPA. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. 300 Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 16460 U.S. Highway 27, 339-3880 mayfairbar.net Grove St., East Lansing. (517) 816-4300. Lansing. (517) 487-8686. 1575 Lake Lansing Road, Haslett 886-1330. House of Eden Rock: Fifty cent green beer Smitty’s Place: Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight. pints start at 7 a.m., going up every hour 117 S. Bridge St., Dimondale. (517) 646-9188. until noon; $5 breakfast buffet includes free Spencer’s Kitchen & Bar: Custom Celtic first pint of green beer free; full Irish menu. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at menu, corned beef specials, green beer, no Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. 205 S. Washington cover. Hours: 7 a.m.-midnight. 313 E. Grand Square, Lansing. (517) 374-1300. River Ave., East Lansing. (517) 853-3033. STOBER'S BAR Jimmy’s Pub: Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 16804 Spiral Dance Bar: Friday: Lucky Charms 2, Chandler Road, East Lansing. (517) 324-7100. Lansing's Oldest Bar featuring 11 DJs including Kevin Reynolds (9 Kelly's Downtown: Green beer specials, p.m.-3 a.m.); Saturday: Green drink specials, corned beef, Irish stew, Irish soda bread. performance by Delicious (9 p.m.-2 a.m.); Hours: 11 a.m.-1 a.m. 220 S. Washington Monday: St. Patty’s Day party (7 p.m.-2 a.m.) Square, Lansing. (517) 708-2007. 1247 Center St., Lansing. (517) 371-3221. LeRoy’s Classic Bar & Grill: Hours: 7:30 Stober’s Bar: Green beer. Hours: 11 a.m.- LIVE a.m.-2 a.m. 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 2 a.m. 812 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. 487-4464. MUSIC BY The Log Jam: Corned beef and cabbage. Suits Tavern: Drink specials. Hours: 7 Guinness specials. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 110 a.m.-2 a.m. 210 S. Washington Square, Jen Sygit Sunday 3/16 | 10 p.m. W. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge. (517) 627-4300. Lansing. (517) 702-9150. Funk Voltron Tuesday 3/18 | 10 p.m. Lou & Harry’s Sports Bar: Hours: 11 Tavern 109: Brunch specials on Sunday, a.m.-midnight. 16800 Chandler Road, East food and drink specials, green beer. Hours: Lansing. (517) 351-0899. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. 109 E. Grand River Ave., Williamston. (517) 655-2100. Find us on Facebook! 812 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing (517) 487-4464 Mac’s Bar: Hours: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795. Tavern on the Square: Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 206 S. Washington Square, Lansing. Mark’s Watershed: Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. (517) 374-5555. 5965 Marsh Road, Haslett. (517) 999-7433.

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR The Tin Can (Lansing): Hours: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mayfair Bar: Shamrock shots, Guinness, 401 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing. (517) 708-3441. THY green beer; $9 corned beef dinner Saturday; Gay | Straight | Atheist | Jew $6 corned beef sandwiches Monday. Hours: The Tin Can (Westside): Hours: Noon-2 a.m. Muslim | Christian | Homeless 10:30 a.m.-2 a.m. 1585 Lake Lansing Road, 644 Migaldi Lane, Lansing. (517) 925-8658. Haslett. (517) 339-3880. Rich | Democrat | Republican Trippers: Drink specials. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 Black | White | Brown Midtown Brewing Co.: Pickle-fest, featuring a.m. 350 Frandor Ave., Lansing. (517) 336-0717. locally made pickles. Drink and food specials. Male | Trans | Female The Unicorn Bar & Grill: Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m.

Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. 402 S. Washington 327 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 485-9910. NEIGHBOR Square, Lansing. (517) 997-1349. Waterfront Bar & Grill: Hours: Noon-2 a.m. Moriarty's Pub: Corned beef and cabbage, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 267-3800. Reuben sandwiches, Mulligan stew, drink We’re willing to give it a try! specials, bagpipers and dancers. Hours: 11 What Up Dawg?: Green beer. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 a.m.-2 a.m. 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. a.m. 317 M.A.C Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-3294. (517) 485-5287. Williamston Bucket: Corned beef and Pilgrim Congregational 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Nuthouse Sports Grill: Drink specials, hash, Irish burger, corned beef sliders. Sunday - 10 AM green beer, DJ Shannrock and DJ Slavin, Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight. 132 W. Grand River United Church of Christ (517) 484 7434 free photo booth. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 420 Ave., Williamston. (517) 992-5060. - Lansing, MI PilgrimUCC.com E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6887. Zoobies: Hours: 3 p.m.-midnight. 611 E. Peppino’s Pizzeria & Sports Grille: Drink Grand River, Ave., Lansing. (517) 48 City Pulse • March 12, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 15

‘Butterflies’ affects Timeless themes keep period piece fresh with Starlight romance By PAUL WOZNIAK When community theaters stage 40-year- old plays, the results can be as stale as a forgotten bag of chips. But Photo by Steve Scarborough Review Starlight Dinner Theatre’s Jeffrey Kennedy (left) and Amelia Rogocka production of “Butterflies Are in “Butterflies are Free.” St. Patrick's Day Specials Free” feels fresh, lively and contemporary. Unlike Starlight’s standard lineup of broad to director Linda M. Granger and assis- all day Saturday, Sunday and Monday farces, this polished revival of Leonard Ger- tant director Angela Dill for the strong she’s 1969 script draws its abundant laughs acting, smooth scene transitions and co- from the intimate ordination of all technical elements of the “Butterflies are Free” pain of reality. production. It is impossible, however, to Starlight Dinner Theatre 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jeffrey Ken- overstate the value and selection of a good $1.00 off all Irish drinks March 14-15 (6:30 p.m. dinner) nedy plays Don script. In this case, Granger and her com- Waverly East Cafetorium, 3131 Baker, a blind as- W. Michigan Ave., Lansing. pany give “Butterflies” flight with great Dinner reservations required piring musician preparation and care. 4 Irish Craft beers on tap 48 hours in advance. Show with an overpro- and dinner: $33/$28 seniors and students/$20 children 12 tective mother Live Entertainment by Dan MacLachlan Saturday, 7-11 p.m. and under. Show only: $15/$10 (Terry Minor). seniors, students and children. CELEBRATE (517) 243-6040, Don has recently starlightdinnertheatre.com moved out of his St. Patrick’s Day childhood home at where he instantly clicks with his neigh- ALL DAY every Sunday and Monday bor, Jill Tanner (Amelia Rogocka), recently divorced and extremely spontaneous. Af- ter Jill and Don’s encounter turns roman- tic, Don must navigate around unrealistic expectations and heartbreak. Gershe’s script spends considerable time poking holes into the stereotypes and misconceptions of blindness. Jill has never met a blind person before Don, and re- marks he seems “so adjusted.” “As long as you don’t move anything, I’m as good as anyone else,” Don retorts. Doors open at 10 A.M. The marvel of their banter is its uni- versality. As Don’s character frequently re- minds Jill, and later his mother, his lack of vision does not make him an alien — just a Monday, March 17 normal person without sight. As a sighted actor, Kennedy is especially convincing in his role. There’s no need for indoor sunglasses or trademark gestures; $2 Green Beer Kennedy simply plays Don as a nice, tidy guy with a searing sense of humor. Similar- ly, Rogocka avoids any ridiculous accents or attempts to “play a hippie” in 1969; she $3 Jameson brings Jill to life by simply embracing the world of an impulsive, sheltered 19-year- old. Their combined chemistry simmers Green beer and breakfast beautifully throughout. $6 or lunch combo Minor does excellent work as Mrs. Baker, laying down blistering commentaries on Don’s apartment and lifestyle. (“Perhaps it’s a blessing you can’t see what you’re living in,” she sneers.) In Act II, Minor gently transi- tions from a rude and judgmental discipli- narian to a mother who cares deeply for her only child. Finally, Adam Pruden kills in his walk-on role. As Jill’s latest lover Ralph Aus- tin, Pruden exudes conceited cockiness with swagger and a checkered suit. It’s a small role, however Pruden leaves a big impression. Considerable credit should clearly go 16 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 12, 2014

Chicago Symphony, and Randolph Kelly, Plussier and plussier the principal viola player at the Pittsburgh Symphony, for help. He invited them to Cello Plus festival brings banquet stay at his house and spend a week making of diverse chamber music to MSU music with local faculty and students. Symphonic gigs are often a slog for a pro- By LAWRENCE COSENTINO fessional musician, but almost any of them Cello Plus is an unpretentious name for an happily play chamber music for free, espe- ambitious series of chamber music concerts, cially with a host like Bagratuni. Community Features Community Features but that’s just part of its Spartan appeal. For “It started boiling,” Bagratuni said. the past 14 years, MSU cello professor Suren They came, they Enjoy an Afternoon of Bagratuni has quietly built a top-drawer lo- played and the music Celtic Music and Delightful cal music festival where musicians play airs making was sublime. but don’t put them on. By the time Bagra- Refreshments! Anyone who thinks classical music is for tuni came to MSU Friday, March 14th - 2:00 to 3:30 pm jewelry janglers hasn’t experienced the gen- in 2000, College of Music performed by Catbird Seat, erous week of cheap or free March concerts Music Dean James when Bagratuni and his MSU colleagues, Forger got wind of the Dagwood’s featuring Wanda Degen far-flung cronies and enthusiastic students goings-on in Indiana & Kay Rinker O’Neil get together and roll in musical clover. Bagratuni and asked Bagratuni St. Patty’s Specials This year’s festival includes top guest art- to keep the festival going SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY Bring a friend to this free concert! ists, including boundary-ignoring pianist here — he even kicked in some money. RSVP by March 12th – 517-337-0066 Stephen Prutsman, Armenian composer It took some effort to make a dent in the $2.50 Pints of Smithwick's Vache Sharafyan culture at MSU; at first, some of the concerts Irish Ale and the cream of were sparsely attended, but word of mouth $4.00 Pints of Guiness Cello Plus chamber MSU’s high-pow- spread and the concerts began to fill Cook $2.75 Bottles of Harp music festival ered music faculty. Recital Hall. Last year sponsorship money and Killians Monday, March 17- Sunday, There will be two began to come in. Bagratuni said he hopes March 23 double-barreled this year’s move to the bigger MSU Audi- $3.50 Jameson and 7:30 p.m. Monday: Russian Bushmills shots INDEPENDENCE VILLAGE Gems (music of Glazunov nights of Bach torium will grow the audience further. The OF EAST LANSING and Tchaikovsky) (one of which $5.00 Irish Car Bombs Independent Living Community auditorium’s world-class acoustic makeover 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Music ventures way out- and its easier parking can’t hurt. $7.50 Corned Beef Dinner 2530 Marfitt Road of Vache Sarafyan 5 p.m. Thursday: All-Bach side the Bachs), a Last week’s rehearsals with the student East Lansing, MI 48823 concert (FREE) night of Russian (517) 374-0390 | 2803 E. Kalamazoo St. 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Music of orchestra glowed with a deep collective spirit tel 517-337-0066 Serving Beers for 67 years! Bach, Couperin and Ravel music, a big help- among guest artists, MSU faculty and stu- eastlansingseniorliving.com 5 p.m. Friday: Bach and ing of Schubert dents. Piano Professor Deborah Moriarty, Vivaldi (FREE) 8 p.m. Friday: “Bach and and Brahms and for example, will be hardly visible as she sol- Forth” with guest pianist DISCOVER DISCOVER a rare concert of diers away at the piano inside the student or- IVELADStPatricksCelebration2014 2.4375x5.625FC 0212.indd2/24/14 1 12:14 PMStephen Prutsman Celebrate St. Patrick’s 3 p.m. Sunday: Music of Sharafyan’s ach- chestra for the world premiere cello concerto Schumann and Brahms ingly beautiful by Sharafyan, commissioned by Bagratuni. weekend with pickles $5-15 MSU Auditorium's Fairchild music, including It’s not a standard back-and-forth and beer! Theatre, 542 Auditorium three world pre- concerto. The cello is folded into an un- Join MBC and the Old Town Road, East Lansing mieres, all at the usual mix of winds, piano and a battery Downtown Lansing’s only Brewery! 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There will be two concerts, including a free 5 March 20 - April 29, 2014 Cello Plus p.m. concert, both days. The idea is to show Bach in all his wondrous variety, with a can- This bittersweet comedy tata (with Rayl and the State Singers), an from page 16 combines poignancy and orchestral suite, the Brandenburg Concerto Bagratuni didn’t want to cancel the con- No. 6, chamber music and more. laughter as it traces the cert, so he asked retired MSU Symphony The Bach programs will diversify to in- improbable romance that conductor Leon Gregorian to return to the clude music from other great musicians of develops between two podium. There will be two more world pre- Bach’s time, including Telemann, Couperin middle-aged “losers”. mieres that night, and Sharafyan himself and Vivaldi, and later composers who wrote (For Mature Audiences: Contains adult will play some of his new piano works. music inspired by Baroque types, includ- language/references and nudity.) Every Cello Plus festival tries to balance ing the luscious “Tombeau de Couperin” by novelties like the Sharafyan excursion with French Impressionist Maurice Ravel. more familiar fare, but next week, even the To really spice up the festival, for the 8 Directed by John Manfredi warhorses aren’t all that tired. Monday’s p.m. Friday concert, Bagratuni will bring Featuring: all-Russian concert is a rare chance to hear Prutsman, who has worked with artists as John Lepard and Suzi Regan Alexander Glazunov’s String Quintet, a sel- diverse as Tom Waits, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua by Terrence McNally dom-heard 19th-century gem, along with a Redman and Jon Anderson of Yes. Tchaikovsky trio. Sunday afternoon’s concert Bagratuni called Prutsman “the best Pay-What-You-Can Preview promises just plain ravishment. “I have to American pianist today.” Last year, Bagratu- Thurs., Mar. 20 @ 8PM Williamston Theatre give people their favorite music,” Bagratuni ni was knocked out by a string quartet Prut- $15 Previews 122 S Putnam St.,Williamston said. “They are two most beautiful piano sman wrote to accompany Buster Keaton’s Mar. 21 @ 8pm, Mar. 22 @ 8pm, 517-655-7469 quartets ever, by Schumann and Brahms.” two-reel masterpiece, “Sherlock Jr.,” and re- Mar. 23 @ 2pm, Mar. 27 @ 8pm www.williamstontheatre.org In both concerts, Bagratuni will play solved to get him into the “plus” column. with two frequent chamber music partners, “The guy is everywhere, composing, ar- Pittsburgh’s Kelly and Ruggero Allifranchini ranging for the Kronos Quartet, and he’s a from the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. brilliant pianist,” Bagratuni said. Prutsman “We get together two or three times a year might juggle a Bach prelude and fugue with Joanne and Bill Chur Ch WeST CirCle SerieS and play just for fun,” Bagratuni said. jazz, funk, an Indian melody or bluegrass. The “plus” in “Cello Plus” gets plussier “He just mixes them up,” Bagratuni said. each year. This year, David Rayl, MSU’s cho- “I can’t wait to hear it.” Bagratuni is already ral director, brings a chorus to special con- scheming to get Prutsman back for next 14th AnnuAl certs Thursday and Friday, when all forces year’s Cello Plus and screen the Keaton film, make a pilgrimage to the fountainhead of with a live performance of the score. That Western music, Johann Sebastian Bach. ought to be a plus. Cello Plus ChAmber m usiC FestivAl

march 17th–23RD | FAirChild t heAtre | msu Auditorium seven ClAssiCAl musiC ConCerts in Five dAys with ACClAimed FACulty Artists And guest Artists mondAy, mArCh 17 • 7:30 p.m. russian gems (RES) wednesdAy, mArCh 19 • 7:30 p.m. A Composer and his music, Vache Sharafyan, guest composer, piano (RES) thursdAy, mArCh 20 • 5:00 p.m. And 7:30 p.m. bach plus day 1 5:00 p.m. Concert (FREE) 7:30 p.m. Concert (RES) FridAy, mArCh 21 • 5:00 p.m. And 8:00 p.m. bach plus day 2 5:00 p.m. Concert (FREE) 8:00 p.m. bach and Forth, a crossover concert including works of Bach and many different styles (RES) sundAy, mArCh 23 • 3:00 p.m. Chamber music Favorites (RES)

(RES) = $15 Adults; $12 Seniors (age 60 and older); $5 Students. Tickets available at the door, 517-353-5340, or online at music.msu.edu. 18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 12, 2014

by ALLAN I. ROSS Courtesy Photo “The Wind Rises” is based on the life story of a renowned Japanese — no strings or green screen required. The aeronautics rise of CGI has blurred this line, but its use engineer. in live action is still very much you-got- Acclaimed Jiro dreams your-giant-robot-in-my-comic-book-mov- anime ie, not a seamless blend. filmmaker Old school animated features have Hayao Miyazaki of flying been rendered all but extinct by ani- says this film mation studios that have gone digital will be the final Anime feature captures the joy of (sad fact: Disney laid off the last of its work. pen-and-ink department last year). Ac- imagination, the rush of true love claimed anime writer/director Hayao The power of animation comes from its Miyazaki boldly goes retro in the epic ability to create dreamlike pocket univers- biopic/romantic drama, “The Wind Ris- es where the real and the fantastic coexist es,” the story of a man and his flying ma- working joint — he gave them life. As Tucci, Mandy Patinkin and Werner Herzog in harmony. Want your everyman charac- chines. And it's a flight worth taking. depicted in this film, Horikoshi’s exuber- (!) provide solid back-up, giving a Western ter to take flight? Just have him push off Miyazaki, the maestro behind “Howl’s ance for engineering was only matched tinge to this distinctly Eastern art form. the ground, flap his arms and up he goes Moving Castle” and “Spirited Away,” cre- by his capacity for love, and “The Wind The story does get a little syrupy at ates a fictionalized biography for early Rises” pays dues diligence to both. times — imagine if Nicholas Sparks wrote 20th century Japanese aeronautics en- Compared to your typical Pixar fare “Tucker: The Man and His Dream.” This gineer Jiro Horikoshi, a visionary who where millions are spent to render realistic isn’t an airplane movie — it’s a love story. revolutionized Japanese aircraft design. fur, hair and steel, anime on the big screen Even as the gears of Jiro’s imagination Leading up to WWII, Horikoshi worked does seem a little … cartoony. There’s cer- spin, trying to figure out a way to trans- on a series of wartime airplanes, which tainly no mistaking the characters as being form these cumbersome steel beasts into at the time were among the worst in firmly planted in the world of anime, with organic, elegant flying creatures, his love Newbery Honor winner & the world. By incorporating natural ele- their bulbous noses, giant watery eyes, and blossoms and quickly deepens for a young ments into his designs —the gentle curve great flapping mouths. The lushly vivid woman he meets while on holiday. NYT-Bestselling Author of a mackerel bone, the flexibility of a backdrops of “The Wind Rises,” however, The lines between dream and reality give you the feeling that you’ve strolled are blurred (great chunks of the movie are SHANNON HALE from the manga aisle into the Impression- set in Jiro’s thoughts where he interacts ism wing of an art museum. with his hero, Italian airplane designer The voice actors keep the film grounded Giovanni Caproni), and Miyazaki sends in drama. Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives Jori the movie barrel rolling into whimsy with a subdued, elegant charm, and Stanley his imaginative sound design: Nearly all the movie’s sound effects are made using human voices — the “pkkkkhhhhh” of an earthquake, the “pocketa-pocketa-pocke- ta” of a propeller, the “fooooooshhhh” of wind as a character stands on the tip of an airplane wing. LANSING - OFF SOUTH CEDAR AT 1-96 Unfortunately Miyazaki claims that VISIT CELEBRATIONCINEMA.COM OR CALL 393-SHOW US 127 & Lake Lansing Rd this, his 11th feature film, will be his last. The way the wind is blowing, this movie is www.NCGmovies.com probably one of the last of its kind, to be phased out for the newer models. (517) 316-9100 "The Wind Rises" (PG-13, 135 min.) is Student Discount with ID now playing at NCG Eastwood Cinemas, ID required for “R” rated films Tickets available now. Call the 2500 Showtime Drive, Lansing Township. store at 517.316.7495. Commerical & Residental The place to go for all things Michigan Tue. March 18. 6pm Fully Insured Lansing Location Talk & Book Signing

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Wednesday March 12 >> iAN&ANi Russian-born cellist Ian Maksin earned his classical chops from Mstislav Rostropovich, and he has played with the likes of Sting, Snoop Dogg, P. Diddy and Andrea Bocelli. (Now there's a dinner party.) In 2011 he joined with Bulgarian pianist Ani Gogova to form the duo iAN&ANi, playing an eclectic mix of music to critical acclaim, earning them a slot on NPR’s “Worldview” and selling out the Chopin Theatre in Chicago. The duo comes to Lansing's with a scorching tango set featuring music of Astor Piazzolla, Alberto Ginastera, Manuel De Falla, Gaspar Cassado, Maurice Ravel, and Rodion Shchedrin. 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa St., Lansing. $7-15. For more information call (517) 482-0668 ON THE THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 13-16 >> ‘A SHOT IN THE DARK’ AT RIVERWALK THEATRE Parlor maid Josefa Lantenay is found naked and unconscious at the scene of her Theater lover’s murder. Investigating this crime is Paul Sevigne (Evan Pinnsonault), an PREVIEW Inspector Clouseau-like detective on the French police force. Confessions, denials and doe-eyes from Lantenay has Sevigne feeling like he’s on a spinning merry-go-round. While EventsTOWN must be entered through the calendar at he works on the case, you’ll keep busy trying to figure out who’s sleeping with whom, which is lansingcitypulse.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays for the following week’s issue. Charges may apply for a mini-mystery in itself. $9-15. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700, paid events to appear in print. If you need assistance, riverwalktheatre.com. (Run continues March 20-23) please call Jonathan at (517) 999-5069. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 >> ‘THE FANTASTICKS’ AT CHARLOTTE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER “The Fantasticks” is the world's longest running musical — the show's original off- Theater Wednesday, March 12 Broadway production ran for 42 years and 17,162 performances — but that PREVIEW Classes and Seminars doesn’t mean it’s stuck in the past. In the final show of Charlotte Performing Arts Drop-in Figure Drawing. Easels and drawing boards provided. 7-9:30 p.m. $7, $5 students. Kresge Center’s 10th anniversary season gives “The Fantasticks” a retro-futuristic tweak by going Art Center, located at Physics and Auditorium roads, steampunk. When two meddling fathers try to get their children to fall in love with each other by MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 337-1170. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, pretending to feud, their temporary success goes awry when their kids catch wise to the plot. rhymes and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL What seems like a straightforward farce gets twisty with a pair of fantasy dream sequences South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., as each grows increasingly disillusioned. 2 p.m. $35/$10 students. Charlotte Performing Arts Lansing. (517) 367-6363. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 Center, 378 State St., Charlotte. (517) 541-5691, cpacpresents.com. p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 14-15 >> ‘DYLAN’ BY LCC PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT Spiritual Practices Discussion. What are the options for a spiritual seeker? 6-7 p.m. FREE. Pilgrim Years before a certain American wordsmith named Dylan stole the folk hero spotlight there was another Dylan (first Theater Congregational United Church of Christ, 125 S. name, this time) who left his indelible mark on the world of poetry. Lansing Community College presents “Dylan,” the PREVIEW Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-7434. PilgrimUCC.com. story of Dylan Thomas, which delves into Welsh poet’s struggles with his craft and with alcoholism. Though laden with Business Plan Basics. Learn the basics of writing a business plan. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Delta tragedy, “Dylan,” directed by John Lennox (who played the titular role at Western Michigan University in 1987), blends humor and Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, romance, exploring Thomas’ many complexities, including his conflicted marriage to his wife Caitlin. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March Lansing. (517) 483-1921. sbdcmichigan.org. 14-15 (continues Friday-Saturday, March 21-22). $10/$5 students and faculty. LCC Black Box Theatre, Room. 168 Gannon Building, 411 Overeaters Anonymous. 7 p.m. FREE. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 210 W. N. Grand Ave., Lansing. (517) 483-1488, lcc.edu/showinfo. Saginaw Highway, Grand Ledge. (517) 256-6954. fcgl.org. SUNDAY, MARCH 16 >> TAO: PHOENIX RISING Events Farmers Market at Allen Market Place. Be awed by the costumes, choreography and energy that is TAO: Phoenix Rising. Featuring locally grown, baked and prepared foods, Intensely trained in the mountains of Japan, the performers combine tradition with live music. 3-6:30 p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers modernism in a fusion of precision, power and stamina that present a unique take Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. Mother Son Dance. Includes photos, gifts and on customary Japanese drumming. Before the performance, Wharton will host refreshments. 7-9 p.m. $10-$12 per person- pre- an Insight Preview for audience members to learn about the performance from registration required. Crowne Plaza Lansing West, 925 experts. 3 p.m. $15-$35. Cobb Great Hall, 750 W. Shaw Lane, East Lansing. (800) S. Creyts, Lansing. 517-323-8555. deltami.gov/parks. Strategy Game Night. Learn and share favorite WHARTON, whartoncenter.com. games. 5-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 TUESDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 18-23 >> ‘THE SERPENT LADY’ AT MSU AUDITORIUM ext. 4. dtdl.org. Marriage vows often close with the promise to remain faithful, “in sickness and in Theater Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing PREVIEW Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) health, until death do us part.” However, do the rules change when your beloved 351-2420. turns into a snake? Cherestani transforms into a slithering, split-tongued reptile to Mia McKenzie Black Girl Dangerous. Speaking engagement with author Mia McKenzie. 6 p.m. FREE. test Farruscad’s devotion to her, which he struggles with. Will Farruscad receive a peck or a bite MSU Union, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 353- by the end of this fairytale? This is a commedia dell’arte fairy tale, which means the actors wear 1635. wrc.msu.edu. masks and use puppetry and physical comedy to tell the story. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 Game Night. Cards and board games of all kinds! 7 p.m. FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Satuday-Sunday. Post-show discussion on Thursday, March 20; Lansing. (517) 485-5287. pre-show discussion at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 23. Studio 60 Theatre, MSU Auditorium, 542 See Out on the Town, Page 22 Auditorium Road, East Lansing. (800) WHARTON, whartoncenter.com. City Pulse • March 12, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 21

Sex Pistol & New York Doll at The Loft

The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. $12, $10, all ages, turn it 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 19. Two punk gods are headed to Lansing to perform an all-ages rock show. Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols and Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls bring their band, the Sex Dolls, to The Loft. Down Opening the show is the Plurals. Matlock, 57, has a career that’s spanned three decades, first as the original bassist and founding A survey of Lansing's member of the iconic Sex Pistols. Since then the Englishman has musical Landscape worked with Iggy Pop and in 2010 replaced the late Ronnie Lane in By Rich Tupica the revamped lineup of the Faces. Sylvain, 63, played rhythm gui- tar with the punk-pioneering New York Dolls from 1971 to 1977 WED. MAR along with the notorious Johnny Thunders and vocalist/actor David 19TH Johansen, aka Buster Poindexter of “Hot Hot Hot” fame.

St. Patrick's Day Party and Sing-Along

The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, $10, 8 p.m., Friday, March 14. The Lash and Sally Potter will lead a sing-along of Irish selections, complete with lyric sheets. Tunes include “Irish Rover,” “Go Lassie Go,” “My Wild Irish Rose,” “Wild Rover” and “The Risin’ of The Moon.” At 8:30 p.m., the Lash takes the stage, performing Irish songs all night. The band plays a “world beat” style of Celtic-rooted music. They also dabble in alt-country, including the accordion, whistle, banjo and cittern with percussion in FRI. MAR their set. The Lash has played across the country and shared stages with traditional Irish acts like The Clancy 14th Brothers, as well as with contemporary acts like Hootie and The Blowfish and the Waco Brothers.

St. Patty's Day Punk Party The Avenue Café, 2021 E Michigan Ave., Lansing. FREE, 18+, 9 p.m., Saturday, March 15. Hex Bombs headline The Avenue Café’s free St. Patrick’s Day party. 1592 (Detroit-based reggae/ska) will warm up the stage and the Devil’s Cut (Lansing roots-punk) will perform a stripped-down acoustic set. Hex Bombs, a Kalamazoo-based five piece, is signed to East Grand Record Company and describes its sound as “proletariat punk with a classic punk rock-revival attitude.” Led by vocalist Mike Mann, Hex Bombs formed Sat. Mar in 2006 and quickly developed a distinct anthemic sing-along hook style of punk rock. The band has albums under its belt, including “We Are Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Get Back to Work,” along with several other EP/compila- 15TH tion releases. Fans of the Misfits, Social Distortion or Bouncing Souls might want to check out this show.

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LIVE & LOCAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat u r day The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Service Industry Night, 9 p.m. Diana Lawrence, 9 p.m. The Lash, 8 p.m. The Hex Bombs, 9 p.m. Coach’s Pub & Grill, 6201 Bishop Rd. DJ Trivia, 8 p.m. DJ Jimmy, 9 p.m. Avon Bomb, 9 p.m. DJ Jimmy, 9 p.m. Colonial Bar, 3425 S. MLK Blvd. DJ, 9 p.m. Smokin Guns, 9 p.m. Smokin Guns, 9 p.m. Connxtions Comedy Club, 2900 E. N. East St. Mike Merryfield, 8 p.m. Mike Merryfield, 8 p.m. Mike Merryfield, 8 p.m. Crunchy’s, 254 W. Grand River Ave. The DeCamp Sisters, 10 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Exchange, 314 E. Michigan Ave. Blue Wednesday, 8 p.m. Skoryoke Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Life Support, 8 p.m. Summer of Sol, 8 p.m. Grand Café/Sir Pizza, 201 E. Grand River Ave. Kathy Ford Band, 7:30 p.m. Karaoke, 7 p.m. DJ Dazzlin Dena, 8 p.m. Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. Johnny D Jam, 8 p.m. Stan Budzynski, 8:30 p.m. Soulstice, 9 p.m. Still Rain, 9 p.m. Lansing Eagles, 4700 N. Grand River Ave. Jack Clarkson Band, 7 p.m. The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave. Lydia, 6:30 p.m. Kaleido, 8 p.m. The Sex Dolls Tour, 8 p.m. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Stikyfut, 9 p.m. The Crane Wives, 8 p.m. A Sleepless Malice, 9 p.m. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. Open Mic, 9 p.m. Stella, 9 p.m. Smooth Daddy, 9 p.m. Zydecrunch, 9 p.m. Tin Can West, 644 Migaldi Ln. Waterpong, 11 p.m. Tin Can DeWitt, 13175 Schavey Rd. DJ Trivia, 8 p.m. Unicorn Tavern, 327 E. Grand River Ave. Frog & the Beeftones, 8:30 p.m. Second Nature, 8:30 p.m. Second Nature, 8:30 p.m. Waterfront Bar & Grill, 325 City Market Drive Steve Cowles, 6 p.m. Joe Wright, 6 p.m. Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 410 S. Clippert St. DJ, 9 p.m DJ, 9 p.m. DJ, 9 p.m. DJ, 9 p.m. play in a band? book shows? To get listed just email us at [email protected] or call (517) 999-6710 What to do: Submit information by the Friday before publication (City Pulse comes out every Wednesday.) Be sure to tell us LivE & Local lists upcominG gigs! the name of the performer and the day, date and time of the performance. Only submit information for the following week's paper. 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • March 12, 2014

Thursday, March 13 Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 882-9080. 8:30 p.m. FREE. Scene Metrospace, 110 Charles St., East Out on the town stdavidslansing.org. Lansing. (517) 884-1932. poetry.rcah.msu.edu. Classes and Seminars Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes and Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter from page 20 English Country Dancing. Lessons and live music. activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Lansing Humanitarian Awards. 6-9 p.m. $50, dinner included. 7-9:30 p.m. $4-$6. Snyder/Phillips Hall, The intersection Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. Kellogg Conference Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, East between Grand River Avenue and Bogue Street on MSU cadl.org. Lansing. (517) 242-7440. Literature and Poetry campus, East Lansing. (517) 321-3070. msu.edu. Meditation. For beginners and experienced on Ingham County Genealogical Society. Presentation Teen Tech Week. Participate in STEAM programs. Family Education Day. FREE for families with kids Thursdays. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Quan Am Temple, 1840 N. on “FamilySearch.org.” Busines meeting follows. 7 p.m. Ages 13 and up. 3-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing to learn nutrition! 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. FREE. Lansing City College Ave., Mason. (517) 853-1675. quanamtemple.org. Vevay Township Hall, 780 Eden Road, Mason. (517) 676- Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 483-7400. Tarot Study Group. With Dawne Botke. 7 p.m. FREE. 7140. 351-2420. elpl.org. lansingcitymarket.com. Triple Goddess New Age Bookstore, 2019 E. Michigan Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh in, 6 p.m. Ave., Lansing. (517) 883-3619. triplegoddessbookstore.net. Music Meeting, 6:30 p.m. FREE to visit. St. David’s Episcopal Restorative Yoga. Enhance well-being with gentle Rally In The Alley Open Mic. 6:30 p.m. FREE. yoga techniques. 6:45-8 p.m. $10. Good Space Yoga, American Legion Post 48, 731 N. Clinton St. Grand 2025 Abbot Road #300, East Lansing. (517) 285-2782. Ledge. (517) 627-1232. FRIDAY, MARCH 14 >> ‘CRYPSIS’ goodspaceyoga.com. {REVOLUTION} at Tavern. A weekly electronic The student film “Crypsis” was shot on location at MSU’s Broad Art Museum. It’s Lansing Area Codependent Anonymous. Held in music event for ages 21 and up. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. NO room 214G. 7-8 p.m. FREE. Community Mental Health COVER. Tavern On the Square, 206 S. Washington a noir-inspired transfiguration of H.G Wells’ novel, “The Invisible Man.” Jack Griffin, Building, 812 E. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 515-5559. coda.org Square, Lansing. (517) 374-5555. an exiled scientist is seeking vengeance, but he’s not the only one on the hunt. Join Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Contact Jan. 5:15 p.m. $5 Stella. Live performance. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. FREE. the filmmakers for a Q&A to follow. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Broad Art Museum, 547 E. monthly. New Hope Church, 1340 Haslett Road, Haslett. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) (517) 349-9183. www.newhopehaslett.com. 485-5287. Circle Drive, East Lansing. broadmuseum.msu.edu, badtripfilms.com. Ojibwe/Anishinaabemowin Class. Learn the language of the first people from this region. 7-9 p.m. Theater Donation. Nokomis Learning Center, 5153 Marsh Road, “A Shot In The Dark.” Sex, murder and true Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones Okemos. (517) 349-5777. nokomis.org. love get cross-examined. 7 p.m. $14/$12 Seniors. Craft Night Social. Work on a project, create a quill Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) "Eeeeeevil"--what box, make a dance shawl or do a peyote stitch. 5-7 482-5700. riverwalktheatre.com. can I say? It's cross- p.m. FREE. Nokomis Learning Center, 5153 Marsh Road, Okemos. (517) 349-5777. nokomis.org. Literature and Poetry Starting a Business. Beginning steps for starting word #666. Teen Tech Week. Participate in STEAM programs. a small business. 9-11 a.m. FREE. Small Business Matt Jones Ages 13 and up. 1-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Development Center, LCC, 309 N. Washinton Square, Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. 517- Suite 110, Lansing. (517) 483-1921. sbdcmichigan.org. Across 351-2420. elpl.org. 1 ___ Bator (Mongolia's capital) Events 5 Part of a war plane East Lansing Citizens Concerned. Forum. Friday, March 14 11 Italian or Swiss summit Perspectives for the future of Downtown East Lansing. Classes and Seminars FREE. 7 p.m. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott 14 Fantasy sports option Brown Bag Presentation. Uncovering Religion in a 15 Jiddah's leaned Rd., East Lansing. (517) 332-3106 1950’s Automobile Factory. 12:15-1:30 p.m. FREE. MSU 16 ___ Paulo (Brazil's Spanish Conversation Group. Both English and Museum Auditorium, MSU Campus, East Lansing. most populous city) Spanish spoken. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed women’s 17 Bathrooms brimming Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. meeting. 7:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, with lawn clippings? Euchre. Come play Euchre and meet new people. 19 Fashion world star 6500 Amwood Drive, Lansing. (517) 882-9733. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township Anna Real Talk. Girls age 11-13 discuss real life problems. Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing. (517) 20 Words prior to "tou- 5-6 p.m. FREE. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 484-5600. che" or "tureen" 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 517-372-9163. Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy’s Classic Bar & 21 Obvious disdain womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St. Lansing. (517) 482-0184. 23 Wheat bread Pitt Starting a (Food) Business. Small food-business YPAAL Happy Hour. Meet and network with other almost took away for 2011 development workshop. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Allen Market local professionals. Appetizers provided. 5:30-7 p.m. 26 Appomattox initials Place, 1619 E. Kalamazoo, Lansing. (517) 999-3923. 29 Country musician 53 Folks who Owen Meany in a tube?) 35 Transylvanian count, FREE. Tavern On the Square, 206 S. Washington Square, allenmarketplace.org. Axetone films, say 5 Feat POTUS informally Lansing. (614) 266-0852. 54 Pang or misgiving 6 Jason's mythical craft 38 Bubbling, in a way 30 Just ___, skip and Ladies Silver Blades Figure Skating Club. Lessons, 56 Military turndown 7 Road tripe quorum 40 Pro tour sport Events jump away exercise and practice for adult women. All skill levels 31 Scandinavian fans 59 Big poet for java 8 "I dunno," in day books 41 Unworldly sort One-on-One Business Counseling. Call (517) welcome. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Suburban Ice, 2810 Hannah of Wiggum's kid (in 60 Location of what to 9 "___ for igloo" 42 Things worn to go 483-1921 to register. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Blvd., East Lansing. (517) 574-4380. 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5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014. dtdl.org. Out on the town Paws for Reading. Kids read to therapy dogs. Call STEAKHOUSE PHILLY BAR & GRILL to register. 11 a.m.-noon. FREE. Delta Township District from page 22 Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 RJ Wolcott/City Pulse ext. 3. dtdl.org. Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Steakhouse Philly Cinderella’s Closet 2014. Prom dresses for Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. Bar & Grill, formerly underprivileged kids. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Eastwood Towne Haslett American Legion Post Friday Fish the Best Steak Center, 3000 Preyde Blvd., Lansing. (517) 394-7272. Fry. Battered cod and more. Public is welcome. House, opened [email protected]. this week after 5-8 p.m. $9. $7 seniors and children 7 and under. Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy’s Classic Bar & nearly two years of American Legion Post #269, 1485 Haslett Road, Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. construction. Haslett. (517) 381-8762. Maple Syrup Festival. Fenner Nature Center’s annual Singles TGIF Party. Weekly singles party with fun, Maple Syrup Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Fenner food and dancing. 8 p.m.-midnight, $12. Hawk Hollow Nature Center, 2020 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing. (517) Banquet Center, 15101 S. Chandler Road, Bath. (517) 483-4224. mynaturecenter.org. 281-6272. singlestgif.com. Starving Artists Sale. Local artists put work up St. Patrick’s at Tavern 109. St. Patrick’s for sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. SmittenDust Studio, 257 By ALLAN I. ROSS It looks completely different, (with gyro meat and tzatziki Weekend at TAVERN 109. March 14-17. Tavern 109, Bridge St., Dimondale. smittendust.blogspot.com. After 20 months and a but Tassopoulos said he had sauce), Windy City Philly 115 E. Grand River Ave., Williamston. (517) 655-2100. Headshots for Hope. Headshots to benefit the $200,000 interior/exterior no idea the process would (with spicy Italian sausage) tavern109.com. Alzheimer’s Association, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $50 overhaul, Steakhouse take that long. and the self explanatory suggested donation, all donations welcome. Old Town Philly Bar & Grill opened “We ran into one problem Bacon, Egg and Cheese Music Medical Art, 1106 N. Cedar St., Lansing. (614) 266-0852. this week on Lansing’s after another,” he said. “This Philly. Smooth Daddy. Live performance. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. Advance tickets east side. Since 1967, the building was constructed in The new liquor license a.m. , FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave. only. 5:30-6:30 p.m. $12, $6 children 10 and under. building was home to the the late ’50s, so there were has enabled them to get Lansing. (517) 485-5287. Mayflower Congregational Church, 2901 W. Mount Hope Best Steak all kinds of surprises when creative on that front as MSU Symphony Orchestra. MSU Honors Solo Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-3139. mayflowerchurch.com. House, a we started digging in. We well. The house drink is the Competition winners perform. 8 p.m. $10 adults, New diner that had issues installing our Spartini, a green drink (just $8 seniors, FREE for students. Cobb Great Hall, Music intown closed in new (oven) hood, and when in time for St. Patrick’s Day) Wharton Center, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) Zydecrunch. Live performance. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. summer 2012 the Grand River flooded last made with citrus vodka, 353-5340. music.msu.edu. FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. for the massive September it took out our Midori, sour mix and Sprite. MSU Jazz Orchestras I, II, III. 8 p.m. $10 adults, (517) 485-5287. revamp, which includes a brand new floor, so we had After being closed $8 seniors, FREE for students. Fairchild Theatre, MSU Matt LoRusso Trio at Troppo. Jazz-inspired original full bar and a new menu. to start over there.” for nearly two years, Campus, East Lansing. (517) 353-5340. music.msu.edu. music and original compositions. 9 p.m.-midnight, FREE. “This was something The new look comes Tassopoulos said pent-up Matt LoRusso Trio. Jazz-inspired original music and Troppo, 101 S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 371-4000. we’ve wanted to do with a new menu as well. demand has led to a rush original compositions. 9 p.m.-midnight, Suits Tavern, 210 Music with My Mind is Electric. Come join us for a while,” said Demo Most of the steaks are of customers, causing some S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 702-9150. at the barn for live music! 11 a.m. FREE. Lansing City Tassopoulos, who co-owns/ gone, except for the ribeye hiccups this week. Market, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 483-7460. operates the business and sirloin, which he called “We’ve had 47 years Theater lansingcitymarket.com. with his brother, Andy “the foundation” of his of loyal customers, and “A Shot In The Dark.” Sex, murder and true love Tassopoulos. “Times had customer base. they’ve been patient as get cross-examined. 8 p.m. $14/$12 seniors. Riverwalk Theater changed and people had “Originally this was a we’ve been figuring things Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) 482-5700. “A Shot In The Dark.” Sex, murder and true different expectations. I factory town, so our menu out” he said. “We’ve been riverwalktheatre.com. love get cross-examined. 7 p.m. $14/$12 Seniors. think this is something that’s was just meat and potatoes,” busy as hell since we “Butterflies Are Free.” Retro comedy. 6:30 p.m. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) going to appeal to a wider he said. “Beef prices are so reopened on Monday. I dinner, 7:30 p.m. show, $15 show only; $31, $28 dinner 482-5700. riverwalktheatre.com. range of people.” high now, so our menu can’t believe people stuck students and seniors. Waverly East Intermediate, “Butterflies Are Free.” Retro comedy. 6:30 The original layout focuses on something we with us. They’re happy 3131 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 243-6040. p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. show, $15 show only; $31, included an open kitchen had come to be known for we’re finally open. I am too.” starlightdinnertheatre.com. $28 dinner students and seniors. Waverly East and a cafeteria-style set up, in recent years — our Philly “Dylan.” About the later years of writer/poet Dylan Intermediate, 3131 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) where you picked out your cheesesteaks.” Steakhouse Philly Bar Thomas. 8 p.m. $15; $5 students, $10 seniors, LCC staff 243-6040. starlightdinnertheatre.com. cut of steak, type of potato The Steakhouse Philly & Grill and alumni. Lansing Community College, 500 N. Capitol “Dylan.” About the later years of writer/poet Dylan and built your salad as you comes with marinated steak, 3020 E. Kalamazoo St. Ave., Lansing. (517) 483-1546. lcc.edu/showinfo. Thomas. 8 p.m. $15, $5 students, $10 seniors, LCC staff slid your tray down a line. sautéed onions, provolone Lansing and alumni. Lansing Community College, 500 N. Capitol That’s all gone, replaced on buttered bread, served 11 a.m.-late (based on Literature and Poetry Ave., Lansing. (517) 483-1546. lcc.edu/showinfo. with hardwood half walls, with either hand-cut fries or business) Froggy Storytime. Join Froggy for stories, crafts a new bar with a full liquor the homemade potato skins. (517) 337-2210 and a photo. 10:30-11:30 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Literature and Poetry selection, a new enclosed Variations on the theme facebook.com/ Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) Explore Science! Explore Lab Science Team from kitchen and a carryout area. include the Greek Philly steakhousephilly 351-2420. elpl.org. MDCH. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- 2420. elpl.org. Saturday, March 15 Bilingual Japanese Storytime. Cultural Classes and Seminars activities, stories, crafts, food and fun. 2-3 p.m. First visit only $32 Seed Starting and Transplanting. Tips for FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, for massage therapy growing from seeds. 12:30-2 p.m. $10 donation. East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. elpl.org. Real Estate Hunter Park Community GardenHouse, 1400 block Pricing is exible Pre-Licensure Class on subsequent visits of E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3910. allenneighborhoodcenter.org. Specializing in Domestic Violence Support Group. Noon-1:30 Sunday, March 16 March 31-April 18 Myo-fascial Release Soft-Tissue Mobilization p.m. FREE. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, Classes and Seminars Mon, Tues & Thur 6-10 p.m. 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163. Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Third- Stress Relief O ce Visits womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. floor meeting room. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown Special Events Corporate Chair Massage Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 515- Tai Chi in the Park. Outside at Hunter Park during REASONABLE RATES! the warm season and inside at Allen Market Place 5559. coda.org. during the cold. 9-10 a.m. FREE. Allen Market Place, Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Orchard 1619 E. Kalamazoo, Lansing. (517) 272-9379. Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East Lansing. (517) $120 course fee + $50 materials fee By Appointment only 485-9190. [email protected] To register, call or email: Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation & Silent Prayer. Events (517) 410-1909 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation Healing Art Reception. 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sax and Stephanie Gerwitz on piano. 4 p.m. FREE. Lansing. (517) 351-2420. elpl.org. Lansing. (517) 484-5600. Out on the town Lansing Community College, 500 N. Capitol Ave., Mac’s Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark from page 23 Lansing. (517) 483-1546. lcc.edu/showinfo. Roebuck and Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac’s Bar, Who’s Your Daddy Tour. The Night Off and more Monday, March 17 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795. macsbar.com. Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) 641-6201. performs. 5 p.m. $7, $5 adv. Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Classes and Seminars Club Shakespeare. (517) 348-5728, 6-8:45 p.m. SelfRealizationCentreMichigan.org. Michigan Ave. Lansing. (517) 489-6090. facebook. Brown Bag Presentation. Presenting “A Case Donations. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Haslett American Legion Post Sunday com/events/1451457748401561/. Study in Solidarity Unionism.” 12:15-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capitol Ave., Lansing. cadl.org. Breakfast. Variety of breakfast foods offered. Public Lansing Symphony Jazz Band. Performance MSU Museum Auditorium, MSU Campus, East is welcome, 9 a.m.-noon. $6, $4.50 seniors and kids of classic and contemporary pieces. 7 p.m. $20. Lansing. Music Wharton Center, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) under 7. American Legion Post #269, 1485 Haslett Road, Learn to Meditate. Taught by Bob Teachout. Open-Mic Blues Mondays. Solo, duo, band and Haslett. (517) 381-8762. 487-5001. lansingsymphony.org. Enter at rear of building. 8:15-9 p.m. Donations. spoken-word acts welcome. 6:30-10:30 p.m. FREE. Suits Michigan’s First Farmers. How food production Lansing Organ Guild Recital. Local Organ Guild C. Weaver Physical Therapy Exercise Studio, 1720 Tavern, 210 S. Washington Square, Lansing. (517) 702-9150. evolved in upper Great Lakes. 3 p.m. FREE. Williamston performs variety of repertoire. 4 p.m. FREE. First Abbey Road, East Lansing. (517) 272-9379. MSU Cello Plus: Russian Gems. Including Depot Museum, 369 W. Grand River Ave., Williamston. United Methodist Church, 411 Harrison St., Grand Adult Rape Survivor Support Group. Pre- Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor. 7:30 p.m. $15 (517) 655-1030. williamstonmuseum.org. Ledge. (517) 627-3256. glc-ago.org. registration preferred. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s adults, $12 seniors, $5 students. Fairchild Theatre, MSU Vocal Scholarship Competition. Ethel Armeling Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Campus, East Lansing. (517) 353-5340. music.msu.edu. Vocal Scholarship Competition Final. 6 p.m. $10 Theater Lansing. (517) 372-9163. Woldumar Folk and Bluegrass Jam. 2-6 p.m. suggested donation. Cook Recital Hall, Music Building, “The Fantasticks.” Romantic comedy musical Job Seekers Support Group. Find the right job $4 adults, $2 seniors, children FREE (amounts are 333 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing. (517) 388-3898. in Steampunk fashion. 2 p.m. $35, $5 students. or career. 10 a.m.-Noon, FREE. Women’s Center of suggested donation). Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 steinerchorale.org. Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 378 State St., Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) Old Lansing Road, Lansing. re-news.net/mmb. Charlotte. (517) 541-5690. cpacpresents.com. 372-9163. womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Events “A Shot In The Dark.” Sex, murder and true Support Group. For the divorced, separated and Scandinavian Society of Greater Lansing. love get cross-examined. 2 p.m. $14/$12 seniors. widowed. Room 9. 7:30 p.m. St. David’s Episcopal Presentation on Raptor rehabilitation and potluck. Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing. (517) Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272. Tuesday, March 18 2-5 p.m. $2 per person. Faith United Methodist 482-5700. riverwalktheatre.com. stdavidslansing.org. Classes and Seminars Church, 4301 S. Waverly Road, Lansing. (517) 482- Preschool Prep. Classroom experience for Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Have a support system, 8357, 321-2674. Literature and Poetry children under age 5. 9 a.m. $400 two days/week, lose weight. 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton Rapids Medical Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. Lessons St. Patrick’s Poetry Reading. LPC to hold St. $600 three days/week. Play, 4972 Northwind Drive, Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Rapids. (517) 543-0786. 6-6:45 p.m. Dance at 6:45. $8 dance, $10 dance and Patrick’s Day poetry celebration. 2 p.m. FREE. MICA East Lansing. (517) 708-8746. playeastlansing.com. Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 5:45- lesson. The Lansing Eagles, 4700 N. Grand River Gallery, 1210 N. Turner St., Lansing. (517) 402-5229. Saints, Sinners and Cynics. An open 6:45 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads Books and Stuff, 2019 Ave., Lansing. (517) 490-7838. sites.google.com/site/lansingpoetryclub/. conversation to share about life, faith, etc. 6:30 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 515-5559. coda.org Literacy Celebration. Stage show, storytellers, p.m. FREE to attend, purchase own refreshements. Not So Happy Endings Support Group. For women Music activities and characters. 1-3:30 p.m. FREE. Hannah Buddies Grill, 2040 Aurelius Road, #13, Holt. (517) ending relationships. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Tao: Phoenix Rising. Modern take on traditional Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. 882-9733. saintmichaellansing.org. Lansing. (517) 896-3311. Japanese drumming. 3 p.m. $15, $25, $35. Wharton (517) 351-2420. elpl.org. Hopeful Hearts Grief Group. Learn, grow and heal Center, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 432-2000. LEGO(R) Makers Club. Drop in to make a Events together. 10-11 a.m. FREE. The Marquette Activity room, whartoncenter.com. LEGO(R) creation. Ages 4 and up. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Kid Zone. Ages 5-8. Firefighter-inspired activities. 5968 Park Lake Road, East Lansing. (517) 381 4866. Saxophone Recital. Featuring Jon Gerwitz on East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East 6-7 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Library, 5130 Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn public Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 3. dtdl.org. speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE. CADL Ancestry Club. Learn and share genealogy tips. Call Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. to register. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Delta Township District (517) 367-6300. cadl.org. Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 Speakeasies Toastmasters. Improve listening, ext. 4. dtdl.org. analysis, leadership and presentation skills. 12:05-1 p.m. Social Bridge. Come play Bridge and meet new FREE. Ingham County Human Services Building, 5303 S. people. No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Cedar St., Lansing. (616) 841-5176. Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, See Out on the Town, Page 25 SATURDAY, MARCH 15 >> THE STUART HALL PROJECT Cultural theorist Stuart Hall, who died last month at 82, created the school of thought known as British cultural studies, a theoretical approach of how media messages are produced, disseminated and interpreted. Hall had a major influence on media studies, including formulating the encoding/decoding model of communication that theorized mass media messages, specifically in television. These are interpreted differently by people based on their individual backgrounds. Filmmaker John Akomfrah charts Hall’s influential body of work in the movie “The Stuart Hall Project”; this screening is part of the Black Film as Social Activism series and will be followed by a discussion. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing. broadmuseum.msu.edu.

TUESDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 18-23 >> ‘PORGY AND BESS’ AT WHARTON CENTER You can get a much-needed taste of “Summertime” at the award-winning Broadway tour of “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” coming to the Wharton Center for a six-day run. This iconic American folk opera, based of the novel by DuBose Heyward and featuring the music of George and Ira Gershwin, tells the story of the denizens of Charleston’s fictitious Catfish Row. Porgy, a crippled street beggar, tries to rescue the beautiful Bess from the clutches of her violent lover. This acclaimed show also features the songs “It Ain’t Necessarily So” and “I Got Plenty of Nuttin.’” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday- Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Sunday. $37-$72/$25 students. Wharton Center Cobb Great Hall, 750 W. Shaw Lane, East Lansing. (517) 432-2000, whartoncenter.com. City Pulse • March 12, 2014 www.lansingcitypulse.com 25

0596. wildoneslansing.org. Out on the town Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Mar. 12-18 from page 24 Events DTDL Book Club. Discuss “Life After Life” by Kate ARIES ARIES (March 21-April 19): "There was poured 300 million facts into a computer program HERO: Window Treatements. Homeowner Education Atkinson. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District another life that I might have had, but I am having designed to determine the most boring day in history. Resource Org. tutorial. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Neighborhood Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321-4014 this one." So says a character in Kazuo Ishiguro's The winner was April 11, 1954. It was selected because Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple St., Lansing. (517) ext. 4. dtdl.org. novel The Unconsoled. At this juncture in your life almost nothing important happened except an elec- 372-5980. glhc.org. Farmers Market at Allen Market Place. Featuring story, Aries, it might be healing for you to make a tion in Belgium. I'm wondering if you Libras might Learn to Play the Ukulele. Learn to play the Ukulele locally grown, baked and prepared foods, live music. similar declaration. Now is an excellent moment to reach that level of blah sometime soon. The astrologi- with Ben Hassenger. 3:30-4:30 p.m. $60 members, $75 3-6:30 p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. say a final goodbye to plot twists that you wished cal omens suggest it's a possibility. And frankly, I hope non-members. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 999-3911. would have happened but never did. To do so will that's exactly what happens. You need a break from Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5045. Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing free up stuck energy that will then become available high adventure and agitated activity. You would benefit Today’s Special Program. Free cooking demo Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. for future projects. You may even awaken to exciting from indulging in some downtime that allowed you to and nutrition tips! 5-6 p.m. FREE. Lansing City Market, Architectural Styles. A discussion of prominent possibilities you haven't imagined yet. luxuriate in silence and stasis. The time has come to 325 City Market Drive, Lansing. (517) 483-7460. architecture. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In May 2011, two Nepali recharge your psychic batteries. lansingcitymarket.com. District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- men reached the top of Mt. Everest after a six-week SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You won't be the recipi- 4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. climb. Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar ent of good luck in the coming days. Nor will you experi- Events Designer: Brad Baer. Artist talk presented by MSU had prepared an unprecedented way to get back down ence bad luck or dumb luck or weird luck. No, Scorpio. Art Department. 7 p.m. FREE. 107 S. Kedzie Hall, MSU Bible and Beer. Discussion of Scripture’s power off the mountain. Strapping themselves to a single para- The serendipitous slew of synchronicities that will slip Campus, East Lansing. (517) 432-3961. art.msu.edu/content. in daily events. 6 p.m. Midtown Brewing Co., 402 S. chute, they leaped off and paraglided for 45 minutes, and slide into your sphere requires a new word, which Game Night. Card and board games of all kinds! 7 p.m. landing near a Sherpa village thousands of feet below Washingotn Square, Lansing. (517) 482-0600. I have coined for this occasion. That word is "shluck." FREE. Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. the summit. I suggest you look around for a metaphori- RHS Monthly Luncheon. Everyone who attended Shluck is a cracked yet plucky sort of backwards luck (517) 485-5287. cal version of a shortcut like that, Taurus. Don't do the RHS at any time is invited. 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(517) 887- [email protected]. respected British zoologist George Shaw claimed there was indeed such a creature, he was mocked by his lots of interesting metaphors I could use in writing contemporaries. Eventually, though, the truth emerged horoscopes. "Name one," I challenged him. He told me and Shaw was vindicated. I suspect that you Leos will that "Volkswagen" is a slang term that describes what CROSSWORD SOLUTION SUDOKU SOLUTION happens when a golfer makes an awkward shot that From Pg. 22 soon experience an event akin to the discovery and From Pg. 22 confirmation that the platypus is real. nevertheless turns out to be quite good. "Hmmm," I VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Kyoka is a Japanese replied. "That is exactly the theme I have decided on for word that means a flower reflected in a mirror. I sug- the Aquarius horoscope." gest you use it as a metaphor to help you understand PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do you remember what's happening in your life right now. Here are some being in your mother's womb? Probably not. But here's clues to jumpstart your ruminations. Are you more what I know about that time: In the first few weeks focused on the image of what you love than on what after you were conceived, your body grew at a very you love? If so, is there anything wrong with that, or is rapid rate. Once you were born, if you had continued it perfectly fine? Are you more interested in ephemeral to expand and develop with that much vigor, you would beauty that you can admire from afar than in tangible literally have grown to be as big as a mountain by now. beauty you can actually touch? If so, is there anything So let's be thankful you slowed down. But I do want to wrong with that, or is it perfectly fine? Should you turn sound an alert and let you know that you are currently away from a dreamy surrogate and turn toward the real in a growth spurt with some metaphorical resemblanc- thing? If so, why? es to that original eruption. 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While we wouldn’t have been A few years back, not many area restaurants made in-season, Fork in the Road Local Artisan Diner able to afford daily lunches at Fork in the Road, I for one local ingredients their priority. But two local farm-to-table 2010 W. Saginaw St., Lansing would have saved up and splurged on Fridays. pioneers were ahead of the pack. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday–Wednesday; 11 a.m.-9 Fork in the Road started as one of Lansing’s first food They began as food wagons and have since put down p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday trucks, a faux wood thing aptly named Trailer Park’d. In the brick-and-mortar roots. On the east side: Red Haven, a (517) 816-4300, hopcatel.com early days (way back in 2011), I would hunt it down for the high-end restaurant with outstanding cuisine. On the west OM, TO, WiFi, $$-$$$ burgers and grilled asparagus. I was tickled when the stand- side: Fork in the Road Local Artisan Diner, a long-winded alone restaurant was announced and eagerly arrived early to name for a place that prides itself on simplicity — and can fight the lunch crowds for my Ballin’ Ass Tacos. After a few be justly proud of its menu. visits, I took a hiatus from Fork in the Road. It was too expensive. The portions were We reviewed Red Haven a year ago, so we were overdue to dig into the menu too small. I’m not enough of a hipster to fit in. of its modest-looking counterpart, tucked between the industrial brownfields that I went back a few Saturdays ago for breakfast. Biscuits and Gravy ($9) are one of once were home to General Motors plants. my weaknesses and I was ready to order immediately after spotting them on the menu. Before you walk in, there is palpable proof of Fork’s dedication to local food: A My concerns about portion size seemed to have been overcome and my eyes widened large mural homage to garden produce. Below it, the diner’s herb garden stands at at the sight of my platter of food. The biscuits were fluffy and a little bit crispy, as if the ready, once this godawful winter decides to leave. they had been seared on a buttered griddle. I smeared them with pork sausage gravy Inside, the most prominent “art” is a list of area farms, bakeries and producers and poked holes into the yolk of my fried egg, my mouth watering as I watched the yel- that provide Fork with everything from arugula to shrimp. Yes, shrimp. Far from low ooze out onto my buttery biscuit. I couldn’t finish my meal, which is saying a lot: the salt seas, an Okemos shrimp farm provides the eatery with those comma- I’ve taken a bronze medal in Olympic eating. shaped crustaceans. While my meal was gargantuan, the Fork in the Road portion size increase doesn’t The four of us were obvious virgins to the Fork scene. We sat about 10 minutes seem to have extended to all the menu items. One of my companions had the Ballin’ without being asked for our orders. Only after inquiry did we pick up on what Ass Scramble ($9.75), a plate of scrambled eggs, potatoes and spicy crumbled chorizo you’re supposed to do: 1.) Grab a menu, stand in line at the cash register; 2.) place topped with queso fresco, cilantro and lime wedges. Tortillas come on the side for eat- your order and pay; and 3.) pick a table and wait for a server to bring the food. ers to roll up their own breakfast burritos. She liked it, but the hot sauce offered to her We shared three appetizers and four entrees. The highest marks went to a by the waitress should have come with a warning label. side of Crispy Ambercup Squash ($5.50). The pieces were thinly sliced, lightly Another companion had the olive burger ($11.25), which was bigger than a fried and dusted with sea salt, placed on a bed of dainty sunflower shoots with slider but smaller than a Big Mac. He gobbled it up, commenting that he really dabs of horseradish sauce, maple syrup and ricotta cheese. Salt, sweet, crisp, liked the “very tasty” bun. (OK, it was my dad — his strengths don’t lie in food de- tang — some kind of wonderful. scription.) For the price, it would have been nice to see a side of tater tots instead In descending order, I’d rank these entrées accordingly: Pork Mac ($11.50), of the sparse pickled vegetables on the plate. As is stands, the tots are $5 and were Meatloaf ($15.50), Fried Chicken ($13.50) and Shrimp & Grits ($19). All were quite cooked a little past crispy. good. Brett’s fried chicken was lightly See He Ate, Page 27 The boyfriend ordered the Beef See She Ate, Page 27 Good wine. Good beer.

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Broth soup ($4) made with white beans He Ate and chunks of rabbit. Along with chevre, rabbit takes a prominent place on Fork’s from page 26 menu. I give the Rabbit Broth a C+. Our friend Bruce ordered biscuits and gravy battered, juicy inside and not grease- ($9). It landed looking like the mother encumbered. My meatloaf was infused ship of all biscuits and gravy platters, with subtle smokiness, which came with topped with a sunny-side up egg. He ate wisp-like slivers of fried red onions and his fill; two-thirds was left uneaten. pickled mushrooms. I was underwhelmed by my lunch Judy’s Pork Mac held a creamy blend choice, the strangely named Ballin’ Ass of bleu, smoked cheddar and mozzarella Tacos ($8). Chorizo-filled flour tortillas cheeses. Locally, I've only found one bet- are topped with that splendid Mexican ter — the mac and cheese with charcute- cheese, queso fresco, along with fresh rie at Gracie's Place in Williamston. lime and cilantro. The toppings were Lisa’s shrimp and grits proved a sur- tasty but the chorizo was too spicy. And prise. The shrimp still had their heads though the menu said it came with molé attached, underscoring that these weren’t verde, I tasted no evidence of that. processed and flash-frozen in a trawler There are noteworthy little extras at off the Louisiana coast. Fork in the Road. Hot tea comes with a Before my entrée, I tried the curried little hourglass timer — three minutes for parsnip soup. I love curry and parsnips, proper steeping. Restrooms have graffiti but found this to be all about the curry; boards jammed with messages. My favor- it was more like curried porridge. Chevre ite: “921 Evergreen for all the fun.” There (goat cheese) and apple chunks layered are marker pens so you can add your own on top were a good choice, though. The message. Good luck finding a spot. Fork folks seem enamored of chevre, Will I go back? Absolutely. Heck, I’d since it appears throughout the menu. go back for the Backward Float ($5): Sas- Obviously they’ve discovered a great little safras gelato bobbing in a foamy mug of goat farm because this chevre is superior Faygo Creme Soda. to what I’ve found in supermarkets. That’s DETROIT-made Faygo, in case On the second visit, Judy had Rabbit you didn’t know. Gabrielle Johnson/City Pulse The olive burger at farm-to-table diner Fork in the Road. layer of mashed potatoes, which was a nice She Ate thought but didn’t hold together very well. I was happy I’d covered my lap with more from page 26 than one napkin. The meatloaf itself was tomatoey, but unremarkable. Thick chunks Pastrami Sandwich ($11), which sounded of cheddar cheese made holding the sand- promising considering the proffered wich difficult and overpowered the taste of braised cabbage and sweet onion, roasted the meatloaf and the red onion marmalade. lemon mustard and mozzarella. If the meat A gourmet diner is a great idea, but I had been left off the sandwich it would have think the typical Lansing eater might be been an improvement — a good third of it better situated and more inclined to pay was inedible gristle, stuff that I would have actual diner prices, at least when they’re thrown away if I were making it at home. getting boutique-sized food. The wait after we ordered was substan- tial, which was fine because I was attempt- ing to teach my dad how to use Facebook JANICE M. COBBS, LMSW (to no avail). If it had been a weekday PSYCHOTHERAPIST TIM BARRON lunch, however, the time crunch would have sent me into panic mode. Do you worry EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING I returned a few weeks later for that about every- weekday lunch with a girlfriend. She thing? Do you 6AM-9AM drank a Hummingbird Nectar Iced Tea (a feel sad or whopping $2.50) with her olive burger. I’m irritable most not sure what was in the tea, but it tasted of the time? like flowers and honey and springtime, Therapy a welcome respite after the completely can help! depressing weather we have been battling for months. 25 Years of Experience She liked the olive burger just as much as Dad did. While I have a serious aver- Asperger's Older Adults sion to olives, I tasted this one and was Chronic Illness Anxiety Depression impressed with the juiciness of the meat. Borderline Personality Disorder Again, the bun got rave reviews. And hear Berl Schwartz of City Pulse I had the Smoked Meatloaf’wich, an 517-643-1975 intimidatingly tall meatloaf sandwich on call Tim an ignorant slut — or worse. Old Town Medical Arts Building thick slices of seeded bread. The bottom 1106 N Cedar Street, Lansing piece of bread was slathered with a thick Every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Ad_City Pulse 1003143

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