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PUBLIC NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE INGHAM COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER

NOTICE OF ORDERS OF ABANDONMENT OF PETITIONS

Notice Is Hereby Given that the Ingham County Drain Commissioner has entered Orders of Abandonment of Petition relating to the petitions filed by the Village of Webberville on December 30, 2008, for the Webberville Drain, the Webberville No. 2 Drain, and the Monroe and Leach Drain, for the reason that Leroy Township filed a subsequent petition on January 30, 2014, for consolidation of these drains and their drainage districts as well as for the maintenance and improvement of these drains. This subsequent petition having been found necessary for public health, convenience or welfare by a Board of Determination on April 29, 2014, and these drainage districts now consolidated into the Webberville Consolidated Drain Drainage District, the 2008 petitions are deemed abandoned pursuant to Section 221 of the Michigan Drain Code of 1956, as amended, same being MCL 280.221.

Dated: August 6, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann Ingham County Drain Commissioner Phone: (517) 676-8395

CP#15-191

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL

Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, to consider the following:

1. A public hearing will be held to consider an application from FP Investors, LLC for cluster plan development approval for the Falcon Pointe property north of Hawknest Subdivision, near the intersection to Chandler and State Roads, to convert an existing manufactured housing community into a site condominium development. There are a total of 120 two-bedroom units being proposed. The property is zoned R-2, Medium Density Single-Family Residential.

2. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1349 a City-initiated ordinance to amend sections 50-731, 50-732 and 50-733 of Chapter 50 – Zoning – of the Code of the City of East Lansing to allow for additional uses in the Community Facilities District. Newsmakers 3. A public hearing will be held to consider an application from Columbia East Lansing Hotel, THIS WEEK: Inc. for Special Use Permit approval for the property at 300 M.A.C. Avenue to modify its existing special use permit condition #7. The modification would allow the applicant to serve food and HOSTED BY BERL SCHWARTZ ADDICTION beverages in the Lobby Greatroom Restaurant until 2:00 AM. TREATMENT 4. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1350 an application from WREL, LLC, to rezone the property at 3126 West Road from RA, Residential Agriculture District to B-5, Community Retail Sales Business District.

The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, upon notice to the City of East Lansing, prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations or services should write or call the City Manager’s Office, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 319-6920, TDD 1-800-649-3777.

Marie E. Wicks City Clerk

CP#15_192

City of Lansing Notice of Public Hearing

The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on August 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council DR. PAUL DEWEESE Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, Lansing, MI, for the purpose stated below:

To afford an opportunity for all residents, taxpayers of the City of Lansing, other interested persons and ad valorem taxing units to appear and be heard on the approval of SkyVue on Michigan Redevelopment Project – Brownfield Redevelopment Plan #60 pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, Public Act 381 of 1996, as amended, for property commonly referred to as 3165 East Michigan Avenue located in the City of Lansing, but more particularly described as:

JACOB BURNS Parcel ID: 33-01-01-14-226-031, COM ON N LINE E MICHIGAN AVE AT PT S 89DEG 55MIN E 563 DR. DEWEESE’S PATIENT FT FROM CL CLIPPERT ST N 0DEG 17MIN E 419.8 FT S 89DEG 55MIN E 349.1 FT, S 419.8 FT, N 89DEG 55MIN W 349.8 FT TO BEG; SEC 14 T4N R2W

Approval of this Brownfield Plan will enable the Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to capture incremental tax increases which result from the redevelopment of the property to pay for costs associated therewith. Further information regarding this issue, including maps, plats, and a description of the brownfield plan will be available for public inspection and may be obtained from Karl Dorshimer – Director of Business Development, Lansing Economic Area Partnership, 500 East Michigan Avenue, Suite 202, Lansing, MI 48912, (517) 999-9039. If you are interested in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written MY18TV! comments will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2015 at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan 10 A.M. EVERY SATURDAY Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or email [email protected].

Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk COMCAST CHANNEL 16 LANSING www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope 7:30 P.M. EVERY FRIDAY CP#15-196 City Pulse • August 12, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 PUBLIC NOTICES City of Lansing Notice of Public Hearing

The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on August 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, Lansing, MI, for the purpose stated below:

To afford an opportunity for all residents, taxpayers of the City of Lansing, other interested persons and ad valorem taxing units to appear and be heard on the approval of Brownfield Plan #61 – The Feldman’s Bud Kouts Redevelopment Project pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, Public Act 381 of 1996, as amended, for property commonly referred to as 2701, 2801 and 2827 East Michigan Avenue located in the City of Lansing, but more particularly described as:

2701 E. Michigan Avenue Legal Description: COM 49.5 FT N OF CEN SEC 14 T4N R2W, TH N 522 FT +/- TO POINT 407.45 FT S OF S LINE LASALLE GARDEN STREET, E 190 FT +/- TO W LINE PRIVATE DETROIT ST, S 520 FT +/- TO N LINE E MICHIGAN AVE, W 190 FT +/- TO BEG; ALSO LOTS 1 THRU 5 AND 35 THRU 43, AND VAC E-W ALLEY ADJ S LINE LOT 43, ALSO PART VAC LASALLE BLVD COM NE COR LOT 38, TH E 66 FT, S 120 FT, W 66 FT, N TO BEG; MIDWAY SUB

2701 E. Michigan Avenue/N. Howard Street Legal Description: COM W LINE HOWARD ST 60 FT S OF SE COR MIDTOWN SUB TH S 89DEG 53MIN 12SCD W 312.536 FT, S 00DEG 11MIN 24SCD W 93.6 FT, E 314.9 FT N 92.4 FT TO BEG; SEC 14 T4N R2W

2801 E. Michigan Avenue Legal Description: COM ON N LINE E MICHIGAN AVE 189.9 FT E OF N & S 1/4 LINE SEC 14, TH N 632.5 FT, E 50 FT, N 7.5 FT, E 314.9 FT, S 470.3 FT, W 140 FT, S 169.7 FT, W 229.4 FT TO BEG; SEC 14 T4N R2W

2827 E. Michigan Avenue Legal Description COM AT INTERSECTION N LINE E MICHIGAN AVE & W'LY LINE HOWARD ST, TH W 140 FT, N 169.7 FT, E TO W LINE HOWARD ST, S TO BEG; SEC 14 T4N R2W.

Approval of this Brownfield Plan will enable the Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to capture incremental tax increases which result from the redevelopment of the property to pay for costs associated therewith. Further information regarding this issue, including maps, plats, and a description of the brownfield plan will be available for public inspection and may be obtained from Karl Dorshimer – Director of Economic Development, Lansing Economic Area Partnership, 1000 South Washington, Suite 201, Lansing, MI 48912, (517) 702-3387.

If you are interested in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2015 at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or email [email protected].

Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope

CP#15-195 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015 pay and six to eight times more than the three physician categories. Pay isn't The bad for Sparrow's No. 2 exec, Joe Ruth. VOL. 14 His compensation was listed at $711,519 ISSUE 52 — 15 times the average. And the gap compensation gap really shrinks at Hayes Green Beach in (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com A local preview of the SEC-ordered Charlotte, where CEO Matthew Rush's compensation was $430,548, just nine ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6705 CEO-to-worker ratio PAGE CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6704 In an era where pay to workers has times the average worker. or email [email protected] hardly budged, the compensation paid to But there are other examples of ample health-related pay. At the Michigan 6 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz chief executives has soared. [email protected] • (517) 999-5061 Health and Hospital Association, which CEOs in 1965 ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER • Mickey Hirten earned about 20 times defines its mission as promoting the 'Little House' star declares for big House in D.C. [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 interest of the health care industry, CEO the typical worker. By ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR • Ty Forquer 2013 CEOS earned Spencer Johnson's compensation was PAGE [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 about 300 times that $1.2 million, 25 times the average. He PRODUCTION MANAGER • Angus McNair amount, according to retired in June. 9 [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 Then there is Okemos-based Delta CALENDAR EDITOR • Jonathan Griffith the Economic Policy [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 Institute, a liberal Dental Plan of Michigan, essentially a multi-state health insurance provider, Actor Peter Carey on playing Ernie Harwell STAFF WRITERS • Lawrence Cosentino leaning advocacy [email protected] group. It sounds too where CEO Laura Czelada's 2013 com- Todd Heywood high to me, but the MICKEY HIRTEN pensation was $3.9 million — 83 times PAGE [email protected] broader point ad- the average worker and 25 times more ADVERTISING • Shelly Olson & Suzi Smith dresses a piece of the than the average $155,720 pay of an area 20 [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 [email protected] • (517) 999-6704 income inequality gap that is real and by dentist. Contributors: Andy Balaskovitz, Justin Bilicki, many accounts worsening. The two publicly traded companies in the area — Spartan Motors and Neogen Author John Scalzi signs big league contract Daniel E. Bollman, Capital News Service, Bill How real will be obvious in 2017 Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Michael Gerstein, Tom when as required by the Securities and Corp. — both list CEO salaries in their Helma, Gabrielle Johnson, Terry Link, Andy 2014 proxy statements, as reported by COVER McGlashen, Kyle Melinn, Mark Nixon, Shawn Exchange Commission companies must Parker, Stefanie Pohl, Dennis Preston, disclose the gap between the pay of the Salary.com. Compensation for Spar- Allan I. Ross, Belinda Thurston, Rich Tupica, Ute big boss and a company's rank-and-file tan's former CEO, John Sztykiel, was ART Von Der Heyden, Paul Wozniak workers. It's a complicated calculation $554,928 — 12 times the average worker. Delivery drivers: Garrett Clinard, Dave Fisher, Ian At Neogen, which develops and markets Graham, Albert Marciniak, Thomas Scott Jr., Kathy Tober and won't mean much in the Lansing “EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR” by ANGUS MCNAIR area. There are few publicly traded food and animal safety products, the Interns: Michelai A. Graham, Asha Johnson, companies based in mid Michigan, and compensation package for CEO James L. Brooke Kansier, Helen Murphy, Nikki Nicolaou Herbert was $1.4 million, 30 times the CITY PULSE by national standards, annual pay for on the 7 p.m. WednesdaysEditor & Publisher local chief executives is modest — just region worker pay rate. THIS WEEK Berl Consumers Energy, which is based in on $147,440, according to the May report AIR Ingham County Treasurer Eric Schertzing Schwartz from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It Jackson but has a large presence in the Renegade Theatre Festival’s Chad Badgero Dr. Paul DeWeese put the average worker's pay in May at area, paid CEO John G. Russell $6.2 mil- lion in total compensation, 130 times the DeWeese patient Jacob Burns $45,260 89 FM But there are some well-compensated average worker's pay. CEOs, particularly at area hospitals and Michigan State University, a nonprof- other health related organizations. Com- it, except for its sports program, is one of pensation for CEOs included base pay, the rare institutions where the CEO, Lou retirement benefits, stock options and Anna Simon isn't the highest paid em- other sweeteners. ployee. Her pay was raised to $850,000 Topping the executive compensation a year in 2014 — 18 times the average. chart at $8.8 million — 180 times the But it's in the Athletic Department where average worker — is Philip Incarnati, compensation dwarfs Simon's. The president/CEO of McLaren Health Care, university's AD Mark Hollis will make which operates two of its 12 hospitals in $917,000 according to the Detroit Free Lansing. His pay was listed in the orga- Press — 18 times the average worker. nization's 2013 Form 990, filed with the Football coach Mark Dantonio's 2015 IRS. (These and the BLS report are the compensation will be $5.6 million — 180 source of compensation numbers unless times the average; basketball coach Tom noted.) Hospitals have a wide range of Izzo's compensation is set at $4 million, average workers, at one extreme near the See Hirten, Page 6 minimum wage, at the other end, highly compensated doctors. Yet even measured against medical professional means Have something to say about a local issue wages in the Lansing area, the McLaren or an item that appeared in our pages? CEO gap is huge. Incarnati's compensa- Now you have two ways to sound off: tion is 51 times the mean pay for physi- 1.) Write a letter to the editor. cians and surgeons ($172,800), 39 times • E-mail: [email protected] that of obstetricians and gynecologists • Snail mail: City Pulse, 1905 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 ($225,310), and 36 times that of anes- • Fax: (517) 371-5800 2.) Write a guest column: thesiologists ($244,700). Contact Berl Schwartz for more information: Closer to home, the gap shrinks. [email protected] Sparrow Hospital CEO Dennis Swan's or (517) 999-5061 (Please include your name, address and telephone number so we can compensation for 2013 was $1.4 million reach you. Keep letters to 250 words or fewer. City Pulse reserves the – about 30 times the average workers' right to edit letters and columns.) City Pulse • August 12, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION document did the FBI ever indicate that this person was dis- charged from our practice and threatened us with this kind of information, because it was against their narrative.” DeWeese He took exception to the FBI’s implied characterization that he exploited patients he took into his home by giving them drugs in exchange for favors, sexual and otherwise. defends record DeWeese said he acted out of his Catholic faith in offering OF THE WEEK assistance to people who needed help. “There was no quid pro quo,” he said. REVISITED Challenges FBI, takes on medical He said the patients would then offer to run errands or community over opioid concerns make meals or clean the common areas. “We were living in community,” he said. “Pathetic.” One of them was a prostitute trying to get away from her That’s how embattled physician Paul DeWeese character- pimp, who was paying her in heroin. After she broke down ized an FBI affidavit filed in federal court alleging a variety in his office when she sought treatment, he offered shelter of abuses in his Lansing-based pain management and drug because she had nowhere else to turn, he said. addiction medical practice. One couple he invited into his home had been living on the DeWeese, a former state representative from Ingham “under the Kalamazoo Street bridge” for over a year, he said. County whose license was suspended last month pending He also defended his July 4, 2014, trip to Escanaba in the the outcome of state and federal probes, broke his silence on Upper Peninsula to visit patients and write prescriptions. He the “City Pulse Newsmakers” TV show Saturday. The show is said they could not afford the seven-hour trip to Lansing. available at www.lansingcitypulse.com. Morever, understanding where and how a patient lives “I felt the way this was provides many details going — especially the a physician can use in high-profile nature of the caring for that patient, media — I just felt like it he contended. He said wasn’t wise to just let the he also educated fam- allegations be floating out ily members about how there,” he said. they could help their That, he said, out- kin. weighed the risk of surren- He rejected the al- dering Fifth Amendment legations by the FBI he rights against self-incrim- drove up there just to ination — even though write prescriptions. He he said he expects he will also defended meeting Property: 2222 Grand River Ave. probably be indicted. some of them in such Okemos DeWeese said in his de- places as a McDonald’s fense that the FBI ignored between the U.P. and that he discharged 240 pa- Lansing. He did so as a This building was featured as an Eyesore tients he knew or suspected City Pulse file image matter of convenience and said he asked them in July 2012. At that time, the front elevation were abusing his prescrip- Paul DeWeese (right) said on “City Pulse Newsmakers” that the FBI has the same questions he was nearly covered “by rampantly overgrown tions. painted an unfair portrait of his medical practice. One of his patients, “That has never been would have in a medical shrubs and trees.” The bay windows, now clear- Jacob Burns (left), supported him. The show will be rebroadcast at ly visible on either side of the entrance portico, brought up by the FBI be- office, entering their an- 10 a.m. Saturday on MY18. were completely obscured. cause it is against their nar- swers on his laptop. As mentioned in the 2012 feature, busi- rative,” he said. “The narra- DeWeese, 60, said he nesses periodically relocate or close in response tive is that I am just dishing out drugs like crazy, giving them has been living on retirement savings since his license was to market pressures or new opportunities. to drug dealers and I don’t care about anything. suspended. His legal bills in July alone were $25,000, he However, vacant buildings need not necessarily “The fact that I would have discharged 240 patients — said. succumb to blight; neglect and deferred main- many of them who were caught selling their prescriptions, DeWeese served four years in the Legislature representing tenance led to this building’s deteriorated state. rural Ingham County from 1999 to 2003. He was a Repub- and that’s why we discharged them — is kind of against the Now, the property is showing the marks of lican. whole grain” of the FBI’s case, he said. a turnaround. Bright signage announces the He has been on missions providing medical treatment He blames his legal problems on discharged patients who promise of project funding and the excess foli- with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. He has traveled turned “vindictive.” age has been removed from the walls. A new to Africa three times for the Nyaka AIDS Orphan Project. “About 40 of those 240 were very angry and came back at enterprise is imminent. us and said things like ‘I’m bringing a shotgun and I’m blow- He’s also been an emergency room physician. ing your staff away,' ‘I’m going to calling the FBI, I’m going DeWeese said his Catholic faith has played a large role in — Daniel E. Bollman, AIA to lie about you,’ ‘I’m going to bring you down,’ ‘I’m going to the way he practices medicine. destroy you,’ ‘I’m going to get your license taken away.’” “It’s all about the notion that God is a God of redemption,”

Jacob Burns, one of DeWeese’s pain patients, supported DeWeese said, “that God is a God that especially cares about him. He told the story of a woman DeWeese discharged after the disempowered, the impoverished, the poor, the people she failed a drug screening. that aren’t protected.” “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier “She was screaming at the top of her lungs,” Burns recalled. DeWeese sees this example again and again in the properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan- He said she called the police and threatened to call the FBI. singcitypulse.com or call Berl Schwartz at (517) 999-5061. Said DeWeese: “Not once in the whole 40-page-plus See DeWeese, Page 6 6 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015

to her supporters. Schertzing said he was also pleased they “Because I used my city council ac- Going after Gilbert attacked her dog. “As a county treasurer, Wood apologizes count to pay for the ad which is a per- who licenses 25,000 of them, it’s a bad idea GOP quick to attack to attack dogs.” Councilwoman begins missible expenditure, the ad should not have included the link to my campaign actress' bid to unseat Bishop MIRS, a Capitol news service, said that reimbursing city for ads website,” Wood posted. ”I apologize for in an email Gilbert responded to the attack this error. I take ethics issues very seri- Eric Schertzing takes it as a good sign by saying, “The truth is I got caught in a Lansing City Councilwoman Carol ously, and I take full responsibility for that Republicans quickly attacked actress perfect storm of financial difficulty, which is Wood has reimbursed this mistake. I will be removing the link Melissa Gilbert when she announced her why I initiated a conversation with the IRS, the city of Lansing for to my website from future versions of the candidacy for the 8th told them I was having trouble and together some of the ads she ad, and will immediately reimburse the Congressional District we set up a payment plan.” placed with taxpayer city from my campaign account.” seat. A Detroit News article said the actress funds that included her The apology was “liked” by 123 people It means that they blamed her financial troubles on her 2011 campaign web address. by Friday morning, and received 38 com- view her as a serious divorce from actor Bruce Boxleitner, a Wood said Thursday ments, all supportive. candidate, said Schertz- struggling acting career, and the economy. she has repaid the city “I wrote a check for $125 to cover ing, the Ingham County In her campaign announcement, Gilbert $125 for an advertise- from Feb. to July,” Wood told City Pulse treasurer who ran unsuc- said, “I'm running for Congress to make life ment that ran in the on Thursday. “January was a free month cessfully last year against a little easier for all the families who feel they monthly newsletter of Wood and May a free month.” U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop. have fallen through the cracks in today's the Lansing Associa- Gilbert That only covers 2015. Wood told And they should, he economy. I believe building a new economy tion for Human Rights. The amount cov- City Pulse the ad had been running for added, saying he is opti- is a team effort, and we need to bring fresh ers five ads from this year. “years.” mistic about her chances. voices to the table to get the job done.” Wood said she is still determining “I am following up on that now,” Wood “She has the connections and the name Schertzing lost 54 percent to 42 percent how much more she owes the city for the said, “but I wanted to take care of this recognition, and some of her history is go- to Bishop, but he said that Gilbert can do ad, which appeared as long ago as Janu- year’s first and some of those were paid ing to help her attract the money necessary better in 2016 because “in a presidential ary 2013. The publication’s rate card said by me from my own checking account to knock out a weak freshman incumbent.” year those numbers move around 5 percent- the ad is $25 per insertion. when my council account was used for Gilbert, 51, who starred in the popular age points.” Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum other things.” TV series “Little House on the Prairie” in the He described her as a mainstream Dem- sent a letter to state election officials last It is unclear what, if any, actions state 1970s and ‘80s, said Monday she will seek ocrat whose two-time presidency of the week raising concerns about the ad be- election officials will take against Wood. the Democratic nomination to run against Screen Actors Guild means she’s “no new- cause it did not show up as an expense on Bishop next year. She lives in Howell in comer to negotiating tough situations, not Wood’s campaign finance report. — Todd Heywood Livingston County with her husband, actor all that unlike electoral politics.” Wood admitted to the error in a phone Timothy Busfield, an East Lansing native. “Women candidates are always very at- call with City Pulse. On Wednesday she Besides Livingston, the district comprises tractive,” he added. And her work on behalf posted an apology on her Facebook page Ingham and northern Oakland counties. of the Mark Schauer gubernatorial cam- Republicans responded quickly to the paign last year is a plus, he said. challenge with a press release pointing medical community is turning its back on As for her appeal to non-Democrats, he out that Gilbert owes the IRS more than the needs of chronic pain sufferers and the said the “Little House on the Prairie” con- DeWeese $360,000 in back taxes. addicted community is the crackdown on nection will benefit her. “I loved that show. I “Hollywood Actress and IRS Tax Cheat physicians. loved reading those books to my kids.,There’s from page 5 Melissa Gilbert owes hundreds of thousands “They’re scared,” he said of physicians. a visceral connection she makes to a lot of to the IRS and wants to get a government “They’re scared of being raided by 25 independents because of that history.” traditional Biblical stories such as the paycheck,” Stu Sandler, Bishop's campaign armed federal agents.” Good Samaritan, and even in the story of spokesman, said. “Melissa Gilbert can af- As a result of that fear, physicians are — Berl Schwartz the Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt. ford to have a stylist for her dog, but cannot not treating pain or addiction, and those That philosophy led DeWeese to focus pay her taxes. Her values are out of whack impacted have to turn to the street. And his medical work on addicts and chronic with the district.” pain sufferers, he said. He said in the in- on the street, prescription drugs sell for terview that that group of people is “looked as much as a dollar a milligram. Heroin is down upon” by traditional medicine. much cheaper. pay in the industry and the profits their For DeWeese, that meant working with “When you have those people kind of Hirten companies generate. people with chronic pain and addiction is- flooding the street and the market because The new SEC rule was opposed by the sues, because they are “stigmatized” by tra- they can’t get their legitimate pain needs two Republicans on the commission and ditional medical establishments. They are met, or they can’t get their addiction needs from page 4 the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which met, you drive up demand for heroin,” De- also, he said, a difficult community to work 85 times the average. Both were reported said it was added to the Dodd-Frank as Weese said. with. by USA TODAY. a favor to union lobbyists. Probably, but And local statistics show there is a se- “It takes a long time; it takes a lot of In the latest IRS filing by Thomas why is that a problem? The measure is rious crisis brewing in Lansing. Since effort to get to know this patient popula- M. Cooley Law School (now known as unlikely to influence investment deci- January, 47 heroin overdoses have been re- tion,” he said of the addicted community. Western Michigan University Cooley sions. Certainly institutional investors corded by Lansing Police. Seven have been He noted that many in that community Law School), CEO Don LeDuc's compen- have the savvy to analyze CEO compen- fatal, more than the previous two years have learned to survive by lying, cheating sation was $675,626, 14 times average sation. combined. and stealing — something most traditional worker pay and seven times the $98,320 But it will provide some stark reading Ultimately, he said it is about sharing medical practices are unprepared to con- average of lawyers in the area. and recognition of income inequality as with others. front and handle. Finally, at Peckham Vocational a political issue, which has blossomed “We are to be about suffering with peo- But that may be changing. Earlier this Industries Inc., one of the area's most since Dodd-Frank was passed in 2010. ple,” he said. “The idea is to be aware of month the Michigan Health and Hospital prominent nonprofits, CEO Mitchell And considering the Chamber of people that are in need and actually treat Association announced it had adopted new Tomlinson's latest reported compensa- Commerce's disdain for workers — it's them as if they are God.” programming to reduce the prescription of tion package was $505,770, 11 times the against the minimum wage, a living opioid pain medications and better regu- average. wage, changes in laws and more — its — Todd Heywood late pain management for persons with There are, of course, many factors opposition to the new reporting require- chronic pain. that determine CEO pay: the size of the ment can be seen as an endorsement. At DeWeese said part of the reason the organization, the location, comparable least for those of us who aren't CEOs. 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quite get that last little bit.” was a perfect thing to switch my focus to. Then After finding success with her original Ann I met Donna at a conference in Detroit last Arbor location, Mickley opened the Grand September, I expressed interest in changing in Ledge Advanced Esthetics location in 2012. She the esthetic field, and a year later here we are.” developed a base of about 200 clients in Grand Chube has been training and attending for Ledge, but she was looking for numbers closer three years in preparation for his switch. He to what she had in Ann Arbor. said he plans to continue to take courses to “We have about 4,000 (clients in Ann Arbor), stay abreast of the latest developments. He’s and I thought moving the Grand Ledge office also hired Lisa Metler, a physician assistant who closer to Sparrow (Hospital) would be benefi- serves as his eyes, ears and — most notably — cial,” Mickley said. “We appeal to a lot of people hands when he’s not in the office. in the medical profession, who know all about “Lisa is my extension why I’m not here,” the procedures but feel uncomfortable or shy Chube said. “We can Skype about any issues doing it at work. So they take a day off, come to that come up. It basically allows me to be in us, and go back to work the next day.” Indiana (and Lansing) at the same time.” Mickley said that by targeting the faculty of Advanced Esthetics recently started offering Sparrow, recommendations will trickle down 24/7 scheduling via its website, allowing clients to the rest of the community, including that to book appointments in the middle of the ADVANCED ESTHETICS M.D. giant resource down the street: Michigan State night and show up the next morning. It also Ty Forquer/City Pulse University. recently started carrying its own line of phar- Advanced Esthetics M.D. offers a variety of minimally invasive cosmetic procedures at its new “We see a lot of U of M students in Ann maceutical skin care products. office on Michigan Avenue. Arbor, and I want to emulate that success in “I’ve been in this business for 25 years now,” Lansing,” she said. “We have the potential to get Mickley said. “I’m a specialist, and I know what to By ALLAN I. ROSS advances in technology, (procedures) that used very, very busy here.” look for in the best products. I’m very into educa- It’s hard work to look good. With all of the to be expensive and could be quite painful Mickley recently ascended to the CEO posi- tion, and I make sure my staff is very educated. microdermabrasion facials, body waxing, laser have gotten much cheaper and are practically tion, allowing Dr. C. Randall Chube, the new This is a changing industry and it’s important to hair removal, vein treatments and cellulite man- painless.” owner, to step in and handle the day-to-day stay on top of the latest information.” agement casting the allure of eternal youth, it Advanced Esthetics M.D. isn’t a day spa; duties. Chube will be based out of the com- To mark the grand reopening, the Lansing can be a considerable investment of both time no massages, hair or nails here. Instead, the pany’s newest location in Indiana, but will have office will have an open house from 2-7 p.m. and money. focus is on medical esthetic care that requires hours in both Michigan locations. He’s a for- Thursday. There will be raffles, demonstra- But as technology in the field becomes more a doctor’s supervision: skin tightening, acne mer family practice physician, but he said he’s tions, discounts on certain services and hors prevalent and accessible, the professionals at scar treatments, chemical peels and Botox always been interested in dermatology. d'oeuvres. The event is free and open to the the recently moved (and newly renamed) med- injections, as well as a whole slew of new pro- “I was looking to see what I could do with public. ical cosmetic care facility Advanced Esthetics cedures. medicine that didn’t have to do with disease,” M.D. are offering a card that’s increasingly more “BodyFX is huge right now,” Mickley said. “It’s he said. “I actually spent a year of my residency Advanced Esthetics affordable — and less invasive — to punch. non-invasive, it’s fast and it really targets and with a dermatologist and that time had always 1824 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing “We’re just helping Mother Nature out,” said kills fat cells. It’s great for people who’ve tried stuck with me. At a certain point, I thought Services by appointment only company CEO Donna Mickley. “With the latest everything else to get rid of fatty areas but can’t this emerging field of non-invasive cosmetics (517) 627-7546, advancedestheticsmi.com

he feared “liberals” would burn his stand mer said. “Is the Nazi flag a racist flag?” He his stand after Zemer announced, “There’s down. He cited student disturbances in East paused for several seconds. “I’m not going to a lot of shit out here.” Beier said Zemer had Folk festival flap Lansing after sports events as examples of go there.” thrown water in her direction a few minutes Root beer vendor draws protests violent protests. Sellers and Knapp agreed that Zemer had earlier as well. The water splashed him and Wendy Sellers, of Grand Ledge, and Bill a First Amendment right to display the flag, Beier on their feet, Schwartz said. over Confederate flag display Knapp, of Williamston, helped spread the as did they to protest. Beier was among several protesters, some Christopher Zemer has been flying the word about the flag through social media. “It was truly a demonstration of the First of whom held signs and handed out leaflets Confederate flag on his antique root beer stand for the past 12 years, including at the Great Lakes Folk Festival. But this year the flag was not hoisted on a pole along with an American flag. Rather, a smaller one was used over a window on his stand. A “Romney Ryan” sticker was next to it. Unlike other years, Zemer faced non-vio- lent protests over the flag at the weekend fes- tival in East Lansing. Acquiescing to a request from the festival, Zemer took down the flag down on Friday, but it rose again Saturday be- fore he removed it once more. Todd Heywood/City Pulse “It’s part of my heritage,” Zemer, a Texas TOP: The Confederate flag flew at the Great Lakes Folk Festival in East Lansing for a time on Friday and again on Saturday on a root beer stand, resident who used to live in Jackson, told leading to protests. Photo courtesy of Wendy Sellers. CENTER: Christopher Zemer (right) laughs with customers at his root beer stand at the City Pulse Saturday evening, while his staff Great Lakes Folk Festival. His shirt says, "WORK HARD because millions of people on welfare depend on me."ABOVE: Terry Scharf holds sign near slung root beer and root beer floats in orange Zemer's Homemade Rootbeer stand at the Great Lakes Folk Festival. plastic mugs. “I am a Yankee and my great- great-grandfather fought against that Con- federate flag. But I live in the South and the Both said the murders of nine parish- Amendment,” Knapp said. with a photo of Zemer’s flag on it. South flies that flag and I fly this flag.” ioners in a black Charleston, S.C., church Meanwhile, City Pulse editor and pub- After Schwartz complained, East Lansing Lora Helou, acting director of the MSU in June made them more aware of the rac- lisher Berl Schwartz filed a complaint with Police Sgt. Andy Bouck spoke to Zemer. He Museum, which produces the festival, said ist implications the flag has for some in the the East Lansing Police Department after said Zemer told him he had tossed the water she became aware of the flag on Friday night, community. Zemer and then one of his employees threw to cleanse the area. He said Zemer promised when a photo was posted on social media. “I felt like it would exclude some people,” water in his direction Sunday as he was in- to warn people before he did it again. “We asked him to take the flag down, and Sellers said. terviewing one of the protesters, City Coun- he did,” Helou said. “So, we’re really happy Zemer said he doesn’t understand the cilwoman Ruth Beier. — Todd Heywood we had that kind of resolution.” charges of racism and hatred tied to the flag. Schwartz said that Zemer threw water Zemer said he removed the flag because ”I don’t believe that flag is racist,” Ze- from a bucket underneath a table in front of 8 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015

ARTS & CULTURE ART BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATER By LAWRENCE COSENTINO Chicago and never met its A fresh coat of paint former owner, Robert Bus- works wonders for most fix- by, but he knows the Creole er-uppers, but Alan Hoop- is no ordinary space. er’s painting hands were tied Busby brought the Cre- when he set out to convert ole’s shell back from de- Lansing’s former Creole Gal- cades of neglect, culminat- lery into the Creole, a Cajun- ing in a 1982 fire, to become themed restaurant, bar and the heart of Old Town’s re- coffee shop. surgence. In its heyday, the The lease for 1218 Turner Creole hosted bluesmen St. has an unusual clause: John Sinclair and Mose Do not touch the walls. Allison, jazz trumpeter Would you spackle the Cata- Wynton Marsalis and doz- combs or slap vinyl siding on ens of other national acts. the Parthenon? The Creole Gallery was on The Creole Gallery, closed the verge of taking a place since 2012, was the epicenter of Old Town’s “That French-revival-farmhouse- “And we haven’t touched the walls,” among the nation’s top small clubs in resurgence in the 1990s and 2000s and crumbling-paint-faded-glory-New Or- Short said. 2007, when Busby was killed by a handy- home to hundreds of art shows and con- leans feel is so beautiful,” he said. “We Hooper found some interesting things man he had taken in. certs. About 130 years ago, the same brick want to keep that feel as much as pos- in the building during the renovation, in- “I’ve heard so much about Robert, and building housed the Creole Cigar Factory, sible.” cluding a stash of 115-year-old canceled walking into the space, you can see that along with a seed and grain shop. Out of respect for the Creole’s history, checks from the Creole Cigar Co. The old- someone took serious time building it,” Next week, the autumnal, peeling yel- Short’s team has done a quiet make-over school calligraphy on the checks will be Short said. “It was a passion project.” low and brown walls will get their first with minimal impact. A copper-topped re-cycled for the Creole Coffee Co. logo. Many restoration projects, including taste of spice and steam when the Creole bar extends from the front window down Hooper has been sifting through stacks Zoobie’s, involve tearing down decades of opens for business Aug. 20. the old gallery’s north wall. The tall stage of pictures showing the Creole as a cigar bad decisions, from drop ceilings to shag The Creole is the latest and weightiest and wall partition in back are gone, mak- factory, a hardware store and a derelict carpet. project yet for the Potent Potables Project ing the space a bit larger, but it’s unmis- building with boarded up windows. Hooper said the Creole job was sim- —restaurateur Sam Short, property devel- takably the Creole. The old church pew “It’s just kind of survived, and ev- pler. opment and construction specialist Hoop- where musicians once sat when the stage erything’s ebbed and flowed around it,” “Robert already revealed the beauty of er and attorney Aaron Mathews — the got too crowded won’t be far from its old Hooper said. this building,” he said. “It was our job not team that brought Old Town’s moribund spot. Short moved to Lansing in 2010 from to ruin that.” Zoobie’s bar back to life and After Busby died, the gal- added a popular new wood- lery went to his daughter, fired pizza joint, Cosmos, next Ena Busby, who kept it going door. with art shows, rental events Short’s team is also work- and sporadic concerts, but ing on a gourmet taqueria to full-time work and kids made replace the derelict gas station it difficult for her to give the at the corner of Homer and space full attention. Saginaw streets in Frandor, set In 2013, Ena Busby sold to open early this winter. the building to longtime Old The potent team will need Town champion Jamie Schri- all of its potency to pull off ner-Hooper, a former director the Creole, an ambitious, his- of the Old Town Commercial torically fraught venture that Association and Hooper’s takes in two adjoining spots wife. The Hoopers moved into on Turner Street. The former the apartment upstairs and Creole Gallery itself will house leased the gallery to Short’s a sit-down, “fine casual” res- team. taurant and bar specializing The Creole Gallery led Old in Cajun food and with a high- Town into its modestly gritty, end, Zoobie’s-esque wine and Oldsmobile-bohemian hey- beer selection. The space next day of art and music over 10 door, where the most recent years ago. Short hopes to put tenant was Whipped Bakery, The Creole back at the center will become the Creole Coffee of Old Town as it rolls into Co., serving breakfast, lunch, its latest phase: a flourishing coffee and sweets. One kitchen wave of locally owned eater- will serve both spaces, linked ies, shops, non-profits and by an interior doorway. businesses — short on grit To evoke the atmosphere of Ty Forquer/City Pulse but tightly knit and allergic to southern Louisiana, Short had The Creole ownership and management team (left to right: co-owner Aaron Matthews, general manager Mimi Yao, chain-store blandness. to cook up a gumbo of adjec- co-owner Sam Short, assistant general manager Nick Lovachis, manager/barista Meche Holguin and co-owner Alan “We hope we can be part of tives. Hooper) take a break from remodeling and employee training at the Creole’s newly installed bar. See Creole, Page 9 City Pulse • August 12, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 9

ground music,” Holland said. “But I am figure in the state of Michigan” in a state- Creole thrilled with whatever they do. I trust ment released after the announcer’s death those guys. They’ll do it up right. You have Inside baseball in 2010. from page 8 to make money, and they know how to do Peter Carey on playing “Ernie,” written by author and colum- it.” nist Mitch Albom, is based on the life of that second wave, that expansion of a city Foot traffic in Old Town has grown Ernie Harwell in “Ernie” Harwell. Peter Carey plays the famous an- that is starting to have some really inter- painfully slowly over the past 15 years, nouncer in this production. A graduate of esting things happen in it,” Short said. but Short and Hooper aren’t worried By TY FORQUER Michigan State University, Carey spent a Short wants music to remain a part of about that. A lot of people told Short he The legacy of Detroit Tigers an- decade in the radio industry — including the Creole, but it’s unclear how that will was nuts to invest in Old Town’s eastern nouncer Ernie Harwell will take center stints in Lansing and Detroit — before work out in practice. The gallery’s old fringe, and now the wait can exceed an stage Wednesday when changing careers to work as an actor and stage has been rebuilt into a flexible and hour and a half at Cosmos on weekends. “Ernie” “Ernie” arrives at the voice-over artist. 7:30 p.m. Wharton Center’s Pas- City Pulse spoke with Carey as the ac- mobile platform for musicians. The wood “A place that’s cool enough — people Wednesday, Aug. on top of the stage is from the original. will drive to it. Golden Harvest has 30 19; 8 p.m. Thursday, ant Theatre. While he tor was wrapping up the final season of Aug. 20 and Friday, worked as a broadcaster “Ernie” at Detroit’s City Theatre, where Short is hoping for two or three days people in line on a Tuesday in February,” Aug. 21; 2 p.m. and of live music a week, focusing on blues, Short said. 8 p.m. Saturday, for the Brooklyn Dodg- it debuted in 2011. The play opens a five- jazz, funk and soul, with perhaps a Gos- When Short took on Zoobie’s, a once- Aug. 22 ers, New York Giants day run of shows tonight at the City Opera $35/$15 students and Baltimore Orioles, House in Traverse City and then makes its pel brunch on Sunday. The venerable Cliff sleepy bar at the far eastern fringe of Old Pasant Theatre, Bell’s nightclub in downtown Detroit was Town, he felt an undercurrent of trepida- Wharton Center Harwell is best known way to the Pasant Theatre for a five-day 750 Shaw Lane, for his 42 years calling run. an inspiration. tion he didn’t show to his partners. The East Lansing “To have that combination of dining Creole, he said, is a different animal. (517) 432-2000, games on TV and radio How did you land the role of Harwell and jazz or blues, an engaged music ex- “With the stampede of interest and whartoncenter.com for the Detroit Tigers. in this production? perience — that’s really unique,” Short overwhelming support we’ve had here, Team owner Michael Il- I was understudy for the play for the said. “Not a lot of places have that feel. We no way,” he said. “I don’t know why you’d itch called him “the most popular sports See Baseball, Page 10 thought Old Town, if anywhere in Lan- go to another part of town to open a busi- sing, has the vibe where that can happen.” ness.” PUBLIC NOTICES Short’s team has consulted with Short and his team hope The Creole CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN Meegan Holland, who booked the Creole will be the major destination restaurant NOTICE OF POSTING OF TOWNSHIP BOARD MINUTES Gallery in its glory days, but they have no Old Town has lacked for decades. formal arrangement. “We always wondered why there wasn’t On August 6, 2015, the following minutes of the proceedings of the Meridian Township Board were It was Holland who suggested the a more intensive dining scene in Old sent for posting in the following locations: stage be dismantled to make more room Town,” Hooper said. Meridian Township Municipal Building, 5151 Marsh Road for seating. It will gladden many hearts just to see Meridian Township Service Center, 2100 Gaylord C. Smith Court Hope Borbas Okemos Branch Library, 4321 Okemos Road “Some people may be upset that the the Creole light up again. Hooper doesn’t Haslett Branch Library, 1590 Franklin Street stage is gone, but I think it’s a good move,” seem worried about living up to its storied Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road Holland said. “Robert owned the build- history. Snell Towar Recreation Center, 6146 Porter Ave. ing, so he had the luxury of keeping it as “We can’t live up to what the past was,” and the Township Web Site www.meridian.mi.us. a listening room of 100 seats, no food or Hooper said. “The past speaks for itself July 21, 2015 Regular Meeting liquor sales.” and it’s the foundation for everything With about 150 seats in both spaces that’s happening now. We just want to be ELIZABETH LEGOFF BRETT DREYFUS, CMMC combined, it remains to be seen whether worthy.” SUPERVISOR TOWNSHIP CLERK Short’s team will be able to book artists of He added one more reason to do the the caliber the Creole Gallery hosted back job well. CP#15_190 in the day. “I can’t hide from this because I live CITY OF LANSING “I’m not interested in booking back- upstairs.” NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Z-3-2015, Northwest Corner, S. Cedar Street & E. Syringa Drive Rezoning from “D-1” Professional Office District to “E-2” Local Shopping District

The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 31, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan to consider Z-3-2015. This is a request by Richard R. Rashid to rezone the property located at the northwest corner of S. Cedar Street and E. Syringa Drive, more specifically described as:

COM ON W LINE S CEDAR ST 984.5 FT N OF S LINE SEC 33, TH W 313 FT, N 161.37 FT, E 313 FT, S TO BEG, EXC W 130 FT; SEC 33 T4N R2W

from “D-1” Professional Office District to “E-2” Local Shopping District, with the following restrictive conditions which shall run with the land and be binding upon the successor owner of the land:

1. There will be a natural barrier between the residential property and property located at 33-01-01-33-407-245.

2. The following uses are prohibited: a. Liquor Store b. Medical Marijuana Dispensary c. Fireworks store

3. Driveways from the site to Syringa Drive shall be designed and properly signed to prohibit right turns onto Syringa Drive.

For more information, please call Lansing City Council at 517-483-4177. If you are interested in this matter, please attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., Monday, August 31, 2015 at the City Clerk’s Office, Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or email [email protected].

Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk Photo courtesy of Richard Galosy www.lansingmi.gov/Clerk www.facebook.com/LansingClerkSwope

The Professors of Jazz, MSU's all-star jazz group, were frequent performers at the CP#15-193 Creole's predecessor, the Creole Gallery. 10 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015

and then he says “What do you think about Baseball this?” You share a collaboration, and with that cooperation you can build the charac- from page 9 ter that everybody’s looking for. It’s really nice. In the case of Ernie, you have PRESENTING to be true to him. You’re not going to change things. These are factual happenings that happened over GARDEN FLOWERS his lifetime, and Mitch was incred- POWDER COATED STEEL FOR YEAR 'ROUND BLOOMS ibly creative in setting it up as a MEASURING 2 FEET TO 6 FEET IN HEIGHT baseball game. It’s nine innings of PRICED FROM $45 TO $185 IN A DAZZLING Ernie’s life. And it takes place on ASSORTMENT OF SHAPES AND COLORS the night of his farewell speech at Comerica Park. So again, you have PLEASE VISIT OUR COLLECTION OF BEAUTIFUL ARTIST to stay true to the actualities of the MADE GARDEN ACCESSORIES situation. They’ve re-created the basement tunnel at Comerica Park, 211 M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing 517.351.2211 mackerelsky.com before he heads out onto the field, and that’s where it takes place. PUBLIC NOTICES Like I said, Mitch is great to NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING work with. He’s a regular guy EAST LANSING CITY COUNCIL around us when he’s in the the- ater, hanging with us and telling Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to be held by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers, 101 Linden Street, to consider us what he’s looking for. We get Ordinance No. 1352; an Ordinance to repeal Sections 8-381, 8-382, 8-383, 8-384, 8-385, 8-386, together at the beginning of ev- 8-387, 8-388, 8-389, 8-390, 8-391, 8-392, 8-393, 8-394, 8-421 and 8-422 of Article VI - Taxicabs - of ery year, and if there’s something Chapter 8 - Businesses of the Code of the City of East Lansing and to amend the Code of the City of East Lansing by adding a new Section 8-423, which new Section shall be designated Section 8-423 he wants to change, if something of Division 2 - Business License - of Article VI - Taxicabs - of Chapter 8 - Businesses - of said Code has grown in a different way, he’ll to require licenses from the Greater Lansing Taxi Authority. change a couple of lines. This year The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable accommodations, such as interpreters for the we freshened a lot of things up. hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at this meeting, upon notice I read that you had worked to the City of East Lansing, prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable with Harwell. Can you tell me accommodations or services should write or call the City Manager’s Office, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 319-6920, TDD 1-800-649-3777. about that? Courtesy Photo I grew up listening to Ernie do- Marie E. Wicks, City Clerk "Ernie,” featuring Peter Carey as famed Detroit ing the Tigers games and then got CP#15-189 Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell, opens Wednesday a chance to really meet him later NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF APPORTIONMENT at the Wharton Center. on in my radio career. I was on the radio for 10 years. We actually did TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: first two years. When the first Ernie re- commercial work together. We did a film In accordance with Chapter 8, Section 280.196 of The Drain Code of 1956, as amended, a Special tired, I was asked by Mitch Albom, the for Disney together called “Tiger Town,” Assessment will be ordered to cover the cost of maintenance for the following Drainage Districts: playwright, if I’d be interested in taking and that’s where I got a chance to sit with DRAIN NAME DRAIN # over. We got together at the theater and him in the press box at Tiger Stadium and did some run-throughs, and he said, “I’d really talk and become friends. Then after ALAIEDON NO. 4 DRAIN A04-00 love to have you on board.” I’m in my sec- that we did other things together. We did ALLCHIN DRAIN A05-00 AURELIUS & VEVAY DRAIN A16-00 ond full season and our final season. Blue Cross Blue Shield commercials, we BUSH DRAIN B27-00 When you’re playing a figure like did pizza commercials, we did live events. BARNARD DRAIN B30-00 Harwell, who was beloved in the com- He was always an incredible gentleman COUNTY FARM DRAIN C31-00 CHULA VISTA DRAIN C62-00 munity, do feel like there is extra pres- and a very caring human being. DANA & STARKS DRAIN D01-00 sure on you? After knowing him and working with FRANKLIN DRAIN F10-00 It can work both ways for you. It can him, what’s it like to honor him in this HERRON CREEK DRAIN H21-00 way? HARRIS DRAIN H47-00 work in your favor, because he’s so be- LOUNSBURY DRAIN L20-00 loved and admired and so many people You said it exactly. I get to honor the LANSING TOWNSHIP NO. 1 DRAIN L35-00 know what he sounds like, but it can also man. And that’s how I feel. I’m not just LANSING TOWNSHIP NO. 2 DRAIN L36-00 doing another play. This is honoring the MUD CREEK DRAIN M16-00 work against you if you’re not true to Er- PUFFENBERGER DRAIN P19-00 nie Harwell. If you try to fake it or do an man and giving some people who never SEARLS DRAIN S06-00 impression or impersonation of him, it had the opportunity to meet the man a SLOAN CREEK DRAIN S16-00 doesn’t work. You have to channel the love chance to experience what kind of person SWIFT DRAIN S39-00 SMITH DRAIN S45-00 and spirituality that was, and still is, Ernie he was. And that’s how Mitch felt too, in TALMADGE DRAIN T01-00 Harwell in a lot of people’s hearts. writing it. You want to share who Ernie VANDERHOOF AND ROBINSON DRAIN V01-00 So If I get up there and do an impres- Harwell was. WILLOW CREEK DRAIN W22-00 WOODWORTH DRAIN W32-00 sion of Ernie Harwell, it doesn’t work. But Every show we have people stay af- if I’m true to the man he was, we get a great ter to meet us and say, “Thank you very response from the audience. Quite frankly, much,” and they all have stories about These Drains are located in the following: Townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunkerhill, Ingham, Lansing, Leroy, Leslie, Meridian, Onondaga, Vevay, Wheatfield, and Williamstown; and, Cities of a majority of that is the love for Ernie. It’s Ernie Harwell. Whether it’s growing up Lansing, Leslie, and Mason. an honor to play him. and listening to him up at their cottage, What is it like to work with Mitch Al- or it’s him coming to their church or their A Public Hearing of Apportionment will be held at the office of the Ingham County Drain Commissioner, 707 Buhl Avenue, in the City of Mason, Michigan, 48854, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, from 9:00 bom? How much is he involved in the school. There was even a guy that said, a.m. to 5:00 p.m. production of “Ernie?” “We invited Ernie to our wedding to read He’s a very prolific author, as everybody one of the lessons. And he showed up.” August 7, 2015 Patrick E. Lindemann Ingham County Drain Commissioner knows, and he’s wonderful to work with as That’s the kind of guy he was. He was the an actor. He sits down and he says, “Here’s most sincere individual I’ve ever met. So CP#15_194 what I thought about it as the playwright,” it’s an honor. COSPONSORED BY GREATER LANSING’S MEDIA PARTNER IN THE ARTS THEATRE FESTIVAL AUG. 13-15 OLD TOWN, LANSING City Pulse • August 12, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 11

Courtesy photo LEFT: Students from LCC perform “Boomer and Imaginary Friend Revolt” at MICA Gallery as part of last year’s festival. RIGHT: Local actor Rico Bruce Wade leads the Teen Workshop at last year’s Renegade Theatre Festival.

By PAUL WOZNIAK as a theater community to all come together, the The Renegade Theatre Festival is back for its (City Pulse) Pulsar Awards and the Renegade 10th season. The annual festival, which takes over Theater Festival,” Badgero said. “I love that ex- the storefronts and streets of Old Town for the perience of being down with all of these other weekend, has become like an family reunion for theaters in our community — that we are all re- Lansing’s theater community. Over the course of ally working together to create a sense of place in three nights, patrons can sample over 30 produc- Lansing.” tions ranging from children’s shows and short As for the festival’s longevity, Badgero credits speeches to full-length productions. Co-founder MARKSX THE SPOT the ability of the artists and audiences to accept and organizer Chad Badgero compares Renegade logistical limitations. to a Meijer Superstore version of theater, with “a RENEGADE THEATRE FESTIVAL EXPANDS “(The festival) was really drafted on the gen- million options in a single spot.” OFFERINGS FOR ITS 10TH YEAR erosity of the venues owners,” Badgero said. “I “Every theater company in the area is a part of promised (theaters and artists) what I could, (Renegade Theatre Festival), so you can go to the Biggs says theater allows her to explore the subject in which was a space and chairs. And that’s what’s ones you like and try out ones you’ve never been to and get a more collective and visceral way than a book or other beautiful about the way that the festival is today. The busi- a feel,” said Badgero. medium might allow. nesses around it have changed, but the original concept Renegade Theatre And it’s completely free. “I want people to live in the room with the ghost,” Biggs still remains the same.” Festival “If you’re a beginning theater said. “(Kelley) spoke in the public sphere. So the piece is Badgero expects the festival to continue growing, and Aug. 13-15 person, maybe you don’t know a restaging of those moments, to understand what the the goal is to accommodate everyone. (see pages 14 and 15 for what you think of theater. This “Whatever is brought to us by the deadline, we’ll find full schedule and map of stakes were and what the experience was like. Usually you performance venues) is a great in-road,” said Badgero. read alone, you read silently to yourself, and that’s fabu- a space,” Badgero said. “If there were 40 shows, we would FREE “You can leave if you want. You’re find space for 40 shows. We would obviously have to re- Old Town, Lansing lous. But I wanted to create a collective experience of com- renegadetheatrefestival.org not out anything. And if you think ing to the show.” evaluate our locale or structure, which we do every year. a production is terrible, you have Speaking of restaging public moments, Tom Helma, And the last three or four years that’s been a conversation, another opportunity in a few more minutes to see some- City Pulse theater critic, is returning with a second year of because we have to find spaces for what we have.” thing else that might be amazing.” the street side “Soap Box Speeches.” This year’s offerings Badgero said that the festival leadership has even dis- Local theater companies and universities staging read- include politically themed speeches from Eleanor Roos- cussed a multi-site version of the festival. He cited Lan- ings or productions include Williamston Theatre, Riv- evelt, Hillary Clinton and Sarah Silverman delivered by sing’s Capital City Film Festival as a good example of a erwalk Theatre, Peppermint Creek Theater Co., Lansing costumed actors. Standing on a soap box, of course multi-venue festival that hosts events at several sites Community College and Michigan State University. Helma said that Andy Callis, LCC lead theater faculty throughout the city. The festival also includes several independent produc- member, once told him that “theater is everywhere.” Even in its current state, geographically restricted to tions from regional actors, writers and directors. Lisa “It’s not just on stage, but it’s in sports events, it’s in Old Town, audiences literally cannot see everything, given Biggs, local performing artist and MSU professor, occu- public speeches and it’s in every aspect of human life,” overlapping show times and the sheer volume of theatri- pies all three roles in her solo biographical production of Helma said. “All the actors that I’ve asked to do this ex- cal and musical offerings. For those frustrated by the fact early abolitionist/suffragette Abby Kelley, “Where Spirit pressed delight and said it would be an honor to do so, that they have to choose between multiple one-night-only Rides.” Set in the mid-1800s, this production focuses on which was more than what I was expecting.” productions, co-founder Melissa Kaplan empathizes. Kelley, a white Quaker from rural Massachusetts who, in Badgero credits that sense of family and community as “It’s a big challenge,” Kaplan said. “It’s like we’ve pro- this theatrical interpretation, is possessed by the ghost of part of the reason he stays involved every year. vided this amazing feast, and then we’ve told you that you a former slave. “There are only two opportunities that we really have can only go back for one second helping.” 12 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015 The Art of Murder 2015-2016 July 24-Aug. 23, 2015 • WT Elegies Aug 13-21, 2015 • PCTC

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THEATER SEASON CALENDAR Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Greater Lansing theater scene has put together a wildly diverse 2015-2016 sea- Sept 10-20, 2015 • RT son, featuring everything from theater classics — from Shakespeare to Mamet — to Riverwalk Theatre kicks off its season with a musical adaptation of the hit 1988 world premieres, from ambitious musicals to intimate productions and from slapstick film “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” The musical comedy to heavy drama. tells the story of con men Freddy Benson and Lawrence Jamieson — played in the City Pulse has compiled the area’s biggest theater events into one master calendar, film by Steve Martin and Michael Caine — along with some staff-picked season highlights. who are competing to swindle an American heiress out of a large sum of money. Hilarity ensues as the suave Brit Law- Season highlights by Mary C. Cusack and Ty Forquer rence faces off against arrogant American Benson. Capturing the magic of Martin and Caine’s comedic chemistry is a tall order, but if Riverwalk Theatre can tap into even a fraction of that energy, it should prove to be IT = Ixion Theatre Department of Theatre RT = Riverwalk Theatre an enjoyable evening. LCC = Lansing Community College OCP = Owosso Community Players SDT = Starlight Dinner Theatre Theatre Program OTL = Over the Ledge WC = Wharton Center Barefoot in the Park MSU = Michigan State University PCTC = Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. WT = Williamston Theatre Sept 10-20, 2015 • OTL

Legally Blonde Sept. 11-20, 2015 • OCP

Glengarry Glen Ross Sept 19-27, 2015 • IT It is a thrill to see a David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross” on this season’s theater roster, because, quite frankly, the Lansing scene just doesn’t present enough Mamet. Given the complexity of the dia- logue and Mamet’s famous and distinct patter — otherwise known as “Mamet speak” — it’s easy to understand why. Tak- ing on “Glengarry Glenn Ross” is especially risky, because audiences will inevitably compare it to the Oscar-nominated film that featured such heavy hitters as Kevin Spacy, Alec Baldwin, Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon. Like the beleaguered salesmen in the play, Ixion Theater Ensemble artistic director Jeff Croff is going for the Cadil- lac El Dorado by opening this season with “Glengarry.” Mamet dramas are larger than life, yet are best experienced in an intimate setting. Ixion has relocated to the recently opened Robin Theatre in REO Town. The space maintains the intimacy of Ixion’s former location, AA Creative Corridor, but the Robin Theatre has been renovated for live performance. Production values should be markedly improved. “Glengarry” has the potential to be this season’s top dog if the acting is tight. No pressure, but remember this, cast: Second place is a set of steak knives and third place is you’re fired. As Mamet might say, go balls out for that El Dorado. Cinderella Sept. 22-27, 2015 • WC

The Whale Sept 24-Oct 4, 2015 • PCTC

Rounding Third Sept 24-Nov 1, 2015 WT

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Dirty Dancing And Away We Go The Sound of Music Calendar Nov. 10-15, 2015 • WC Jan 22-31, 2016 • MSU Feb. 9-14, 2016 • WC Get a heaping helping of ‘80s nostalgia from page 12 when the Wharton Center presents the Too Much, Too Much, One Flew Over the Baltimore Broadway adaptation of “Dirty Dancing.” Too Many Cuckoo's Nest Based on the hit 1987 film of the same Jan. 28-Feb. 28, 2016 WT Feb. 11-21, 2016 • RT Oct 2-11, 2015 • MSU name, the musical includes songs from the classic soundtrack, including “Hungry For You(r) Mom Eyes” and “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.” Broadway's Next H!t The Cocktail Hour Feb. 12-14, 2016 • SDT If hits from the ‘80s aren’t your thing, Musical Oct 2-11, 2015 • RT Jan. 29, 2016 • WC you can always dip deeper into the nostal- See Calendar, Page 16 gia well with “Motown the Musical,” based Never Swim Alone on the story of Motown Records founder Oct 2-10, 2015 • LCC Barry Gordy, or “Jersey Boys,” based on early rock ‘n’ rollers the Four Seasons. Jersey Boys Oct. 13-18, 2015 • WC Stage Door The Diary of Anne Nov 13-22, 2015 • MSU Frank Oct 22-Nov 1, 2015 • RT Jacob Marley's 2015-2016 SEASON Christmas Carol Telling: Lansing Nov. 19-Dec. 20, 2016 • WT (Original) Nov. 5-15, 2015 • PCTC The Monkey King “The best Dec. 3-6, 2015 • MSU musical since Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. is team- ” ing up with the Telling Project to bring the MSU’s Department of Theatre joins the The Lion King. stories of Lansing-area military veterans to university’s year-long cultural project, “The the stage. This original production will give China Experience,” with its production local veterans and military family mem- of “The Monkey King.” Based on the 16th bers a chance to share their experiences century Ming dynasty novel “Journey to in a dramatic performance, with a goal the West,” this world premiere adaptation of increased understanding between the depicts the trials and suffering of a veterans and their communities. Buddhist monk who travels to India in “The most direct path to understanding order to obtain a set of sacred texts. veterans’ experience is person-to-person “The Monkey King” is also the depart- contact,” says the Telling Project’s website. ment’s ninth annual freshman showcase, “We give veterans and military family giving audiences a first look at the next members the opportunity to speak, and generation of MSU actors. their communities the opportunity to listen.” Shakespeare TBA Dec. 4-6, 2015 • LCC

The Colleen Bawn Holliday at Lebowsky Nov. 6-13, 2015 • LCC Dec. 11-13, 2015 • OCP

Ghost: The Musical All My Sons Nov. 6-15, 2015 • OCP Jan 7-17, 2016 • RT

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THURSDAY, COMFORT STATION PATIO OLD TOWN MARQUEE Director: Tommy Gomez Spoken Word Stage Skildtrade Cabaret A wonderfully creative exploration of what a night Director: Rico Bruce Wade between Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare AUGUST 13 A variety of spoken word artists stun with their might have exposed about the knowledge of love. rhythms and poetry. This sketch comedy and interactive theater ensemble will present a performance of intelligently scripted Audience: Older teens/adults. MICA GALLERY comedy and improvised hilarity as they seamlessly incorporate music and theatrical multimedia into CHROME CAT 6:30 PM Chicago Memories their dynamic show. LONG GONE: A Poetry Sideshow DREAMMAKER SOLO STAGE Lansing Community College Theatre Program Audience: May lean toward PG-13. Playwright/director/performer: Playwright: Adapted by Andy Callis Soap Box Speeches RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE Karrie Waarala from stories by Marc Van Wormer Director: Tom Helma The Fifth Play This one-woman show tells the story of Tess, a Director: Andy Callis compulsive and haunted tattooed lady in the circus Renegade NOW A series of speeches emphasizing political themes of A visit to a barn in Michigan, a jazz club and a Second sideshow through a collage of poems, monologues diversity presented by local actors. City performance in Chicago – these slice-of-life Playwright: Andrew Catterall and imagery. ruminations on relationships and moments lead to Director: Kate Bristol Audience: Older teens/adults (brief language and 7:00 PM small and large epiphanies when viewed through Good teachers inspire, provoke and nurture – reference to sexual situations). memory’s lens. but not Andrew Catterall, whose play is partially ABSOLUTE GALLERY Audience: 14 and above. inspired by a half-remembered, sort-of-true story. MICA GALLERY The Last Man in Merrinsville Enduring Loves Elegies FOLLOWED BY: Peppermint Creek Theatre Company Playwright/director/performer: Renegade NOW Raymond Goodwin Internal Enemy Playwright: Zan Skolnick Playwright: William Finn Director: Matt Eldred Henry Ralson has been haunted by an idle comment Playwright/director: Richard Helder Director: Miranda Sue Hartmann Lifelong buddies Len and Marv struggle to deal with An intimate and moving musical remembrance of in his retirement years as much as he has been The backstory of the Armenian Genocide quotation losses of family and financial well-being when a gin departed friends pays tribute to a disparate group haunting an abandoned depot in Merrinsville, uttered by Hitler on the eve of World War II, just prior rummy tournament between them sets the stage for and victims of 9/11, with each number capturing Michigan – a one-man play about loss, loyalty and to invading Poland, linking the Armenian Genocide a brave, perhaps foolish, open ended finish. poignant, often funny glimpses of life and death that love. to the Holocaust. Audience: 16 years old and above. sparkle with narrative sophistication. Audience: Serious themes, but nothing scary SPIRAL Audience: Mild profanity; adult preferred. (at least visually). CHROME CAT Capital City Improv Director: Kate Bristol MOTHER & EARTH BABY BOUTIQUE Where Spirit Rides MOTHER & EARTH BABY BOUTIQUE A comedic performance with inspiration from SNL, Circumference of a Squirrel Drapetomaniac Theatre Company Scripted Monty Python and ASSSSCat Improv. Playwright: John Walch Playwright/director/performer: Lisa Biggs Something Creative Teen Collective Audience: Adult preferred. Director: Kiarra Butler In 1831, the ghost of a formerly enslaved black Playwright/director: Mikaela Gould Chester, a self-described “rodentophobe,” spins woman possesses Abby Kelley, an Irish Quaker Follow six actors through this vibrantly raw rehearsal 9:00 PM the outlandish, funny and bruising tale of growing farm girl, driving Kelley for the next 35 years to end featuring addictive songs – from unknown musical up with a father who developed a rabid hatred for slavery and propel her to become one of the leading theater singer-songwriters to Broadway numbers ABSOLUTE GALLERY squirrels in this darkly comic one-man show. abolitionists of her time in this solo theater/dance – as they open your eyes and allow you to see that The Night That Never Existed Audience: PG (some language and sexual situations) piece. teenagers might know a thing or two about life. The American Shakespeare Collective RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE Audience: Mature audiences only due to adult Audience: 13+ (Swearing, sexual references, Playwright: Humberto Robles, translated by Rochelle Old Man in a Big Car language, sexual situations, violence. violence and various angst). Trotter Renegade NOW Playwright: Deb Lacusta Director: Paige Dunckel When Old Man Keller refuses to retire, this modern 2015 RENEGADE THEATRE day “King Lear” loses control of his business, his family FESTIVAL LOCATIONS and his mind – and his daughter is put up against her father’s secrets, lies and betrayals. A Chrome Cat 226 E. Grand River Audience: PG; some language.. B Old Town General Store 408 E. Grand River C Absolute Gallery 307 E. Grand River D Comfort Station Patio 313 E. Grand River E Old Town Marquee 319 E. Grand River F MICA Gallery 1210 Turner St. G Mother & Earth Baby Boutique 1212 Turner St. H Dreammaker Solo Stage 1236 Turner St. I Red Cedar Friends Meeting House 1400 Turner St. J Spiral 1247 Center St. FREE! K Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern 611 E Grand River

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THEATRE FESTIVAL TH-F-SA, AUGUST 13-15, 2015 OLD TOWN, LANSING

THURSDAY, COMFORT STATION PATIO OLD TOWN MARQUEE Director: Tommy Gomez FRIDAY, ABSOLUTE GALLERY, CHROME CAT, 3:00 PM Spoken Word Stage Skildtrade Cabaret A wonderfully creative exploration of what a night COMFORT STATION PATIO, MICA GALLERY, MOTHER & EARTH, SPIRAL RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE Director: Rico Bruce Wade between Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare AUGUST 14 TEENS AUGUST 13 A variety of spoken word artists stun with their might have exposed about the knowledge of love. See Thursday, 7 p.m. listings. Renegade YOUTH rhythms and poetry. This sketch comedy and interactive theater ensemble Audience: Older teens/adults. A one-hour coffeehouse-style lineup created by will present a performance of intelligently scripted 9:00 PM WORKSHOP MICA GALLERY comedy and improvised hilarity as they seamlessly 6:00 PM Renegade Youth will represent and showcase incorporate music and theatrical multimedia into CHROME CAT performing arts from the under-18 set. Saturday, August 15 6:30 PM Chicago Memories DREAMMAKER SOLO STAGE OLD TOWN GENERAL STORE their dynamic show. LONG GONE: A Poetry Sideshow Two Naked Guys with Impeccable Taste 9:30 a.m. workshop DREAMMAKER SOLO STAGE Lansing Community College Theatre Program Soap Box Speeches Audience: May lean toward PG-13. Playwright/director/performer: Riverwalk Theatre 6:30 PM 5 p.m. performance Playwright: Adapted by Andy Callis See Thursday, 6:30 p.m. for details. Soap Box Speeches RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE Karrie Waarala Playwright: Roger Rochowiak DREAMMAKER SOLO STAGE from stories by Marc Van Wormer Director: Bob Robinson MICA GALLERY Director: Tom Helma The Fifth Play This one-woman show tells the story of Tess, a 7:00 PM Soap Box Speeches Director: Andy Callis compulsive and haunted tattooed lady in the circus Laughs abound when two rival sun-tan product Instructor: Rico Bruce Wade A series of speeches emphasizing political themes of Renegade NOW DREAMMAKER SOLO STAGE See Thursday, 6:30 p.m. for details. A visit to a barn in Michigan, a jazz club and a Second sideshow through a collage of poems, monologues salesmen are forced to share a hotel room only to Renegade TEENS is all about acting and diversity presented by local actors. City performance in Chicago – these slice-of-life Playwright: Andrew Catterall and imagery. Experimental Theatre Stage2 find out they have to pitch their products at a nudist improvisation. Participants will create, and ruminations on relationships and moments lead to Director: Kate Bristol Audience: Older teens/adults (brief language and Playwright: Janet Colson with Katie Doyle and camp. A staged reading. 7:00 PM then perform, their own special, original work 7:00 PM small and large epiphanies when viewed through Good teachers inspire, provoke and nurture – reference to sexual situations). Nicole Clyne Audience: PG (mild adult language). RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE memory’s lens. in a single day! Open to high school students. but not Andrew Catterall, whose play is partially Director: Janet Colson RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE Old Man in a Big Car ABSOLUTE GALLERY Audience: 14 and above. inspired by a half-remembered, sort-of-true story. MICA GALLERY Live and uncensored, this year’s piece is themed “Real The Fifth Play Registration at [email protected]. Words,” with both scripted and unscripted material Renegade NOW The Last Man in Merrinsville Enduring Loves Elegies Renegade NOW FOLLOWED BY: including performance art, guided meditation and, See Thursday, 9 p.m. for details. Peppermint Creek Theatre Company Playwright/director/performer: Renegade NOW of course, a pole dancer. See Thursday, 7 p.m. for details. ABSOLUTE GALLERY, CHROME CAT, Raymond Goodwin Internal Enemy Playwright: Zan Skolnick Playwright: William Finn Audience: Adult preferred. Maturity not required. Enduring Loves COMFORT STATION PATIO, MICA GALLERY, Director: Miranda Sue Hartmann Director: Matt Eldred Renegade NOW Henry Ralson has been haunted by an idle comment Playwright/director: Richard Helder OLD TOWN GENERAL STORE MOTHER & EARTH, SPIRAL An intimate and moving musical remembrance of See Thursday, 7 p.m. for details. in his retirement years as much as he has been Lifelong buddies Len and Marv struggle to deal with See Thursday, 7 p.m. for details. The backstory of the Armenian Genocide quotation departed friends pays tribute to a disparate group The Decade Dance MUSIC LINE-UP haunting an abandoned depot in Merrinsville, losses of family and financial well-being when a gin ABSOLUTE GALLERY, CHROME CAT, MICA uttered by Hitler on the eve of World War II, just prior and victims of 9/11, with each number capturing Williamston Theatre Michigan – a one-man play about loss, loyalty and rummy tournament between them sets the stage for GALLERY, MOTHER & EARTH DREAMMAKER SOLO STAGE, OLD TOWN to invading Poland, linking the Armenian Genocide poignant, often funny glimpses of life and death that Playwright: Joseph Zettelmaier love. a brave, perhaps foolish, open ended finish. See Thursday, 9 p.m. listings for details. GENERAL STORE Thursday, August 13 to the Holocaust. sparkle with narrative sophistication. Director: Joey Albright Audience: 16 years old and above. See Friday, 7 p.m. for details. Audience: Serious themes, but nothing scary SPIRAL Audience: Mild profanity; adult preferred. Roger Weems, recently returned from Vietnam, Turner Stage (at least visually). meets student activist Nina Reynolds during a Kent 10:30 PM CHROME CAT Capital City Improv State Rally where they embark on a ten-year journey 9:00 PM 6 - 7 p.m. Grant Hendrickson Director: Kate Bristol MOTHER & EARTH BABY BOUTIQUE ZOOBIE’S OLD TOWN TAVERN Where Spirit Rides MOTHER & EARTH BABY BOUTIQUE throughout the 70s, providing a glimpse into a 8 - 9 p.m. Some Guy & a Blonde A comedic performance with inspiration from SNL, Circumference of a Squirrel country trying to find itself, and two people trying to Renegade Cabaret ABSOLUTE GALLERY Drapetomaniac Theatre Company Scripted Directors: Joe Quick and Kelly Stuible Monty Python and ASSSSCat Improv. Playwright: John Walch find their place in it. 100 Saints You Should Know Dreammaker Solo Stage Playwright/director/performer: Lisa Biggs Something Creative Teen Collective Audience: Adult preferred. Director: Kiarra Butler Audience: High school+ (adult language, content). Have a drink, relax and enjoy some of the Lansing Playwright: Kate Fodor area’s finest musical theater talent at this one-night- 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Rob Klajda In 1831, the ghost of a formerly enslaved black Playwright/director: Mikaela Gould Chester, a self-described “rodentophobe,” spins RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE only cabaret performance of jukebox musicals Director: Christina Traister woman possesses Abby Kelley, an Irish Quaker Follow six actors through this vibrantly raw rehearsal 9:00 PM the outlandish, funny and bruising tale of growing Fortunes through the decades. Michigan State University Department of Theatre 7:45 - 8:45 p.m. Country artist RC Mc Gee up with a father who developed a rabid hatred for farm girl, driving Kelley for the next 35 years to end featuring addictive songs – from unknown musical Renegade NOW Theresa finds the unexpected desire to pray and slavery and propel her to become one of the leading ABSOLUTE GALLERY squirrels in this darkly comic one-man show. theater singer-songwriters to Broadway numbers Playwrights: Deb Lacusta and Dan Castellenta is compelled to track down Matthew, a priest who abolitionists of her time in this solo theater/dance – as they open your eyes and allow you to see that The Night That Never Existed Audience: PG (some language and sexual situations) no longer knows how to talk to God – leading to Friday, August 14 piece. Director: Michael McCallum SATURDAY, teenagers might know a thing or two about life. The American Shakespeare Collective a search that changes both of their lives. A staged RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE A con-man, auto plant worker, former Tigers pitcher Turner Stage Audience: Mature audiences only due to adult Audience: 13+ (Swearing, sexual references, Playwright: Humberto Robles, translated by Rochelle and waitress seek the advice of a psychic who sees reading. language, sexual situations, violence. Old Man in a Big Car AUGUST 15 violence and various angst). Trotter everyone’s changing fortunes but her own in post- RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE 6 - 7 p.m. Pink Sunrise Project Renegade NOW recession 1980 Detroit. 8 - 9 p.m. The Matt Bliton Band Playwright: Deb Lacusta Courage / Heroism – Four one-act plays Fortunes Director: Paige Dunckel 11:00 AM Renegade NOW Renegade NOW Dreammaker Solo Stage When Old Man Keller refuses to retire, this modern 1. New Folks RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE See Friday, 7 p.m. for details. 2015 RENEGADE THEATRE 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Jim Jersey Folk & More day “King Lear” loses control of his business, his family Playwright: Terry Palczewski Courage/Heroism (Four one-act plays) and his mind – and his daughter is put up against Traveling Tales FESTIVAL LOCATIONS Director: Susan Chmurynsky Renegade NOW 8 - 9 p.m. Monte Pride II her father’s secrets, lies and betrayals. Renegade KIDS A Chrome Cat Three people being admitted to an assisted living Mid-Michigan Family Theatre See Friday, 7 p.m. for details. 226 E. Grand River Audience: PG; some language.. facility discover their shared fears and the comfort B Old Town General Store that comes from not being alone. A collection of stories to entertain audiences of all 408 E. Grand River ages. Audience participation is encouraged. CHROME CAT, MICA GALLERY, Saturday, August 15 MOTHER & EARTH C Absolute Gallery 2. The Food of Love A Princess, Knights and the Pickle 307 E. Grand River Playwright: Dennis Sook See Thursday, 9 p.m. for details. Turner Stage Renegade KIDS D Comfort Station Patio Director: Ron Author 313 E. Grand River Director: Scott Sorrell OLD TOWN GENERAL STORE 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Gerund + The Infinitives It takes courage to address life-changing E Old Town Marquee Audience-interactive storytelling in the oral tradition, 319 E. Grand River circumstances when they blindside you – but your See Friday, 9 p.m. for details. 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. SLOAN handed down through generations! F MICA Gallery best friend is there to help. 1210 Turner St. 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Tom & Mary G Mother & Earth Baby Boutique 3. Gonzo 10:30 PM 12:00 NOON 2 - 3 p.m. Cuatro Sur 1212 Turner St. Playwright: Nancy Kammer CHROME CAT H Dreammaker Solo Stage Director: Danica O’Neill RED CEDAR FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE 1236 Turner St. Renegade AFTERGLOW 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Mike Bass I Red Cedar Friends Meeting House A young runaway and a police officer confront the Scenes from Alice 1400 Turner St. truth behind the appearance of fault. Renegade KIDS Come celebrate the closing of Renegade’s tenth 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Brandon Grafius & Co. J Spiral Young Artisans Workshop season! Mingle with festival actors, directors, 1247 Center St. 4. Bitch 6 - 7 p.m. Steve Findley & FREE! Playwright: Oralya Garza Ueberroth Adapted by Christian Thompson from the original playwrights and participants. Light food and K Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern The Coffeehouse beverages provided. Music by El Guapo. All 611 E Grand River Director: Kelley McNabb Lewis Carroll work, the story of young Alice has been Through their simple conversation, we see how transported to an American carnival and sideshow. welcome! 8 - 9 p.m. The Further Adventures Information Tent Music Stage three long-time friends have overcome devastating Hammie: Shakespeare’s Hamlet of FatBoy & JiveTurkey obstacles, yet have retained the humor and courage in 25 Hilarious Minutes to continue to enjoy life. Renegade KIDS All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre A farcical version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet set in modern times, by Sarah Willis. www.renegadetheatrefestival.org Jump

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classical music with jazz elements. Calendar Based on John Gay’s “The Begger’s Op- era,” “The Threepenny Opera” is a scathing from page 13 critique of capitalism and morality. LCC’s production will take this turn-of-the-cen- The Threepenny Opera tury story and put it in a post-apocalyptic, Feb. 18-28, 2016 • LCC steampunk version of London. The theater program at LCC brings “The The musical’s best known tune is "Die Threepenny Opera” to the Dart Audito- Moritat von Mackie Messer," better known rium stage. Written in 1928 by dramatist by its English translation, “Mack the Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, the Knife.” The musical was originally written musical is one of the first works to combine in German, but LCC’s production is an English adaptation by Mark Blitzstein.

Courtesy photo never swim alone Williamston Theatre's "Outside Mullingar" was a highlight of the 2014-2015 theater season. By Daniel MacIvor Directed by Deb Keller Pride and Prejudice Vietnam, meets Nina Reynolds, a student Oct. 2-10, 2015 Feb. 19-28, 2016 • MSU activist, during a Kent State rally. Ten Black Box Theatre scenes set against various social events of A Musical Adventure the ‘70s provide a look back a country try- ing to find itself — and two people trying to Feb. 26-March 13, 2016 • OCP find their place in it. The ColleenBy Dion Boucicault Bawn Directed by Andy Callis The Secret Garden Nov. 6-15, 2015 Riverdance Dart Auditorium March 3-13, 2016 • PCTC April 1-3 • WC The Threepenny Opera The Women of Grease Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill, Lockerbie April 15-24, 2016 • MSU English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein March 4-13, 2016 • RT Directed by Connie Curran-Oesterle Music direction by John Dale Smith Matilda Feb. 19-28, 2016 Red, White and Tuna April 19-24, 2016 • WC Dart Auditorium March 4-13, 2016 • SDT Written by the team of Jaston Wil- You Can't Take It With MotortowN liams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, “Red, You By Simon Stephens White and Tuna” is the third in a series of April 22-May 1, 2016 • SDT Directed by Andy Callis comedic plays, preceded by “Greater Tuna” March 18-26, 2016 and “A Tuna Christmas” and followed by Black Box Theatre “Tuna Does Vegas.” The plays are set in the Plaza Suite fictional small town of Tuna, Texas — the April 22-May 1, 2016 • OCP www.lcc.edu/showinfo | 517-483-1488 “third-smallest” town in Texas, according to the script. Water by the Spoonful The series of plays features just two April 28-May 7, 2016 • PCTC actors portraying the town’s eccentric cast of characters — over 20 characters of both genders and various ages — and is simul- Beyond Therapy taneously an affectionate tribute to small- May 13-22, 2016 • RT town Southern life and a withering satire of it. Secrets May 14-22, 2016 • IT Motown the Musical March 15-20, 2016 • WC The Bridges of Madison County Motortown May 19-22, 2016 • WC March 18-26, 2016 • LCC Chapatti She Kills Monsters May 26-June 26, 2016 WT March 20-28, 2016 • IT Rent Wait Until Dark June 2-12, 2016 • RT March 31-April 10, 2016 • RT Calendar Girls The Decade Dance June 10-19, 2016 • OCP March 31-May 1, 2016 • WT Williamston Theatre brings a world The Book of Mormon premiere to its stage this spring with “The June 14-19, 2016 • WC Decade Dance.” Penned by Joseph Zettel- maier, Eastern Michigan University theater professor, “The Decade Dance” tells the [Title of Show] story of a one-night stand turned ten-year July 7-17, 2016 • PCTC journey — set against the turbulent back- drop of the 1970s. Summer Retreat Roger Weems, recently returned from July 14-Aug 21, 2016 • WT City Pulse • August 12, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 17

needs to be an entirely new exami- nation as to why we actually do live 2015-2016 theater. Is it for our audiences, or Where’s the merely for ourselves — local actors and directors? Are we too comfortable with familiarity? GREATER LANSING Am I correct in recalling the phrase new stuff? “Familiarity breeds contempt?” Some- CHILDREN’S THEATER SCHEDULE Greater Lansing one convince me that 18 previously performed plays in this upcoming theater plays it safe — too safe season is not too much. It’s worth the Don’t forget about the kids! Both Riverwalk Theatre controversy. By TOM HELMA and Wharton Center offer fun shows that are appropriate Help! Has our theater commu- for the whole family, and East Lansing’s All-of-us Express nity conspired together to bring back theater that has been done before — in Children’s Theatre gives aspiring thespians a chance to some cases many times — for the 2015- get in on the action. 2016 season? On TV, they call them “re-runs.” On Broadway they are more sympathetic, calling them “revivals.” But is there a better reason to wonder RT = Riverwalk Theatre whether theater is dead than when AE = All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre companies continue to repeat them- WC = Wharton Center selves — and then wonder why audi- ences dwindle? I know the rationales. “There are Hammie The Lion, The Witch some people who actually like to watch Aug. 15, 2015 • AE and the Wardrobe old stuff over and over again,” or, “It’s Feb. 5-13, 2016 • AE cheaper to just yank out a bunch of The Stinky Cheese Man already purchased scripts than to fork Oct. 25, 2015 • WC over cash for newer stuff.” Yuk! Peter Rabbit Tales Where is the new stuff? Feb. 27, 2016 • WC You have to search for it, maybe on Through the that exciting brand new invention, the Looking-Glass Internet. Fringe festivals are popping Nov. 6-14, 2015 • AE Skippyjon Jones: Snow up everywhere, even Detroit. Based What on my experience seeing new fringe-y Charles Dickens’ A March 12, 2016 • WC theater in both New York and Portland, Christmas Carol Ore. — to say nothing of the spectacu- Thumbelina lar choices made by Lansing native Guy Nov.27-Dec 6, 2015 • RT Sanville at the Purple Rose Theatre Co. April 22-May 1, 2016 • RT down the road in Chelsea — it’s out The Monster Who there. It’s really out there. Ate My Peas Peter Pan There’s a reason people are drifting Jan. 31, 2016 • WC July 29-Aug 6, 2016 • AET to Facebook and other Internet sources for entertainment. It’s actually there. LEGALLY From my perspective, it seems there BLONDE Want more THE MUSICAL City Pulse? Follow us on social media

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18 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015 City Pulse • August 12, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 19 Early shift Justin Kree joins WLNS morning news team as co-anchor Crosstown Twoshowdown of Greater Lansing’s most popular free festivals, the Great Lakes A healthy crowd sat Folk Festival and Lansing JazzFest, went head-to-head last weekend. By TY FORQUER on chairs, curbs The competition did not seem to hurt either festival, and large crowds Justin Kree signed on for the first or any other flat poured into both Old Town and East Lansing to take in the music. time Monday as surfaces available WLNS’ morning to take in the acts Photos by TY FORQUER news co-anchor. on the Great Lakes Kree slides into Folk Festival’s M.A.C. a co-anchor seat Stage. that has been va- cant since Evan Pinsonnault left for California in February. “My ultimate career goal is an- choring, so this is a step in the right direction,” Kree said. He joins co- anchor Chivon Kree Kloepfer at the New York-based WLNS morning saxophonist news desk. Kloepfer, who has been an- Jonathan Beshay choring solo since February, is glad to takes a solo have a co-anchor to share the workload. with George “I’m used to go, go go, non-stop DeLancey’s working,” she said. “Now I can actually quartet. leave the desk and sit down for a min- ute.” Kree, a Brighton native, graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 2012 and left Michigan to take a job at KWES in west Texas shortly after. He worked for two years in Texas, but when he saw an opening at WLNS, he jumped at the chance to get back to Michigan. He was hired as a reporter at the station Lansing-based in mid-May. artist Reuben “In Brighton we can still get Lansing Kenyatta works news,” Kree said. “It’s nice to be closer to on a painting of home, closer to family. I’m really enjoy- JazzFest’s MICA ing it.” Stage Saturday Even in the short time at the station, afternoon. he has made a good impression on his co-workers. “As soon as I found out he was a can- Guitarist Whit Smith didate (for co-anchor), I knew he would picks out a solo fit right in,” Kloepfer said. “He’s a team with Western swing player.” band the Hot Club of Kree joins a team of on-air talent that Cowtown Saturday has been all-female since Pinsonnault’s evening. departure. Kloepfer, who is joined most mornings by meteorologist Emily Wahls and reporter Mariah Harrison, is look- ing forward to a more gender balanced show. “It’s nice to have a male presence on the show again,” Kloepfer said. Organist Tony Monaco Kree is excited about the new posi- played a spirited Friday tion, and is glad for the opportunity to night set accompanied stay with WLNS. by guitarist Fareed “I think it’s a really good fit,” Kree said. Haque. “The chemistry is great, and the passion for news is there.” 20 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015

in Ohio, Scalzi said he was “actually pleased Courtesy Photo elations throughout that build to a dramatic about that, getting written up in The New Science conclusion. Major league York Times. It was talked about like a sports fiction This new book is not what you would ex- deal — fascinating,” author pect from a typical military science fiction contract While the deal doesn’t approach the John book. It is more ethereal, and Scalzi enjoys stratospheric salaries baseball teams will Scalzi, playing with the reader’s brain — just as he Science fiction author John pay for a starting pitcher, it’s a pretty sweet whose has done in previous books. Scalzi is one of Scalzi signs blockbuster deal deal for a science fiction author. The trans- most a new generation of science fiction authors planted Californian and former movie critic recent who are turning the genre upside down. Lo- By BILL CASTANIER for The Fresno Bee has built himself into book is cal fantasy and science fiction writer Jim John Scalzi has gone where no science a brand name in the science fiction genre, “The End of Hines is cut from the same cloth. fiction author has gone before: He signed a with 11 widely acclaimed books, a well read All Things,” Both authors are committed to challeng- $3.4 million, 10-book, multi-year deal with blog and a throng of over 85,500 followers recently ing the tropes of traditional science fiction his publisher, Tor/ on Twitter. signed — sexy women, white heroes and disgusting John Scalzi, Forge, in May. What makes the deal so appealing to aliens. Scalzi called it “white man’s default” author talk and a $3.4 Scalzi’s deal was Scalzi is that it sends a message: It’s impor- million, in an interview with The Washington Post. book signing written about in the tant to give an author some security in an in- 10-book In reading Scalzi’s novels, it’s often difficult 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 pages of The New dustry where even best-selling authors can to discern a character’s gender, race — or FREE deal. Schuler Books York Times’ business easily find themselves looking for a publisher even species. (Eastwood) section, another place for their next book. 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Scalzi’s first novella — science fiction “I decided to flip a coin,” he said. “Heads, While the book hit the shelves just Tues- readers like to call these episodes — in “The science fiction. Tails, mystery. I always tell day, many of the loyal fans who line up early End of All Things” is a compelling brain people I’m lucky.” to see Scalzi this week will have already read twister, featuring a feckless space cruiser He recalled meeting his wife, also through the new book. The four-part collection of pilot who is sucked into a plot to that turns luck, while he was working as a journalist. interconnected novellas was first released in him into a kamikaze pilot. 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Even major novella, which features Harry Wilson, the Scalzi’s considerable catalog of books authors like horror master Stephen King heroic protagonist of “The Human Division.” gives him a rich history of storylines and and mystery writer James Patterson have ex- Scalzi, however, believes it’s important to characters to pull from — something that plored similar techniques. read the four in order, because there are rev- certainly worked in his favor as he negotiat- ed his new deal. Scalzi has never had a book that reached The New York Times’ No. 1 best seller spot, but his backlist of books continue to sell in the five figures each year, according to his publisher. 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Wednesday, August 12 Classes and Seminars Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 Courtesy Photo p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. Haslett-based art vendor Washington St., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. lamc.info. Clawdia’s Creations will sell Starting a Business. Includes the steps, costs, its jewelry and cat-themed art pieces at this year’s ART planning and financing. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Delta Feast. Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Saturday, Aug 15 Lansing. (517) 483-1921, sbdcmichigan.org. Teffrific with Rahel Musa @ ANC. Presentation on gluten-free Ethiopian food. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. The Old Town Commercial all together it will be a really great vendors include Grove Gallery, Jen Allen Market Place, 1619 E. Kalamazoo, Lansing. Association had such great success weekend,” Ashley said. Baker and Erin von Kronenberger. (517) 367-2468, allenneighborhoodcenter.org. with the inaugural ART Feast last Last year, Ashley said, there were Meanwhile, Alcoholics Anonymous. A closed step meeting. year, it is going back for a second many affordable handcrafted pieces the food truck ART Feast 6 p.m. Donations. Pennsylvania Ave. Church of 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, God, 3500 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) helping. available, and he is expecting even rally, which runs Aug. 15 899-3215. (Food truck rally 1 p.m.-4 ART Feast is a hybrid festival, more art vendors this year. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., p.m.) Aux Petits Soins. French immersion class, ages combining an open-air art fair, This year’s art fair will feature will provide FREE 4-6. 4:30 p.m. $15/$12 students. Mother & Earth Old Town, Lansing Baby Boutique, 1212 Turner St., Lansing. (517) 643- sidewalk sales and a food truck rally. over 30 artist booths working in a caloric fuel for (517) 485-4283, iloveoldtown.org/art-feast. 8059, facebook.com/auxpetitssoinsllc. Last year’s turnout was better than wide variety of mediums. Ypsilanti- art seekers, Computer Club. Course on Microsoft Excel. 1-2 expected, and each food vendor ran based artist Kristen Drozdowski is featuring such p.m. Meridian Senior Center, 4000 N. Okemos out of food before the event was the creative mind behind Worthwhile regional favorites as Good Bites, Road, Okemos. (517) 706-5046. Pro-Social Environments. Ways to increase over. Paper, a stationary line featuring D’arts Donuts, Danny’s Ice Cream pro-social behaviors in groups. 6 p.m. FREE. “This year we are having more fresh, modern designs using Michigan Truck and Shimmy Shack. Detroit- Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, art vendors, food vendors and live made products. based Shimmy Shack food truck 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Lansing. (517) 484-7434, music,” said Austin Ashley, Old Town Grand Rapids-based Anvil Goods serves up 1950s-style burgers and pilgrimucc.com. Lunch With a Doctor. On better bone health. Commercial Association executive will also be in attendance, offering fries with a modern twist — all of its 11 a.m. $15/$10 Sparrow LifeTime Members. director. wooden kitchen goods and furniture offerings are 100 percent vegetarian. Kellogg Conference Center, 219 S. Harrison ART Feast patrons also have the pieces made with Michigan-sourced Between the ART Feast events Road, East Lansing. (800) 772-7769, sparow.org/ opportunity to take in some live hardwoods. Graphic designer and the Renegade Theatre Festival, eventscalendar. entertainment during their visit to Lindsay Jones will be on hand as well, Ashley believes this will be a great Events Old Town. This year’s ART Feast also showcasing her creative crystal and afternoon to wander through Old Strategy Game Night. Learn and share favorite coincides with the Renegade Theatre mineral prints. Town. games. 5-7:30 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District Festival, which places theatrical and River City MRKT, run by Lansing “It will be a great, easy-going Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- musical performances in both indoor creative Debbie Carlos and 4014 ext. 4, dtdl.org. strolling day,” he said. Open Workshop. Bike repair, bike safety and and outdoor locations throughout Amalia Boukos, will host a kiosk biking as healthy exercise. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Kids Old Town. (For more on Renegade featuring several of the artists who Repair Program, 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) Theatre Festival, check out our participated in June’s River City 755-4174. Practice Your English. Practice listening to and special theater section on pages MRKT, an art fair held in REO Town 11-18.) that focuses on sleek and stylish See Out on the Town, Page 23 “This is a really great event, and home goods and apparel. Other —ASHA JOHNSON 22 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015

The Calamity Cubes and Ford Theatre Reunion at the Avenue The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 18+, $8, 9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14 Farmageddon Records-signed band the Calamity Cubes are a Kansas-based “trashicana” band who croon about getting bent on whiskey, love and murder. The rugged country-punk trio features guitar, banjo, and upright bass. The band plays the Avenue Café Friday. Sharing the bill is Ford Theatre Reunion, a theatrical “neo-carnival rock‘n’roll” group. The Lexington-based outfit finds inspiration in the stuff of by- gone eras, specifically “gypsy caravans and rail-riding hobos.” Sonically, the band delivers a vaudeville-tinged brand of progressive-roots rock in A survey of Lansing’s a D.I.Y. punk-rock package. The band comprises Alex Johns (vocals, keys, Musical LAndscape clarinet), Will Chewning (drums), Luke Harrington (bass), Joe Harbison FRI. AUG (guitars, banjo, vocals) and Eric Myers (accordion, vocals). Last week By RICH TUPICA Ford Theatre Reunion announced the release of its new full-length LP, 14TH “Legends & Landmarks.” The 11-track album is available to stream or Ford Theatre Reunion purchase at fordtheatrereunion.bandcamp.com. Christopher Paul Stelling at Mac's Bar

Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. All ages, $10, $7 adv., 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13 Known for his complex and furious finger-picking guitar style and a gruff-vocal delivery, Brooklyn-based songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling plays a Southern-inspired brand of throwback folk. The Florida native headlines an all-ages show Thursday at Mac’s Bar; opening are Worn Spirit, Hut Two Hike! and From the Ends. Since his 2012 debut LP, “Songs of Praise and Scorn,” Stelling has received praise from the likes of Ameri- can Songwriter Magazine, who noted his ability to "play difficult guitar parts and sing a completely disparate THU. AUG melody line at the same time.” Promotion for his latest disc, 2013’s “False Cities,” has included extensive tour- 13TH Christopher Paul Stelling ing across the U.S. and dates in Europe.

Mark Stuart at Concerts in the Courtyard Old Town General Store, 408 E. Grand River, Lansing. All ages, $15, 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 16 Nashville-based singer/songwriter Mark Stuart has toured virtually non-stop for the last 17 years, includ- ing dates across American, Europe and Canada. Stuart, 50, has gigged at festivals and large clubs, as well as intimate venues like house concerts and coffeehouses. Sunday he performs an acoustic set at Concerts in the Courtyard, held in the flower-lined outdoor space behind the Old Town General Store. Known for a soulful brand of Americana accented by his masterful guitar work, Stuart has kept busy as a performer since his teens. He was a member of his father’s band, the Nashville Rebels, which appeared in the Waylon Jen- SUN. AUG nings’ film “The Nashville Rebel.” Through the years, he’s also played sideman to legendary acts like Joan Mark Stuart Baez, Freddy Fender and Steve Earle. A portion of the proceeds from the Concerts in the Courtyard shows 16TH benefit Lansing-area music programs through Music is the Foundation, a local nonprofit.

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Delta Mills Park, 7001 Old River Trail, Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Weigh-in 6 p.m., 3-7 p.m. FREE. St. Casimir Catholic Church, 800 W. Grades 3 plus. 4:30 p.m. FREE. CADL Okemos Lansing. (517) 323-8555, deltami.gov/parks. meeting 6:30 p.m. FREE. St. David’s Episcopal Barnes Ave. Lansing. (517) 374-5700. Library, 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 347-2021, Spanish Conversation Group. Practice Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 882- 8-Ball Tournament. Bring your pool game to cadl.org. listening to and speaking Spanish. 7-8 p.m. FREE. 9080, stdavidslansing.org. the Avenue. Call to confirm because it is cancelled Allen Market Street Farmers Market. Locally East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Baby Cafe. Drop-in breastfeeding center. Every occasionally. 7 p.m. $10. The Avenue Cafe, 2021 grown, baked and prepared foods. 2:30-7 p.m. FREE. Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Thurs. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Ingham County Health Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 492-7403. Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Euchre. No partner needed. 6-9 p.m. $1.50. Delta Department, 5303 S. Cedar St. Lansing. (517) 337- Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Capital Area Crisis Men & Women's Rugby Lansing. (517) 999-3911. Practice. Weather permitting. All experience levels 7365, facebook.com/cababycafe. Lansing. (517) 484-5600. Welcome Kindergarten. Meet local kindergarten welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. St. Joseph Park, 2151 W. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy’s Classic Bar teachers. Registration required. 2-3 p.m. FREE. Hillsdale St., Lansing. and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL Downtown & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Moonlight Film Festival. Outdoor film series. Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) Household Hazardous Waste. Waste collection Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. Pitch Perfect (PG-13 edit.) 9 p.m. FREE. Valley Court 367-6363, cadl.org. on Tue. and Thur. Thru Sept. 30. 2-6 p.m. FREE. Park, 400 Hillside Ct. East Lansing. (517) 319-6888, Meditation. For beginners and experienced on Ingham County Health Department, 5303 S. Cedar Music cityofeastlansing.com/445/Moonlight-Film-Festival. Thursdays. 7-8:30 p.m. FREE. Quan Am Temple, St. Lansing. (517) 887-4312, ow.ly/QCPLp. Fusion Shows presents. Music begins at 10 p.m. 1840 N. College Ave. Mason. (517) 853-1675. 21 and older welcome. 10 p.m. FREE. Crunchy's Pizza Pizza & Pages. Bring a book you have read and quanamtemple.org. See Out on the Town, Page 24 & Burgers, 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 7-8 (517) 351-2506, crunchyseastlansing.com. p.m. FREE. Community Mental Health Building, room Roger Tijerina. Folk, country and bluegrass 214G, 812 E. Jolly Road, Lansing. (517) 515-5559, Jonesin' Crossword By Matt Jones performance. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Allen Street Farmers coda.org. Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St. Lansing. (517) 999- Shamanic Healing Clinic. Education and "Wrong Side of the 3911. healing techniques demo. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE, Mississippi"--for TV St. Johns Concert in the Park. Toppermost, donations accepted. Willow Stick Ceremonies, 1515 and radio stations Beatles tribute band. 7 p.m. Donations Accepted. St. W. Mt. Hope Ave. Ste. 3, Lansing. (517) 402-6727, Johns City Park Performance Shell, 800 W. Park St., willowstickceremonies.com. alike. St. Johns. (989) 224-2429, clintoncountyarts.org. Celebrate Recovery. For all types of habits, Matt Jones Young and Heartless. With guests Safe to Say hurts and hang-ups. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Trinity Church and Watermedown. 6 p.m. Tickets start at $10. (Lansing), 3355 Dunckel Road, Lansing. (517) 492- Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484- 1866. Across 6795, fusionshows.com. HERO: Deck Maintenance & Repair. 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River Avenue and Turner Street, Lansing. (517) 999- & Earth Baby Boutique, 1212 Turner St., Lansing. Out on the town 0822., renegadetheatrefestival.org. (517) 643-8059, facebook.com/auxpetitssoinsllc. Music Marrow. With guests Good Day Sir, Tidal and from page 23 Events more. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $10. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Harvest Basket Produce Sale. Farmers market Paws for Reading. Kids read to therapy dogs. Call Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795, fusionshows. with organically grown produce. 3-7 p.m. FREE. Saturday, August 15 to register. 10:30 a.m.-noon, FREE. Delta Township com Smith Floral and Greenhouses, 1124 E. Mount Hope Classes and Seminars District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6085. Tai Chi in the Park. For beginning and experienced 321-4014 ext. 3. dtdl.org. TheatER tai chi players. Instruction in Qigong, meditation Karaoke. With Atomic D. 9 p.m. LeRoy's Classic Bar Renegade Theatre Festival. Free performances and Yang style tai chi forms. 9-10 a.m. FREE. Hunter Music & Grill, 1526 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 482-0184. for youth and adults. All Day, FREE. Old Town, Grand Park, 1400 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 272-9379. Stewardship Morning. Volunteers help restore Deacon Earl. Live blues, reggae, Americana River Avenue and Turner Street, Lansing. (517) 999- and more. 3-6 p.m. FREE. South Lansing Farmers 0822, renegadetheatrefestival.org. Market, 1905 W. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing. (517) 374- SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 >> STRANGE MATTER ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 5700, southlansing.org. Marshall Music Open Mic Night. All ages and Given how quickly it has become a staple of Lansing’s Eastside community, it’s levels welcome. 6 p.m. FREE. Marshall Music, Sunday, August 16 3240 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. (517) 337-9700, hard to imagine that Stranger Matter Coffee Co. has only been open for a year. Classes and Seminars marshallmusic.com. To commemorate the anniversary, Strange Matter is inviting the community to its Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. Third Annie & Rod Capps. Original Americana music. floor meeting room. 2-3 p.m. FREE. CADL Downtown 7:30 p.m. $15/$10 students. Old Town General Store, one-year anniversary celebration. For starters, the first 40 customers through Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. (517) 408 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 487-6847, door will get a free, limited edition Strange Matter mug. For those who are more 515-5559, coda.org. oldtown-generalstore.com. Juggling. Learn how to juggle. 2-4 p.m. FREE. interested in the stuff that goes in the mug, Bay City’s Populace Coffee Roasters Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., East will be on hand, whipping up pour-over style samples of their plethora of coffees Theater Lansing. (517) 371-5119, [email protected]. Pokemon/Magic the Gathering Card Games. Renegade Theatre Festival. Performances for from 10 a.m. to noon. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Strange Matter Coffee Co., 2001 E. Tutorials. Starter decks provided. 12:30 p.m. FREE. youth and adults. All Day, FREE. Old Town, Grand Michigan Ave., Lansing. strangemattercoffee.com. Everybody Reads, 2019 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. River Avenue and Turner Street, Lansing. (517) 999- (517) 346-9900, becauseeverybodyreads.com. 0822, renegadetheatrefestival.org. Spiritual Talk, Pure Meditation and Silent SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 >> OPEN HOUSE AT THE MSU BUGHOUSE Prayer. 7 p.m. FREE. Self Realization Meditation Literature and Poetry Healing Centre, 7187 Drumheller Road, Bath. (517) Writers Roundtable. Get feedback on your It’s often suggested that we are afraid of what we don’t understand. So if the mere 641-6201, selfrealizationcentremichigan.org. writing. 6-7:45 p.m. FREE. Delta Township District thought of a hissing cockroach sends a chill down your spine, perhaps a visit to Edibe Wild Plants Walk. Guided wild edible plants Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- walk with an expert. 3-4 p.m. $3. Harris Nature 4014, dtdl.org. the MSU Bug House’s Open House could ease your fears — or at least lend some Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Okemos. (517) 349- valuable insight into the vast insect world. At the open house, attendees can view 3866, meridian.mi.us. the Bug House’s large collection of pinned insects from all over the world. And Parents of LGBTQ kids. Weekly support group. All faiths are welcome. 3-4:30 p.m. FREE. Diversity Friday, August 14 for the brave, there are also several live species of insects on hand, including Psychological Services, 1310 Turner St., Lansing. Classes and Seminars tarantulas and walking sticks, which guests will have the opportunity to hold. 1-4 (720) 401-4214. Palette to Palate. Painting class for novice and p.m. FREE. MSU Department of Entomology Bug House, Natural Science Building expert level. 7-9 p.m. $28/$50 for 2. Reach Studio Events Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) rm. 147, 288 Farm Lane, East Lansing. (517) 355-4642, ent.msu.edu/bughouse. Lansing Area Sunday Swing Dance. Lessons 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. 6-6:45 p.m., dance 6:45. $8 dance, $10 dance & Salsa Capital. Dancing and lessons. Beginner, lesson. The Lansing Eagles, 4700 N. Grand River advance and open dancing. 8 p.m.-midnight, $5. SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 >> MEMORIAL SERVICE AND RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBIT Ave., Lansing. (517) 490-7838. 1133 S. Washington Ave., Reo Town, Lansing. (517) UNVEILING FOR MEL LEISEROWITZ East Lansing Farmers Market. Essential food 230-9018. items and much more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Valley Aux Petits Soins. French immersion for babies/ The art community lost a talented and creative member earlier this year with Court Park, 400 Hillside Court, East Lansing. (517) toddlers. 9:30 a.m. (ages 2-4) & 10:30 a.m. (0-2). 319-6888, cityofeastlansing.com/farmersmarket. $15/$12 students. Willow Tree Family Center, 3333 the death of sculptor and MSU art professor Mel Leiserowitz. Lansing’s First Community Hymn Sing. Community sing along S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 643-8059, Presbyterian Church will hold a memorial service for the public Sunday, followed aboard the MI Princess. 6 p.m. Food item donation. facebook.com/auxpetitssoinsllc. Michigan Princess Riverboat, 3004 W. Main St., by the unveiling of a new exhibit at the Greater Lansing Housing Coalition Building Lansing. (517) 372-5830, gracelutheranlansing.org. Events that takes a look back at Leiserowitz’s body of work. Leiserowitz may be best One-on-One Business Counseling. Free known for his massive sculpture “Orpheus,” which was completed and placed Music Business counseling. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE. Delta outside of the Wharton Center in 1979. Aside from his stint as an art professor Mark Stuart in Concert. One of Nashville's finest Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, guitar slingers. 5 p.m. $15/$10 students. Old Town Lansing. (517) 321-4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. at MSU, Leiserowitz filled his life with several other public art projects all over General Store, 408 E. Grand River Ave. Lansing. Michigan, including a full-sized relief sculpture, entitled “Wall of Creation,” (517) 487-6847. oldtown-generalstore.com. Music which he produced with his wife, Nancy, for the Molly Grove Chapel of the First Bi-Polar presents Eryn Woods. Eryn Woods Fiddlers Convention & Traditional Music featuring many local artists. 7 p.m. $12/$10 adv. Festival. Music, workshops, food and dancing. 10 Presbyterian Church, the location of the memorial event. 11 a.m. memorial, 1 p.m. Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484- a.m. $10 weekend pass/16 & under FREE with adult. exhibit unveiling. FREE. First Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa St., Lansing. 6795, ow.ly/QCYpU. Hillsdale County Fairgrounds, 115 S. Broad St. M99, Greater Lansing Housing Coalition Building, 600 W. Maple St. Lansing. Hillsdale. (517) 206-4051, michiganfiddlers.com. Landoh. With guests Sammy J, Rebecca Brunner and more. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $10. The Loft, 414 Domestic Violence Support Group. Noon-1:30 habitat; care for parks. 9-11 a.m. FREE. Harris Monday, August 17 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing. fusionshows.com p.m. FREE. Women's Center of Greater Lansing, Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Okemos. (517) Classes and Seminars Acoustic Lunch: Rachel Brown. American roots 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-9163, 349-3866. meridian.mi.us. Adult Rape Survivor Support Group. music. In collaboration with Pump House. 12:30 p.m. womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. The Broad Museum at ART Feast. Activities and Registration preferred. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Women’s FREE. Broad Art Museum, 547 E. Circle Drive, MSU Home Buyer Education workshop. Home more. Old Town, Grand River Avenue and Turner Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Campus, East Lansing. (517) 884-4800. buying process. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $25 cash only, Street, Lansing. (517) 485-4283, iloveoldtown.org. Lansing. (517) 372-9163. $20 adv. Center for Financial Health, 3815 West MSU Bug House Open House. Learn all about Job Seekers Support Group. Finding the right Theater St. Joseph, Suite B200, Lansing. (517) 708-2550, bugs from all over the world, 1-4 p.m. FREE. MSU career. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Women’s Center of centerforfinancialhealth.org. Renegade Theatre Festival. Free performances Natural Science Building, MSU Campus, East Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) Aux Petits Soins. French immersion class for for youth and adults. All Day, FREE. Old Town, Grand Lansing. (514) 355-4662, ent.msu.edu/bughouse. babies. 9:30 a.m. $15 drop-in/$12 students. Mother See Out on the Town, Page 25 City Pulse • August 12, 2015 www.lansingcitypulse.com 25

No partner needed. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township Theater efforts. 7 p.m. FREE. Okemos Presbyterian Church, Out on the town Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing. Auditions: You Cant Take It With You. A 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos. (517) 290-5163. (517) 484-5600. from page 24 Starlight Dinner Theatre production. 7 p.m. Unity HERO: Am I Ready to Buy a Home. Call or Free Music in the Park. Eight piece Soul and Spiritual Renaissance, 230 S. Holmes St. Lansing. email [email protected] to register, 6-8 p.m. FREE. 372-9163, womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Motown band. Free concert, 6-8 p.m. FREE. Sharp (517) 243-6040, starlightdinnertheatre.com. Neighborhood Empowerment Center, 600 W. Maple Support Group. For the divorced, separated & Park, 1401 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-8555, St. Lansing. (517) 372-5980, glhc.org. widowed. Room 9. 7:30 p.m. , St. David\'s Episcopal deltami.gov/parks. Lets Walk & Talk with a Doctor. With Dr. Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272, Mac’s Monday Comedy Night. Hosted by Mark A.J. Ronan and Dr. Luis Gonzalez. 7-8 p.m. FREE. stdavidslansing.org. Roebuck and Dan Currie. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Mac’s Tuesday, August 18 Benjamin Davis Park, 5614 Pleasant Grove Road, Story Art Time. Create art inspired by Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. (517) 484-6795, Classes and Seminars Lansing. (517) 347-3377, ow.ly/QD0Om. storybooks. 10-11 a.m. $5/adults FREE. Reach Studio macsbar.com. Lansing Area Codependents Anonymous. 5:45- Aux Petits Soins. French immersion class for Art Center, 1804 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. (517) Back to School Health Fair. Health screenings, 6:45 p.m. FREE. Everybody Reads, 2019 E. Michigan babies/toddlers. 4:15 p.m. (ages 2-4) & 5:15 p.m. 999-3643, reachstudioart.org. information, giveaways and fun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Ave., Lansing. (517) 515-5559, coda.org. (0-2) $15/$12 students. Willow Tree Family Center, Ingham County Health Department, 5303 S. Cedar Speakeasies Toastmasters. Improve listening, 3333 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. (517) 643-8059, Events St. Lansing. (517) 887-4311, hd.ingham.org. analysis, leadership and presentation skills. 12:05-1 facebook.com/auxpetitssoinsllc Ancestry Club. Learn and share genealogy tips. Downloading CADL eBooks, mags. Learn how to p.m. FREE. Ingham County Human Services Building, Call to register. 10 a.m.-noon, FREE. Delta Township download CADLs digital offerings, 1-2:30 p.m. FREE. 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (616) 841-5176. Events District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) CADL Holt-Delhi Library, 2078 Aurelius Road, Holt. Capital City Toastmasters Meeting. Learn Jug & Mug Ski Club Meeting. Singles activity 321-4014 ext. 4. dtdl.org. (517) 694-9351, cadl.org. public speaking and leadership skills. 7 p.m. FREE. club. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Tripper's Sports Bar, 350 Social Bridge. Play bridge and meet new people. CADL Downtown Lansing Library, 401 S. Capitol Ave. Frandor Ave., Lansing. (517) 342-9955, jugandmug. Lansing. (517) 367-6300, cadl.org. org. Hopeful Hearts Grief Group. Learn, grow and Back to School Health Fair. Health screenings, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19 >> ROCKIN’ ON THE RIVER heal together. 10-11 a.m. FREE. The Marquette information, giveaways and fun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Activity Room, 5968 Park Lake Road, East Lansing. Ingham County Health Department, 5303 S. Cedar The Lansing Parks and Recreation Department offers a chance for attendees, (517) 381-4866. St., Lansing. (517) 887-4311, hd.ingham.org. especially boaters, to enjoy an outdoor musical performance with its Rockin’ on Not So Happy Endings Support Group. For Alphabet Heroes Tuesdays. Early literacy women ending relationships. 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. the River event. Boaters can pull their watercraft up to Grand River Park, near the program about the alphabet. 10:30-11:30 a.m. FREE. Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East dock where the Michigan Princess boards, and take in an outdoor performance Ave., Lansing. (517) 896-3311. Lansing. (517) 351-2420, elpl.org. by Twyla Birdsong and the Hoopties. Non-boat owners don’t have to worry about Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Have a support Sporcle Live! Trivia. Team based. Win Crunchy's system, lose weight. 7 p.m. FREE to visit. Eaton gift certificates. 7 p.m. FREE. Crunchy's Pizza & treading water in the Grand River to be able to enjoy the performance; River Rapids Medical Center, 1500 S. Main St., Eaton Burgers, 254 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Town Adventures will be on hand to rent out canoes or kayaks, and the Michigan Rapids. (517) 543-0786. (517) 351-2506, crunchyseastlansing.com. Princess will offer plenty of seating. 5:30 p.m. FREE/$15 canoe rental/$10 kayak Household Hazardous Waste. Waste collection Capital Area Crisis Men & Women's Rugby on Tue. and Thur. Thru Sept. 30. 2-6 p.m. FREE. Practice. Weather permitting. All experience levels rental. Grand River Park, 3001 Lansing Road, Lansing. (517) 483-4313, lansingmi. Ingham County Health Department, 5303 S. Cedar welcome. 6-8 p.m. FREE. St. Joseph Park, 2151 W. gov/parks. St. Lansing. (517) 887-4312, ow.ly/QCPLp. Hillsdale, Lansing. Overeaters Anonymous. Support for weight loss See Out on the Town, Page 26 26 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • August 12, 2015

District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive, Lansing. (517) 321- Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Aug 12-18 Out on the town 4014 ext. 4, dtdl.org. Practice Your English. 7-8 p.m. FREE. East Lansing from page 25 Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 351- ARIES (March 21-April 19): To ensure the full accura- 2015 doesn't demand that you be a wishy-washy, eager- 2420. cy of this horoscope, I have been compelled to resurrect to-please, self-canceling harmony whore. Purge such Open Workshop. Bike repair, bike safety and biking as an old-fashioned English word that isn't used much any possibilities from your mind. What the Great Balancing healthy exercise. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Kids Repair Program, more: "gambol." It means to cavort and frolic in a playful Act asks of you is to express what you stand for with Wednesday, August 19 manner, or to romp and skip around with mad glee, as if great clarity. It invites you to free yourself, as much as 5815 Wise Road, Lansing. (517) 755-4174. Classes and Seminars Weekly Chess Club. Chess tutoring or practice, you are unable to stop yourself from dancing. The astro- you can, from worrying about what people think of you. Family Storytime. Ages up to 6. Stories, rhymes depending on skill. Age 6 and up. 6-8 p.m. FREE. CADL logical omens seem unambiguous in their message: In It encourages you to be shaped less by the expecta- and activities. 10:30 a.m. FREE. CADL South Lansing Okemos Library, 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos. (517) 347- order to cultivate the state of mind that will enable you tions of others and more by what you really want. Do Library, 3500 S. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 367-6363. to meet all your dates with destiny in the coming weeks, 2021, cadl.org. you know what you really want, Libra? Find out! P.S.: Meditation. For beginners and experienced. 7-9 you need to gambol at least once every day. Drop-in LEGO Club. Get creative with our LEGO Your task is not to work on the surface level, trying to p.m. FREE. Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 3015 S. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Do you remember collection. 4-5:30 p.m. Ages 4 plus. FREE. CADL Foster manipulate the appearance of things. Focus your efforts Washington St., Lansing. (517) 351-5866. lamc.info. your first kiss? How about the first time you had sex? in the depths of yourself. Library, 200 N. Foster Ave., Lansing. (517) 485-5185, cadl.org. Foods to Choose & to Lose. Seminar about Although those events may not have been perfectly Rockin' On The River. Blues Concert on the river.. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Muslims, Jews, and the healing properties of food. 6 p.m. FREE. smooth and graceful, they were radical breakthroughs 5:30 p.m. FREE. Grand River Park, 3001 Lansing Road, Christians are collaborating to erect a joint house of BetterHealth Market (Frandor), 305 N. Clippert Ave., that changed your life and altered your consciousness. worship in Berlin. The building, scheduled to be finished Lansing. (517) 483-4277, lansingmi.gov/parks. Lansing. (517) 332-6892, thebetterhealthstore.com. Since then, there may have been a few other intimate by 2018, will have separate areas for each religion as Allen Market Street Farmers Market. Locally Food Product Development @ ANC. rites of passage that have impacted you with similar well as a common space for members of all three to grown, baked and prepared foods. 2:30-7 p.m. FREE. Presentation. 10 a.m.-noon, FREE. Allen Market intensity. No doubt you will experience others in the gather. Even if you don't belong to any faith, you may be Allen Street Farmers Market, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Place, 1619 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing. (517) 367- future. In fact, I suspect that the next installments are inspired by this pioneering effort to foster mutual toler- Lansing. (517) 999-3911. 2468, allenneighborhoodcenter.org. due to arrive in the coming months. Get ready for fur- ance. I offer it up to you as a vivid symbol of unity. May Practice Your English. 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Heaven unless its roots reach down to Hell," wrote psy- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): When he served as chologist Carl Jung in his book Aion. My interpretation: Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi denigrated the We earn the right to experience profound love and bril- cuisine of Finland. "Finns don't even know what pro- liant light by becoming familiar with shadows and suffer- sciutto is," he sneered. At best, he said, their food is to ing. Indeed, it may not be possible to ripen into our most be "endured." He mocked the "marinated reindeer" they radiant beauty without having tangled with life's ugliness. eat. But Finland fought back against the insults. In an According to my understanding of your long-term cycle, international pizza contest held in New York, their chefs Virgo, you have dutifully completed an extended phase won first Prize for their "Pizza Berlusconi," a specialty of downward growth. In the next extended phase, pizza that featured marinated reindeer. 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Steve Green/for City Pulse The Provision West side providers Center, based The Provision Center serves in a nondescript Grand Rapids’ medical marijuana building on Plainfield By STEVE GREEN I often hear patients say that they Avenue, TOP 5 offers medical drive over an hour to Lansing to find a DINING GUIDE medical marijuana provi- marijuana products on Review sioning center (dispensary), THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN Grand Rapids’ particularly patients who live north side. GREATER LANSING AS DECIDED on the west side of the state. Many people BY CITY PULSE READERS don't know of any dispensaries in the Grand Rapids area, but there is at least one. The Provision Center is on Plainfield Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2015 Avenue on the north THE GREEN REPORT Top of the Town contest, we’ve assembled a side of Grand Rapids. guide to your favorite Lansing-area eater- With the help of ies. We’ll run single categories in the paper fice was clean and comfortable. The only the spot. The lemon flavor was sweet GPS, I found the place downside I could find is that the dispen- and it had good, long expansion. The periodically, but the complete dining guide easily enough. But I is always available on our website or on our sary does not carry any medibles, oils or ash burned white, showing that the flush did have to rely on the extracts. Overall, I had a very enjoyable process was done correctly. This is a official mobile app, The Pulse. The app is street addresses, be- available on iPhone and Android platforms; experience. great daytime strain. I was focused and cause there was no sign head over to facebook.com/lansingapp or text Once safe at home, I was able to twist motivated, while having both the munch- out front. The build- “pulse” to 77948 for links to download. up a few joints. I tried the Headband first. ies and creativity. I found myself making ing, which has plenty Bon appétit! 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