It is not a permanent court order there is to be a hearing on the matter Jan. 30 and the Tysingers could end up back out in the cold in a month or two.
And it does not solve the problem for the hundreds of families squatting in some of Detroit s thousands of abandoned houses, many with no other place to go.
But it did give the Tysingers a home in the coldest part of the Michigan winter, and it does give them a foot in the door in terms of renting or purchasing the home, which is what they hope to do somehow.
It also means that anyone else who is squatting illegally in an abandoned home apparently cannot be thrown out without a chance to defend themselves in court.
Bad Luck and Trouble
rady Tysinger seems a sad man who struggles to fend off defeat with an optimism that is nearly used up. His story as he tells it is surely a sad one.
Two years ago, he says, he was a hand on the USS Gulf Spring, a merchant vessel, shipping out of Port Arthur, Texas. One day when the seas were running heavy, Tysinger was cleaning up some grease. Bending over, he misjudged a roll of the ship and flew into the air.
by Steve Orr
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he house is a solid-looking one, a two-story brick ona street of comfortable colonials in a middle-class northwest Detroit neighborhood. Its sidewalks are unshoveled, but the house is definitely lived in. Inside it is toasty warm.
Inside are Brady Tysinger, his wife Audrey and their five children. They are squatters they have no legal_title to the house, pay no rent, are not even sure who owns the property. The family destitute, with no place to stay walked into the unlocked, unboarded house on Christmas Eve, and stayed.
What makes the story more remarkable, though, is that the Tysingers have won temporary official sanction for their squatting. In a legal maneuver apparently unprecedented, Neighborhood Legal Services attorneys working on behalf of the family obtained a restraining order barring the home s alleged owners and the police from evicting the family without due process.
When he landed he hurt his back. When the ship put in at Philadelphia some weeks later, he was bad off enough that he was flown back to Texas. He hasn t worked since, in part because of his back and other injuries related to his fall, in part because of other health problems doctors discovered then. Diabetes and a hernia are among them, he says.
The spinal trouble which Tysinger has is inoperable, and the other problems left him totally disabled, he says.
T can t work, can t get out and take care of my family, he says. I feel good only for a few hours at a time.
Faced with that, he says, he learned his mother, who lives in Detroit, was seriously ill. So the family packed up and came here. To move its furniture, clothes and other Continued on page 6
EDITORIAL
Ron Williams, Editor
Herb Boyd, Jan Loveland, Associate Editors
Editorial Assistants: Florence Walton and Bob Gordon
CONTRIBUTORS
Ron Aronson, Michael Betzold
Melba Boyd. Denise Istvan Diamond
Miriam Frank, Garaud MacTaggart
Steve Orr, Arlond Reid, Jr.
Bill Rowe, Toni Swanger
NEWS
American Federal Pichon Squatters, by Steve Orr
State Asked to Subsidize Superbowl XVI, by Denise Istvan Diamond
Rosie the Riveter Qhens in Detroit, by Miriarr Frank Toni Swanger and Melba Boyd
FEATURES
Fresh Fortnightly, edited by Jan Loveland Dialogue, by Toni Swanger Digging Out of the January Bill Ricard by Arlond Reid, dr, 2 p. 8 ART
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Toni Swanger, Compositor
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A warm January hello to our readers and friends. We at. Detroit Metro Times would like to acknowledge the tremendous response we ve received to our first six issues. We have spent the last few weeks reorganizing and doing long-range planning. As you can see from the staff box, we have added new
our organization. We have made some other
First of all, with this issue we are increasing our circulation from 30,000 to 35,000 copies. We still won't be able to fill all requests for new outlets, but this will enable us to expand to some areas we haven't been very visible in so far.
Secondly, because the next few months will be traditionally tight for our advertisers, we are doing two things. There will be no corresponding increase in our rates with the circulation boost. And we are offering a special Winter White Sale for a limited time. If you sign a quarter-page (or larger) contract for the next three issues, we will give you the fourth one free. Call Penny Kruse, our Advertising Director, at 961-4060, and she will fill you in. _
With our higher circulation, we are reaching well over 100,000 people per issue all over the metro area. We ask that when our readers make a purchase, large or small, that you patronize those businesses which appear in the paper in fact, go out of your way to give them your business. Without their _ advertising, we would simply be unable to publish. Remember that when you spend your money:
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THE HIGHLIGHTSO
STRANGE. STRAINS: What a way to kick off your weekend, kids. First, you can check out the return of the fabulous Sillies, those local wavers who've been hiding out these many months and will resurface tonight at Todd s. They'll introduce their new lead guitarist Fred Coz Taramantes and hold a reunion with former band members Michael Profane, Katy Hait and Gloria Love. Guests will include the Boners Jerry Vile and L-7 s Mike Smith and David Rice. In case you're worried about seating, be advised that Todd s is a bit roomier than your average Motown new wave joint it seats 700 so you can make yourself comfortable while you enjoy the spectacle. Call 3668633 for more information.
The Sillies tele is pretty much worth a visit all by itself. Call 334-7651 for info and directions.
WOMEN S WISDOM: Today a string of workshops on topics of interest to women starts with a Women s Wellness Work: shop sponsored by Kathy Tennyson, RN, and licensed masseuse Mary Gerald. The workshop will focus on techniques of physical and other kinds of well-being including diet, exercise, massage, selfhelp. techniques and_ selfevaluation. Call 272-0756 or 652-2892 now for information, as enrollment is limited. Tuesday the 27th, the Women s Justice Center presents the first of two divorce workshops designed to give women an overview of the legal processof uncoupling. The second session takes place Wed., Feb. 4. Call 961-7073. On Thurs.,
Jan. 29, Lawrence Institute ofTechnology Society of Women
Engineers sponsors a seminar entitled Self Protection for Women at the Southfield campus. 356-0200 for more specifics. Saturday the 31st Sandy Parkerof the Birming-ham Community Women s Center will speak on Women and Credit at the Bloomfield Public Library. Details at 6615474. Finally, the Birmingham Community Women s Center will continue their workshop series with a luncheon talk by Micki Leven of Metropolitan Mental Health Associates on feminist therapy. The BCWC is taking reservations at 6421132.
ing, whove been. getting around local folk spots recently. Call 645-1173 for info about the coffeehouse, which is housed at Common Ground.
KEEPING WARM: If you are facing the threat of utility shutoffs this winter, come to one of the Michigan Coalition on Utilities and Energy emergency shut-off crisis centers on Sun., Jan. 25, between 1-3 pm. You have a right to heat this winter, and MCUE wants to help you keep it on. Legally, the Gas Company cannot shut off your heat if you have a note from a doctor. Chances are good that you (or a member of your family) qualify for one. Doctors will be at all the centers to check you to see if you qualify. Call -936-2439 for the location of the MCUE centers or more info.
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BUDDY BUDDIES: The Cripple Creek Coffeehouse features those chummy pickers the Bosom Buddies, an all-woman string band hailing from Lans-
CITY COUNCIL FORUM: The first 1981 Detroit City Council community meeting will be held tonight at the Redemption Lutheran Church, 12411 E. 7 Mile at 7:30 pm. 224-3266 will fill you in on meeting topics. x. OO
SHOW AND TELL:The revue of this name opens tonight at - Royal Oak's Fourth St. Play-
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house. Subtitled A Preview of Things to Come, the midnight show fs a sampler of the talents of company members including Jim Zink. An added bonus is a reduced ticket price if you attend the playhouse s regular production, The Private Ear/The Public Eye which also uns Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 21. Call the playhouse at 543-3666. Also opening tonight, the Willoway Apprentice Theatre's production of Zorba. Call 644-4418 for reservations.
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HISTORY MONTH SENDOFF: Today at Your Heritage House, the opening of an exhibit of Emerging Black Artists, all young and from our fair city. This and other events mark the beginning of Black History month, which will be feted with many special events throughout. For the art show opening details, call YHH at 871-1667.
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KILLER BEES?. A strange exhibit opens today at the Artrain Gallery, apparently concocted by someone or something named Bzzz Zzzz Zz. Your guess is as good as outs. 8712910 for more info.
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State Asked to Subsidize _ Superbowl XVI
by Denise Istvan Diamond
Long before the last ticket was scalped in New Orleans, plans were well underway for Detroit s turn for the big one. Superbowl! XVI will be held at the Pontiac Silverdome next year, and the NFL is worried that the Renaissance City won t treat its visitors\ right.
In addition to the use of over 1,000 chartered busses and untold thousands of private cars, the Southeast Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA) is in the planning stages of using its commuter trains to help carry the 80,000 fans to the dome.
Although there is track running from the Renaissance Center to the Silverdome, there is no passenger debarking area once the train arrives, since the last two miles of track adjacent to the building has up until now been used strictly for the movement of freight.
There have always been plans to construct a passenger platform here, the Silverdome s Executive Director Charles McSwigan told Detroit Metro Times, but the Superbowl has expedited the decision to build a facility.
Lack of money has been the factor that has left theseplans on the drawing board in the past, he said,
To build a permanent passenger train depot at the Silverdome would cost in the neighborhood of $1.2 million, said Joan, Kolodziej, SEMTA spokeswoman.
6é .. a January blisserd could delay the arrival of fans ... so that s when a train would come in handy.
That s why proposal to build a temporary facility to be used the day of the Superbowl -has been submitted to the Michigan Transportation Department. We are asking for $60,000 from the state to fund this conversion project.
Round. after round of budget cuts have wracked the state recently, with Michigan one of the most economically devastated states in the country. Yet the state is being asked to pick up the tab for a temporary depot, to be used for one day, to facilitate easier
Dialogue is a regular feature of Detroit Metro Times and is intended to offer a diverse range of opinion on subjects of importance to Detroit-area readers.
by Toni Swanger
I went to 9 to 5 expecting to be somewhat disappointed: The reviews I'd read and typeset had been consistent the various male reviewers were all disappointed one way or another over the movie s failure to satisfy their expectations. From Time magazine to Channel 4 s Davey Marlin Jones to Michael Betzold in the Detroit Metro Times, while attempting to take the movie and by implication the subject of women s rights seriously, they failed to see the movie for what it is rather than what it is not.
The movie is hilarious. It is filled with subtle and obvious outrageousness. Some of it didn t work for me (like the accidental ratpoisoning of the bossman, the. bodyswitching, car chase and xerox-machinegone-mad scenes, though laughed in spite of the excesses), but most of the movie was
access to the Silverdome. Why?
It seems part of the presentation made by the Detroit Superbowl XVI Committee to the National Football League was a transportation package which included the use of SEMTA trains.
There was a concern by the NFL that if they held the Superbowl in Detroit, explained McSwigan, the possibility of a January blizzard could delay the arrival of fans from various hotels in the tri-county area to the Silver-
DIALOGUE
funnier than anything I ve ever seen on the Hollywood screen about women, let alone women who are taking control of their situations and using their powers to their own and other women s benefit.
We see women taking shit from the man in charge. We see them begin to get mad enough to do something about it. But, realistically, what can you do in a situation of powerlessness in the corporate structure when you are the bottom rung?
We see three very different and distinct women form a friendship over their common plight. The brilliant combination of Lily Tomlin: wise, wisecracking and perfectly-funny in her part as Violet; Dolly Parton s Doralee: looking unconvincingly out of place with her sexy clothes and manner but growing very believable and so sweet and kind and fair; and Jane Fonda (Judy) the only unbelievable character in the movie, too stereotypical of feminine naivete and prudishness to become a real person. Dabney Coleman as Mr. Hart is perhaps a bit overdrawn, but he flashed me back to my ten years as a secretary at Ford Motor Company more than any other
dome in time for the kick off. So that s when a train would come in handy. Its not subject to the pile up of snow or need for salting like freeways or other surface streets.
But not everyone is pleased with this use of public monies.
As a taxpayer don t like it, said a Grand Trunk Railroad engineer who requested not to be identified.
Several SEMTA employees voiced the same opinion.
feature of the movie. He s more real than most.men care to admit.
Three women representing wisdom, sexuality and naivete, the three phases of -the moon, thethree sides of the goddess. Did you catch the three goddesses, cups raised high, celebrating their victory in the fantasy? What a beautiful, wacky, outrageous image of women with power!
No; Michael, they didn t overthrow the patriarchy in one fell swoop, but the movie did give us a look at a revolutionary attempt by the characters in 9 to 5 to humanize their work lives. ¢
And the secretaries do act out of conviction and not just fall into rebellion accidentally as you say in your review. In the process of running the show without the boss, -the women begin to see the power they have to change things, using the skills and knowledge they ve been gathering along the line from signing the boss name to more humane personnel policies like flex time and a child care center, to hogtying and installing garage door openers. The revolution might happen from such unlikely experiences as these as from
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When Jim Steeg, Director of Special Events of the NFL, who has coordinated four Superbowls, was asked by Detroit Metro Times whether the NFL would be willing to pick up the $60,000 tab for the platform, he replied a definitive No.
Steeg was quick to point out that, as was the case with the 1980 Republican Convention, the Superbowl will be an opportunity for Detroit to win over the men and women who can make things happen.
The plan is to transport the 1,000-member press corps housed at the Hyatt RegencyDearborn by rail to the Renaissance Center where 2,200 fans will embark the train for the 35mile trek north to the Silverdome. These people are corporate heads and other decision makers who could choose to bring conventions to Detroit in the future especially if they are impressed with a smooth-running
operationthe day of the Superbowl, he said.
Steeg claimed that the Superbowl guests could potentially spend as much as $150 million in Michigan during their stay. He did not discuss the amount that the NFL or the owners of the teams involved could potentially make.
At this point, no decision has been made as to whether the platform will be built or who exactly will pay for it if itis. The request is still being considered by the state.
anything else.
And our heras:(hera from the goddess Hera, from whence the word hero comes) don t claim final victory, they just celebrate the beginning. For once a measure of control over one s life has been attained, there is no going back. Maybe that s the vision contained in the movie, not the myth that making your life more human here and now is to be shunned as reformism.
For those. who think the women s movement has no sense of humor as well as for the rest of us, the movie is very funny and entertaining. It is also subversive because it gives women ideas about ways to take power/control over our work space: It shows women getting angry and doing something about it. It projects positive images of the charm, intelligence, wit, vulnerability, humor and solidarity of women working with each other for a better place to work. Its a movie to laugh with, celebrate and keep with us as we begin to find ways to take control ofour daily lives. Their fantasiesdid, after all, come true.
Toni Swanger is a member of the Detroit Metro Times staff.
Family May Face Eviction
Continued from the cover belongings, a moving company was hired. Tysinger claims he got a verbal promise of a price in Texas, and was presented with a written bill in Detroit for three times the estimate. The company would not relent, and it has the family s possessions still.
Tysinger says if he doesn t pay the movers $2,300, their belongings will be auctioned off.
They stayed with relatives as long as they could, but with four girls and a boy between the ages of 9 and 15, there was never enough room. Eventually, living off savings and AFDC payments of $500 a month, the Tysingers ended up in a Department of Social Services emergency shelter.
There they stayed until Christmas Eve, when their one month of shelter time expired. The Salvation Army and other places of last resort said come back after the holidays, Tysinger relates. I had no choice, no other place to go. After we had exhausted all means, we had to find out who was the legal owner of this house. So they moved in.
Some parishoners of nearby St. Timothy s Unitéd Methodist Church had heard of the family s troubles; they were called and brought some blankets and a Christmas basket of food and presents for the children.
Over the next several days the family cleaned up debris and-the slogans printed on the walls by vandals, repaired the fixtures, and made the home airtight. Various church groups donated furniture mattresses, a couch, chairs, some other articles. The utilities were turned on.
The Tysingers for several months had been trying to find out who owned the home; it had been empty for six months, and the real estate company whose name was on the front-lawn sign disavowed any knowledge.
The Bank Comes Calling
Loan came to the door. One man used quite a bit of profanity, talking about throwing our goddamned asses out in the street if it were left up to him, according to Tysinger. The family was given two days or they would be arrested for breaking and entering.
It was then that Legal Services entered the matter: On Jan. 9, just before the police were due to arrest the Tysingers, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Charles Farmer signed the restraining order.
Legal Services attorney Mark Magidson and others had spotted a clause in the state law governing tenant-landlord relations that seemed to indicate that even those who occupied a house without a lease or other arrangement with the owner fell under the law s protection.
The judge agreed, at least until Jan. 30. The family cannot be evicted without formal notification and a hearing in Detroit Common Pleas Court.
American: Federal, which. apparently owns the home by virtue of foreclosure, is negotiating with Tysinger and _ his attorneys about possible terms of sale or rental. If no agreement can be reached, the court eviction would begin.
In three months of looking, he says, they have found no place to rent or buy. Every place I went to every real estate agency turned us down because | have a wife and five children and I m on ADC, he says. He is hoping, however, for Social Security disability money; he has been before a federal administrator seeking that and expects a ruling any day. If he is awarded disability retroactive to his ship-
Brady Tysinger
Photo: Kevin Shea
by Melba Boyd
It is extremely difficult to produce a documentary that effectively and creatively utilizes dialogue. Rosie the Riveter, _ Connie Field s film, is a fine example of a director who has a firm sense of cultural depth and characterization. And to compensate for the absence.of accurate cinematic footage, Field cross cuts to stills of romantic World War II posters of the | Rosies and propaganda newsreels.
All of this is juxtaposed to the real work world which is explained in the voices of the women who worked and struggled in the factories. They faced a society which was insensitive to the needs of female workers who had not previously experienced an opportunity to go beyond toilets and dust pans.
Field carefully constructs a balanced and inclusive persentation of the American working woman. The detailed orations describe the unfair pay practices and the difficulty the women had securing adequate and desirable child care. The: basic theme ultimately expands into more profound associations which criticize.and
NEWS FEATURE
condemn the glorification of the war industry. z,
Rosie the Riveter exposes the horror of our own culture, which continues to make it impossible for women and most American minorities to obtain decent employment except, of course, when the white male workers have been directed by the flag to go elsewhere to fight and to die..
The film reveals the unromantic return of the U.S. troops and the economic plunge of the post-war fifties, during which the displaced. woman worker was ignored and advised to return to the kitchen and study gourmet cooking. Field allows the sheer absurdity of the newsreels to supply the cultural contradictions that influenced the confusion that pervades the nostalgic, reactionary beliefs of the 1970s. ~
The theme of Rosie the Riveter is as clear as reality and as complex as human confusion. And as we begin another decade, with unemployment and discrimi-. nation still very much in evidence, we should listen carefully to the voices of experience. They hold the real images of history.
= by Miriam Frank and Toni Swanger
Many Detroit people helped make The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, a new film about women workers in World War II which premieres here this weekend.
Detroit in the forties was a wartime boomtown where factories changed over from manufacturing civilian autos to milling base materials and building bombs and tanks. Women were working in all these industries.
T chose Detroit as a target location for research and filming - because this city is crucial. How can you do a film that has anything to do with industry in World War II and not do Detroit? Connie Field, the film s producer and director, told Detroit Metro Times.
There was a militant working class here before the war. The UAW was organized; the CIO was a force here. After the war, this is one place where women organized-to fight discriminatory layoffs.
Over: 700 women who had worked in war industries participated in initial interviews which were conducted extensively by filmmaker Field and teams of labor and oral historians in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit and New York. Five former Rosies, including Detroit s Wanita Allen, tell their special stories of courage, success, frustration and anger.
They remember the pleasure of welding on the decks of battleships and the horror of industrial accidents in the sifting of gun powder. They remember rationing and the need as well as scarcity of good child care facilities.
It made a great change, think it made changes in everybody s lives, because we weren't used to making the money that we were making then, said Wanita Allen, who before the war was a domestic worker and after Pearl Harbor took training to be a riveter. She started working at the Ford Rouge Plant where, They sent me to the Foundry. Threefourths of the women that they sent in there were blacks, so they sent just enough white women to say that we do have white women here.
At the end of the war women were laid off on a wholesale basis, and though they acquired important job skills, they were forced back into low-paid women s
work, if they could find work at alle Propaganda and _ newsreel footage from World War II are intercut into the testimonies of Wanita, Gladys; Lyn, Lola and Margaret. The contrast between the reality of the women s memories of life during the war and the ideological projections of the Office of War Information, The March of Time, etc. is both comical and frightening.
Rosie the Riveter tells the stories of women who had to work for a living, of women workers who were immigrants from the South. to the North, single mothers and minority women (not bland Hollywood-housewife types often pictured in contemporary advertising of the time). Because Rosie tells the story of working-class women, Field wanted to make a movie that could be used by community groups in union halls, senior citizens centers, churches, schools and colleges.
I wanted to make a film that would encourage discussion about what the Rosie experience means to us today, because so many of the issues that affect working women today, such as child care, equal pay for work of comparable value, automation, sexual harassment on the job, have their roots in what happened then, explained Field.
With an hour-long film we can have time to debate women s role in a war economy and to think about where we are going today, said Field. This country is in the worst recession since the Depression. What goes hand in hand with that are wide-ranging but highly organized attacks~ on women, unions and blacks.
The film had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival in September and has played successfully in commercial theatres in the Bay Area and Boston. It has won awards at film festivals in Chicago, Houston and Florence, Italy. In addition, unions and labor schools are incorporating it into their worker education programs.
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter will be shownat the Detroit Art Institute Film Theatre on Friday, Jan. 23 at 7:00 and 9:30 pm, with Love It Like A Fool, a film about singer/songwriter Malvina Reynolds, by Susan Wengraf. Tickets are $2 at the door.
by Arlond Reid, Jr.
Holiday generosity has pileda blizzard of bills onto your desktop. As you dig through the drifts, you discover that you'll _need several months to get on top of things again. Meanwhile you're undoubtedly wondering what those creditors can do to you after all, they extended the credit. In some cases, by delaying bills with holiday money or similar perks to seasonal sales they encouraged you to get stuck in the slippery spot you re now in.
While you wait out the spring thaw, your creditors will probably familiarize you with a variety of collection tactics as slick as their sales techniques. Collection letters, phone calls, threats of lawsuits and other legal actions are most common but consumers are now protected from abusive _ techniques. by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
The act protects consumers from undue harassment by creditors in the many forms it can take. Contact with friends, relatives or business associates of the debtor (that s you) in order to collect is outlawed in its provisions. Communication with a consumer at unusual times or places (for example, before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.) is also prohibited. The creditor cannot continue to contact you if you ask him/her in writing to cease further contact. Harassment tactics such as violence, obscene language or publishing lists of consumers who allegedly do not pay their debts is considered abusive and illegal by the act. Making false or misleading statements, accepting a check postdated more than five days, or soliciting such a postdated
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check explicitly for the purpose of threatening or instituting criminal prosecution are_ all violations of the FDCPA. To protect consumers from embarrassment, creditors cannot communicate on stationery indicating that they are in the collection business. There are ofher provisions that further limit the rights of creditors to pursue outstanding bills.
You the consumer may sue the creditor for damages including attorney fees and court costs, but the amount recoverable from a creditor is negligible. Actual damages (amounts of cash lost as a result of the above infractions) or $50, whichever is greater, are the provisions of the law in this state. If you can prove that the creditor intentionally violated the law, you can
recover $150 or actual damages.
Faced with a number of angry creditors, you can prevent some of these tactics by contacting creditors and setting up a mutually agreed upon alternative repayment plan. This agreement need not be in - writing. Since most creditors now use computerized billing, you may continue to receive late-payment notices and collection letters even after a plan has been reached. As long as you stick to the plan, these can be ignored and more annoying means of collection will likelybe averted.
Another alternative for relieving debt pressure is the credit counseling agency. These agencies generally offer advice on, budgeting and debt repayment and will handle the payment of your debt through
- their office. The advice is free, but the repayment service may be costlier than you think. For contacting your creditors and working out repayment plans with them, the agency will typically charge you around 10% of the total amount paid to ~ creditors.
Be wary of agencies funded by creditors they are not unlike collection agen-~ cies. Credit counseling agencies operating: for profit, too, will likely be more costly to you in the long run. All agencies will require you to sign a contract; read carefully to avoid unanticipated costs, charges and obligations.
You should insist on a regular periodic statement of how much has been paid on each account. Creditors,of course, can charge interest on your unpaid balance. If this interest is charged and the creditor is receiving less than the interest charged, the debt will never be paid off. It is also important to know from the very beginning how long the agency expects the repayment plan they have designed to last.
Credit counseling agencies.can be helpful, but there have been cases where consumers who sought to deal with their debt responsibility. blindly paid substantial amounts to credit counseling agencies later to discover they had only been paying thecreditor s interest and that their total debt had not been reduced. Check with the Better Business Bureau or the Consumer Affairs Department before signing on the dotted line with a consumer credit agency to make sure their record is clean. Arlond Reid, Jr. is a staff attorney with UAW Legal Services.
All kinds of breads Tortes e Coffee Cakes Fancy French Pastries
Delivering to restaurants and serving families for eeigiiecn years.
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After staggering under the heavy load of What's Happenin , former calendar editor Jan Loveland threw in the towel last week leaving behind a trail of halfcompleted calendar listings. Ms. Loveland can now devote her full attention to her other editorial responsibilities. Please send future information to new calendar honcho Linda Solomon, 2410 Woodward Tower, Detroit, 48226. The deadline for our next issue is Jan. 27.
MUSIC JAZz
BESS BONNIER: Sun. afternoons, 1-4 pm, Crystal Gallery, Detroit Institute of Arts, 832-2730.
JAMES DAPOGNY: Solo Jazz Piano Tradition from Ragtime to Swing: Jan. 26, 8 pm, Fairlane Conference Center, UM-Dearbom, 593-5555. Free of charge, open to the public.
JAMES MANISCALCO: Tu-Sa, Sparky Herbert's, 822-0266.
BOBBY McDONALD; Jan. 28, Feb. 4, Song Shop, 832- 8032.
BOOGIE ALL NIGHT WITH THE DETROIT SWEETHEARTS: Beaux & the Roommates, Le Curvz, Mary Roberts and the Inside Outside Band, Judy Powers, Mimi Harris and Karen Bouchard s Unit. Jan. 23, 9 pm-4 am, five floors of party, Park Avenue Club, 886-1397.
BOUNTY HUNTER: Jan. 23, 8 pm, Rec-
MARY ROBERTS & THE INSIDE/OUTSIDE BAND: Jan. 23-24, Union St., GP, 331-0018.
MARY ROBERTS/MAX KOSTER: Feb. 1, The Gnome, 833-0120.
MARY ROBERTS/RALPH KOZIARSKI: Jan. 22, 28, 29, Radio, 872-0924.
MILLER'S KILLERS: Jan. 21-25, Exit Lounge, Madison Hts., 588-3121.
MOTOR CITY ROCKERS: Jan. 28, Main Act, Roseville; 778-8150.
MUGSY: Feb. 5, Unc, Sam's, 5388200.
NIGHT HAWKS: Jan. 26-27, September s, Warren, 756-6140.
PRODIGY: Jan. 23-27, Piper's Alley, GP, 885-9130.
RED EYE: Jan: 30-Feb. 3, Piper's Alley, GP, 885-9130.
KIM DOMINICK: Feb. 1, Cripple Creek Coffeehouse, Birmingham, 645-1173.
VICKI GARDEN: Jan. 25, Union St. |, GPP, 331-0018.
MARK ILER: Jan. 22, 29, Union St. I, GPP, 331-0018.
J & R: Feb. 45, Larry's, Warren, 574 1380.
JOHN JACQUES: Jan. 28, Union St. |, GPP, 331-0018.
DAVE JONES: Feb. 1, Four Green Fields, Birmingham, 280-2902.
PAT McDUNN & THE GAELS: Jan. 27, 31, Feb. 3, Four Green Fields, Birmingham, 280-2902. Jan. 22, 25, 29, Feb. 5, Filthy McNasty s, Pontiac, 332-9376.
ROY McGINNIS & THE SUNNYSIDERS: Jan. 23-24, 30-31, Little Caesar's Pizza, Southgate, 285-7474.
GARY McMULLEN: Jan. 27, Alden s* Alley, RO, 545-5000.
BOB MILLER: Feb. 1, Cripple Creek Coffeehouse, Birmingham, 645-1173.
MUSTARD S RETREAT: Feb. 2, Alden s Alley, RO, 545-5000.
MICHAEL O'MARA: Jan. 29, Nemo's, Fairlane, Dbn., 336-8550.
6 Michael Betzold
NEW RATING SYSTEM
I'm tired of movies have numertcal values, but also refuse to believe films are just twinkling stars. So I've invented a new system, using three scales. film can get from zero to three symbols on each scale.
*kx Excellence scale (i.e., what stars usually mean in movie ratings)
ZZZ Sleep scale (measuring amount of boredom experienced)
WWW Weirdness scale (for strangeness regardless of ZZZs or **x*s)
As will be apparentbelow, movies can get any mixture of these three types of ratings. To clear up any confusion, read my comments. Ifa film has no rating, I haven't seen it.
ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN. .. get to the bank with Clint Eastwood. You will, if you'reHollywood producer who thinks of every which way you can make money with sequels.
The home vs. career conflict of modem woman is brought to the screen by, rarely enough, a woman-director. Helke Sander has almost drowned in the publicity about Herzog, Fassbinder, Wenders, et. al., but is very mucha part of the German New Wave, and this is the first time her work has been shown in Detroit.
(Cass City Cinema, Jan. 23 & 24.)
THE AMERICAN FRIEND. Wim Wenders
1977 Anglo-Germanic masterpiece stars Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz in a filmed tribute to great movie directors like Nicholas
JIM PERKINS: Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Four Green Fields, Birmingham, 280-2902.
DAVE PETERS: Feb. 1, Cripple Creek Coffeehouse, Birmingham, 645-1173.
HANK PHILLIPS:Jan. 27, Alden s Alley, RO, 545-5000.
QUACKGRASS: Jan. 30-31, Pontiac, 334-7651.
CLASSICAL
AMERICAN ARTISTS SERIES: Kingswood School Auditorium, 647-2230. Feb. 1, 3 pm, From Shakespeare to Sondheim a revue.
ARS MUSICA: Jan. 26, 7:30 pm, 13member ensemble will play 17th and 18th Century music. Birmingham Temple, 477-1410. Feb. 5, 8:30 pm, DIA Call 832-2730 for more info.
CHARLIE TAYLOR: Feb. 1, Alden s Alley, RO, 545-5000.
JIM VERMILION: Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Four Green Fields, Birmingham, 280-2902.
WAYNE WILLINGHAM; Jan. 25-26, Alden's Alley, RO, 545-5000. Griffs,
Ray and Sam Fuller. (Ontario Film Theatre, Feb. 3; Cass City Cinema, Feb. 27 & 28.)
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK. Robert Redford and Jane Fonda together for the first time! (Royal Oak Library, free, Jan. 29.)
BELLE DE JOUR. (x**xWWW) First and foremost a poem (Freddy Buache), Belle de Jour is a tour-de-force of surrealistic dream imagery, as comical as Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and as rich in sexual symbolism as any of Bunuel s films. Catherine Deneuve is a rather frigid housewife who dreams of afternoon appointments in a respectable middle-age brothel, and any frustration about whether her fantasies are real or imagined should yield to the realization that Bunuel is deftly portraying the essential ambiguity and illusiveness of fantasy. Endlessly delightful detail are, as customary for Bunuel, the meat of this movie, which says more about middle-class sexual hypocrisy than any treatise by Masters and Johnson. A movie that can be enjoyed again and again. (Encore Cinema Club, Cranbrook, Jan. 26 & 27.)
CHANGE OF SEASONS. (ZZZ) How many times can Hollywood re-make the same movie, an imbecilic adult romantic comedy about an over-40 couple dabbling in some younger blood? Like The Last Married Couple in America, Loving Couples, Middle-Age Crazy, 10, etc., the assumption is that every married man over 40 has a fling with a 20-year-old centerfold, and that the wife fights back by getting her own young sex object. Shirley MacLaine makes her mandatory appearance, this time opposite Anthony Hopkins, who, coming off an Oscar-level performance in The Elephant Man, appears to be gasping for breath
in disbelief throughout. The woman who brought sex-object ratings back to the forefront, Bo Derek, also makes a pudgy-cheeked appearance; the only redeeming feature of the movie is that Bolero is not part of the soundtrack.
THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH. The Australian New Wave has been only a trickle in Detroit so far, with Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock and The Last Wave as well as My Brit liant Career and Newsfront making brief commercial rounds. Like many ofthe new films from down under, Jimmie Blacksmith deals with the clash of aboriginal_and European cultures. Fred Schepisi's 1978 feature was on many critics 1980 Top Ten lists; Elliott Wilhelm of the DFT calls it a flat-out masterpiece. (etroit Film Theatre, Jan. 30 & 31.)
THE FIRST FAMILY. (ZZ) In Buck Henry's America of the 80s, Africans are still savages who have learned to call whites honkies. 25year-old daughters of Presidents must be both nymphomaniac and virginal, the Senator from Rhode Island is a midget, and comedy is a matter of simple buffoonery. Gilda Radner, Madeleine Kahn, Fred Willard and even Bob Newhart are wasted in this sadly unfunny and unimaginative spoof of modern American presidents. Henry's only excuse may be that recent office holders are more ridiculous than any satirist could dream of. Bug-eyed Austin Pendleton saves it from a third Z.
THE FORMULA. (x*Z) The world is rm by multinational oil companies, and we're all just helpless consumers. Big oil cartels commissioned German factories to produce synthetic fuels for Hitler's war machine, then grabbed the secret formula for converting coal to synfuel,
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: Baroque Bistro, Thurs., 7:30 & 9:30 pm, Crystal Gallery. Brunch with Bach, Sundays, 10& 11:30 am. Feb. 4, 8 pm, Karl Haas at the piano, Schumann s Dual Personality. Feb. 5, 8:30 pm, Chamber Music performed by Ars Musica, the complete Brandenburg Concertos. For info call 832-2730.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Ford Auditorium, 961-7017. Jan. 22 & 24 at 8:30 pm and Jan. 25, 3:30 pm, Peter Eros, conductor, Nina Beilina, violin. Jan. 29, 30, 31, 8:30 pm, Gunther Schuller, conductor, Nicanor Zapaleta, harp. Feb. 5, 7, 8:30 pmJerzy Semkow, conductor, Tedd Joselson, piano.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SYMPHONY: Su, Jan. 25, 3 pm, free concert at WSU's Community Arts Aud., Cass at Kirby. Jackie Faissal, French horn soloist.
NIGHTCAP WITH MOZART: Fri. evenings at 11 pm. Complimentary wine with admission. Call 851-8934 for schedule.
PLYMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Plymouth Salem HS Auditorium. Feb. 1, 4 pm. Call 453-3888 for schedule.
THE PRESIDENT'S TRIO OF OAKLAND UNIVERSITY: Vamer Recital _Hall, Oakland Univ., Rochester, 3772000. Jan. 23, 8 pm, Glenn Basham, violin; Debra Fayroian, cello; Kent McDonald, organ.
SATURDAYS AT FOUR: Chamber Music at the Madame Cadillac Hall,
ART GALLERY OF WINDSOR PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: 445 Riverside West, Windsor, (519)258-7111. Jan. 25, 2 pm, pianist Luis Sarobe. BRUNCH WITH THE CLASSICS: Sun. mornings at The Gnome, 833-0120. BRUNCH ATI UNION SIREEI Ui: Michael Jeup, guitarist, Sunday mornings, 831-3965.
bought up most of America s coal fields, and are waiting until their coal turns to gold to announce they've found the formula. This scenario is closer to fact than fiction, and Steve Shagan's best-selling novel is based on pretty strong evidence. The movie version of The Formula sticks close to the novel and is definitely not madepossible by a grant from Mobil Oil. Concealed beneath the conventional structure of a detective story/political intrigue film is a damning indictment of our own oil shieks. Marion Brando's eccentricity finally hits paydirt in a bravura portrayal of the most powerful man in the world, the oil company honcho in charge of the coverup of the solution to the world s energy crisis. Brando makes him a slightly deaf, dishevelled and sinister old man who has reluctantly assumed the burden of being shepherd for the world s sheepish masses, lined up at the gas pumps, powerless to stop him as long as they continue to buy the American Dream. Opposite Brando, George C. Scott's leaden line-reading is boring, but so is most of his pursuit of the secret formula. The ending is worth the wait, however.
GIRL FRIENDS. Claudia Weil's first feature which ends a month of films by women directors at Cass is reputed to be much better than her recent insipid commercial turn. (Cass City Cimena, Jan. 30 & 31.)
GRAND HOTEL Probably the best of the Garbo films, this 1932 romance pairs Greta with John Barrymore and Joan Crawford with Wallace Beery. (Cass City Cinema, Jan. 25.)
INFERNO. A towering 3-D movie with the most fascinating desert sequence since Greed. Robert Ryan and Rhonda Fleming in this 1953 flick. (Detroit Film Theatre, Feb. 1.)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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ONSTAGE
ACTORS RENAISSANCE THEATRE: Ren Cen btw. Towers 200 & 300. 5682525. Thru Feb. 8, W, F & Sa, pm, That Championship Season.
ATTIC THEATRE: 525 E. - Lafayette, 963-7789. Thru Feb. 28, Time Steps.
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Jan: 8-March 1, American Buffalo. ThSa, 8:30 pm, Su, 7:30 pm.
FISHER THEATRE: Fisher Bldg., 8721000. At least through Feb. 5, Annie.
Mabel. Studio Theatre, Downstairs at the Hilberry, Jan. 28-31, Wine in the Wilderness.
WILL-O-WAY REPERTORY THEATRE: 775 W. Long Lake, Bloomfield Hills, 644-4418. Jan. 30-March, Zorba. Call in advance.
»DINNER THEATRE
ALFRED S SOMERSET DINNER THEATRE: 2475 W. Big Beaver, Troy, 643-8865. Thru May 16, vena Suite.
BOOK-CADILLAC IN DETROIT: 1114
_EXHIBITIONS
~ AFRO-AMERICAN MUSEUM: 1553 W. Grand Blvd, 899-2500. Opening Jan. 25, thru Feb. 28, 75 paintings by Ontario artist, T. R. MacDonald. ART GALLERY OF WINDSOR: 445 Riverside Dr. W., (519)258-7111. Feb. thru. April 26, watercolors and underwater life photos by T. R. MacDonald.
Michael Te Union Street II, noon Sanys
arysrove College, 885-0744. Jan. 31, pm, Ernestine Nimmons, soprano; onald Baker, oboe; Mario DiFore, Ilo; Lawrence LaGore, piano. Hors oeuvres follow each performance.
BLOOMFIELD SYMPHONY: W. oomfield Aud., 4925 Orchard Lake i, 626-1560. Feb. 1, 7:30 pm, An ening of Latin Music.
COUNTRY
JLL ROPER BAND: T[u-Sa, Crystal stol, Flat Rock, 782-4400.
ON S COUNTRY ROSE: Doug's Body 10p, Ferndale, 399-1040.
RRY TITILE & SOUTHERN BREEZE: -Su, All Around Bar, Ecorse, 292338.
MMY B & THE RUGE BAND: Jan. 231, Song Shop, 832-8032.
IRRY LEE ADKINS: Th-Su, Urban whoy, Westland, 326-3500. -
MAGICIAN S EXTRODINAIRE: Doug's Body Shop, Ferndale, 399-1040.
MICHAEL G-& THE COUNTRY DUKES: Th-Sa, Tom's Tavern, 721-3860.
RANDY JACK & THE BRISTOL RIVER BAND: Th-Su, Greg's Emergency Room, Westland, 728-2629.
SEA BREEZE: Jan. 22-24, 2631, Phoenix City, Berkley, 542-9797.
SHOTGUN WILLIE: Feb. 2-5, Phoenix City, Berkley, 542-9797.
MUSIC ETC. ~
FAMILY GONG SHOW: Jan. 28, Feb. 3, Aknartoon s, HP, 867-3102.
ONKXYZ: Reggae, Jan. 22, Alvin's Finer Twilight Bar, 832-2355.
FOURTH STREET PLAYHOUSE: 301 W. Fourth St. Royal Oak, 543-3666. Jan. 23-25, 30-31, Feb. 6-7, Public Ear/ Private Eye. Also midnight shows every F-Sa, Show & Tell.
LANGSTON HUGHES THEATRE: 13325 Livernois, 935-9425. Call for current schedule.
MEADOW BROOK THEATRE: Oakland Univ., Rochester, 377-3300. Jan. 29Feb. 26, Arsenic and Old Lace.
ROSEDALE COMMUNITY PLAYERS: Upstage Playhouse, 21728 Grand River, 838-3235. Opening Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 1314, 8 pm, The Good Doctor. Jan. 31, Feb. 7, The Good Doctor will be performed in a dinner-theatre setting. Call for info.
W.S.U. THEATRES: Hilberry Theatre, Cass at Hancock, 577-2972, Jan. 21, Macbeth. Jan. 23, 31, Feb. 4-5, Caesar and Cleo. Jan. 24, 29, 31, Love's Labor's. Jan. 27, 30, Boy Meets Girl. Bonstelle Theatre, 3424 Woodward, 577-2960. Jan. 23-25, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, Mack and
Washington Blvd. Every F & Sa thru Feb. 14, Mack and Mable.
EASTLAND DINNER THEATRE: Stouffer s Eastland, 18000 Vernier, St. Clair Shores, 371-8410 Jan. 9-Feb. 28, Dracula.
FAIRLANE DINNER THEATRE: on the UM-Dearborn Campus, 593-5590. Thru March 1, Stop the World I Want to Get - Off. Benefit performance on Jan. 23.
GEORGIAN INN: 31327 Gratiot, Roseville, 288-0450. Thru March 7, The Apple Tree. F & Sa. Dinner begins at 7pm.
MR MAC'S STABLE: 1 Parkland Tower, Don., 288-0450. F & Sa, thru March 1, Jacques Brel.
STOUFFER'S DINNER SHOWCASE: Northland Inn, Southfield, 569-4700. Every F & Sa, 7:30 pm, The Gonzo Theatre.
- THE WINE TASTERS RESTAURANT THEATRE: 17 Mile and Van Dyke in Sterling Heights, 288-0450. Openended run, Play It Again, Sam. Early reservations suggested.
ARTISAN'S GALLERY: 19666 W. 10 Mile Rd., Southfield, 356-4449. Feb. 128, Fourth Anniversary Gallery Gala. ARTS EXTENDED GALLERY: 1549 Broadway, 961-5036. Opening Feb. 1, posters, photos and poetry by Aaron Ton Pori-Pitts.
ARTRAIN GALLERY: 316 Fisher Bidg., 871-2910. Opening Feb. 2 thru March 27, sculpture and paintings by,the artist, Bzzz Zzzz Zz.
THE ARTS CENTER: 125 Macomb St, Mt. Clemens, 469-8666. Thru Jan. 31, . works in fibers, clay, grass, metal and plastics.
BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD ART ASSOCIATION: 1516 S. Cranbrook, Birmingham, 644-0866. Thru Jan. 29, a Groves Alumni Invitational Exhibit. CADE. GALLERY: 8025 Agnes, 3311758. Eric Douglass Long photo show until Feb. 7.
CANTER/LEMBERG GALLERY: 538 N. - Woodward, Birmingham, 642-6623. Thru Feb. 5, 20th Century artists on paper.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES: 245 E. Kirby, 872-3118. Thru Feb. 6, Graphic Communications Student
iN COCTEAU. The genetics gap of 30 irs ago as seen through the eyesof the nch painter turned surrealist director: Les ents Terribles (Jan. 21-25) and Les Enfants" ribles (Jan. 28-Feb. 1). Matinees cheap at the Institute. (Afternoon Film Theatre.)
3S ME KATE IN 3-D. Would Shakespeare over in his grave ifhe saw a 1980 audience aring funny glasses watching a 1953 Hollyod musical adaptation of Taming of the ew ? Find out this weekend at the DFT. Kiss
insists on being a an Canadian shlock that cos a new vein in gore (Silver Streak, Foul Play) has infected the entire ordinary person has few fireworks. Amovie this films. TRIBUTE. («*) Everybody ine a clown,
proceedings with a sit-com Kind of vulgarity. straightforward and good heartedis rare it's Fonda (whose bag is not light comedy), Tomlin like getting smile button froma stranger,hard except abandoned sons. Everybody loves a and Parton settle for the worst kind of produc- to refuse but hardly the highlight of one s day. dying clown, especially screenwriters. And * tivity-boosting reformism after bumbling their Ellen Burstynis probably the only actress who - everybody loves movies about dying entertain-
way through unintentional rebellion. It's apor- could make such relentless goodness plausi- ment figures these days. But despite these. trait of powerless fantasies that-any chauvinist ble, but that doesn t mean she makes thistrea- three strikes against it, Tribute is a damned boss could laugh at. Neither audiences nor the tise entertaining. Cures are vastly moreinterest- effective melodrama, principally because of topic is treated with the seriousness deserved. ing in person; on film they seem limp. Almost good supporting efforts by Lee Remick, Robbie - Tomlin, Parton and Dabney Coleman salvage as limp as the weird romantic-oe inter- Benson and Colleen Dewhurst, which make Kate was shown in 3-D in only a few cities __ the first hour with warm comic turns, but Nine spersed between the healing scenes. Jack Lemmon s transition from stage (where en first released; it features the dancing of _to Five ends up being simply silly. RAGING BULL (ZZ) Italians growingupinNew Tribute was a Broadway smash) to screen Fosse and Ann Miller, the music of Cole - PADRE PADRONE. (***WW) The best Italian York 30-40 years ago do nothing but mumble memorable. For anyone who's had a parent die ter, and the singing and acting of Howard _film of the 70s and the best Sardinian film ever at and fight with their loved ones, if Martin before being able to reach a mature, adult 21 and Kathryn Grayson. (Detroit Film Thea- made is an unlikely biography of shepherd Scorcese s movies are true. Scorcese continues understanding and reconciliation, Tribute is like Jan. 24 & 25.) boy who became a noteworthy linguist, made his moody evocation of that experience with the fulfillment ofa wish: the saving ofarelationE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROSIE THE or Italian IV in 1977 by Paolo and Vittorio this forgettable movie about a forgettable shipwe all wanted to be better. A tearjerkerthat TETER. Detroit filmmaker Connie Held will Taviani. Never has a patriarchal, provincial up- boxer, Jake LaMotta, who after retirement works almost in spite of its own maudlin expresent to answer questions about her bringing been made more tangible. Throughan became an even more forgettable no-class cesses. (Opens Jan. 30.) -umentary expected to be nominated for use of silence and sound, the nightclub act. The look and feel of the 40s arear consideration about how womenwere _Tavianis make us taste the numbingisolation of faithfully recreated in this black-and-white flick pagandized into and back out ofthe Ameri- days and nights alone. on the hills with the that meticulously follows all the conventions of factories during and after World War Il. sheep, where the young Gavinois deeply mired Bmovies about boxers, adding little except the re information about Rosie can be found in an animal world. Ambivalentlove andhatred director's loathsome fixation on spurting blood. ewhere in this issue. Wetroit Film Theatre, _ for the tyrannical father and the primitive world Taxi Driver romanticized violence to an unfor- 23) he represents shine through this lyrical but giveable degree, and this time Scorcese adds E MIRROR CRACK'D. Kim Novak and Eliza- _ unsparing film like a blinding sunburst. Grand classical orchestral background to his choreoh Taylor both make long-overdue movie Prix winner at Cannes. (Ontario Film Theatre, graphy of mutilation, as if two people beating earances in this latest Agatha Christie Jan. 27.) each other's face to mash had any class or aptation. (Opens Jan. 23.) QUEEN CHRISTINA. Fourth of the six Sunday grace at all. Robert DeNiro may have accom-
Se CINEMA DIRECTORY
Ann Arbor Film Co-op §_769-7787
Cass City Cinema 832-6309
Detroit Film Theatre and DIA Afternoon
Theatre 832-2730 Garbo films is the story of Swedish queen plished more than just putting on 60 pounds to NE TO FIVE. (*Z) It's afl downbilfrom Dolly who falls in love with a Spanish ambassador play the flabby retired LaMotta, but its hard to rton s funky opening tune, as the year'smost. while disguised as a om Only chance to see tell if his. acting s any good because he ymising project settles for a screwball apach to the very real and very entrenched \blem of on-the-job sexism. In the past Jane ida has not flinched from ~~ confront-
Feb. 1.)
Brando. RESURRECTION. (xWZZ) Movie magic usu- SCANNERS. What, a. sequel to Popeye cs ally fails to capture human magic, and this oe Whole heads, not just eyes, pop in this
ing the issues, but here director Colin Higgins -about a eoene hee who
Continued Exhibit.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF ART:
500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield. Jan. 25 thru March 1, Viewpoint '81, six nationally known artists environmental pieces.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: 500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield, 645-3225. Planetarium featuring Celestial Preview for 1981. Sa, 2, 3, 4 & 7:30 pm; Su, 2, 3 & 4pm. Feb. 1, Here Comes the Sun. Same hours. Observatory demonstration 8:30 -10 pm on Su thru Jan. at 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 pm.
DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET: 1452 Randolph, 962-0337. Thru Feb. 8, an exhibition by the Cranbrook recipients of the Francis Sibley Alexander Scholarship Award.
DETROIT GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS: 301 Fisher Bldg., 8737888. Thru Feb. 28, an exhibition of the Crafts Department faculty of the Center for Creative Studies.
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: 5200 Woodward, 833-7900. Thru April, Selections, from Detroit Collections. Thru ~Feb. 22, Chinese Jades from Han to Ching.
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY: Main Branch, 5201 Woodward, 833-4043. Photogallery: thru Feb. 11, photographs by Julian Palone.
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE GALLERY: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Thru March 1, works by Nora Chapa Mendoza & Barbara Pearson.
DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM: Strand Drive, Belle Isle, 824-3147. Opening Jan. 21, thru March 31, Great Lakes, America, . a 62-photograph exhibit detailing the Great Lakes.
DU MOUCHELLE GALLERIES: 409 E. Jeffetson, 963-0248. Ongoing exhibit and auctions.
FEIGENSON-ROSENSTEIN GALLERY: 310 Fisher Bldg. 873-7322. Thru Feb. 18, photographs by Brad Iverson. FRIENDS. OF POLISH ART/CITY OF SOUTHFIELD: Parks & Rec. Bldg. Lobby, 26000 Evergreen, 354-4717. Local student photography exhibit. GMB GALLERIE INTERNATIONALE: 2610 Woodward, RO, 549-5970. Gallery selections.
GALLERY RENAISSANCE: 400 Ren Cen, 259-2577. Thru Jan. 28, works by Sheldon Iden.
GALLERY 22: 22 E. Long Lake, Bloomfield, 642-1310. Graphics Show.
GRAFISKAS INC:: 218 Merrill, Birming- _ ham, 647-5744. Wood and lucite
sculpture, art posters and limited edition prints.
HABITAT: 28235 Southfield, Lathrup Village, 552-0515. Thru Jan. 31, sculpture by Howard Ben Tre and new works by Robert Hurlstone.
HALSTEAD: 560 Woodward, Birmingham, 644-8284. Thru Feb. 21, photo-graphs by Joel Meyerowitz.
HAMPTON-TVEDEN GALLERY: 330 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, 646-2030. Thru Feb. 6, 19th and 20th Century Art - of the Orient.
HENRY FORD CENTENNIAL LIBRARY: 16301 Michigan Ave., Dbn., 943-2330. Faculty-student art show from the Dearborn Art Studio thru Feb. 20.
HENRY FORD MUSEUM: Greenfield Village, Dbn., 271-1260. Thru May, Clock Exhibit. Also thru May, an exhibit on Railroading in Miniature.
HILBERRY GALLERY: 555 S. Woodward, Birmingham, 642-8250. Thru Feb. 3, group exhibit including works of Frank Stella and Joel Shapiro.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: 6600 W. Maple, Bloomfield, 661-1000. Thru Feb. 1, watercolors by Sybil Mintz.
KIDD GALLERY: 107 Townsend, Birmingham, 642-3909. Thru Feb. 14, paintings by Barbara Coleman.
KLEIN GALLERY: 4250 N. Woodward, RO, 647-7709. Thru Feb., general selections of original prints to celebrate the Gallery's 10th Anniversary.
LONDON ARTS GALLERY: 321 Fisher Bidg., 871-3606. Photorealism exhibit.
MARYGROVE COLLEGE GALLERY: 8425 W. McNichols, 862-8000. Feb. 121, New Works by Detroit-area sculptor Joseph Wesner.
PITTMAN GALLERY: 300 Ren Cen, 259-2235. Thru Feb., paintings and collages by James Strickland.
POSTER GALLERY: 304 Fisher Bidg., 871-5211. Fine Arts posters.
PYRAMID GALLERY: 240 Grand River E., 963-9140. Thru Feb., works by Ugandan printmaker, Mathais Muleme. Pencil drawings by Ron Scarbough. Seriagraphs by Romare Bearden.
WOMEN S ART FAIR: 380 S. Bates, Birmingham, 642-0920. Feb. 5, 1:303:30 pm.
WOODLING GALLERY: 42030
Michigan Ave., 397-2677. craft gallery representing over 150 artists and craftspeople.
YAW GALLERY: 550 N. Woodward, Birmingham, 647-5470. Flat woven Turkish and Persian Tapestry Rugs thru Feb. 11.
YOUR HERITAGE HOUSE: 110 E. Ferry, 871-1667. Opening Feb. 1 for the entire month. Contemporary works by young Detroit artists, Emerging Black Artists. Group tours available by reservation.
ETC.
CITY OF DETROIT is looking for artists to commission for a bust honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Submit entriesby Feb. 1. Call 361-3446 for more info.
RECEPTION FOR FASHION DESIGNERS: Sun., Feb. 1, pm. Wine & cheese for NY, Chicago and Detroit fashion designers. The public is invited. Pyramid Gallery, Harmonie Park. For info call 861-4336.
SKI FOR YOUR HEALTH: Feb. 1, Glen Oaks Golf Course,Farmington. Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich. Call 225-0211 for info.
SUPER SKI '81: Sat., Feb. 7, Red Oaks Golf Course, Madison Heights. Cross country competition, lessons and a movie. Proceeds go to American Lung Assoc. Call 961-1697 for more info.
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RUBINER GALLERY: 621 S. Washington, RO, 544-2828. Thru Jan. 31, fiber sculpture by Suzanne Dalton, wood and metal sculpture by Phyllis Mark and clay sculpture by Jan Sadowski.
SCARAB CLUB OF DETROIT:/ 217 Famsworth, 831-1250. Opening Feb. 16-March 7, Advertising Art. SHELDON .ROSS GALLERY: 250 Martin, Birmingham. Thru Feb. 7, sculpture by Sue Linburg.
TRIKA GALLERIES: 1140 N. Telegraph, Dbn., 562-2300. Classic and specialinterest automobiles.
TROY ARI GALLERY: 755 W. Big Beaver, Troy, 362-0112. Prints East & West," Japenese and international prints, Jan. 27 thru Feb.
POLITICAL
- BEATING UNION BUSTING IN THE -'80s: Jan. 24, 9 am, WSU Student Center, Hilberry Lounge. Featuring labor. leaders in lecture and panel discussion format. Sponsored by WSU Labor Studies Dept. faculty. Call 577-2193 for more info.
PANEL DISCUSSION ON ABORTION RIGHTS: 6404 Woodward. Jan. 23, 7 pm. Sponsored by the Militant Forum. For info call 875-5322.
LINES: POETRY AI THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: 5200 Woedward, 832-2730. New American Poetry, Jessica Hagedom, Feb. 5, 3 pm, informal talk in the Holley Room,
7:30 pm, reading in the Lecture Hall. MACOMB FANTASY FACTORY: Meets alternate Mondays. Call Dell Courey, 286-2256 for more info.
POETRY RESOURCE CENTER OF MICHIGAN: PO Box 1322, Southfield, 48075. Publishes monthly newsletter by subscription and guide to Michigan sthall presses. Contact above address for more info.
POETS CORNER: Features Tuesday workshops, 4-6 pm at Inner City Sub Center, 8411 E. Forest; Wednesday workshops, 4-6 pm at U of D Student Activities Bldg. Jan. 25, 2-5 pm, The Psychology of Arts and Literature, featuring Sadiq (a Metro Times contributor), Miche Braden and Titilaya Akronke at the Ministers Lounge, U of D Student Activities Bldg. 491-2164 or 927-1238.
COMMUNITY
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS COMMUNITY MEETING: Jan. 22, 5th Precinct Station, 11411 E. Jefferson, 7:30 pm. Call 224-4117.
DETROIT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Redemption Lutheran Church Gym, 12411 E. 7 Mile Rd. Jan. 27, 7:30 pm.
DETROIT RECREATION DEPT:: Operates four natural outdoor skating rinks located at Belle Isle Park (Skating Pavillion), Rouge Park (Winter Sports Arena), Balduck Park (E. Warren at Canyon) and Palmer Park (head of Third Ave.). Call 224-1111 to check conditions. The Dept. also operates artificial rinks at Hart Plaza (Woodward at Jefferson), Jack Adams Arena (10500 Lyndon), Farwell Field (E. Outer Dr. at Sunset) and Clark Park (Clark at Porter). Call 224-1184 for info on artificial rinks. Instruction is also available; call 834-0246 about lessons.
LECTURES
BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD ART ASSOCIATION: Jan. 30, 8 pm, Masks & Cubism: African Art & - Picasso. Michael Farrell, speaker. 644-0866. BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY WOMEN'S CENTER: 746 Purdy, 642-1132. Feb. 5, 11:30 am, Micki Leven of Metropolitan Mental Health Assoc. on Sex Role Confusion and Feminist Therapy. Reservations must be made one week in advance.
D.I.A. WORLD ADVENTURE SERIES: 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. Jan. 25, 2:30.pm, It's New, New England, with William Stockdale; Feb. 1, 2:30 pm, Czechoslovakia and the Ukraine, with Clay Francisco.
We specialize in whole-wheat pizzas, chapatis, & submarines. We use all natural ingredients in our homemade sauces and dough. Our cheese is color &chemical free, & our salad dressings are all pure. So come in and try an all- natural pizza and see the difference... ForCany Out 543-2372 Hours: veniam,
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LAWRENCE INSTITUTE OF TECH- NOLOGY: 21000 W. 10 Mile Rd., 3560200. Jan. 27, 12 noon, architecturalBalthazar Korab, will photographer, speak on Architecture and Photography. Feb. 3, 12 noon, Human Response to the Built Environment, James Abernethy, speaker
POET'S CORNER: Jan. 25, 2-5 pm, U of D Student Activities Bldg. A panel will discuss The Psychology of Arts and Literature, featuring Sadiq (a Detroit Metro Times contributor), Miche Braden and Titilaya Akronke. Call 4912164 or 927-1238 for more info.
WOMEN'S ADVERTISING CLUB: Jan. :26, 5:30 pm, at the Detroit Press Club. Cash bar and dinner. Mildred Collins of Mildred Collins, Inc. of New York will be the featured speaker. Call 755-3221 for reservations and info.
WOMEN'S ECONOMIC CLUB: Detroit Plaze Hotel, Feb..3, 11:45am, Donald S. McAlvaney, The Golden Monetary Report. Call 963-5088 for more info.
WOMEN'S JUSTICE CENTER: 651 E. Jefferson, 961-7073. Jan. 27, 10:301:30 pm & Feb.:4, 6-8 pm, the Center is sponsoring two Divorce Legal Overviews teviews of divorce proceedings women should expect.
LEARNING
ACCOUNTING AID SOCIETY: 232 W. Grand River, Ste. 1400, 961-1840. Jan. 28, 9 am-noon, Workshop: Basic Bookkeeping. Jan. 28, 1-4 pm, Workshop: Tax Exemption: Application and Maintenance.
AMERICAN RED CROSS: 2388 Franklin, Bloomfield Hills. 334-3575. Feb. 3, 6:30-10:30 pm, First Aid Class. CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES: 245 E. Kirby, 872-3118. An advertising seminar will be offered beginning Jan. 28 and running thru April 8. Contact Barbara Colby for more info.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: 500 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield, 645-3210. Jan. 24, 2:45 & 3:45 pm, Annapurma, a film drama of world-class mountain climbing. Jan. 27, pm, a seminar on collecting American folk sculpture. Feb. & 11, a class on the imaginative use of food processors. FARMINGION BRANCH LIBRARY: 23500 Liberty, 474-7770. Feb. 2,9 & 16, 7 pm, Find Your Branch of the Family Tree Genealogy Adult Program.
FARMINGTON HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY: 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd., 5530300. Jan. 27, 7:30-9 pm, Career Plan-
ning for Adults. 4-H GREAT LAKES HERITAGE PROJECT: 150 Belmont, 721-6576. Jan. 24, 10 am-2 pm, an ice fishing rod building workshop will be offered free to youths between the ages of 9-18. FREE HYPNOSIS SEMINARS: 29930 W. 12 Mile Rd., Farmington. Jan. 28, 7-9 pm &Jan. 31, 1-3pm sessions. Call 8511734 or 426-2334 for more info. -
HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Dearborn Hts. Center, 271-0574. Beginning Feb. 5, 7:30-10:30 am, a unique course for women in management.
HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE: 5010 Evergreen, Dearborn, 2712750. Learn how to use the library, a 16-week course beginning Feb. 4:
LIT. SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS: LIT Science Bidg. Aud., 21000 W. 10 Mile Rd., 356-0200. Thurs., Jan. 29, 6 pm, a seminar on Self Protection for Women.
MARYGROVE COLLEGE: 8425 W. McNichols. Monday nights beginning Jan. 26 for 12 weeks, Know Your Symphony. Call 862-8000 Ext. 240 for more info.
MERCY COLLEGE: Diploma & Associate Degree Registered Nurses may earn their B.S. in Nursing. If interested, there will be group information meetings Jan.28, 10 am; Feb. 11, 4:30 pm & Feb. 25, 10 am. Call 592-6132.
UNIVERSITY COURSES IN ADULT EDUCATION: Rackham Memorial, 60 Farnsworth, 577-4665. Jan. 5-Feb. 5, registration for classes, workshops, etc. in a variety of fields beginning Jan. 24.
Sponsored by WSU/U of M. = WAYNE COUNTY EXTENSION & EDUCATION CENTER: 5454 Venoy Rd., Wayne, 721-6565. Feb. 3, 7:30 pm, Master Shopper, Dr. June L. Sears, home economist, will speak.
WOMEN S WELLNESS WORKSHOP: Jan. 24. Learn how to reach your full potential. Call 272-0756 or 652-2892 for info.
AIRWAVES
ASK A SILLY QUESTION: Sa, 7:30 am; Su, 9 am. Kids program hosted by kids and emphasizing active participation. WDIV, Channel 4.
HAPPENIN
DETROIT BLACK JOURNAL: Jan. 23. Actors Ernest Harden, Jr. and John W. Hardy discuss blacks in acting and offer career advice. Jan. 30, the John Brothers perform and discuss their message songs. Detroit Black Journal airs every Fri., 9:30 pm & Sun., 2:30 pm. WIVS, Channel 56.
HOMEGROWN: Mondays, midnight. Local rock talent gets a chance. WWWW,106FM.
KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR: Mondays, 11 pm. BBC-produced show presents music from rock's finest. WABX, 99.5 FM.
NOT FOR MUSICIANS ONLY: Sundays, 11:30 pm. Host Carl Coffee talks with people involved in all facets of the music biz. Charlie Martin, former Seger drummer, co-hosts. WRIF, 101 FM.OLD 'N GOLD: Sunday evenings, 6:308:30 pm. Featuring R&B and Rockabilly. WDTR, 91 FM.
PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H: M-F, Il pm. This intellectual soap from Australia has attracted a cult following for its realistic portrayals of women in prison. WKBD, Channel 50.
SKI REPORTS: Daily 6:15 & 7:15 am; evenings after the 4:15, 5:15 & 10:30 news updates. WXYZ, 1270 AM. SPORTS WITH ELI: 7:30 & 8:30 am, weekdays, WRIF, 101 FM. Fri., noon, Sa-Su, 6 & 11 pm. WDIV, Channel 4. Sports pundit knows all, tells all.
STEVE DAHL BREAKFAST CLUB: Weekdays, 6-10 am, live from Chicago, the master of gonzo radio. WABX, 99.5 FM.
SUPER BOWL XV: Sun., Jan. 25, 5:55 pm, live coverage on WDIV TV, Channel 4. (Pre-game show at 4 pm.)
WDET BLUES AFTER HOURS: Sat. evenings 12-2 am. Blues with the Coachman on WDET, 101.9 FM.
WHISKEY BEFORE -BREAKFAST: Sat., 11 am. Hosts Judy Donlin and local singer/songwriter Joe Vermillion bring you the finest in folk both recorded ~ and live: WDET, 101.9 FM.
W4 PLAY: Sundays, -11 pm-midnight. An hour of alternative new music, commercial free. WWWW, 106 FM.
FAMILIES
BALDWIN LIBRARY: Birmingham, 647-1700. Jan. 23, 1:30-3:00 pm, free films for children.
'S MUSEUM: 67 E. Kirby, CHILDREN 494-1210. Parent-Child Workshops (for children aged 4-7): Jan. 24, 10 am, Storytelling Workshop ; Jan. 31,
10 am, Number Puppets, Discovery Workshops (for 8-12 year olds)=Jan. 24, 2 pm, String Puppets ; Jan. 31, 2 pm, Fun With Mathematics. Call for reservations, 50¢ materials fee.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: 500 Lone Pine, 645-3210. Planetarium demonstrations Wednesdays & Saturdays.
DETROIT AUDUBON SOCIETY: 303 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak, 545-2929. Jan. 24, 9 am, Field Trip to River Rouge Park. Meet at the Park Nature Center sign.
DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 5401 Woodward, 833-1805. Jan. 24, 10:30-1:30, Introduction~to Ceramic Painting for 16 year olds and up. Also, Jan. 24, 10-11:30 am or 12:30-2:00 pm, a workshop for children aged 7-10 to learn the folklore of pioneer cooking.
DETROIT YOUTHEATRE: Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. Performance times are 11 am & 2 pm for all events. Jan. 24, a play, The Canterville Ghost. Jan. 31, the lively musical, If Wore Your Shoes. $2 admission.
FARMINGION BRANCH LIBRARY: 23500 Liberty, 474-7770. Jan. 27, 2 pm, free Dr. Seuss films for preschoolers.
FARMINGTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY: 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd., 5433666. Jan. 24, 2 pm, free mystery movies for elementary students. Feb. 2, 2 pm, Animal Friends a pre-school program.
FREE HEALTH CHECKUPS: Jan. 26Feb. 12, Mt. Zion, Lutheran Church, 13560 E. McNichols. Persons aged 60 and over, living in Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Detroit or any of the Grosse Pointes are eligible. Call 876-4294 for info.
FREE HOME WINTERIZATION PROGRAM: Sponsored by the Neighborhood Services Dept., 224-6817. Program offers free weather stripping, caulking and insulation for Detroit residents.
SENIOR CITIZENS: Call 963-8800 for information or referrals.
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE PROGRAM: The Senior Citizens of the Fitzgerald Community Council have a continuous free blood pressure program every Tuesday. 12:30-2:30 pm at the FCC Office, 6337 W. McNichols, 863-4960.
NEW SOURCES: A network of women helping each other. Get togethers;
seminars> and resources to enable women to take effective control of personal and career life. Call 851-3150 for more info.
QUESTIONS ABOUT. CANCER? Call the Public Response Program at Michigan Cancer Foundation, 1-800461-9191. =
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE: Find help and shelter by calling toll-free 1-800-292-3925, 24 hours a day.
VIETNAM VETS who have been ex-~ posed to the lethal defoliant Agent Orange can get legal-and treatment info from the Veteran's Multi-Service Center, 14631 W. McNichols, 272-7070.
VOLUNTEERING
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: Needs people 18 & older to give Straight Talks on cancer. Call JoAnn Pepe, 557-5353, weekdays 9-5.
BORTZ HEALTH CARE FACILITIES: Need mature assistants for residents activities programs. Contact Claire Alderete, 759-5963.
CHILDREN'S CENTER OF WAYNE COUNTY: Looking for tutors to work with children. Call Marie Drolet weekdays 4-6 pm, 831-5535.
DES ACTION/DETROIT: Needs DES exposed and others interested to help promote general information about diethylstilbestrol. Call Jan at 371-8696 for more information.
DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER: Needs people 18 & older for Volunteer Guides. Call Joan Knapp, 833-1892, weekdays 9-5.
THE GATHERING PLACE: Needs responsible people to work with emotionally disabled adults. Contact Marilyn Irish, 469-5200 weekdays.
LATINO OUTREACH & COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER: Recruiting Target Group Supervisors who speak Spanish and English. Call Jill Thomson, weekdays, 961-3750.
MICHIGAN CANCER FOUNDATION: Looking for drivers to transport patients. Call Carol Binson, 651-4637.
REHABILITATION INSTITUTE: Needs volunteers to assist the staff. Call Helen Lacatis, 494-9850 weekdays.
SOUTHFIELD HUMAN RESOURCES DEPT.: Looking for receptionists and clerks. Call Margareta Hazlett, 3544864.
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Candace s Good Cooking: Don't Miss It!
by Ron Aronson
Heading west from Clark Park on Vernor searching for Candace s, we spotted an interesting old building in the process of restoration. At the side of one of its huge windows was a pink neon sign which said, simply, LUNCH. Always on the lookout for new and offbeat restaurants, we decided to stop by after researching this review. After another ten minutes or so of driving around, we discovered, after all, that this was Candace s. This surprise was followed by many more that evening.
Two hours later, we emerged in a rare mood, after wonderful meal, happy to have once more scooped the News, Free Press and Monthly Detroit.
What makes Candace and Ken Saylor s restaurant, bakery and catering service so special will be immediately
into well-worm and cozy booths. Baskets line a part of one wall, and plants sit in the front window.
Candace s is basic: one large room| with a stamped-tin ceiling, divided into' kitchen and dining areas by bamboo shades hanging from the ceiling, a bread and pastry case and a commercial refrigerator. The dining room, which looks out. on to Vernor, seats 20, is comfortable and friendly,
- The menu is continental and health| food in orientation with an emphasis on quality and care. Everything is prepared from scratch using fresh ingredients and _ stinting on nothing strawberries in the pies (when available), eggs in the bread, cream in the custards.
The bean soup is hearty and tasty with
just enough bacon to flavor it lightly but not overwhelm it. The homemade sunflower-raisin-whole wheat bread was obvious to anyone who over the years splendid thick slices with a fine taste has witnessed the ascendance of Phoe- over an old building in a city neighbor-
In each case, the feeling that the food and full texture. The salad, consisting of nicia or Aliette s into ie rank Detroit hood with the goal of creating there a comes firstis deliberately enhanced by good-sized chunks of carrot, radish, restaurants. _ comfortable and affordable restaurant of -the restoration. For example, pews from tomato, mushroom and zucchini on eave and Ken Saylor have taken. the highest quality. the old Elmwood Church have been cut
Amiri Baraka delivered a lecture/ poetry reading onJan. 15, for the incredible Lines: New American Poetry series at the Detroit Institute of Arts. His lecture focused on~ his political philosophy, Marxism-Leninism.
The poetry reading that evening further revealed Baraka s involvement with Marxism, but it was clear that his imagesare still based in Black nationalism and jazz rhythms. The reading was captiva- ting and intriguing, maintaining the high level of previous Lines performers.
IMPRESSIONS
by Melba Boyd
When a poet writes about another poet, it is in many ways a very private indulgence that feeds a world apart from the mundane and often ugly existence that poetry attempts to transcend. Writing about Amiri Baraka (Le Roi Jones) presents a very tense challenge because he is a primary force in the artistic, intellectual and political development of
his plays and his essays and continue to return to his Blues People to marvel at the absolute genius of each page of this American classic. I've watched his political positions and sharp turns from thought to thought, objectifying his perceptions of
Amiri Baraka and- responses to an insensitive and hostile country that cannot understand
intensity of a thinker and a dreamer. I've
with my own interactions with the significance of this cultural phenomenon, who can capture his audience with electric rhythms and raw, unromantic images. As an awe-struck
undergraduate student, his presence in literary anthologies provided me with a sense of belonging in my pursuit to participate in an artistic area that was, and continues to be, dominated by whites.
As'a poet, his writings were like a beacon for my neophyte images. His voice was a song to rhyme and remember.
Maybe poets should not write about poets. Possibly, we are too tightly intertwined in our metaphorical configurations to speak on our objective existence as creative.energy, resisting a destructive and devisive social system. But I believe Baraka attempts to understand his role as an artist, responding to the injustices that are as ancient as conflictand contradiction. Many may argue with his political development, calling it irregular, unpredictable or just plain irresponsible. But more directly, as woman poet, perceive his mistakes (ifthat be the right word) as characteristic of the patriarchal quest for power, which is a universal misfortune.
But I believe that we should appreciate his recognition of his contradictions and understand them to be representative of |: our complex ascent to a progressive world consciousness, and we should realize that that ascent is righteously Suided by the beauty of Baraka s creative power.
DOWNTOWN
James Blood Ulmer Are You Glad To Be In America?
Rough Trade Records, Ltd.
As former-outlaw-now-saint Ornette Coleman has taken his saxophone and his bandleading/compositional abilities into relative hibernation, his message and tradition have become the responsibilities of his former pupils. The band Old and New Dreams, with former Omette sidemen Don Cherry, - Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell and Dewey Redman, has done a grand job ofkeeping Ornette s ideas in the air but, unfortunately, only within a limited ' 4azz current. Boom! Here comes Blood.
Guitarist James Blood Ulmer (a former Detroiter) played with Omette in the mid '70s, sharpening and crystallizing his already-advanced ideas conceming theory and articulation. Having put in a formidable time with R & B bands, organ trios and jazz ensembles of .various sorts,Ulmer was ready for the Ornette adventure. However, when Ornette skated from the scene into seclusion, Ulmer did a disappearing act, finally resurfacing in 1979 on Arthur - Blythe's groundbreaking Lenox Avenue Breakdown.
-Since then, Ulmer s name has maintained a high mention-. ability among critics and such for reasons, curiously, somewhat beyond his own volition. The punk-jazz scene that erupted in New York last year (that profiled James White and The Blacks, DeFunct and the Lounge Lizards, among others), needed godfathers, and Ulmer,. due to his belligerence with Ornette, was most available. His first album as a leader, Tales of Captain Black, was a major disappointment due to a thinness of sound and some horrendous drumming (and despite Or-
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nette s rare presence).
In 1980, Ulmer s reputation spread spastically among arty circles and was seized upon by England s adventurous Rough Trade label, which has recently released Are You Gilad To Be In
_ MacTaggart Picks: The
by Garaud MacTaggart
Reviewers making an end-ofthe-year list can run into problems explaining the basis for their choices. After all, everybody's a critic, right? My basis is simple. I've got varied tastes, and it shows in my listening habits. There s been a lot of good music released this year, and I've wanted quite a bit of it. However much I've liked certain records, though, has little to do with whether or not they've appeared in my collection. Of the ones that I've added to my collection, these five finding their way onto my turntable.
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BS Pretenders ~ Sire Records
This is my all-purpose record of the year. Its the one record out of the five that came out the earliest this past year, and its also the one that has weathered the year the best. Everything that justified new wave rockis right here. Distinctive, sultry, demanding vocals by Chrissie Hynde who also wrote most of the material.
James Honeyman Scott plays clean, dirty and imaginatively
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instrumental tribute to the evolution of pinball machines via computer. And it comes complete with appropriate sound effects. Precious, The Wait and Tattooed Love Boys all move out at quite a clip, but Mystery Achievement is my favorite rocker on the album. Kid should be a hit. It has that late-sixties tinge with ringing guitars bouncing along.
whenever called on. He and Andy Summers of Police both seem to hold similar roles and achieve similar results within the context of their bands. The > rhythm section of Farndon (bass) and Chambers (drums) fits the material well and plays with verve.
Ah! The material. The songs cover a lot of bases within the genre of rock. Brass In Pocket was an honest-toGod-go-out-and-buy-the-single type hit. People actually liked Chrissie telling them that, I m special! So special! I've gotta have some of your attention. Give it io me! role-reversal rock with a hook. Space Invader is an
What
The fact that this is a first album amazes me. In more. innocent times, I would have said, It blows my mind. The faults of this piece of vinyl are minor and always hint at what they were trying to achieve. the Pretenders have achieved (personal opinion only) is more interesting, adventurous, well-crafted rock than many groups do by their third album.
Next.
Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan Goin Home
Steeple Chase Records mentioned my feelings about this album back in the
Ulmer s compositions are briefly to the point, bereft of experimental wandering and of focused character, all ofwhich is highly important considering the lunatic potential of the voices at hand. What a band! Two drummers (one being Ronald Shannon Jackson of Cecil Taylor's Unit), three of the fiercest sophisticates among the New York thorn horde (David Murray, Oliver Lake and Olu Dara), and a bionic bassist - whose relationship to consensus reality is most questionable (Amin Ali). The point: Ulmer has taken this hysteria platoon and guided them in making a great, straight-to-the-gate funk record, dancability maximum.
America? This time, Ulmer definitely has his point together in every way possible, most especially polyrhythmically, as nothing of this sort has been as effectively played since Miles Davis On The Corner.
As far as I hear, if you can shake ass to Prince or P-Funk for 40 minutes, or sit through sides of Public Image or Gang of Four, you can handle this instyle. You may have to hustle for it (Are You Glad. is an import) due to American record company gutlessness, but its worth it. Funk s long needed a direction: believe its found one in Ulmer.
(C'mon Omette! Are you tired of being bested?)
Bill Rowe
Best of 1980
second issue of the Metro Times. Its still my jazz album of the year. No frills, just sensitive playing of old spirituals that heighten the feelings of strength, pathos and exhilaration inherent in the music.
Jimmy Cliff
I Am The MCA Records
This is another release that I - raved about in a past issue. These are pop sensibility songs; they're reggae songs without the sweet smell of ganja; they're also songs deserving a wider audience. And Jimmy Cliff deserves to be more than a cult hero, If Linda Ronstadt can be accepted singing about the Rivers of Babylon. ., why can't people fall for not only an_ original, but the original.
Krystian Zimmerman Brahms: Piano Sonatas, Nos. 1 & 2
Deutsche Grammaphon Records I've never really been a big Brahms fan. My three B s were always Bach, Beethoven and Bartok, but this new album of
music written before Brahms hit the age of 20 is still beautiful. It's not one of the most significant classical releases of the year there s plenty of other discs clammoring for that one but it is one that has given me consistent pleasure since its day of issue.
Piano Sonato No. 1 is the more exhuberant of the two pieces here, but No. 2 s more austere manner does have its pleasures as well. Zimmerman is a young pianist who has delivered the goods before, and this is a fine record full of inspired pianism and interesting ideas.
Stevie Wonder Hotter Than July
Tamla Records
This record took a while to row on me. When first heard it, thought it was okay but not great. Now, think that this album is as important in its own way as Talking Book was. have to disagree with Reva Mitchell s evaluation of this album in an earlier issue of Metro Times. Everybody's a critic, right?
Titans and Tartars Contend for Title
by Denise Istvan Diamond
A third of the way into the basketball season, Wayne State University women Tartars and University of Detroit Lady Titans are running neck and neck for the championship of the Association of Inter-Collegiate Athletics for Women s State Tournament.
Securing this title in early March gives the victor an opportunity to compete for the AIAW Regional Tournament and then the National a triple crown neither team has ever held:
Leading these two thal onto victory are two first-year coaches at each school: Mary Roickle at U of D-and Rita Horky at Wayne.
Roickle, formerly of the University of Niagara, replaced Sue Kruszewski, who left U of D last spring for the University of Washington after guiding the three-yearold team toa 70-15 record and two state titles.
T really believe that Sue established a strong program for U of D as a national contender, says Roickle.
And Roickle is ready to lead-the Lady Titans into national competition. At
tecces: like Kruszewski, she developed the Purple Eagles from scratch to an 8417 mark, two state titles and one regional title, all within four years before coming to Uof D.
It was time for a change, Roickle explained. I applied at U of D, was interviewed and hired. I'm happy with the choice.
To me, this is the challenge wanted coming into a successful program and maintaining that success.
Of the 11-woman squad, six are from the tri-county area, four out-state and one walk-on from Valdosta; Ga.
Although U of D offers 12 full athletic scholarships for its women s basketball team, only eight scholarships are being used this season. Two players are walkons which means that they transferred from other colleges. AIAW rules state that transfer players are disqualified from scholarship funds during their first year at the new school.
One of those walk-ons is Cass ec s own Davida Boozer. The 1978 graduate had earned All-City honorsin basketball, volleyball and track and All-State recognition in basketball.
Boozer transferred to U of D as a
caphomor this year after spending her freshman year at Purdue.
Davida is a key player on our team, says Coach Roickle. She s a real motivator.
But Boozer is not the only motivator to return to Michigan this year.
Rita Horky, originally from Blissfield, Mich., wrapped up a 10-year career coaching pro-tennis in Florida to become Wayne s women Tartars mentor this season.
Horky is a five-time All-American in women s basketball, member of the AAU Women s Basketball Hall of Fame and has represented the United States as a Gold Medalist in two Pan American games, two World Championships and several USA-USSR Cultural Exchange games.
I played amateur basketball from 1959-67, says Horky, and I played for the United States in the Soviet Union, Brazil, Sweden, Peru and Mexico City. That's probably why Wayne is 8-0 in her first season as their head coach.
But Horky was playing and coaching basketball long before there was aTitle IX (a bill passed by Congress in 1975 that requires high schools and colleges
Monice Thomas of the Tartars to develop and finance sports programs for men and women on an equal basis).
Tm looking forward to breaking into the top 20 national teams next season, Horky mused.
UofD Lady Titans play at Calihan Hall on the U of D campus and are looking forward to playing double-headers with the U of D men s basketball team at Joe Louis Arena next year.
But this year Detroit s two women s basketball teams have set their goals AIAW. State, Regional and National - Champs.
But only one team can wear the crown.
Candace's Creations
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three kinds of greeris, had a creamed herb dressing flavored only with dill and it was delicious.
Candace s salmon loaf was covered with a celery cream sauce and was most satisfying. Her spinach-bacon quiche had a crisp crust, and wisely was light enough on bacon to let the full texture and taste of the spinach. come through. The ratatouille was first rate not overcooked as it usually is, but prepared so that the vegetables remained distinct and fresh tasting.
At. Candace s you absolutely must leave room for dessert. Her pastries, at unbelievably low prices, are among the best to be found in Detroit. A custardfilled pastry covered with bittersweet chocolate and almonds, which is Candace s versionof Gateau St. Honore, was wonderful (and only 50¢), while her -deep chocolate brownies are as good as any (and also only 50¢). The selection of desserts varies with the seasons and -Candace s mood.
Baked goods are available to take home, and all of them are equally inexpensive and excellent: Candace s tea loaf is moist, full and has a deep pumpkin
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taste; French country bread, made with milk and eggs, is far more substantial than the French bread most of us are used to.
Everything she bakes anise cakes, rolls with almonds and fruit, blueberry muffins show the same characteristic touch: full texture, a subtle sense of flavor, a good use of fruits and nuts and an understated sweetness.
Candace and Ken will also cater a romantic Sunday brunch to your home or rendezvous including her rich, fullbodied pate, muffins, bread, quiche and strudel (and more) plus one of the Detroit papers or the New York Times. They also operate a catering service featuring imaginative fare such as roast goose and whole poached salmon.
Candace' s is, in sum, a place of good cooking. It is a place in which to feel comfortable whether chatting with the other customers or making a special order. But, above all, it is a place in which to enjoy a special meal out.
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January White Sale
Our supplier of manufacturer cut-outs and overruns recently encountered a flood which ruined thousands of LP jackets. Well .. we bought em spruced em up and put em in brand new white LP jackets hence new LPs at an unbelievable price, along with some hardto-find titles. All guaranteed to please! Choose from dozens of titles including great LPs by Marx Brothers, Roberta Flack, Blues Brothers, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, George Benson, Miles Davis, Linda Ronstadt, Erie Burdon and War. This sale ends January 31, 1981. Remember we pay cash for your old LPs:
FOR SALE
ALBUMS, 8 tracks, cassettes, all labels
$7.98 list for $5.98. Maxell, TDK, Fugi, Memorex, Video-cassettes, needle cartridges. Enclose $1 for catalogue: RJF Products, PO Box 509, Plymouth, MI 48170 or call (313) 420-3142.
WATERBED 12-door pedestal with vibatron. Like new, with headboard. Excellent condifion. $600. 399-1579.
VEHICLES
1977 PINTO WAGON. Original owner, stick, regular gas, snow tires, excellent mechanially, little rust. $595. Call 363-7747-
1979 TRANS AM, velour trim, automatic transmission. Sanyo AM/FM cassette and more. Call Hank, 547-7500.
1973 SAAB 99. Body excellent condition. Many new parts. $1,200. 837-2469.
HOUSING/REAL ESTATE
piciBishrtielintisdis asl bel neemmel en SERRE, -HARPER WOODS 3-bedroom _ brick ranch, family room with cathedral ceiling, central air, full basement, covered patio, Grosse Pointe school district. $72,500. Assumable mortgage, 9-1/4%. 886-9078.
WEST BEVERLY HILLS-Atfention transferrees. Move-in condition. Newly decorated, 3-bedroom brick ranch, 4-1/2 baths, room for second bath on first floor, dishwasher & disposal in updated kitchen, 2-car attached garage on 110 lot. Two paneled rooms in basement, rec room with. dry bar, new gas furnace, central air and roof. Loads of closets and cupboards. Paneled porch, possible year round. $95,500. 646-4214.
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES to sell advertising for Detroit Metro Times. Must have sales experience. Ground-floor opportunity for self-motivated, articulate person. Call. Laura Markham, 961-4060.
SUMMER JOBS FOR MICHIGAN TEENAGERS (15-18) in Youth Conservation Comps. 1,300 positions, $3.25 per hour. See your high school counselor.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER: To work inminority low to moderate income area to assist neighborhood organization in taking action to resolve neighborhood issues and build power for change. Evenings and car necessary. $9,000 to $12,000 plus benefits. Send resume to MACO, 6608 Michigan, Detroit 48210.
OUT OF WORK? Thinking of relocating?
Out-of-town newspapers from all over the USA Sunbelt. Want ads included. New Horizons Book Shop, 13 Mile at Little Mack. 296-1560.
EARN $1,000/month possible spare time.Stay home paid weekly. Free supplies. Enclose stamped envelope. KNAK, Box 1623, Warren, Mi 48089.
RECORD SHOP needs- part-time help. Must have cashier experience. Applications and interviews Sat., Jan. 24, 9:30am sharp. 327 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale.
LEARNING
WOMEN S WELLNESS WORKSHOP. Leam how to begin to reach your fullest health potential in a one-day workshop Jan. 24. Presented by Kathy Tennyson, RN, and Mary Gerald, licensed myomassologist. Phone 272-0756 or 652-2892 for information/registration. Limited enroliment.
COMMERCIAL CLASSIFIEDS: If you charge for a service, you are a commercial
operation. Not-for-profit organizations that charge for their services must pay commercial rates. Commercial operations may buy classifieds at the rate of $3 for 15 words or less, _plus 25¢ per additional word. All commercial classifieds will be sees automatically if you enclose payment to cover additional insertions.
FREE CLASSIFIEDS: Individuals and not-for-profit organizations may place one free classified of not more than 30 words per week. (Ads of more than ae words cost $2 for each additional 30 words or portion thereof.)
DEADLINE for receipt of all classified ads is 5 pm, Friday, six days before publication of the followingissue. Ads not received by the Friday deadline are held for the followingissue. We reserve the right to classify, edit and refuse ads. Ads should be typed on a 3 x 5 card and mailed to Detroit Metro Times, 2410 Woodward Tower, Detroit 48226.
Nationally Known Psychic
Joyce Messick,
listed in Who's Who, is doing consultation in the greater Detroit Area. A trance clairvoyant, Joyce has appeared before many New Age groups and has her own radio show.
Joyce will be available Friday & Saturday. February 6&7 for personal corsultations. For appointments or information CALL (313) 542-3024.
POLISH SONG AND DANCE ensemble is now accepting new members to leam traditional Polish folk songs and dances. The Galicja Orchestra is also opening membership to qualified musicians of traditional folk instruments. if you wish to participate in this ultimate expression of ancestral cultural heritage, call evenings 849-5702 or 365-4975.
MUSICIANS
PROFESSIONAL VIOLINIST/electric, acoustic, with a classical background, seeks a band or individuals into Jazz/ Avant Garde/Fusion who could utilize my talents. Greg at 368-1835 after 6 pm.
DRUMMER for new band playing originals. Influences: Gang of Four, Talking Heads, Devo, etc. Requirements: power, restraint, funk, twisted sense of humor. Attitude and orientation more important than flash. Call Bill, 476-3377; Susan, 833-3931; John, 535-2974.
LOCAL MUSICIANS An upcoming issue - of thé Metro Times will feature a special review of locally pressed 45s & EPs. Send review copies to Ron Williams, DMT, 2410 Woodward Tower, Detroit, Ml 48226.
MICHIGAN ENTERTAINMENT 2007 Is looking for bands and vocalists for local and state exposure. For information call 8623164.
SERVICES
WELLNESS CONSULTANT We can be feally healthy. We can feel really good. We can leam to reduce dis-ease in our lives. Call Kathy Tennyson, RN, Polarity Practitioner, Wholistic Health Consultant. 272-0756.
MASSAGE THERAPY available through Huron Valley Institute in Ann Aroor and Farmington. 331-0207.
* Will pay a prices. Call 565-4328 or 8468981 after3 pie.
RELIABLE CAR NEEDED for Metro Times staff member. can only afford to spend - afewhundred $ something small, good mileage, and not about to self-destruct in the middle of nowhere. Am asking the impossible?? Please call Walden at 961-4060.
NOTICES
THE HONORABLE MESSENGER Elijah Muhammad's teachings from Allah (God) who appears in the person of Master WallaceD. Fard Muhammad to the Nation of Islam in North America. Muhammad's Mosque No. 1, 1510 Woodward. (313) 963-9300.
PERSONALS
BILL ROWE: Its your birthday. Take a break!
SLIM: Welcome back to our fair city. The bear is hungry, awaiting your return.
MILNER HOTEL AND APARTMENTS
Heart of Downtown e Theatres e Restaurants e¢ Shopping e Laundromat ¢ Color TV Pub 7 Days CALL 963-3950
W. Nine Mile ¢ Ferndalee 946-4102 (located next to Kresge s, Ist block W. of Woodward) Open Monday-netry 10-6
