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EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz
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for me and my daughter. Well the tree was the tiny (very tiny) coat area. To make this short I
MANAGING/NEWS EDITOR • Andy Balaskovitz
best part of the outside experience. We reached felt that the museum was a disaster and almost Officials are meeting regularly to hash out Capital Gateway project andy@lansingcitypulse.com • (517) 999-5064
the other side and found that a huge white tent a waste of my time. When I go to museums I details, but there's still no price on remaining acreage ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • Allan I. Ross
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THIS WEEK
Ron Van Timmeren, vice president of programming for Loeks Theaters
Mary Elaine Kiener, Walnut Neighborhood resident
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news & opinion
‘All time low’ if implemented properly, could help
relieve neighbors’ frustrations.
“The design that he did is brilliant,
and what he’s proposing through land-
it “proprietary information” and that
“nothing is set in stone” — but he
thinks it’s a “pretty good plan” to get
the issues resolved.
A plan for the pole barn surfac- scaping is to make the building appear Kiener said she plans on hosting
es, but Niowave and the Walnut to disappear by drawing your eye away a series of “community listening ses- OF THE WEEK
Neighborhood appear to be on sions” this weekend. She said there
from it,” Kiener said. “It’s a lot of trees
different wavelengths would also be a Walnut Neighborhood
and a lot of landscaping,” she said, add-
ing that there were no changes to the Organization meeting Nov. 29. The
The relationship between residents façade. meetings will give residents a chance to
of the Walnut Neighborhood and Dale Schrader, who lives nearby, saidvoice their opinion on the proposal and
Niowave Inc. is at an “all-time low,” one residents plan on discussing the plans decide whether to give their support.
resident told the Lansing City Council as a neighborhood. But in his opinion, Sinila said Niowave is waiting for
on Monday night. The comments a simple “Home Depot” fix with land- unanimous neighborhood support of
came three days after a few neighbors scaping isn’t enough to address the the landscaping fix before the company
were shown what they’ve been wait- “white behemoth.” asks the Council to revisit a personal
ing on for over four months: a plan to “We may have to take our protest to property tax exemption related to the
improve the appearance of Niowave’s another level,” he said. “We don't have expansion. The company is seeking a
14,000-square-foot pole barn in their their attention yet, apparently — we’re waiver on more than $230,000 in taxes
neighborhood. waiting to hear from them all the time.”over six years on new equipment in the
Mary Elaine Kiener, a Seymour After seeing Ford’s plans at Friday’sfacility. “It was postponed until we make
Avenue resident, and Rina Risper, meeting with Niowave, Kiener said she amends with the neighbors,” he said.
president of the The City Council is also Property: 1016 Cleo St., Lansing
Walnut Neighborhood set to take up an ordinance Assessed value: $29,200
Organization, told the that was drafted as a direct Owner: Kerstin Hunt
Council Niowave refuses to result of this saga. Council Owner says: Could not be reached for comment
talk with more than a few President Brian Jeffries
residents at a time and is said the ordinance would
slow to respond to neigh- amend the city’s zoning
borhood concerns. code by requiring property Architecture critic Amanda Harrell-Seyburn
The declining rapport owners to notify the Council says: Left unsecured, an exposed roof is a
between the two groups about any new construction death sentence to any building. The roof is the
comes after three neighbors on sites with an already first line of defense against wind, rain and snow
were shown a plan on Friday approved special land use — not to mention sleet. It doesn’t matter how
by Lansing landscape archi- permit. City planning offi- well maintained the rest of the structure is,
tect Bob Ford, who was cials have said the pole barn everything else will be compromised. A secure
retained by Niowave to help was allowed because it fit roof is especially vital to the survival of an
address concerns of neigh- within the parameters of a unoccupied house. With its repetition of a form-
bors. Kiener and Risper permit approved in 2006. repeated gable in the main façade, the smaller
expressed satisfaction on Sam Inglot/City Pulse However, Jeffries said front addition, elegant doors and shingle siding,
Monday with the plan, but A plan to fix the appearance of the Niowave pole barn in the the ordinance won’t be this house is worth the effort. Hopefully, it
not with how the company Walnut Neighborhood has surfaced, but neighbors say relations passed until after Jan. 1. A will receive the roof repairs it so desperately
is engaging — or isn’t — with the company are at an “all time low” because Niowave won’t resolution to set a public needs. Fingers crossed.
with neighbors. Kiener said meet with more than a few neighbors at a time. Residents plan hearing for Dec. 3 on it was
the plan is exclusively land- to meet to discuss the plan in the coming weeks. tabled at Monday’s meet- Having a blue and yellow paint job — albeit
scaping around the build- ing for further discussion woefully faded — instantly makes this house an
ing to make the building in committee and by the eyesore in Spartan country. It’s difficult to tell
“disappear” and said it doesn’t change had to ask “five times” to take a photo Planning Board. what the surface of the front porch is made of.
the building’s façade. of Ford’s concept to show the neighbors. Meanwhile, as a testament to how Is it carpet? Is it moss? It’s most likely a gross
Niowave is housed in the old Walnut She said they plan on hosting a series of sour things have gotten between the combination of the two. The roof appears to be
School building north of downtown. discussions with the neighborhood to see company and the neighbors, Risper, the in a stasis of repair — it’s entirely covered in blue
The pole barn was part of a $10 million what people think and if the plan would neighborhood organization president, tarps. If the hole-filled roof in the garage and the
expansion to conduct further particle be enough to hide the building. She addressed a rumor that if neighbors were ruptured edges of siding are any indication of the
accelerator research. declined to show the plan to City Pulse. unwilling to work with Niowave, that the roof ’s status, it can’t be good. The house next door
“The relationship between the Niowave Chief Financial Officer company would pack up and leave. is for sale with a sign that reads: “Cute, cute, cute.”
neighbors and Niowave appears to Mark Sinila said he is “surprised” to “If Niowave is threatening to move,” If one were to put a sign in front of this house it
only have deteriorated over the last six hear about breakdown of the relation- Risper told the Council, “I say move would say: “Run, run, run.”
months,” Kiener said in an interview. ship from the neighborhood. if you’re not willing to work with the
“The level of trust on the part of the “I thought things had taken a posi- neighborhood.” — Sam Inglot
neighbors … is in doubt. It’s like they’re tive step forward,” he said on Tuesday. Jeffries hopes the groups can work
saying, ‘Just trust us.’ Well, they’ve not “We told them we were ready to make out their differences and was surprised
done anything right from the begin- some immediate changes once we get at the tone: “That is something I have “Eyesore of the Week” is our look at some of the seedier
ning of the building” to give neighbors their OK.” not heard before.” properties in Lansing. It rotates each week with Eye Candy of
the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lan-
reason to. Sinila also declined to show the con- singcitypulse.com or call Andy Balaskovitz at 999-5064.
Kiener said the design that Ford did, cept to City Pulse because he called — Sam Inglot and Andy Balaskovitz
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Here comes RTW sion, making unions here increasingly
nervous.
Now, Michigan’s unions — particular-
Organized labor took it on the chin ly it’s public employee unions — are pet-
FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO on Election Day, and now it’s get- rified. They see Gov. Rick Snyder, who
ting ready for a legislative haymaker isn’t exactly a huge RTW fan, as their
that could send the movement back in last hope to stopping RTW legislation.
Michigan to the 1930s. They’re holding tightly to his claims
UAW President that RTW isn’t “on his agenda” and that
Bob King went for he believes in collective bargaining.
the whole enchilada But, as they well know, ending same-sex
when he pushed for partner benefits for university employ-
Proposal 2, the collec- ees wasn’t on his agenda, either. But
tive bargaining con- when a bill doing exactly that was pre-
stitutional guarantee. sented to him, he signed it.
And now that it has The only clue we have about what
failed spectacularly, Snyder would do if presented with a
legislative Republicans RTW bill are from comments he made
are moving forward with policy that’s three years ago to a tea party group,
been literally unthinkable until now — which have the then-gubernatorial can-
Right to Work. didate conceding that he would sign it.
In fact, one prominent Republican Union officials are hoping to talk with
told me Monday the only reason RTW Snyder behind the scenes about any deal
is even being discussed is King’s para- — maybe putting up an underfunded
noid choice to push Prop 2 this year. It’s patsy against him in 2014 — that would
causing this person to suggest that if a result in his vetoing any RTW law or at
RTW law is signed, it be named after the least persuading lawmakers to soften it
union leader. somehow.
WarHorse
House Speaker Jase Bolger, a bit What else can they do?
sore from getting his integrity dragged The heavy union protests of 2011
through the mud the last two months seemed to only embolden Snyder to
by Michigan Democratic Party (union) move forward with the emergency man-
money, is ready to go on RTW, his ager law and other anti-union legisla-
spokesman confirmed the day after the tion. Besides, if Republicans opt to move
at Wharton Center December 5 general election. on something in lame duck, how many
“The governor did not want to have deflated protesters will organized labor
that on his agenda,” said Ari Adler. “He get to stand on a chilly Capital lawn two
asked us not to bring it up so we did not weeks before Christmas?
Newsmakers
out of respect for the governor. We held Snyder would have strong reasons to
off on bringing up Right to Work. The sign at least a public employees RTW
Hosted by
unions brought up the discussion. And bill — both from a policy and political
Berl Schwartz
so now, we’re going to have that discus- perspective.
sion.” The Wall Street Journal reported
Senate Majority Leader Randy earlier this year that membership in
Richardville, about as good of a friend AFSCME, the state’s second largest
unions can expect in a Republican, isn’t union in Wisconsin, fell off a cliff —
dousing the talk, either. He said this 28,745 in February 2012 from 62,818
week that he’s tossing around a version in March 2011 — when joining the
of Right to Work that applies only to public sector union became optional.
public employees, with the exception The American Federation of Teachers
of police and fire employees, similar to claim that 6,000 of their 17,000 mem-
what Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker did bers quit 15 months after the law was
last year. signed.
“I think that’s on the table,” That not only means public schools
Richardville said. “We need to seriously and local governments would have more
consider all options.” leverage to make cost-cutting decisions
And he’s on the moderate end of the without expensive and protracted labor
Joan Bauer philosophical scale in that supermajority
Republican caucus.
discussions, it means the political action
committees (PACs) of these labor unions
State Representative D-Lansing Right to Work is a legislative policy
adopted in some 22 states that allows
will be zapped. Fewer members equal
less money for Democratic candidates
employees in union shops to opt out of going into 2014 and beyond.
the union, effectively disemboweling col- It could mean that even if he shrugs
lective bargaining units. With the power off a deal with organized labor and
of a united labor force behind it, unions signs a version of RTW, Snyder would
have far less power at the bargaining still face an underfunded Democratic
table and administrators are less likely patsy in 2014 if he chooses to run for re-
Comcast Ch. 16 Lansing: 11 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 to make concessions. election.
Comcast Ch. 30 Meridian Township: 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25; 5 p.m. Sunday, Labor unions in Michigan got ner- All the while he has the political cov-
Nov. 25, through Saturday, Dec. 1; and 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. vous last year when Indiana adopted er that RTW was never “on his agenda.”
Right to Work legislation, making it the (Kyle Melinn is the editor of the MIRS
Watch past episodes at vimeo.com/channels/citypulse first Rust Belt state to do so. The deci-
sion came months after Walker’s deci-
Newsletter. He’s at melinn@lansingcity-
pulse.com.)
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‘Very complicated One of the outstanding, short-term PUBLIC NOTICES
questions is how much the city will get for
what the administration tentatively says
puzzle’ will be about 28 more acres of the golf
course Ferguson and Jerome plan to buy.
While the 12.5-acre parcel voters origi- Ingham County seeks proposals from organizations interested in the development and operation of
a residential treatment facility to be located in Ingham County, for male court wards, 12-17 years old.
Still no price tag on remaining Red nally authorized to sell was appraised at Services are needed for the operation of a facility to provide out-of-home care for male youth in need
Cedar Golf Course land; officials $5 million, the value of the rest of the of a short term placement (3-6 months) pending return to their own home, placement in foster care or
forge ahead land is uncertain. The administration other appropriate living situation. The scope of this request can be found in the proposal document
which is posted on-line at http://pu.ingham.org under the Current Bids link and assigned #53-12.
intends for the city to keep ownership of Proposals are due no later than 11:00 AM on December 13th in the Purchasing Department.
Once a week, about two dozen people the public parkland on the south side of
with a stake in how the Capital Gateway the parcel, Hannan said. CITY OF LANSING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
project unfolds meet in Lansing to talk The developers won’t speculate what
shop. they’d pay and the administration won’t NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:00
What will a 20-acre park on the south appraise the land until it knows what p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 10th Floor Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI for
the purpose of considering an Ordinance of the City of Lansing, Michigan, repealing Chapter 1615 –
side of the old Red Cedar Golf Course exactly the developers will buy. Ferguson Fireworks Ordinance and replace it with a new Chapter 1615 prohibiting the use of consumer fireworks
look like? Who will be anchor tenants downplays the importance of the land without a license on any day other than the day preceding, the day of, and the day after a national
in the buildings that are planned? How sale. holiday; and requiring a license for the use of agricultural and wildlife fireworks, articles pyrotechnic,
display fireworks, special effects, or consumer fireworks.. For more information please call 483-4177.
will storm water runoff from the Frandor “The price is a minor thing — it’s the eco-
area be filtered before it gets to the Red nomic impact this is going to have,” Ferguson Interested Persons are invited to attend this Public Hearing
Cedar River? How will the area be served said. He was asked
CHRIS SWOPE, LANSING CITY CLERK
with roads and utilities? How much land several months ago STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
will Chris Jerome and Joel Ferguson buy on the “City Pulse INGHAM COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT
from the city and at what price? Newsmakers” TV FAMILY DIVISION
CITY OF LANSING
This is a sampling of the issues show about the $5 NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
being worked out since voters autho- million price tag FILE NO.
rized the sale of up to 48 more acres of the 12.5 acres
12-2781-GA SLU-2-2012, 221 N. Pine Street
In the matter of David Fitch Special Land Use Permit – Parking Lot
of the shuttered golf course on the east and whether the
TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will
end of Michigan Avenue to the devel- rest would be in a be held on 11/29/2012 at 10:00 The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 10, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in
opment team of Jerome and Ferguson. similar ballpark.
AM, at 313 W. Kalamazoo
St., Lansing, MI 48933 before
Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, to
Judge Economy for the following consider SLU-2-2012. This is a request by the Michigan Retailers Association to construct a surface
Representatives from the Ingham County “ He av e n s n o ,” purpose(s): parking lot on the property at 221 N. Pine Street. Parking lots are permitted in the "D-1" Professional
Drain Commissioner’s Office, various Ferguson said at Guardianship Hearing. Office district, which is the designation of the subject property, if a Special Land Use permit is approved
city departments, Jerome and Ferguson, the time. If you require special
by the Lansing City Council.
accommodations to use the
Clark Construction and the Hobbes and court because of a disability, For more information about this case, phone City Council Offices on City business days, Monday
or if you require a foreign
Black architecture firm are tackling — Andy language interpreter to help through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 483-4177. If you are interested in this matter, please
them. Sometimes they meet at Clark Balaskovitz
you fully participate in court
proceedings, please contact
attend the public hearing or send a representative. Written comments will be accepted between 8
the court immediately to make a.m. and 5 p.m. on City business days if received before 5 p.m., Monday, December 10, 2012, at the
Construction’s offices; sometimes at the arrangements. City Council Offices, Tenth Floor, City Hall, 124 West Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933 1696.
Lansing Economic Area Partnership Date: 11/21/2012
offices in the Stadium District. It’s all
Deann Moreno
5303 S. Cedar St.
Chris Swope, Lansing City Clerk
Lansing, MI 48909
part of a “very complicated puzzle,” (517)-887-9664 NOTICE OF CITYWIDE PUBLIC HEARING
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s chief of COMMUNITY NEEDS HEARING
staff, Randy Hannan, said.
It’s neither simple nor quick working TO: Citizens of the City of Lansing
through a $100 million development,
they say. There’s no timeline for starting FROM: Virg Bernero, Mayor
construction. PURPOSE: To encourage citizen participation at public hearings and to allow citizens
“Now comes the hard part,” Jerome an opportunity to provide input and indicate needs, views and proposals
said. “It’s called doing what we said we for:
were going to do.” 1. Housing and nonhousing community development needs within the
In a two-step process, voters have City of Lansing relevant to preparation of the City's Annual Action
given the city the right to sell all 60-plus Plan Submission, FY 2013 - 2014 to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development
acres of the old golf course. First, they Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and HOME
voted in 2011 to sell 12.5 acres fronting Investment Partnerships formula programs.
Michigan Avenue. Then, after devel- 2. The use of CDBG, HOME and ESG Program funds for fiscal year
2013 commencing July 1, 2013.
opers Jerome and Ferguson said they
wanted even more land, they voted in RESULTS: Recommendations affecting the City's Consolidated Plan and the proposed use
November to allow the city to sell all of of CDBG, HOME and ESG program funds to be submitted to the Mayor and City Council.
the remaining 48.5 acres. The city char- This is an opportunity for concerned citizens and neighborhood organizations to participate
ter requires voter approval of selling in the planning process and influence future programming and use of Federal program funds
parkland. in Lansing.
PLACE: Lansing Planning Board Meeting
Neighborhood Empowerment Center
PUBLIC NOTICES 600 W. Maple
CITY OF LANSING Lansing, Michigan 48915
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 7:00
p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 10th Floor Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI DATE: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
for the purpose of considering an Ordinance of the City of Lansing, Michigan, to Add Section 1282.04
to the Lansing Codified Ordinances by requiring construction code permit applications covering a lot If you cannot attend the hearing and wish to submit comments, or if you have questions
for which a special land use has been approved to be submitted to the City Clerk for forwarding to about the public hearing, please contact Doris Witherspoon, Senior Planner of the City of
City Council. For more information please call 483-4177. Lansing Planning/Development Office, 316 North Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI, dwithers@
lansingmi.gov, (517) 483-4063.
Interested Persons are invited to attend this Public Hearing
Please note that identifying housing and community development needs in the Lansing area
CHRIS SWOPE, LANSING CITY CLERK is a community effort and public participation is strongly encouraged.
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Coming soon: a theater near you
Arts&Culture art • books • film • music • theater
Upscale movie theater will provide an intimate, full-service experience
seating. It will also include the
By ALLAN I. ROSS
aforementioned preferred seating (for
Sometime in 2015, “Star Wars: a $7 premium charge), which comes
Episode VII” will come out and you can with swanky recliners, complimentary
already picture the midnight premiere: popcorn and full-service waitstaff (to
middle-aged fanboys and fangirls dressed which each theater will dedicate about 15
like Vader, Fett and Slave Leia, swinging percent of its floor space).
plastic lightsabers at each other as they “This is part of a bigger trend in movie-
stand in 12-hour lines that stretch around going,” says Ron Van Timmeren, vice
the movie theater. Even for a die-hard fan president in charge of programming for
of the Skywalker saga, all that waiting Loeks Theatres Inc., which does business
and uncertainty of a good seat sounds like as Celebration! Cinema. “We’ve seen it
a day in Dagobah. work pretty well in major markets like
Now picture yourself calmly walking New York and Chicago, so we’re testing
up to the ticket booth at 11:55 p.m., the waters here. But the date-and-a-
picking up your ticket and strolling into movie concept is all-American — I feel
the sea of costumed characters who’ve this will work in the Lansing area.”
been in line all day. You plop into a And the man knows his trends. In Allan I. Ross/City Pulse
plush, reclining seat just in time for the 2003, Van Timmeren told City Pulse that
previews. No long line, no racing into the Susan Woods, director of the East Lansing Film Festival and founder of the East Lansing
he predicted 3-D and IMAX movies would
theater to fight for your seat. In fact, here Film Society, in one of the screening rooms at Studio C! The new theater has rocking
become a major force in the movie market,
comes a waiter with some free popcorn chairs, a dinner menu and a full bar, including 10 beers on tap. It opens Dec. 10.
a claim that proved to be quite prescient.
to take your drink order (wine or beer?) A lot of it had to do with “Avatar,” which
and see if you’d like to order a late dinner. changed the course of movie watching: for showing foreign, art house or local she said. “I was so, so happy to play a part
The Wookie in the next row looks over in bigger became better again. But now Van films. Case in point: “The Intouchables,” a in introducing that film to the Lansing
bewilderment — what’s going on here, Timmeren is gambling on the small. French film that set worldwide box offices area. It’s what I love to do. And with
Jedi mind games? And so Studio C! is reversing that trend on fire earlier this year. But chances are Studio C!, it will be a lot easier do that.”
Not exactly — you’re at Studio C!, — the idea is to make movie watching you haven’t heard of it — unless, perhaps, Woods, 60, was recently picked by
an upscale specialty movie house that’s a more intimate and service-oriented you were at the East Lansing Film Celebration to do programming for one
part of the Celebration! Cinema family. experience. You see, even though Lansing Festival. of Studio C!’s six theaters. For 15 years,
Studio C! opens Dec. 10 at 1999 Central already has two megaplexes — Lansing Susan Woods, director of the she has built up the ELFF as well as its
Park Drive in Okemos, in the former Township’s NCG Cinemas to the north ELFF, heard international buzz about sibling, the East Lansing Film Society,
AMC Meridian 6 near the Meridian and Lansing’s Celebration! Cinemas to “Intouchables” and fought to bring it which grew from a ragtag group of a few
Mall. It will consist of six theaters — two the south — the first-come, first-serve here last week, and she says the audience dozen film fans to over 2,300 members.
200-seaters, two 150-seaters and two seating rule is in hard effect and your response was worth it. She started with a 35mm projector in
100-seaters — and feature a full dinner best options for food are still hot dogs “I don’t think I’ve ever heard an
menu, a liquor license and pick-your-own and nachos. Moreover, neither is known audience laugh harder at a movie before,” See Studio C! Page 9
Gender identity and children
gender role order) and social class.
(the behavioral
WHOM expressions What inspired you to pursue this
YOU Ken Z u c k e r, Course Research” that mark the field of research?
LOVE psychologist-in- Zucker is the head of the Gender constructs of My clinical research career has focused
SPEAKER SERIES
chief at the Centre Identity Service in the Child, Youth "masculinity" and mostly on children and adolescents with
for Addiction and and Family Program at CAMH, and is "femininity") and gender dysphoria —commonly known as
Ken Zucker Mental Health in also a professor in the Department of sexual orientation gender identity disorder —and children
Toronto, is the 10th Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. (one's erotic born with what are now termed disorders
“Gender
speaker in Michigan Since 2002, he has been the editor of attraction to of sex development (such as physical
Identity
State University ’s archives of sexual behavior and is past Ken Zucker males, to females intersex conditions).
and Sexual
semester-long series, president of the International Academy or to both, and the In 1974, while I was a graduate
Orientation:
“Whom You Love: of Sex Research. corresponding self-labels that a person student in Chicago, I stumbled across
Lessons
the biology of sexual uses to characterize their own sexual Richard Green's book “Sexual Identity
Learned from
orientation,” which What general themes will your identity, which include gay, bisexual, Conflict in Children and Adults,” which
Life-Course
aims to demonstrate lecture cover? heterosexual and asexual). actually coined the term “gender identity
Research”
that homosexuality is My lecture will focus on psychosexual I will then discuss what we know about disorder.”
4 p.m.
a natural occurrence differentiation from a developmental the developmental predictors of both When I moved to Toronto in 1975, I
Monday
in humans. His speech perspective. In my speech, I will gender identity and sexual orientation met a child psychiatrist, Susan Bradley,
Wells Hall
is called “Gender characterize the temporal sequence of in adolescence and adulthood. These who had just established a gender identity
room 115B
Identity and Sexual three key phenomena: gender identity parameters include within-sex variation clinic for children and adolescents at the
MSU Campus
Orientation: Lessons (the emergence of a child's sense of self as in childhood sex-typed behavior,
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films,” Woods says. “Now I’m doing it. Photo by Luke Anthony
Photography
How many people can say that?”
Woods doesn’t have an official title yet, Bob Murrell
but she starts on Jan. 15 — the heart of as Mr.
from page 8
Oscar season. And what’s one of the first Pisctachio
Michigan State University’s Wells Hall things she’s bringing? and Kaleel
showing classics films. “I can’t wait to make ‘Intouchables’ Van Voorhees
“But that bombed,” she says. “Then I available to everyone, whenever they as Axel
started showing independent and foreign want to see it,” she says. “That’s the only the Elf in
movies and that’s when it really took off.” problem with the film festival — the rigid Riverwalk
A lifelong fan of film, Woods created schedule.” Theatre’s
the ELFF and ELFS to fill what she saw Both Woods and Van Timmeren say the “The No-Hole
as a void in the artistic landscape. After roster will also probably include locally Holiday.”
successfully nurturing them for 15 years, produced shorts and features, which will
Hole for the holidays
she says she was “elated” when Van play before the main attraction. what the heck is that?“
Timmeren & Co. contacted her about “This isn’t meant to be competitive It’s the story of Axel the Elf, who is
programming. with the multiplexes in town — it’s a promoted to Santa’s chief buyer of holes. After
“If you’d asked me in my 30s what my viable alternative,” Van Timmeren says. By DANA CASADEI some disappointment
dream job was, I’d have said programming “We want to attract the people who want This month, you might find a holiday show in his new role, he “The No Hole
that alternative experience.” that has fake snow, Santa and is introduced to the Holiday”
Preview maybe a few elves, but the one Grump Sisters and a Nov. 23-Dec. 2
the phenomena they study. Matters of sex playing at Riverwalk Theatre magical hole-making
Whom You Love
Riverwalk Theatre
and gender are topics that the public finds certainly has something that machine, which 228 Museum Drive,
extremely absorbing and interesting, as makes it stick out from the crowd: goblins. Zussman described Lansing
from page 8
such matters touch upon all of our lives. “That would be the Grump Sisters,” said as a character itself. 4:307p.m. p.m. Fridays, 2 &
Saturdays, 2
The more information we have, the better. director Jane Zussman. “But they’re not scary What follows includes p.m. Sundays
Science and (social) politics can, evil — they’re more funny evil.” sabotage, songs $7 adults/$5 children
Clarke Institute of Psychiatry (now the however, make for strange bedfellows. In Riverwalk’s “The No Hole Holiday,” (including one about (517) 482-5700
CAMH). The rest is history. there will be a few twists on holiday classics, riverwalktheatre.com
Scientific knowledge can be used or it the importance of
can be abused. A responsible scientist and that includes these two characters holes) and audience
What do you think this lecture will work hard to make sure that what that are often associated with Halloween. participation.
series could do for the social views of we know is understood and will correct Zussman says the show will be anything but That’s right — three audience members in
homosexuality? misunderstandings. ordinary. each show will be pulled on-stage and get to
Social scientists and clinicians have, “It’s not a fairy tale script,” Zussman said. be a part of the action.
in my view, an obligation to share with For more information on this series, go “Everyone knows ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Jack and “That’s one of those things you can’t really
the public what they have learned about to whomyoulove.com. the Beanstalk,’ but ‘The No Hole Holiday’ — rehearse,” she said.
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by ALLAN I. ROSS
Daniel Day-Lewis
as the titular
president in
Steven Spielberg's
"Lincoln." The film
relies mostly on
Day-Lewis brings 16th prez to life in ‘Lincoln’ natural lighting
to tell the story
By ALLAN I. ROSS auteur Steven Spielberg and method actor of how the 16th
Biopics, lately, have been wasted on extraordinaire Daniel Day-Lewis? It’s a president fought
the eccentric. But if ever there was a man match made in celluloid heaven. to pass the 13th
who deserved one, it’s the 16th president But the most intriguing aspect of “Lincoln” Amendment
of the United States — and who better to is its breadth — or, notably, its lack thereof. before the end of
deliver than the one-two punch of über- With a lifetime of material that could have the Civil War.
been plumbed on Abraham Lincoln — his
humble birth in a one-room log cabin, his survive in this depiction; the booming voice working for an actor’s director like Spielberg
hardscrabble rise up the political ladder — common in most portrayals does not. Day- or the buzz that comes from working on
the obvious problem becomes one of finding Lewis accurately (according to historians, at a set with a man who looks, acts and talks
out how best to sum up a man who single- least) speaks with Lincoln’s nasally, relatively exactly like Abraham freaking Lincoln that
handedly kept the nation from crumbling. high-pitched voice that quickly becomes brings out the best in these performers, but
This is solved by a screenplay that focuses on endearing, especially to our Midwestern something sure does.
a single month at the beginning of Lincoln’s ears. He embodies Lincoln so well you can Much as he did with the brutal D-Day
second term, quite possibly the toughest practically feel his joints creaking every time sequence in “Saving Private Ryan,” Spielberg
month in the history of the American he rises from his chair. But when he slams his opens the film in the middle of a vicious,
presidency. Writer Tony Kushner (“Angels in hand down in frustration and lets his anger rain-soaked Civil War battlefield, with
America”) is able to strip away the mythology show, boy howdy, do you see the lion under factions on both sides stabbing, punching
and instead train in on Lincoln’s second the surface. and grinding each other’s faces into the
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that is): the passage of the 13th Amendment. throughout the film, plunging entire scenes a recitation of the Gettysburg Address by a
It’s heady stuff, no doubt about that. Old into shadows or throwing them under direct couple of black recruits. It’s a powerful way
white guys with funny facial hair talking and harsh sunlight. Sometimes he does both to start the movie, and it sets the tone of how
arguing (and talking some more) may not simultaneously, as in the scene that introduces high the stakes are to get that amendment
be everyone’s cup of tea, but with Spielberg’s Lincoln’s foil, Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy through.
deft camera work and Day-Lewis’ spot-on Lee Jones), which takes place in a sunbeam- Kushner wisely avoids playing Lincoln
performance, the material becomes absolutely stabbed darkened room. Jones — who stays as a saint, showing us that, yes, he did argue
Commerical & Residental riveting. The greatest victory is Day-Lewis’ in his comfort zone, playing Stevens as an with his wife — and perhaps the president
acting, which will certainly become the Old Crank with a Heart of Gold — leads a did play lawyers’ games with the language
Fully Insured definitive version of Honest Abe. The beard, phalanx of strong supporting characters, in order to make things happen. But there’s
the top hat and the folksy, storytelling charm including big-name stars (Sally Field as Mary a love for Lincoln that shines through in
Todd Lincoln; David Strathairn as Secretary almost every scene, especially in the repeated
of State William Seward; James Spader as a use of Lincoln’s parable-like jokes and yarns
slimy “Democratic operative”) and talented that are seemingly apropos of nothing.
under-the-radar character actors (“Mad “Oh no, I feel a story coming on,” moans
Men”’s Jared Harris as Gen. Ulysses S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Bruce
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By ALLAN I. ROSS guy on your holiday list is good for America. U-S-A! U-S-A!
Despite those doomsday prognosticators who’ve been trying to scare us into In addition to the MUI’s bounce back, the economy has also
thinking we’re one minor calamity away from being a third world country, things seen upticks in haircuts and hair coloring (up more than 5 percent
really aren’t that bad, fiscally speaking. since 2009) and eating out (up nearly 9 percent this year). And
Need proof? Years ago, economics guru Alan Greenspan posited that a strong wouldn’t you know it: Lansing is just chock-a-block with retail
economy could be linked to the sales of men’s underwear, which can be tracked via clothing centers, hair salons and restaurants.
the imaginatively titled Men’s Underwear Index. And get this: The Washington So as you begin your holiday gift buying, here are some
Post recently ran a report by a prominent market research company that, indeed, places with out-of-the-ordinary (or ordinary-with-a-
the MUI is up 6 percent since 2011. That’s right — buying boxers or briefs for that local-twist) items for everyone on your list:
Compiled by SAM INGLOT, ANDREA RABY and Hélène Dryden
Polka Dots in Old Town features handmade jewelry and headbands ($16), beaded wine stoppers ($16), collectable
ornaments and figurines, Embellish Your Story magnets and Curly Girl Design home décor.
And get a load of what Mackerel Sky has under its roof: happy clay monsters, cast concrete garden sculptures, folding
wooden salad servers, etched frosted colored glass, woven kitchen towels and — get this — the only traditionally embossed
alphabet blocks still made in this country. There are also hundreds of pieces of jewelry by 40 different artists with prices
starting at $10.
Polka Dots, 1207 Turner St., Old Town Lansing. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; noon- 4 p.m.
Sunday; closed Monday. (517) 267-1479.
Mackerel Sky, 211 M. A.C. Ave., East Lansing. Holiday hours start Sunday, Dec. 9. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Friday;
10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday; noon–4 Sunday; 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24. (517) 351-2211.
Lori Lanspeary has the fun title of “leisure marketing manager” at Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau in downtown
Lansing’s stadium district (the organization recently opened a second location in downtown East Lansing across from the new Eli
and Edythe Broad Art Museum). In addition to dispensing maps and advice on where to go and what to do around the area, the
GLCVB also sells Lansing-themed gear, such as black ceramic travel mugs ($10.50) and t-shirts by local company 517, featuring
the distinctive BWL towers ($20 for short sleeve, $25 for long sleeve). Or if you want to capture the king daddy of Lansing skyline
sights, you can get that person a snow globe featuring the Capitol dome ($16.50).
Smith Floral, meanwhile, carries table coasters by local photographer Roger Boettcher ($40 for a set of four, or $10 each) that add
local splendor to anyone’s coffee table.
Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau. 500 E. Michigan Ave., Suite 180, Lansing. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday;
closed Saturday-Sunday. (517) 487-6800.
Smith Floral, 1124 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday.
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You know better than anyone how much grief your poor mom endures (after
all, it is all your fault). So what a great way to tell her how much you love her than
a trip to Creative Wellness or Massage and Wellness, both in East Lansing.
Creative Wellness offers different packages, such as Wellness ($120), Serenity
($177) and Peak Performance ($329), which include different levels of massage,
professional consultation and classroom instruction. Not to be confused with
Massage and Wellness, which features massage therapy, facials and body wraps.
To tie it all together, why not make her look as good as she feels? The recently
opened Salon 1131 features waxing and full nail and hair care.
Creative Wellness. 2045 Abbot Road, East Lansing. 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Monday- Friday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. (517) 351-9240
Massage and Wellness. 201 ½ E. Grand River Ave. Suite 19, East Lansing. Open seven days, flexible hours. (517) 203-1113
Salon 1131. 1131 N. Washington Ave., Lansing. 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.; closed Sunday. (517) 367-2060
With a Jr. Ponics Fish Garden or Bubble Garden (starter kits begin at $40),
you can encourage that elementary school kid on your list to unplug from Halo
4 and start a worthwhile hobby that could also result in the Holy Grail of pre-
adolescent achievements: a blue ribbon at the science fair. Hydroponics experts
Superior Growers Supply sell the kits that allow your budding farmers to
grow plants in cups that nestle on top of the ¾-gallon fish tank. The fish swims
through the plant’s roots, creating a miniature ecosystem that’s sure to teach
that kid a thing or two about ecology — and take a much-needed break from
the boob tube.
Or if you’re looking for something bigger, Preuss Pets carries the 6-gallon
Fluval Edge desktop aquarium
($150) featuring LED lighting with
Jeanologie Boutique moonlights, an ambitious filtration
system in a modern encasement.
303 M.A.C. Ave. Superior Growers Supply,
www.jeanologie.com three locations: 4870 Dawn Ave.,
Visit Facebook for new arrivals East Lansing. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Monday–Friday; closed Saturday-
Sunday. (517) 332-2663. 3928 W.
Saginaw Hwy, Lansing. 11 a.m.–7
p.m. Monday–Friday; 11 a.m.–6
p.m. Saturday; noon–5 p.m.
Sunday. (517) 327-1900. 5716 S.
Pennsylvania Ave., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday; closed Sunday. (517)
393-1600.
Preuss Pets, 1127 N. Cedar St., Lansing. 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-
6 p.m. Sunday. (517) 339-1762.
See Gift Guide, Page 13
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Sure, she’s still honing her
taste, and with a wide variety
of styles and media to choose
from, Lansing Art Gallery is a
convenient place to help her find
it. It just kicked off its Holiday
Art Market (running through
Dec. 22) that features over 100
Michigan artists, with a wide
selection of paintings, pottery
and wearable art ranging from
the traditional to the decidedly
non-traditional.
Lansing Art Gallery, 119 N.
Washington Square, Lansing.
10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Tuesday –
Thursday; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday; Closed Sunday-
Monday. (517) 374-6400.
Sometimes it’s best to just throw him a book so he doesn’t bug you. “The Lands of Ice
and Fire (Game of Thrones)” map book ($40) should keep him busy through the New
Year. For the MSU fan, “The Heart of a Spartan: The Story of a Michigan State University
Football Renaissance,” ($50) is a good resource packed with impressive photos. Or if
he’s the family clown, try “The Onion: Book of Known Knowledge,” ($30) which is
simultaneously one of the funniest and most cynical things you’ll ever come across.
Schuler Books & Music. Two locations: 1982 Grand River Ave., Okemos. (517) 349-
8840. 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., Lansing Township, (517) 316-7495. 6 a.m.-10p.m. Black
Friday; 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24; 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25. December
hours vary.
See Gift Guide, Page 16
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Aggie Mae’s Bakery features
artisan breads
cakes cucpakes
pies sandwiches
You know the wet bar that
dad keeps promising to build in
Place your the basement? The one he keeps arguing will add so much value to the house (wink
HOLIDAY ORDER wink)? Well, here’s your chance to get him going in the right direction. Elliott Food
today! Equipment sells a full line of commercial-grade kitchen and bar equipment that will
help transform your basement into Cocktails & Dreams (neon sign not included).
517.214.2765 “We sell everything that goes into a restaurant but the food,” says salesperson Mike
Theisen. That includes the heavy equipment like sinks, ice machines and beer taps as
www.aggiemaesbakery.com well as the little gear like glassware, utensils and ice buckets. So practice your bottle
aggiemaesbakery@gmail.com flipping now — it’s just a matter of time before you’ll be entertaining your friends when
317 E. Grand River Old Town Lansing the folks take off for the weekend. And if they catch you, just tell them bartending is a
or at our Lansing City Market Location marketable skill.
Elliott Food Equipment. 2224 W. Willow St., Lansing. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. (517)
482-4395.
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Never again will you feel guilty at
Order your Holiday pies now!. the words of a seasonal John Lennon
song. War may not be over, but you
can spread a little happy X-mas by
shopping at fair trade store Kirabo
in East Lansing.
“When you spend money at our
store you are helping fight world
poverty,” says owner Gail Catron.
“Up to 38 percent of the profit goes
directly to the artisan. The items are
all handmade and are very unique.”
Kirabo carries birdhouses made
of naturally water resistant sheep’s
wool ($29), clam shell serving bowls from Bali ($49) and knitted, crocheted, and
C h e c k u s o u t o n Fa c e b o o k & at g t p i e . c o m beaded hair bows ($4.50-$8.)
Kirabo. 225 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday
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Some folks prefer to do their
drinking at home, and chances are
you’ve got at least one person on your
list joining the growing ranks of home
brewers. That’s How We Brew in
Frandor sells a brewing equipment kit
that includes everything a beginner
needs to start home brewing ($104.99); beer ingredient kits for those who already
know what they’re doing ($16-$46); how-to books ($15-$20); pint glasses ($15); and
wine-making kits ($70). Home brewing: the gift that keeps on giving.
Vine and Brew’s gift baskets include the big hop six-pack ($38), the holiday party
pack with a six-pack of wine ($44) and the elegant holiday pack ($93.61).
That’s How We Brew. 3000 Vine St. Lansing. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday;
10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. (517)708-7548.
Vine and Brew, 2311 Jolly Road, Okemos. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Thursday; 10
a.m.–8 a.m. Friday–Saturday. (517) 708-2030.
Just because she’s your grandmother doesn’t
mean she’s not fashion-conscious. Retail Therapy
in Okemos specializes in gear that “you would wear
and your mom would want to steal,” according to
owner Celeste Saltzman. There is a wide range of
dresses, jackets, jeans (such as DL Jeans, from $138)
and accessories — including necklaces (from $58)
and locally made scarves ($98) — to choose from, all
hand-picked by Saltzman herself in styles she thinks
best represents the modern mid-Michigan woman.
Retail Therapy also has candles ($32), soaps
($8.50) and perfumes ($35) by Elizabeth W and
wallets by Sorial ($25).
Retail Therapy, 5100 Marsh Road, Okemos.
10 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday–Friday; 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday; closed Sunday. Open at 8 a.m. on Nov. 23.
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