I m not depressed. about the seventies, as the media seems to project. A lot happened in the seventies, and in some ways I feel like that s being erased and denied, and kids aren t learning about it in the schools...
That s why its's so important that there be writers and storytellers. In Germany a lot of history textbooks go up to World War Il and stop. In some ways I feel like that s what happened to the sixties and seventies. People aren t hearing about them the way they really happened, which is why we need storytellers.
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VOLUME I, NUMBER 13 APRIL 16-30,
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TO MR. GROSSE POINTE
In résponse to the recently printed letter in which the gentleman from Grosse Pointe objected to the picture of Prince as obscene, I would like to say that thereis no objective reason for this picture being singled out as obscene.
wonder if the same gentleman s sensibilities are offended by underwear and swimsuit ads in magazines, etc. Does he feel that the Fruit of the Loom ads are out of place in Time and Newsweek? Thése ads expose the same amount of skin as the picture in question and are routinely featured in publications that are purportedly aimed at thinking audiences.
DMT is doing an excellent job of informing and entertaining its diverse readership and should be commended. It could not afford to by the type of elitist publication Mr. Grosse Pointe leads one.to believe he would prefer.
D Lee Troy
OIL BOYCOTT
Regarding your article on the possibility of an oil boycott (DMT, March 19), it seems the tactic of boycotting a specific oil company s gas pump would be counterproductive.
The small businesspersons who own gas stations offering the boycotted company s products would be badly hurt by the decrease in business caused by a boycott.
The oil company that is boycotted would require that the retail outlets maintain their usual allocations of gas.
Any real decrease in product would probably be peddled to independents at a lucrative, temporary price.
An alternative proposal: Use gasoline
company credit cards as usual for gasoline purchases, but take an extra month to pay the bill. This would not décrease the product flow or.the cash flow to the gas station, but it would cause a cash-flow crisis within the intended target ofthe boycott, the oil company.
So, let s set a target and a date!
C. Mpg
UPTIGHT RADIO
Just read your interview with Tawnya Townsend. What is it gonna take to open their eyes and ears?
You asked all the right questions. And for one was proud of you and your paper: But all she gave back is lies and cold-hearted statistics. Get out of radio and be a banker or a stockbroker.
They are so proud of their programming: Programming that aims for the big fat middle. It moves so slow, how can you miss it?
Detroit Radio is way too uptight, always looking over their shoulders. If they are so worried about what the other guyis playing, why don t they just start together playing the same songs at the exact same time so they don t have to worry about a button pushing war. They should all be in TV jobs as bland as their programming is. moved to Detroit from New York last June, hoping to find a good and interestingmusical community to put a band together. Instead I find a city stuck in the 60s. Me, I m bored of the 60s.
There are plenty of people out there (WRIF and WABX and even Mister Big WLLZ) who don t like what you ve done!
The Clash have a song called City of the Dead. Is that you, Detroit? I hope not!
Let s get the suckers out of bed. Ron Force Ferndale
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SPEAK YOUR MINDTO CONGRESS:A crucial panel this Galaxy, will blast off today, afternoon with representatives Good Friday, from Cass Park (Temple at Second) at 6 pm. The free outdoor concert will also feature African-inspired foods and crafts and will send the open-air music season off with a band. Fingertips Productions is responsible and has more info, 831-5111.
CINEMATIC CLOSING: One week from today is the deadline for entries in Michigan Filmmakers Exhibition, sponsored by Cass City Cinema. Entries can be in 8 mm or 16 mm. Winners will be exhibited May 15-16 at the CCC. 8326309 has details. Also, tomorrow is the deadline for the Video Art Show at the DIA next week (see below). Call Scott Bower at the Center for Creative Studies, 872-3118.
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PUPPET MAGIC: The Detroit Puppeteers Guild sponsors an animated extravaganza today at the Grosse Pointe War Memotial. The 11 am and 2 pmshows will include music, marionettes, puppet-magicians and all sorts of fun for your kids. Call 2451078 for details.
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from Sens. Carl Levin and Don Riegel and U.S. Reps. William Broadhead, George Crockett and John Conyers will give you the chance to voice your opin ion about the pending budget cuts. The representatives will be at a public meeting of the Community Service Commission, which governs Detroit's Neighborhood Service Department. The emissaries will also give you an idea of what to expect from Reaganomics in the wake of cuts. The meeting will be held on the 13th Floor of the City- ee Bldg. at 5:30 pm.
CRISIS AND PREVENTION: Today at Mercy College, a conference for social service pro-. fessionals and the general public will address Making the 80s Work: A Conference on Crisis and Prevention. Some of the sessions will be of interest to mental health and human service professions (for example, New Designs for Community Action ), and two particular sessions on stress management and creative strategies for unemployment should attract a wider crowd. - Call 965-5580 for registratior
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CAUSE: This afternoon at 1 pm there will be an auction of original art by such masters as Calder, Chagall, Dali, Matisse, Miro, Picasso and, yes, even Norman Rockwell to benefit Common Cause in Michigan. The local branch of the national group maintains an office in Lansing and boasts over 6,000 members statewide. Proceeds will help continue its work. Held at 1 pm today at the Southfield Civic Center Pavilion, the auction will offer another benefit: a free lithograph to all who attend. Call 963-3396 to learn
Duke Ellington Birthday Celebration, DIA, April 29.
BITTER MEMORY: Today at Temple Emanu-el in Oak Park, a program honoring the victims of the holocaust in Nazi Germany will take place. With introductory remarks by Dr. Ron Aronson (asometime DMT contributor), and music and comments by pianist and Auschwitz survivor Henia Goodman and her daughter, poet Dovida Ishatova, the afternoon should prove very moving. Sponsored by the New Jewish Agenda, who can give you further information at 645-1357.
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VIDEO VISTAS: Tonight at 7:30 at the DIA Recital Hall, a relatively rare chance to see video art which can most closely be compared to experimental film. Detroit's video artists often enter national and international
competitions and win, but local glimpses don't happen every week, or even every month. For Friday night viewing, it has to. beat network TV. The competition for this exhibition was sponsored by the Center for Creative Studies, and they will give you information (ask for the video department) at 8723118.
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SIR DUKE TRIBUTE: Tonight at 8 pm, in honor of Duke Ellington's birthday, a tribute to the great Black composer featuring films from the twenties into the seventies with commentary by film expert David Chertok. The many scenes of Sir Duke and other jazz greats will undoubtedly sound as good as they look. The DIA has more info, 832-2731.
DIALOGUE is a regular feature of Detroit Metro Times and is intended to offer a forum for opinions on diverse range of subjects of importance to Detroit-area readers. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the papera by Gravel Dirty ~
Its bad enough that the commercial radio stations play virtually, no local music. If they did, then local new wave groups would have the same type of airplay support that the international acts have that come to town. What is even worse is that there is such a limited number of venues for showcasing the new music. This makes for high unemployment or underemployment for new. wave groups.
But the worst crime againt the new wave acts is committed by the majority of the club owners who rip-off the bands in what amounts to a noloss situation for these owners. These bar owners put up virtually no money to pay the bands, for promotion, for anything but the overhead necessary to operate their clubs.
There are exceptions to the rule, however. Mitch Kania of the Bowery 1in embrace for example, working in. conjunction with ATC Music, puts up hard cash guarantees over and above the take at the door. So even if a band fails to draw enough to pay its expenses from the door, it should be able to cover them from the guarantee.
What can bands slaving the new music do to insure that the rules are changed so that there is a fair, universal way of dealing business with the clubs? Should we boycott the clubs that are ripping us off?: Should we join the conservative American Federation of Musicians (AFM)? Should we or could we form our own union to act as the bargaining agent of new wave acts?
_1 oppose a boycott (or strike) at this time, because feel that we should give these club owners a chance to hear our complaints and respond to them (in Dialogue or some other public forum).
relatively conservative; (b) economically, they don t need our work dues (they make enough off musicians performing covers and superstars already established); and (c) they probably have never even seen a new wave act perform!
Therefore, a new wave union may be the only solution. There are, however, obvious obstacles in the unionization process. Recognition of this new union would undoubtedly be difficult to achieve. Every new union has had trouble getting organized and recognized.
Bands joining this union (or even the AFM) might be blackballed or, at the very leasteface the threat of blackballing. The AFM might very well malign this new union and charge dual unionism despite the fact that they have up to now shown no desire to hglp us.
Furthermore, since we can assume that new wave groups suffer the same exploitation and (yes) humiliation in other cities across the land, this new union will have to build a national organization.
Finally, there will undoubtedly be cade: Some bands, for one reason or another, will take the work that the newly organized bands are either refused or themselves refuse to take.
Whatever we decide is our course of action (which for the most part will depend on the response of the club. owners and the musicians union), we must act very soon. There has been a> new wave of bands breaking up in the Detroit area, and the same thing is happening all over the country.
Only the most dedicated and persistent acts are staying together. And of the musicians that are left to look for work, many are going into Top 40 because the work is steady, pay is at or above union scale, work is nearly always under contract (except when they gamble and try to avoidpaying their work dues).
As forjoining the AFM, this woul be a good idea if and only if the union is willing to cooperate with and support the recruitment of new wave bands and to recognize their unique situation. Heretofore, however, they have made no attempt to organize us because: (a) politically they are Gravel Dirty, an artist-songwriter, is one half-of the new wave duo
So, as TV2 says, What do you think? New wave musicians or anyone else who has ideas they d like to share can contact me c/o Doghouse Productions, P.O. Box 231, Pontiac, MI 48056, or write to Letters, c/o the Metro Times. This invitation is also open to the AFM, the club owners and the promoters (who are really agents, leaving the promotion to the bands). Young and Dirty. es
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TALKING | ABOUT THE HAIG JUNTA
Edited by Jeanie Wylie
The following is the text of former Ambassador Robert White s speech at the El Salvador Teach-In held at Wayne State April 2. The responses of Arnaldo Ramos, a member of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (FDR), and Robert Armstrong, a member of the North American Conference on Latin America (NACLA), are included in italics throughout White s text. The State Department failed to send a representative.
U.S. policy toward Latin America has been, since World War II, organized on the basis of fear of revolution. That is a terrible commentary, think, onthe United States policy and the lack of confidence that we have in democratic institutions. The policy of the United States in Latin America can be characterized as the shoring up of economic elites and the military establishment.
What is taking place in El Salvador is an authentic revolution. A revolution that was born out of the misery of the people, and to characterize it as some kind of Communist plot shows towering ignorance. People who can believe that without some kind of Communist plot revolutions don t occur are frightening. You can prevent a riot, but you can t stop a revolution.
When we (the Carter administration)went into Central America, the State Department really did wrest control over the U.S. foreign policy from the Pentagon and the CIA. Instead of backing the military establishment, we backed reform.
The land reform is a real reform. Over 90 percent of the land has been expropriated and has been turned into production cooperatives that are run by the people. The United States backed reform and backed up those reforms with huge amount of economic assistance. The left began to lose support.
- Under the myth of land reform, and under the myth of Jose Napolean Duarte gaining the support of the population, we have the militarization of El Salvador, the destruction of more than 16,000 of our brothers and sisters and the menace that hundreds of thousands of Salvadoreans are going to be annihilated simply for the sin of having rebelled against the economic, political and social Frankenstein created in North American:laboratories.
This is a political scheme of counterinsurgency pacification literally meant pacifying a person to death. We denounce the land reform because it hasn t yet covered the most important land in the country the coffee plantations.
Ramos
What -has been consistent in the junta s policy over the period of the Carter administration and now in the early months of the Reagan administration is its war of extermination against the Salvadorean people. A war of extermination that has been dramatically assisted by the United States so-called nonlethal military aid and the junta s agrarian reform implemented on March 6 last year. Agrarian reform brought groups onto the plantations, and those plantations were used as bases for search-and-destroy missions. Agrarian reform cannot be separated from repression. It s one single package. If there has been a diminution of support for the Democratic Revolutionary Front that s not a consequence of the reform, it s a-consequence of the repression.
Armstrong
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We are seeing, today, a military response by the Reagan administration to what. basically is a political problem, a problem which demands a negotiated solution. Let me characterize the present policy: To a government which is pleading for economic assistance to carry out reforms, we have provided unlimited armaments; to a people crying out for a negotiated solution to the violence, we are providing unwanted military assistance; to modern civilization and military leaders desperately trying to contain the excesses of the security forces, we have given an abandonment of our human rights policy; to a failing Marxist-Leninist left, which has demonstrated its political and military - weakness, we have presented a propaganda victory by magnifying that leftist strengthout of all proportion; to a disbelieving world, we have trumpeted the rhetoric of a textbook case of indirect armed agression by communist powers, an accusation | seriously doubt can be made to stand up; and to world leaders who believed the United States had _ finally leartied that counter-revolution is not an adequate response to a people determined to transform their government, we have responded to their complex and tragic dilemma with cold war rhetoric and bigstick diplomacy.
Tt is true that in the final days the Carter administration approved military - assistanceto El Salvador. It is also true thatprior to that, Nicaragua and other countries transported important quantities of sophisticated weapons into El Salvador for the use of the guerrillas there. It was the Nicaraguans who broke the unstated agreement that nobody would put any important quantities of military assistance into El Salvador.
At this moment the United States is conducting the war in El Salvador. The only nation interferring in El Salvador the only nation that has sent advisors, tanks and five to ten plane loads of ammunition a day is the United States.
Ramos
What distinguishes the Carter administration from the Reagan administration is simply that the Reagan administration has escalated the program of pacification. It s now a bit less of a proxy war than it was in 1980. U.S. military aid is being. used to kill peasants, to kill workers, to kill students, to kill people throughout the country of El Salvador.
Armstrong
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There is certainly repression, and have stated many times that the security forces are those that are primarily respon-sible. Fhe history of this government over the past year has-been a struggle of the civilian junta to try to gain some control over the security forces. There are also moderate military officers who are trying to instill professionalism in the armed forces. | would make a distinction between governments that are fully in power who use repression and a civilian-military junta that s been in power only a year and has thus far not succeeded in getting control of the repressive elements within the armed forces.
The church offered to mediate an agreement between the government and the leftist forces, and the response of the far left was a flat no. think its the responsibility of the Frente (FDR) to analyze what it wants from the United States. and how it
can best get it. And here, I submit, has been the failure of the Frente, that they have up until January rejected the mediation effort. Therefore, it is the left which is also guilty of pointing toward a military solution.
he ERS ke
It s important to understand that, of the four bishops on the church council, one is a colonel, one has a sergeant as his personal aid and the other two are bishops appointed many, many years ago with close ties to the oligarchy. The mediation offer was made after six FDR leaders were shot to death in front of 200 security officers.
Who in the military can control the military? How can one sit down and negotiate, if the military is completely out of control and its principal leaders are those responsible for the repression? we Armstrong
What is really at stake is the right of the United States to be the judge of what is. Salvadorean and what is not. What is realism? Does it mean submitting El Salvador to the United States will? Those times are gone. Any government acceptable to the United States will never be able to guarantee El Salvador s self-determination.
Ramos
The United States is indeed. intent upon providing a military solution to a crisis that is basically social and economic. This sets a very dangerous precedent, not only for Central America but also for the people of North America. People are already talking about the Haig junta in Washington.
Ramos
Former Ambassador Robert White in Detroit.
NEWS HOUSING | DISCRIMINATION TERMEDSTAGGERING
by Bob Gordon
The Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment (HUD) has designated the month of April as Fair Housing Month. The move is an effort, according to Ruth Featherstone, director of the Detroit HUD office, to reaffirm the department s commitment to effective enforcement of fair housing laws.
Meanwhile, a recent Washington Post-ABC poll . indicated that the majority of white Americans now believe racial discrimination has virtually disappeared.
But the Detroit-based Fair Housing Center (FHC) says that in our own backyard, according to tests they have conducted on a continuing basis, housing discrimination exists to a staggering degree. A solid 70% of those tests, they say, have revealed discriminatory practices.
FHC tests usually consist of a black and white person, both seeking the same rental unit, visiting a building a few minutes apart and then writing a report on how they were dealt with. The experience of George McAllister, a white tester, is all too indicative of the prevalent pattern. In one apartment building I was offered four apartments. They wouldn t give my partner the time of day.
The FHC has a high success rate. Of 146 tests at 84 locations in 1980, evidence of discrimination was found in 104. Of these, 39 were settled for occupancy, damages or other favorable resolution of the com>~ plainant.
Despite the reaffirmation on ae part of HUD to fair ~ housing, most observers feel that the situation will only deteriorate with the domestic policies of the Reagan administration. In the words of Mike Olshan, who is the Fair Housing Center s legal services coordinator, Getting the government off the backs of the people is a euphemism for impeding gains Blacks have made since the Brown decision.
Lilian Benbow of the Michigan Civil Rights Department told Detroit Metro Times that she has seen no diminishing in the practice of discrimination in the 13 years since passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. She does feel, however, that people are generally more aware of the laws and are more prone to file complaints.
Which is just what Vinnie Wilson did. She suspected
the manager of a building on Whitmore in Palmer Park didn t want to rent to her because she s black. She says the manager told her to write a letter to the owner about why wanted to live in her building but refused to provide her with the address.
Wilson is also one of seven plaintiffs ina $2.1 million class action suit against Higgins Management whichcharges that they steered Blacks to black buildings among other things.
Palmer Park can be fairly described as a white ghetto. Landlords rarely advertise in the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News or the Metro Times. Instead, they advertise exclusively in suburban papers. Blacks are commonly lied to about vacancies: Gee, I m sorry, just rented the last one. Let me put you on the waiting list. Sometimes the truth is no better.
Barbara Tracy was told by the manager of a building on Covington in Palmer Park that she could not enter the building because they don t rent to Blacks. She claims that she was told, We had one once and we know how Blacks are. Tracy sued and won.
In another test, a black manager of a building on Merton in Palmer Park who was employed by a white <landlord; was found to discriminate against black renters. The resulting suit was settled six ve after filing for $4,000.
A suburban Riverview manager was instructed by his employer, the Neil Management Company, to deter black applicants from applying at the apartrents, according to his lawyer Noel Saleh. He is claiming that he was fired for refusing to Ses ina pending case.
A $20,000 settlement is the largest eed in an area housing discrimination case. Seligman and Dresner, owners of Charter House in Southfield, settled out of court in a case involving a Black woman lawyer who worked for State Attorney General Frank Kelly. In an investigation, a white tester was offered immediate access while a black tester was informed nothing was available. & D Management had no comment when asked about the case by the Metro Times.
If you would like further information concerning your rights in renting or buying property, you can reach the Fair Housing Center at 963-1274--
ARE FERTILIZED EGGS
CITIZENS?
Two identical bills have been introduced in the Senate (S. 158) and the House (H.R. 900) which would allow states to outlaw all abortions without exception and without regard for the life of the mother. The bills make a fertilized egg a full U.S. citizen. They state that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception, without regard to condition of dependency. In addition to abortion, contraceptives such as the IUD and low-estrogen birth control pills could be similarly outlawed since they can affect a fertilized egg.
According to the National Wetter s_ Health Network (NWHN), 41 Senators favor the bill, while the House is barely. short of the majority needed for passage. Pro-choice groups such as NWHN fear that liberal members of Congress will be unable to block the bills without a full-scale grassroots lobbying effort by thousands of citizens.
- The NWHN encourages people to write or send telegrams to their Senators and Representatives expressing opposition to the bills.
CHILD CARE CREDIT
The new Michigan law providing a single business tax credit for employers who make provisions for child care services for their employees will die unless it is utilized, according to Rep. Juanita Watkins (D-Det.).
Public Act 469, effective for the tax years of 198182, is Michigan s first step toward furnishing employers with an incentive to address the growing child care needs of thousands of Michigan working mothers.
However, the law is only experimental and must be evaluated by Congress iin 1983 before it can be made permanent. It is now up to the people to go to their employers and say, the credit is there, we would like the service, said Watkins.
The credit allowed by the law cannot exceed 10 percent of the tax liability of the employer.
Florence Walton
UNITED FARM WORKERS-WALK-A-THON
The ongoing boycott of Red Coach Lettuce (DMT 12/24/80) will be stepped up locally with a five-mile Fundraising Walk-a-Thon at the Belle Isle baseball field, Sunday, May 3, at 10 a.m.
The boycott was organized in support of the United Farm Workers (UFW) strike against the Bruce Church Company, which the UFW charges with a long history of anti-worker actions, including a lobbying effort to exclude farmers from protection under the National Labor Relations Act and a campaign against child labor laws in California.
According to the California office of the UFW, the boycott has resulted in 100, 000scases of lettuce sitting unsold in warehouses.
The UFW contract with the growers paired in January, 1979. Workers voted to strike in February after repeated efforts to negotiate a new contract failed. The growers replaced UFW workers with workers from Mexico and Central Ameria. When the striking UFW workers went to the fields to talk to the imported help, three foremen shot at them and one worker, Rufino Contreras, was killed. Charges were later dismissed against the foremen due to lack of evidence.
The UFW urges all supporters to continue boycotting Red Coach Lettuce (sold at Farmer Jack s and Meijer s locally) and to attend their Walk-a-Thon. Call 898-3400 for more information.
Bob Gordon
Graphic: Debra Jeter
GROUP FIGHTS FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY
by Lloyd Gite
WARNING: YOUR WORK.PLACE MAY BE HAZARD. OUS TO YOUR HEALTH.
That s the message a new group known as the South East Michigan Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health is trying to convey to tens of thousands of area workers. SEMCOSH, as the organization is called, is a coalition of union, community and educational groups and health professionals whose aim is to inform workers of potential hazards in their workplace and make them aware of their rights under the law.
We are facing a major public health epidemic, explains Hal Stack, SEMCOSH_ Chairman. There are at least 16,000 deaths each year due to work-related injuries and at least another 100,000 deaths each year from occupational diseases. Some of the best data we have indicate at least 400,000 new cases of occupational disease are recognized each year.
Stack quickly admits the statistics on occupational diseases and job-related accidents are often inaccurate because employers who provide the data on the workers usually _under-report
equipment or a piece of equipment that is not as dangerous.
Eckstein says industry is shortsighted when it comes to the Safety of workers and argues that it is in the best interests of indus-
profitability at the expense of long-run conpetitiveness or even long-run self-interest, but he also says the medical community must share in the blame for occupa4ional hazards.
We are facing a major health epidemic. There are at least 16,000 deaths each year due to workrelated injuries and at least another 100,000 deaths each year from occupational diseases.
Hal
Stack, Chairman of SEMCOSH
places.
The medical community lines up essentially with industry, he says. They represent the same kinds of folk, the same class. Industry pays for schooling, pays for research, so there s really never any intent for there to be separation there.
While SEMCOSH members. credit some unions for trying to improve workplace conditions, they say other labor unions have not been aggressive enough in trying to eradicate health and safety hazards on the job.
injuries.
Industry looks at one thing and one thing only, asserts Enid Eckstem, SEMCOSH recording secretary, which is how to make the greatest amount of profit for the least amount of expenditure.Often what happens is they try chemicals and other substances that are untested. They build machinery which is often the cheapest and do not take into account engineering control that could produce a quieter piece of
try to push for a safer and more healthy work environment.
Many companies have found out that when they have cleaned up the workplace it has actually brought down their costs of workmen s compensation and insurance, contends Eckstein. It has also become a more productive workplace because some chemicals affect your ability to do a decent job.
Stack agrees that companies seem to be focusing on short-run
Many doctors are not aware of occupational hazards. They ve had little training in the area. Because of that ignorance they tend to ignore or fail to identify -and-properly diagnose problems which have their origin in workplace situations.
Dr. Mike Kelly, an area internist and~ SEMCOSH member, says he understands why the medical community has not been in the forefront of trying to insure safer and more healthy work-
The organization wants to see the implementation of national guidelines and laws which give workers the right to know which substances and chemicals are present in their workplace and what short and long-term affects those. substances will have on them. SEMCOSH will also try to get more money for research to determine which workplace substances are hazardous and which ones aren't.
The group, according to Stack, will also get into the political arena. We have to become involved in the political arena because health and safety is essentially a political problem.
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MUSIC HOLLY NEAR
by Laura Markham
She is the only person I know who has successfully combined music and politics.
Bonnie Raitt
Holly Near is a performer who defies description. Her career has taken many paths she has written a respectable body of original songs and has played almost every prestigious club on either coast. She currently coruns a record label with Jo-Lynne Worley and Joanie Shoemaker, Redwood Records.
She isa woman with political convictions whose sentiments are straightforwardly expressed in her lyrics. She is an artisan whose melodies and story-songs are wrought with precision, melding political themes with commonplace settings.
Ten years ago she joined Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in the Free the Army Tour to Vietnam, which launched her musical career. Recently she toured the country in support of anti-nuclear groups. Unlike ~many other musicians in women s music, Near has sought to form alliances between feminism and other causes, at the same time expanding the audience for women s music.
Her new album, Fire in the Rain, was released last month and is selling
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briskly. She is currently on tour in support of the new release and will appear in concert at Rackham Auditortum May 1.
DMT: You just released your fifth album,Fire in the Rain. How does this album fit into your growth artistically and politically?
NEAR: | feel like this album is a culmination of my experiences over the last ten years. This is the ten-year anniversary of our anti-war tour in 1971, and while | started performing long before that, that was the year that made a commitment to do more progressive political music. The album is very exciting to me. | feel in some ways like just graduated. My next album will hopefully be one more step toward an understanding of what citizens of this planet need to do in order to survive. That s kind of a constant theme for me, trying to figure- out how we can learn the lessons that we need to know in order to survive.
DMT: How is the album being received?
NEAR: I m fairly overwhelmed by the reception. We've already shipped out 30,000 albums, in one month s time. A lot of radio stations are saying to our distributors, We've liked Holly for a long time, but she s never fit our format. This album has a musical style, finally, that fits our format. So they re playing it. The stores haven't been able to keep it in
stock, our distributors have been working night and day, and we re all very excited about it. A lot of TV shows have been interested in talking to me. We've been on the Today Show. People Magecine has been talking to us. think Americans are kind of intrigued with people who go off and do something on their own. Sort of a pioneer ethic or something.
DMT: In putting picerior Fire in the Rain, did you consciously set out to produce a commercially acceptable album, in the sense that radio stations would a interested in playing it?
NEAR: Very much so. We wanted to do an album that musically was as contemporary as we could make it and yet still have it be a musical style that felt comfortable singing. Each album has been a reflection of all the women who've worked on it, as well as a reflection of the times. That s exciting, and I hope the next one will be different from this one. | don t think its a tradition in commercial music to keep putting out albums that are substantially different from the ones before, because if you get a hit record, the smart thing to do financially is to repeat that.
DMT: Some people have placed you in the heritage of socially conscious folksingers such as Malvina Reynolds, Pete Seeger or Woody Guthrie. Do you see yourself as part of that tradition?
NEAR: Well, that s wonderful company to
be in. The difference is that don t fall into the tradition of being a guitar player who does acoustic guitar music. think a lot of folk music is developed around stringed instruments. work almost exclusively with a piano. When I record albumns, they tend to be more in a musical theatre vein than in a folk vein.
would like to see progressive contentoriented lyrics integrated into all kinds of musical fields, rather than people feeling like if they re going to do something that has a conscious political content they re limited to folk music.
DMT: There s a common assertion that activism went out with the anti-war movement. In your touring, do you see a developed progressive community, or is it true that nothing happened during the seventies?
NEAR: | think the women s movement happened. And the anti-war movement went on until 1975, the left was real active until then. After that people got involved in environmental issues, abortion nghts, all kinds of things.
I m not depressed about the seventies, as the media seems to praject. A lot happened in the seventies. A major: part of my life was the seventies,and in some ways | feel like that s being erased and denied, and kids aren t learning about it in the schools. Kids don t know where Kent State is, or Jackson State, they don t know where Da Nang is, they don t know who Allende was. It doesn t mean it didn t hap-
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That s why its so nportant that there be writers and storytellers. In Germany a lot of history textbooks go up to World War II and stop. In some ways | feel like that s what happened to the sixties and seventies. People aren t hearing about them the way they really happened, which is why we need storytellers.
DMT: Being a storyteller means using your music asa conscious political force. Do you think that hurts your reputation as a musician?
NEAR: There have always been people like Bertolt Brecht and Mark Lipstein, who used musical theatre for political commentary. Also, jazz and blues have always spoken to the Black experience.
If I ever stop thinking of myself as an artist, then I ve made a major mistake. think people may initially be grabbed by the content, because its unusual, but eventually they. realize that they wouldn t be interested if it wasn t good music. Adrienne Torf, the pianist work with, and work really hard to do a concert that is artistically as challenging as we can make it. And I really believe that if you re going to write songs: about people s lives, the songs have to be as exciting as the lives are, otherwise you don t do the lives justice.
DMT: One of the most interesting things I heard about the Three Mile Island accident was that a reporter who went around talking with the women and chil-
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dren who had been evacuated found that none of them knew what Hiroshima was. You did a tour against nuclear power last summer. Do you find that people are generally aware of nuclear issues?
NEAR: More and more so. think the tour was very successtul in_ bringing together a lot of people. Feminists came, for instance, who-had not been aware of nuclear issues, and people who were in-
volved in nuclear issues came who had not been involved in feminist issues.
think as a whole, people need to spend so much energy just surviving, getting by, that its very hard for them at the end of the day to say, OK, let s sit down and learn about nuclear power. You really can t blame people, but that doesn t mean you stop trying to present the idea.
| remember watching anti-war demon-
strators fighting with police on television and actually crying, because | felt far too scared to go out and fight. wasn t ready for that kind of confrontation, but was against the war. Then one day saw these people at a vigil on campus, and wanted to join them, but it was absolutely terrifying to make that first step. finally did and was very uncomfortable throughout the whole thing. But went back the next week. So often activists forget what activating is all about.
DMT: What changes are you seeing in Women s Music? _-
NEAR: Its too bad the English language doesn t have a better word to call it. Women are very diverse, and what is known as Women s Music at this point does not reflect the diversity of women. 18 think what is known as Women s Music is music developed from a feminist expergence, and its yet to be seen what will
S become of that, because it usually takes centuries to develop a culture.
But what am seeing is more and more diversity: Women of color, women of different classes, straight women. The first few albums tended to be mostly white middle-class soloists leaning toward folk music. Now you'll find jazz, rock, gospel. The audiences are also becoming more diverse, and that s a good thing, think.
DMT: As Women s Music becomes more diverse and the audience becomes more diverse, is it being marketed differently?
NEAR: I can really only speak about Red-
Holly Near
Concert with Signer Susan Freundlich.
wood Records, since each label is very different. We've always tried to let as many people know about our music as possible. We're more organized now and in a better position to promote this album.
would very much like to sing to people who have never heard my music before, as well as be a source of encouragement and refueling for those people who are constantly doing the difficult work of organizing on a community level.
My performance style has always been to take ideas that aren t necessarily mainstream yet and try to put them into a palatable, non-threatening musical and political environment. Its really important to me
NEAR: When| first came out as a lesbian also got criticized from the left, who thought I was deserting them. There will always be people who if I don t do exactly what they want me to do, they'll see that as a desertion.
But absolutely respect the work of lesbian separatists, and | feel that around any cultural development, whether its Black nationalism or whether its lesbianism, there is a necessity for.a separate time to investigate the parts of our lives that get devoured by the oppression to which were subjected. So, would not in turn criticize lesbian separatists, but it is not the. work that do. In the broad spectrum of life,
I really believe. that if you re going to write songs about people s lives, the songs have to be as exciting as the lives are... 39
that people feel they can come to the concerts whether they agree or disagree with me and participate in an experience that s quite unique from what they d get at a top-forty. concert.
DMT: You have been criticized by some lesbian separatists because you re concerned with so many other issues and because men are welcome at your concerts. Some lesbians who are trying to build a woman-identified culture apart from men see that as a desertion.
there are a lot of different jobs to be done, and we re alla lot better off fighting some of the major enemies we all have in common than each other.
DMT: So you are trying to reach beyond people who already agree with your political messages to a wider audience?
NEAR: I guess | don t feel like need to argue with the Moral Majority. If you imagine a slice of a tree, like to work from
the inside, moving slowly out. As -you move out, you touch the person who s closest to you, and that person touches the person closest to them. If you jump all the way out to the edge of that circle, you're sort of swimming in a sea of insecurity, because you're dealing with people who are so far away from your belief system that I m not sure much gets achieved. | would not say that its my task to go out and convince extreme conservatives to believe what I believe. Instead, would like to reach people who have had no political experience and_are just there willing to listen, or people who have basically progressive ideas, are basically humanistic,
but are not sure how they can activate
are musicians and songs to fit the bill, those beliefs into an ongoing participatory experience.
Women s Music comes in an increasing variety of forms these days. If you're tired of sexist lyrics, there no matter whether your taste runs to jazz, classical or country.
Jazz women include a five-piece ensemble from the Bay Area, Alive! who perform original material and (the jazz-funk-fusion of Mary Watkins. Classical fans will appreciate Kay Gardner, or recordings by the New England Women s Symphony, or Margie Adam s piano solos. In a folk vein, there s Robin Flower s bluegrass sound, Meg Christian s colorful songs and Teresa Trull s bluesy tunes. Black women other than Watkins in women s music include drummer-vocalist Linda Tui Tillery and Sweet Honey in the Rock, who perform traditional and original material acapella. Soft-rock fans can look to
For example, | have sung at women s concerts where alot of the women who are doing work in the community around women s issues have never heard my name before. So, when we talk about outreach, sometimes we're just talking about talking to each other. But if everybody who believes center or a little left of center could just find a way to introduce themselves to one another, think we d find a very large progressive force in this country.
Sirani Avedis or Cris Williamson for their feminist listening pleasure. Some groups that have disbanded leave behind a legacy of albums still worth owning the Berkeley Women s Music Collective and Baba Yaga, for example.
Redwood, Olivia and Urana Records are the three major women s music labels. They are each run and owned entirely by women. To find their products in Detroit, you can check the bins at Car City Classics, Dearborn Music, Full Moon Records (Pontiac), most Harmony House branches, Marty s (Birmingham) and Sam s Jams in Ferndale. If you want to check availability of a certain item or mail order from the same source the stores do, you can write Goldenrod Distribution, 5505 Delta River Drive, Lansing, MI 48906.
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Or was that fashionable art? Ilona and Gallery (30165 Orchard Lake Rd., 855-4488) has moved to Farmington Hills from a former location in Birmingham and currently has an intriguing show of wearable art on view. Check out New Yorker Paula Sweet's muslin mink' frayed fabric made to look, well, not quite like the real thing. Or Californian Pamela Dewey's handpainted items braided dress, tunic or bloomers. Though some of the clothes are costly, they're certainly fun to look at. Due in are more fashions from the Big Apple by Frog A La Peche, Albert Maxwell and Victoria Falls. And Detroiter Ilona Vinegar herself will be adding some less costly clothes in Indian gauze with her own hand-painted effects. The show was due to close April 30, but if successful will continue as an ongoing Offering. Open M, Tu, Sa 10-6 and W, Th, Fr 10-9. 1800 Southfield Rd. Lincoln Park, Michigan
Wave bye-bye to two new wave spots .. Todd's, apparently concerned about new wave straights, has cancelled its Friday night shows. The Fritz, which opened very recently, has decided that wavers are all gay-and done the same. Promoter Scott Campbell (who booked both) will resurface at
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Holly Near' s May performance will now be accessible to the hearing impaired. Promoters Detroit Women's Music announced that the show would be signed for the deaf. Advance sales~ on the Rackham Auditorium date look good, so it may be a sellout. a ee ee ae Se see Is it true that local rockers Art In America have been rehearsing lately at Sure Shot Productions? Rumor has it that Warner Bros. is responsible. Expect the arrival of a big Hollywood producer soon, bent on seeing what W.B. s monies have purchased.
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The Artistic Touch (20083 Mack, Grosse Pointe Woods, 884-5144) has gallery space available for rent to local artists. They will hang your saleable paintings, photos, etchings or whatever on their wall for 3¢ a square inch per month. They do take a small commission 12% (less than half of the normal gallery commission) but if you sell your art, you can replace it immediately with another piece. Owners Phil and Betty Hough also run a framing shop, and sell limited-edition prints and original oils, so art lovers may also want to check out the gallery for pretty imported or domestic graphics of all kinds.
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It's time once again to check out what's happenin in this wonderful metropolis. Keep in mind that chaos can occur anytime, anywhere, and the following listings are subject to lastminute changes. If your event hasn't been included, its only because missed hearing about it. Address calendar info to Linda Solomon. Deadline for the next issue is April 22.
SOUL SEARCH: Sundays, 5-9 pm, Cafe Detroit, 831-8820. Pe
STAN BOOKER: Thursdays, Cafe Detroit, 831-8820. pee
WAVE LENGTH: Tu-Su, J. Ross Browne's Whaling Station, Bloomfield, 334-4694.
WENDELL HARRISON & PAMELA WISE: April 17-18, Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483. April 24-25, The Gnome, 833-0120.
WILLIAM EVANS: W-Th, Union Street Il, 831-3965.
BLUES
~-BRIAN LEE: April 16-18, Soup Kitchen, 259-1374. 7223. April 22-23, Delta Lady, Ferndale, Center, 962-4124. i 545.5483, April 2425, Cafe Detroit, | NANCY WILSON: May 11-16, db's, ALBE RI KING: April 2425, Soup GiicAGO PETE & THE DETROITERS: 831-8820. Dearborn, 503-1234. Kitchen, 259-1734. a April 17-18, Union Street, GP, 331CHARLES BOLES: Sundays, Union 0.GD. featuring CLARENCE JACK- BLUE FRONT PERSUADERS: April 22,. .0018. April 30, Soup Kitchen, 259 Street II, 831-3965. SON: M-Sa, Galléry Lounge, 963-8076. Star Bar, Ann Arbor. 1734.
MONDAY
Wednesdays, Soup Kitchen, 259-1374.
APPEARING
Wendell Harrison April 47 & 18
April 19 West Side Blues Band
April 22-23 Cat s Meow
April 24-25 Mary Roberts
April 26 Progressive Blues Band
April 29-30 Pursuit
Every Monday is Talent Night
Every Tuesday is Euchre Night
MONDAY APRIL 27, COMING ROBIN LANE AND THE CHARTBUSTERS MAY 6 JOHN CALE MONDAY, MAY 11
TIDAL WAVE Series - National Recording Artists Every Week =SECOND CHANCE:-ANN ARBOR= Tickets available at: Schoolkids, Discount Records, WhereHouse Records in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, and all Hudson's
, Cypeeeeond CTC ticket outlets, Bos mors info call: 99-MUSIC
EDDIE BURNS BLUES BAND: April 1718, Alvin's Finer Bar, 832-2355. THE ELITES featuring JOE DUNLAP:
JUNIOR WALKER and the ALL STARS: April 20, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
LUTHER ALLISON: April 23-25, Soup Kitchen, 259-1734.
PROGRESSIVE BLUES BAND: F-Sa, Blue Parrot, Southfield, 357-4067. April 24-25, Blind Pigs, Ann Arbor, 996-8555. April 26, Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545543
RENA SCOTT: Apri Kitchen, 259-1734.
17-19, Soup
WEST SIDE BLUES BAND: Apri 19. Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483.
ANDY BOLLER: Apri 17-18, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555.
BLACK BIRDS: April 18 19, 20 Grand, 873-1100.
DETROIT SHAKERS: Pon 26, Tupay s, -§21-1717.
DON TAPERT and the SECOND AVE.
BLUES BAND: April 20, Rick's Ameri can Cafe, Ann Arbor, 996-2747. April 22, Tupays, 521, 1717. April 30, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
FIFTH DIMENSION: May 49, dbs, Dearborn, 593-1234.
FREDA PAYNE: April 15-19, Miss G's Lounge, Ypsilanti, 483-4800.
HONKY TONK HENRY: April 16, 21-23, 28-30, Woodridge Tavern, 259-0578.
LATIN COUNTS & THE DEBUTANTS: April 24-25, Alvin's Finer Bar, 832-2355.
URBATIONS: Sundays, Soup Kitchen, 259-1734. April 16, Alvin's Finer Bar, 832-2355.
DISCO
CARSON II: Tuesdays, 832-5910. CENTER STAGE: Canton,455-3010.
CLUB U.B.Q.: Th-Su, 923-2357. DILLON S: W-Sa, 546-4466. DOWNSTAIRS PUB: With DJ Ken Collier, 345-5970.
BAD LUCK: April 22-26, Exit Lounge, Madison Heights, 588-3121.
BAROOGA: April 21-25, Jasgers, Pontiac, 681-1701.
BITTERSWEET ALLEY: April 16-19, Sidestreet, Lincoln Park, 388-1186.
BLIND FURY: April 25, Eagle Theatre, Pontiac, 335-5470.
DAZZLE: Tu-Sa, Pier 500, Wyandotte, 282-7442.
FALCONS: April 16-18, Tupays, 5211717.
FREE WIND: April 16-19, Slinky s, Redford, 535-6700.
GAIL PALMER & FOURPLAY: April 27, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640.
GIRLS A LA MODE: Fridays, Les Lounge, 592-8714.
GIVEAWAY: April 22-26, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
by Michael Betzold
NO I'M NOT SWEARING ATYOU WHAT THOSE WEIRD THINGS IN PARENTHESES MEAN
The first 3-D rating system in filmdom was developed and tested in Chrysler laboratories right here in Detroit. Here's what each scale means:
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Bus Boys, Madison Theatre, April 25.
GREAT AMERICAN DANCE BAND: April 16-20, 300 Bowl, Waterford, 6826300.
HUMBLE PIE: April 24-25, 8pm, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610. 1.0.U.: April 28-May 2, Way Station, Lake Orion, 628-9721.
JAMIE COLE BAND: Tu-Su, Jamie's On 7, Livonia, 477-9077.
and endless fantasies that s Amarcord, quintessential Fellini. (Encore Cinema Club, April 2728, 645-3635.)
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. Series concludes with pair of works from 1970: Hollis Frampton s alphabet-soup movie,Zorns Lemma (April 16, 18, 19); Bruce Baillie s Horse Opera in Four Reels, Quick Billy (April 22-26). (Afternoon Film Theatre.)
AMY. Jenny Agutter (Walkabout, Equus) is woman recovering from painful marriage and the death of her child who devotes herself to work with the handicapped. Margaret O Brien also appears in this latest adult Disney effort. (Opens April 17.)
BREAD AND CHOCOLATE. The Bread in the title represents the fair-skinned Swiss, the Chocolate the swarthy Italian Nino who is working among them. highly successful foreign comedy import. (Cass City Cinema, April 24-25.)
CAVEMAN. Ringo Starr and friend Barbara Bach go primeval. (Opens April 17.)
LOOK: April 23, Harpo's, 823-6400. April 24-25, Papillon Ballroom, Dearborn, 278-0079.
LOOKOUT: April 15-19, Bentley's, Royal Oak, 583-1292. MANTIS: April 16-18, Tupay's, 5211717.
MARIAH: April 13-19, Studio Lounge, Westland, 729-2540. April 20-25, Token Lounge, Westland; 261-9640.
terminal case of the cutes, just when he (Holden) is ready to return to die on his parents farm in the Australian outback. The message there's no fatherly coach out there in the jungle to help you when you go one-onone against nature is perfectly suited to the era of General Haig. The Earthling is pompous, overly serious 95-minute platitude on achieving manhood in the kill-or-get-killed crucible of nature.
EXCALIBUR. (*ZZW) What's the matter with John Boorman s Arthurian epic? It has battle scenes reminiscent of Kagemusha, an epic scope worthy of Tess, and restrained, sensitive command of its material. The problem: it boring. Linking all the disparate legends: of the Knights of the Round Table together becomes tedious; it cataloging of heroic tales, none of which is allowed to blossom sufficiently. And the all-star British cast? Too much devil-maycare cockney and insufficient heroic stature.
MARIA MULDAR: May 18-23. dbs, Dearborn, 593-1234.
MARINER: April 28-May 2. Lounge, Westland, 261-9640.
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SKIDS: April 15-18, Jagger's, Pontiac, 681-1701. April 22-26, Bentley's, Royal Oak, 583-1292.
THE CHEATERS: April 2425, Pay checks, 872-8934. April 29, Bookie's, 862-0877.
THE HORSE HE'S SICK: April 16-18, Lil's, 875-6555.
STAINLESS STEAL: April 30, Tupay's, 521-1717.
MARY ROBERTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE
BAND: April 24-25, Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483.
MAX WEBSTER: April 28, Harpo s, 8236400.
MILLERZ KILLERZ: April 27, Token Lounge, Westiand, 261-9640. April 29May 2, Exit Lounge, Madison Heights, 588-3121.
MIND'S EYE: April 24, Eagle Theatre, Pontiac, 335-5470.
MITCH RYDER: Apri 17, Harpo s, 8236400.
MOOD: April 27-29, Bentley's, Royal Oak, 583-1292.
MUGSY: April 16-19, Papillon Ballroom, Dearborn, 278-0079. April 20-21, Exit Lounge, Madison Heights, 588-3121. Token
OUTLAWS: April 22. 8 pm, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610.
PENDRAGON: April 23-25, Harpo's, 823-6400.
POWER PLAY: April 21-25, Way Station, Lake Orion 628-9721. April 27-28, Exit Lounge, Madison Heights, 588-3121.
RADIO CITY: April 16-19, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350. April 2021, Bentley's, Royal Oak, 583-1292. April 28-May 2. Jagger's, Pontiac, 6811701.
ROUGH MIX: April 26, Star Bar, Ann Arbor.
SCRATCH: April 16-18, 21-25, Mr. Robert's, Romulus, 941-0777.
SHOES: April 24-25, Harpo's, 8236400.
STEVE NARDELLA: April 16, 24-25, Star Bar, Ann Arbor.
STRANGERS: April 21, Star Bar, Ann Arbor.
STROKE: April 15-19, Exit Lounge, Madison Heights, 588-3121. April 26, Papilion Ballroom, Dearborn, 2780079.
STRUT: April 22-23, Papillon Ballroom, Dearborn, 278-0079. April 28, Harpo's, 823-6400.
STYX: April 30, pm, Joe Louis Arena, 962-2000.
SWEET CRYSTAL: April 19, 26, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640.
TOBY REDD: March 16-18, Harpos, 823-6400.
TROUBLE: April 22-26, Exit Lounge,Madison Heights, 588-3121.
U-2: April 18, Harpo s, 823-6400.
VALENTINE: April 21-26, Studio Lounge, Westland, 729-2540.
NEW WAVE
ART IN AMERICA: April 18, Vanity Ballroom, 822-3393.
AUTOMATIX: April 29-30, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
BAD HABIT: April 16, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
BUS BOYS: April 25, 7:30 10:30 pm, Madison Theatre, 961-0687.
BUZZTONES: April 16-18, Kegabrew, 343-9558.
CLAYION JACKSON BAND: April 18, The Bowery, 871-1503.
COOL METRO: April 26, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
CUBES: April 17, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881. April 25, Tupay's, 921-1717.
CULT HEROES: Apri 17, Nunzios, Lincoln Park, 383-3121: April 25,Vanity Ballroom, 822-3393. April 28, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
DENIZENS: April 18, Bookie s, 8620877.
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS: April 25, - Vanity Ballroom, 822-3393.
DRY HEAVES: April 17-18, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
THE EJECTORS: April 18. Nunzios, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
THE END: April 17, Bowery, 871-1503.
F.B.L: April 23, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121
FABULOUS THUNDERHERDS: April 27, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 9945350.
FANGS: April 24-25, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
FIGURES ON A BEACH: April 16-18, Lil's, 875-6555.
FLEXIBLES: April 25, Bowery, 8711503. April 30, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555.
GAIL PALMER & FOURPLAY: April 18, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
GLASSINGS DAVID: April 26, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
HOI POLLOI: April 17, 25, Vanity Ballroom, 822-3393.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: April 17, Bookie's, 862-0877. INCREDIBLE MOHAWK BROTHERS: April 25, The Bowery, 871-1503. JEMIARGEL BAND: April 24, The Bowery, 871-1503. THE JOHNNY'S: Apri 18, Nunzio's, Lincoln Park, 383-3121. KICKS: April 22, Bookie's, 862-0877. 7: April 24, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
LOS LATINOS AND THE GREASY WETBACKS: April 16, Nunzio's, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
LUKE WARM: April 23, Bookie's, 8620877. April 30, Red Carpet Lounge, 8859881.
MISSING PERSONS: April 24, Tupays, 521-1717. April 30, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
NAKED RAYGUN: April 25, Nonce Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
NATASHA: April 24, Vanity Ballroom, 822-3393.
NEW TOYS: April 18, Bookie's, 8620877.
THE OTHER BAND: April 23, Star Bar, - Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
PACK-9: April 18, Bowery, 871-1503.
PRISONERS: April 24, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
PRIVATES: April Lounge, 885-9881. 16, Red Carpet
QUICK CITY URBAN RENEWAL: Apni 17-18, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
RAGNAR KVARAN: April 23, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555. RETRO: April 24, Tupay's, 521-1717..
and odd documentaries from around the world begins with the beginning, Dziga Vertov's 1924 Russian Candid Camera -type piece that is the forerunner of the modern slice-of life forerunner of the modem slice-of life documentary. (Afternoon Film Theatre, April 29- May 3.)
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Il. («* WWW) What you laugh at in this sequel about Renato and Albin, the manager and star, respectively, of nightclub drag show on the French Riviera, will reveal a lot about you. If you laugh only at Albin's ridiculous poses and smirk primly because he is such an apparent freak, you may be missing the point of Edouard Molinaro s surprisingly successful comedy machine that no gender or sexual preference has monopoly on preposterous behavior. We all look silly dressed up in our man s or woman's uniform, and Albin and Renato just hold up mirror and let us see the arbitrariness of oy sex-role prescriptions.
April 30, Alvin's Finer Bar, 832-2355. ROCKABILLY CATS: April 24, Vanity. Ballroom, 822-3393.
ROCK BOTTOM: April 24-25, Kegabrew, 343-9558.
RONNIE SPECTOR and the BANDITS: April 25, Bookie s, 862-0877.
ROOMATES: April 17-18, Paychecks, 872-8934. April 25, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
SEATBELTS: April 24-25, lilis, 875slecior
SERVICE: April 17, Bowery, 871-1503.
SHAWN MURPHY: April 29-30, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
SILLIES: April 17, Vanity Ballroom, 822-3393.
SOPHISTICATES: April 17, Vanity Ballroom, 822-3393.
SPECTRE: April 24, Bookies, 8620877. STATE: April 28, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
STATIC: April 17, Vanity Ballroom, 8223393. THE STINGRAYS: April 16, Bookies, 862-0877. April 22, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
TEENAGE HEAD: April 26, Bookie s, 862-0877. April 27, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
TOM McHENERY BAND: April 29, Nunzio's, Lincoln Park, 383-3121. TORPEDOS: April 28, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
TRAINABLE: April 25, Tupay's, 5211717.
TULSA CITY TRUCKERS: April 24, Bowery, 871-1503.
U.XA: April 24, Nunzio 's, Lincoin Park, 383-3121.
that has won critical praise for its depiction ofa rural worker's struggle. (Ann Arbor Film Co-op, April 16.)
ON THE RIGHT TRACK. Orphan Gary Coleman sleeps in locker at the Chicago train station and has gift for picking the ponies that helps make bag lady Maureen Stapleton rich. If this sounds like half hour TV show, must be because its been conceived and executed by TV people.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Classic Horror Film Festival concludes with the original Lon Chaney silent version of this often-filmed horror standard. (Cass City Cinema, April 18.)
VIA SATELLITE: April 22, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881. April 29, Tupay s, 521-1717
THE WELDERS: April 22, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121. WHITE LINES: April 23, Lilis, 8756555.
COUNTRY
JERRY TITILE THE SOUTHERN BREEZE: Seven nights, All Around Bar, 292-6838. THE KEELHAULERS: April Woodbridge Tavern, 259-0578. 17-18, KENNY MILLER & HIS COUNTRY LADS: Tu-Su, All Around Bar, 292-6838. LARRY LEE ADKINS & HANGING TREE: Nightly, Urban Cowboy Saloon, 326-3500.
MARTY PARKER & HARD TIMES BAND: Th-Sa, Urban Cowboy South, 282-8200. MIKE WHITE SLITER BROTHERS: April 16-18, Hay Loft, Mt. Clemens, 4681010. PAUL LOCKICHIO: W-Sa, Flying Dutchman, Warren, 774-4800. PROFIT: F-Sa, Doug's Body Shop, Ferndale, 399-1040, STEVE NEWHOUSE: Apri 16, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555.FOLK
AMARCORD. (« « WWW) It may be derivative of all of his earlier films, but Fellini's strange look backward at growing up Italian is full of charm, Stace, zaniness and surrealism. An adolescent dream world populated by big-breasted women, hypocritical clerics, crazed villagers
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. (*ZZWW) Spielberg's recently released special edition of this exploration of midwestern America s obsession with visitors from outer space adds very little to the original, but certainly adds more money to the director's fat wallet. To its credit. Close Encounters is peaceful in philosophy, but unless you go to movies. solely for special effects, or believe strongly in UFOs, you'll probably find Richard Dreyfuss saga downright silly. (Detroit Film Theatre, April 18.)
THE EARTHLING. (ZZ) William Holden, sort of Bobby Knight of the world of nature, gets saddled with citified Ricky Schroder, who has
Despite occasional brilliant touches, was reminded of Monty Python's Holy Grail I kept expecting Merlin to break into scurrilous ditty. That's how preposterous the dialogue and its delivery could set.
GATES OF HEAVEN. Documentary about the most successful pet cemetery in California and the. weird folks who own it. Unclassifiable.
(Detroit Film Theatre, April 25.)
GOING APE. Did you hear the one about an orangutan that kidnapped two Hollywood screenwriters and held them hostage for two weeks while jumped about on typewriter and produced script that they later sold to major studio about an orangutan that kidnapped
HARDLY WORKING. Jerry Lewis returns to the big screen for the first time in over decade,
Belinda Balaski in The Howling. and retarded children worldwide are rejoicing. In Hardly Working, this bumbling, unemployed clown plays guess what? a bumbling, unemployed clown. (Opens April 3.)
HEAVEN'S GATE. The most famous unseen disaster movie of all time finally opens, six months and many pairs of scissors later, following its critical lynching in New York last fall. (Opens April 24.) THE HOWLING. (*ZZWW) Werewolf 301 a special-effects seminar taught by boy wonder Rob Botting. Through the magic of film, watch
human jaws expand to dog-size, teeth grow sharp and canine, skin bubble and burst and grow fur. Patrick MacNee, Slim Pickens, Kevin McCarthy and John Carradine are all wasted; screenwriter John Sayles cops out. after his Return of the Secaucus Seven. Nothing new here except Botting s technological advances. IMPOSTORS. Américan independent filmmaker Mark Rappoport displays his talent for the wildly absurd. (Detroit Film Theatre, April 17.) THE KINO EYE. Afternoon series on important
LES PETITES FUGUES (Little Escapes). Swiss comedy from 1979 about an old man who buys motorbike. (Detroit Film Theatre, April 24.)
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS. 1928 silent horror classic based on Victor Hugo's tale about cursed boy whose mouth is permanently fixed in grotesque grin. (Cass City Cinema April 17.) MODERN ROMANCE. (***ZWW) Reviewed this issue.
NIGHT HAWES. Syivester Stallone takes offhis boxing gloves andjoins Billy Dee Williams as an undercover cop. NORTHERN LIGHTS. The organization of a group of angry North Dakota farmers into the Non-Partisan Leasue, an early agrarian reform group, is the basis for this black-and-white film
TESS. (**x) Polanski s masterpiece is more than Victorian soap opera about the rape and subsequent troubles of Thomas Hardy's heroine Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Nastassia Kinski) it is powerful depiction of systematic sexual victimization that, like all good fiction, bursts the bounds of time and place and unmasks attitudes that are nearly universal. As filled with precise and vivid detail as Hardy's writing, Tess is the best picture of the year.
THIEF. («*ZW) Crack safecracker Frank (James Caan) carries little collage of His Life in his wallet. With pictures cut out from magazines while he was serving his time in the pen, Frank's collage-postcard reminds him of his dreams of retiring to placid affluence with Tuesday Weld and an adopted son. Unfortunately, his.desire to make the collage real makes him turn from professional freelance thievery to working for godfatherly underworld executive. Its standard B-movie me-against-the-
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BOSOM BUDDIES: April 24-25, Griffs, Pontiac, 334-7651.
GEMINI: April 26, Cripple Creek Coffeehouse, Birmingham, 645-1173.
THE HEIGHTS: April 29-30, Larry's, Warren, 547-1380.
HOLLY NEAR: May 1, 8 pm, Rackham Aud., 865-0058.
JIM PERKINS & JOE VERMILION: Sundays, Four Green Fields, Royal-Oak, 280-2902.
KEITH FERGUSON: Thursdays, Union Street I, GP, 331-0018. y
LOST WORLD STRING BAND: April 1718, Griff's, Pontiac, 334-7651.
MARTY BURKE: Fridays, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 280-2902.
NEIL WOODWARD: April 17-24, Shamrock Bar, Utica, 731-6886. April 20-21, Inn Between, 682-5690.
PAT McDUNN & THE GAELS: Tu & Sa, Four Green Fields, RO, 280-2902.
PATS PEOPLE: Thursdays, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 280-2902.
RICHARD PINKSTON: Wednesdays, Union Street I, GP, 331-0018.
RICH MANDERFIELD: Wednesdays, Four Green Fields, RO, 280-2902.
SPRINGER & EVERSOLE: April 15-25, Larry's, Warren, 547-1380.
STRING FEVER: April 26, Griffs, Pontiac, 334-7651.
THE SUNNYSIDERS: F-Sa, Caesar's, Southgate, 285-7474.
THREE PENNY OPRY: F & Sa, Alden s Alley, Royal Oak, 545-5000. Little
CLASSICAL
AMICI MUSICAL CONCERT SERIES: Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, 8329005. April 26, 7 pm, an evening of TwoHarpsichord music.
ART INSTITUTE LUTE RECITAL: DIA, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. April 24, 8:30 pm, Baroque Lutenist Hopkinson Smith.
AT'S
Judy Collins
Mummenschanz, Music Hall, April 21-26.
BRUNCH WITH BACH: DIA, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. April 19, 10 & 11:30 am, London Serpent Trio. Call for April 26 schedule. CONCERTS IN THE GARDEN: Prudential Town Center, 26000 Evergreen, Southfield, 354-4717. April 26, 10:30 am, Music of the 19th Century. DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Ford Auditorium, 961-7017. April 23, 25, Erich Bergel, conductor, Natalie Hinderas, piano. April 24, 26, Richard Hayman, conductor.
KEYBOARD SERIES: DIA Recital Hall, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. April 29, 8:30 pm, Garrick Ohlsson, piano. MUSIC AT METROPOLITAN CHURCH
OF GOD: 13400 Shaefer Hwy. April 26, 6 pm, Claritha Buggs, soprano.
NOONTIME CONCERTS AI THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY: 5201 Woodward. April 21, 12:15, Madonna College Women s Vocal Ensemble. April28, 12:15, The Prevailing Winds. Both events free of charge.
CRACKER S SALOON
18224 E. 9 Mile, E. Detroit 777-3800 now appearing Sat.-Mon. BILLY EDWARDS no cover! for more nonsense
SUNDAYS Open Jam Session \~
BLUE MONDAYS Open Blues & Jazz Jam Sessions
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Rochester, 577-4204 for info.
ST. JAMES ADULT CHOIR & THE ALLEGRO YOUNG ADULT CHOIR: April 18, 7:30 pm, gospel at the Unity Institute, 17425 Second, 345-4848.
AIRWAVES -
ALL TOGETHER NOW: Tuesday, 7 pm. Metro Detroit's longest-running radio show produced by and for women addresses events and music from a feminist perspective. WDET, 101.9 FM.
COMMERCIAL-FREE JAZZ: M-F, midnight-1 am. M: The Revisited Series; TuW: Jazz Album Review; Th-F, assorted musicians. Hosted by Calvin Euseary. WJZZ, 105.9 FM.
COOLING OUT: M-F, 6-7 pm. Call 2592303 for an opportunity to air your views. Hosted by Larry Bird. WGPR, 107.5 FM. ae
DANGEROUS EXPOSURE: Sundays, 9 pm, stuff that isn t normally heard in the market. WABX, 99 FM.
TRA: Plymouth-Salem High School, 453-3888 or 455-4023. April 26,4 pm, Mendelssohn's Elijah.
PRAELUDIUM: Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward. April 28, 8 pm, Brian Schweickhardt, clarinet.
PRELUDE TO OPERA: Southfield Civic Center, 26000 Evergreen. April 30, La Traviata.
WSS.U. MEN S GLEE CLUB: Orchestra Hall, Woodward at Parsons, 577-2618. April 25, 8:30 pm, Alumni Concert with the 1971 & 1981 European Tour Groups.
MUSIC ETC.
BILL HODGSON: Sundays, Alvin's Finer Bar, 832-2355.
ONKXYZ: April 23, reggae. Alvin's Finer Bar, 832-2355. SECOND ANNUAL MOTOR CITY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: May 24, Meadow Brook Music Festival Site,
DETROIT BLACK JOURNAL: Airs everyFriday at 9:30 pm & Sunday, 2:30 pm. WIVS, Channel 56.
FREE FOR ALL: Fridays, 9 pm, Mort
Crim hosts a talk show featuring a panel of five Detroiters addressing current issues. WDIV, Channel 4. ~
HITCHHIKER S GUIDE TO THE GAL-
AXY: Thursdays, 8:30 pm. This BBCproduced show pokes fun at contemporary social values and the science fiction genre. WDET, 101.9 FM.
JAZZ N JAM: M, Tu, Th, 9 pm to midnight, Community Block Radio with Lou Jones. WNEC, 830 AM.
LIVE CONCERT DOUBLE BILL: Two hours of live rock 'n roll, Sundays, 810 pm. April 19, 8 pm, Traffic, pm, Todd Rundgren and Utopia live from Royal Oak Music Theatre. April 26, 8 pm, David Bowie Special; 9 pm, Romantics/Loverboy. ~
MORPHOGENESIS: Unique forms of creative music from all places and periods with Judy Adams. M-F, 3-5 pm.
WDET, 101.9 FM.
MUSIC FROM THE ART INSTITUTE: Su, 1-2 pm. Classical concerts recorded at DIA music events, including Brunch With Bach. WQRS, 105.1 FM. NOT FOR MUSICIANS ONLY: Monday, 12 midnight. Host Carl Coffey 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.
RADIOS IN MOTION: Fridays, 1 pm. Alternative rock for an alternative society. Hosted by Mike Halloran. WDET, 101.9 FM.
W.D.E.T. BLUES AFTER HOURS: Saturday evenings, 12-2 am. Blues with the Coachman on WDET, 101.9 FM.
- BENEFITS
ART AUCTION: Southfield Civic Center Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen, 484-5385, April 25, 1 pm. Featuring a variety of mediums to benefit Common Cause. FUN SKATE-A-THON: May 2, 11 am-4 pm, west end of Belle Isle. Call 3993955 to sponsor the Motor City Hawks as they skate from E. Lansing to Belle Isle to benefit the Children s Hospital of
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April 16-18 Bryan Lee April 23-25 Luther Allison
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Midnight Theatre: F & Sa, An Evening at the Paradise, New Wave Love Story.
BIRMINGHAM THEATRE: 211 S. Woodward, 644-3533. Every day except Mon. Thru May 10, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Thru May 3, Th, Su, Puntila and Matti.
FISHER THEATRE: Fisher Bidg., 872-, 1000. Opening April 21, Bob Fosse s Dancin .
FOURTH STREET PLAYHOUSE: 301 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak, 543-3666. April 17 thru May 16,F & Sa, 8:30 pm; Su, 7:30 pm. The Wall and Beyond Mozambique. Midnight performances F & Sa.
LANGSTON HUGHES THEATRE: 13325 Livernois, 935-9425. Opening May 1 thru June 28, & Sa, 8:30 pm; Su, 7 pm, Why Old Men Sit On Park Benches.
MUSEUM THEATRE: Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum. April 20-25, May 2, 9, 2 pm, Aladdin.
MUSIC HALL: 350 Madison, 963-7622. April 21-26, Mummenschanz.
W.S.U. THEATRES: Hilberry Theatre: Cass at Hancock, 577-2972. April 17, 22, 23, 25 & May 1, Tonight at 8:30. April 24, 25, 30 & May 2. Bloody Jack. April 18, Love For Love. Bonstelle The,atre: 3424 Woodward, 577-2960. April 17-19, 24-26, The Taming of the Shrew. WILL-O-WAY REPERTORY THEATRE: 775 W. Long Lake, Bloomfield Hills, 644-4418, F & Sa, 8:30 pm, April 24 thru May 16, Picnic.
DINNER THEATRE
ALFRED'S SOMERSET DINNER THEATRE: 2475 W. Big Beaver, Troy. 6438865. Thru May 16, F & Sa, dinner at 7:30 pm, California Suite. BOOK CADILLAC IN DETROIT: 1114
Ellington
Washington Blvd., 288-0450. Thru June 6, Ragged Andy. Dinner at 7 pm.
COOPER'S ARMS: 306 Main St., Rochester. Every F & Sa thru April, Blue Moon. Show begins at 10 pm. Call 651-2266 for more info.
JOANNE S RESTAURANT: 6700 E. 8 Mile Rd., 527-9385. F & Sa, 7:30 pm,»
The Merrymakers.
LIGHTHOUSE SIX INN: 6 Mile and Telegraph Rd., 535-9411. & Sa thru June, Cabaret.
MR. MAC S STABLE: 1 Parkland Tower, Dearborn, 288-0450. F & Sa thru Apfil 25, Tattoo. May 1 thru June 27, The Apple Tree. Dinner at 7 pm, show time 9 pm. Call for reservations.
ROBERTO S: 2485 Coolidge, Berkley, 288-0450. Thru May9, DoI Do. Dinner 6 pm, show time 7:30 pm. Call for reservations.
STOUFFER S DINNER SHOWCASE: Northland Inn, Southfield, 569-4700. Every F & Sa, 7:30 pm, The Gonzo Theatre. Show time 9 pm.
STOUFFER'S EASTLAND DINNER
THEATRE: 18000 Vernier, St. Clair Shores, 371-8410. Thru April 18, F & Sa, Same Time, Next Year. Opening April 24 thru May 30, Brigadoon.
THE WINE TASTERS RESTAURANT
THEATRE: 17 Mile and Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, 288-0450. Thru April 28, Same Time, Next Year. Opening May 2, The Owi and the Pussy Cat.
DANCE
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DETROIT FOLK DANCE CLUB: 380 Bloomfield (Brookside School), 649-2878. Club meets every Friday evening 8-11:15 pm.
POLKA FEST: Yack Recreation Center, 3131 Third St., Wyandotte, 285-0700. April 26, 3-11 pm, dance to the music of Misty Blue, Border City Brass, Glass Town Sound & The Imperials.
W.S.U. FOLK DANCE CLUB: Room 246, Old: Main, Cass at Warren, 577-4273. Every Friday, 7:30 pm, open dancing until 11:30 pm. All interested dancers are encouraged to participate.
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Call the Detroit Peace Corps/VISTA Office about Summer programs 226-7928 Ext. 20
LECTURES
CENTER FOR NEW THINKING: Baldwin Library, Birmingham, 5468928. April 23, 10 am, Sherwin Winewill lecture on China, a Nation in Transition.
THURSDAY ADVENTURE SERIES: DIA Lecture Recital Hall, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. April 23, 8 pm, A Modern Tour of Ancient Greece, lecture given by Timothy Motz.
WOMEN'S ECONOMIC CLUB: Detroit Plaza Hotel, Columbus Ballroom, 9635088. April 21, 11:45 am, Harry A. Jacobs, Jr., Bache Halsey, Stuart Shields, Inc. Reservations suggested.
LEARNING
CENTER FOR NEW DIRECTIONS: Henry Ford Comm. College, 271-2750, Ext. 330. Tuesdays, April 28-May 26, 7:30-9 pm, a seminar on The Art of Single Living. Mondays, April 27May 11, 7:30-9:45 pm, the Fundamentals of Sailing for those with limited sailing expeience.
CENTER FOR NEW THINKING: Somerset Mall Aud., Troy, 546-8928. April 26, 2:30-4:30 pm, An Alternative to Always Following: Leadership, lecture/discussion led by Sherwin Wine.
HEALTH & HEALING CONFERENCE: U-M Furstenberg Study Center, 1137 E. Catherine, Ann Arbor, 994-5625. April 25, 9 am-5 pm, conference led by Swami Apurvananda.
IKEBANA: THE ART OF JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT: DIA Holley Room, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. April 30, 10 am, lecture/demonstration led by Shu-Yuan Yang.
MASTERING YOUR MONEY: First Presbyterian Church, 600 N. Brady, Dearborn, 721-6566. April 29, consumer education conference including workshops and lectures. Call for times.
W.S.U. CENTER FOR BLACK STUDIES: Hilberry Lounge, Student Center, 577-
2321. April 23, 2-5 pm, Annual Open House. Featured guest speaker, Dr. Reginald Wilson, ex-president, WCCC.
W.S.U. PHYSICS DEPARTMENT: Physics Research Bldg., 666 W. Hancock, 577-2721. April 27, Open House, lots of demonstrations.
FAMILIES
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: 67 E. Kirby, 494-1210. April 20-24, the Museum has special spring vacation programs for all ages.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: 500 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield, 645-3210. Films, demonstrations and planetarium shows.
DETROIT PUPPETEERS GUILD:
Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Dr., 245-1078. April 20, 11 am & 2 pm, Puppet Magic and Music.
DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER: 5020 John R, 833-1892. Daily, two super Omnimax films, Ocean and The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens are shown hourly on a giant screen.
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DETROIT YOUTHEATRE: DIA, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. April 18, 11 am & 2 pm, magician Danny Orleans presents the Magic of Spring. April 25, 11 am & 2 pm, The Emperor's New starring the Poppinjay Puppets.
IN MEMORY OF SIX MILLION: Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park, 645-1357. April 26, 3-5 pm, the New Jewish Agenda of Detroit is sponsoring a musical and cultural program honoring victims of Nazi genocide. Featuring Henia Goldman, pianist and holocaust survivor, and Dovida Ishtova, poet.
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Thomas Anonymous Birthday Bash with the TORPEDOS
Detroit's Hottest New Club April 16, 17, 18 BUZZTONES | April 24, 25 ROCK BOTTOM Watch for the return of THE TORPEDOS May 1, 2 17322 Harper, between Cadieux and Moross
Karen Silkwood WSU General Lectures Bidg., April 16.
NINTH ANNUAL WOMEN S CONFERENCE OF CONCERNS: Cobo Hall, 9613835. May 2, am-5 pm, Lest We Forget, focusing -on physically, mentally, morally and economically impaired.
PANEL OF U.S. CONGRESSMEN: City County Bldg. Aud., 13th Floor, April 22, 5:30 pm, Senators Riegel and Levin, Representatives Conyers, Crockett and Broadhead will discuss the future of the poverty program funded by the Community Services Administration. Open to the public.
RALLY TO PROTEST THE ATLANTA MURDERS: April 25, noon, assemble at
Gabriel Richard Park, Jefferson at Sheri_dan, march to Belle Isle. Sponsored by The May 9th Coalition. 921-8398 for info.
SENECA ELECTRIC STRIKE: 8300 Grinnell. Mondays, 6:30 am & 3:30 pm. If you are interested in supporting the striking workers, your presence is encouraged and appreciated.
SILKWOOD: WSU General Lectures Aud., April 16, 7:30 pm. A one-woman performance starring Jehane Dyllan. Sponsored by WSU-SECO.
U.S. HANDS OF EL SALVADOR: May 3 the People's Anti-War Mobilization is marching on the Pentagon in an effort to stop the U.S. war build up. Call 8324847 for local information.
WOMON S MONTHLY: WSU Student Center Bldg.; Hilberry Lounge. April 30,
7:30 pm, Barbara- White, Black educator and activist will speak on Division Among Women: Is It Only Skin Deep?
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CASS CITY CINEMA is accepting 8mm and 16 mm entries for their Michigan Filmmakers Exhibition. Send films to Cass City, Cinema, First Unitarian Church, 4605 Cass, Detroit 4820Fr. Finalists will be shown May 15-16. CLUB HOUSE PARTY: Wattles Creek Condominium Club House, 3805 Old Creek Rd., Troy, 855-3455. April 25, 9 pm, Singles Party for Selectable Singles (aged 21-34) and Livin Singles (aged 31-44).
DUKE ELLINGTON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: DIA, 5200 Woodward, 8322731. April 30, 8 pm, a two and a half hour presentation including films given by jazz archivist David Chertok.
FOURTH STREET PLAYHOUSE: 301 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak, 543-3666. April 19-20, auditions will be held for the upcoming play Uncommon Women and Others. Call for appointment.
MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE: Needs all your unwanted, outgrown or outdated items for their giant garage sale to be held in May. If you have items to donate, call 561-6738, 562-6558 or 642-0669.
MOTHERING ART: Has local rap groups to share experiences and lend support to one another. Next meetingis April 29, 7:30 pm. Call ae 8455 for info.
QUILT SHOW & CONTEST: Salvation Army Citadel, 3015 Main, Royal Oak, 546-0138 for entry blanks. April 24, 8 am-12 noon, submit heirloom and modern quilts. The show begins later at
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4 pm and continues April 25, 10-4 pm.
RECORD COLLECTORS CONVEN-
TION: Livonia Mall, 7 Mile Rd. at Middlebelt, 967-0371 for info. April 19, buy, sell, trade.
EXHIBITIONS
ABOVE ALTIER S: 3965 Woodward. Through May 16, Anothef Unruly Art Show, featuring works by Detroiters Diana Bonner, June Hand, Bill Pzepka and Mike Zimmerman.
AFRO-AMERICAN MUSEUM: 1553 W. Grand- Blvd., 899-2500. Thru June, exhibit about'six old black insurance companies.
ALICE SIMSAR GALLERY: 301 N. Main, Ann Arbor, 665-4883. Thru April 25, selected prints by Robert Motherwell. THE ART CENTER: 125 Macomb, Mt. Clemens, 469-8666. April 26-May 10, kite and poster display.
ART GALLERY OF WINDSOR: 445 Riverside Drive West, (519) 258-7111. Thru April 26, sculpture by Joseph DeLauro.
ARTRAIN GALLERY: 316 Fisher Bidg., 871-2910. Thru May 22 (opening reception April 17, 4-7 pm) charcoals and pastels by Samuel Pope.
BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD ART ASSOCIATION: 1516 S. Cranbrook, Birmingham, 644-0866. Thru April 25, Stained Glass Inside and Out.
'CALD.E. GALLERY: 8025 Agnes, 3311758. Thru May 7, paintings by James Poole and sculpture by Hugh Timlin.
CANTER/LEMBERG GALLERY: 538 N.Woodward, Birmingham, 642-6623. Opening April 25 thru May 16, paintings by Harry Madler.
CAROL HOOBERMAN GALLERY: 155 S. Bates, Birmingham, 647-3666. Thru
April, Art for the Tabletop. CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES: 245 E. Kirby, 872-3118. Thru April 30, Student Photography Exhibit. CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART MUSEUM: 500:Lone Pine, Bloomfield, 645-3312. Opening April 17-26, works by design, photography and sculpture candidates for their master degrees in either Fine Arts or Photography. DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET: 1452 Randolph, 962-0337. Thru April 25, Photographs, featuring the works of nine local photographers.
DETROIT ARTISTS' MARKET'S OTHER SPACE: 7th Floor, Hudson's Downtown, 962-0337. Opening April 24 (3-5:30 pm) thru May 8, Untitled Fathers, a show by Ralph Paquin. DETROIT GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS: 301 Fisher Bldg., 8737888. Thru May 16, For Tea, an homage to the art of tea.
DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 5401 Woodward, 833-1805. An exhibit celebrating Hudson s 100th year in Detroit.
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: 5200 Woodward, 833-7900. Thru April 9, Dutch Painting in the Age ofRembrandt. Thru May 10, 44th Annual Detroit Public Schools Exhibition. Thru May 31, Amish Quilts.
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY: Main Branch, 5201 Woodward, 833-4043. Photogallery, April 23-May 13, photographs by Barry Roth.
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE GALLERY: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Thru May 3, art by CETA workers.
DONALD MORRIS GALLERY: 105 Townsend, Birmingham, 642-8812. Opening April 18-May 9, work by David Barr.
Historic Alexander Chapton House Painting & Sculpture ANNA MUCCIOLI
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DONNA JACOBS GALLERY: 574 N. Woodward. Thru May 2, Ancient Glass.
DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM: Strand Drive, Belle Isle, 824-3157.
ELOQUENT LIGHT GALLERY: 145 S. Livernois, Rochester, 652-4686. Thru May 1, photos by Howard Bond.
FEIGENSON-ROSENSTEIN GALLERY: 310 Fisher Bldg., 873-7322. Thru April 28, works by Gerald Hern.
GALLERY CASONOVA: Bermbhardt Bldg., 2479 Grand River, 961-7782. Opening April 24 (reception 3-6 pm) drawings and paintings by Ruth Goldfaden.
GALLERY RENAISSANCE: 400 Ren Cen, 259-2577. Thru May 7, paintings and works on paper by seven Detroiters connected with CCS.
GALLERY 22: 22 E. Long Lake, Bloomfield, 642-1310. General gallery selections.
HABITAT: 28235 Southfield, Lathrup Village, 552-0515. Thru May 2, Ninth Annual National Invitational Glass Exhibition.
HALSTED GALLERY: 560 Woodward, Birmingham, 644-8284. Opening April 25 (reception 2-6 pm) thru May 16, photogravures of North American Indians by Edward S. Curtis.
HEART GALLERY: 868 Dix, Lincoln Park, 388-7590. Opening April 26 (reception 4-7 pm) thru May 15, mixed media collages and soft sculpture by Diane Belcher.
HENRY FORD MUSEUM: Greenfield Village, Dearborn, 271-1260. Thru November, Mass Produced Elegance.
ILONA AND GALLERY: 30165 Orchard Lake, Farmington, 855-4488. Thru April, one-of-a-kind wearable pieces of clothing.
KLEIN GALLERY: 4250 N. Woodward, Royal Oak, 647-7709. Thru April, pastel watercolors by five Michigan artists.
LONDON ARTS GALLERY: 321 Fisher Bidg., 871-3606. Generdl gallery selections.
LOOKING GLASS GALLERY: 1604 Rochester, Royal Oak, 548-1149. Thru April 20, photographs by Susan kae Grant.
MEADOW BROOK ART GALLERY: Oakland University, Rochester, 3773005. Closed until fall.
MUCCIOLI STUDIO GALLERY: 511
Beaubien, 962-4700. Thru April 23, impressionistic watercolors and acrylics by Shirley Hathaway.
MULLALY GALLERY: 1025 Hayes, Birmingham, 645-2741. General gallery selections.
PAINTER S PLACE: 140 N. Center, Northville, 348-9544. Thru April, watercolors and inks by Caroline Dunphy.
PEWABIC POTTERY: 10125 E. Jefferson, 822-0954. Opening April 18-May 3, Michigan Potters Association Annual Members Sale.
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GALLERY: 217 Pierce, Birmingham, 646-6950. Thru May 2, fashion photographs by Debra Turbebille.
PITTMAN GALLERY: 300 Ren Cen, 259-2235. Thru April 20, Al Hollingsworth exhibit.
PONTIAC ART CENTER: 47 Williams, Pontiac, 333-7849. Thru April 25, Six
Maggie Citrin, Xochipilli Gallery, thru April 23.
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POSTER GALLERY: 304 Fisher Bidg., 875-5211. Fine Art posters.
RUBINER GALLERY: 621 S. Washington, Royal Oak, 544-2828. Thru April paintings by David
SCARAB CLUB OF DETROIT: 217 Famsworth, 831-1250. Thru April 25, 1981 All-Michigan Silver Medal Exhibition.
SHELDON ROSS GALLERY: 250 Martin, Birmingham, 642-7694. Opening April 25 thru May 23, watercolors and drawings by George Grosz. SUSANNE HILBERRY GALLERY: 555 S. Woodward, 642-8250. Thru April 25, paintings by Ellen Phelan.
TROY ART GALLERY: 75 Big Beaver, Troy, 362-0112. Thru April 25, Appearances and Transitions, pastels by Susan Gold.
U-M MUSEUM OF ART: S. State at S. University, Ann Arbor, 763-1231. Thru August 9, African Images: Art and Ornament.
VENTURE GALLERY: 28235 Southfield, 552-1551. Jewelry by Patrick Irla, plusa variety of clay, glass and fibre pieces.
WILLIS GALLERY: 422 W. Willis. Hours: W-Sa, 4-7 pm. No phone.
WOODLING GALLERY: 42030 Michigan Ave., 397-2677. A craft gallery representing over 150 artists and craftspeople.
XOCHIPILLI GALLERY: 568 N. Woodward, Birmingham, 645-1905. Thru April 23, recent works by Maggie Citrin, YAW GALLERY: 550 N. Woodward, Birmingham, 647-5470. Thru April 22, original furniture by Douglas Hoppa. YOUR HERITAGE HOUSE: 110 E. Ferry, 871-1667. Thru April, puppets from the Orient.
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by Florence Walton
Unknown to those of us who exclu-
sively patronize large chain bookstores and only read books that have been listed on the year's bestsellers list, there exists another literary world, the world of small press publishing.
In the Detroit metropolitan area there are a handful of small presses that are mainly concerned with publishing books of poetry. Their individual interests cover almost every segment of our society love, hate, politics, racism, religion and culture in general.
In spite of these socially useful topics, small press publishers receive very little reward for their efforts. The business is a labor of love for most of its publishers who invest long hours plus hard-earned money ina business almost guaranteed never to be profitable.
Often ignored by big-time literary critics, their books, except for a few, are impossible to find in most bookstores. And considering that the vast majority of Americans do not read poetry, it is that much harder to convince a bookstore to stock small press books.
Nevertheless, small presses press on,
issuing a release or-two annually and satisfying their hidden corner of the market.
The following list of local small presses is by no means complete but will hopefully awaken the unaware.
Alternative Press 3090 Copeland RoadGrindstone City, Michigan 48467
Anti-Ocean Press540 W. Maplehurst Ferndale, Michigan 48220
Anti-Ocean, founded by Sol Lachman in 1973, publishes books of poetry and literary and illustrated postcards. Lachman says simply that he eee what he ae
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Large selection of magazines and out-state newspapers. We'll order any text book in print.
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Downtown Birmingham(2 doors N. of Birmingham Theatre) @ 1127 Mack Ave.-
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Broadside Press ~ 74 Glendale Highland Park, Michigan 48203
lishes about one book annually.
Lotus PressP.O. Box 21607
Broadside Press, founded in 1965 by College Park Station Dudley Randall, can claim the honor of Detroit; Michigan 48221 having introduced the world to many now-famous Black writers. Nikki Giovanni, Don L. Lee, Gwendolyn Brooks and Etheridge Knight all began their - literary careers with this local publishing company.
Although Broadside has not published since 1976, its present owner, the Alexander Crummel Memorial Church, reprints some of its original works and sponsors poetry readings and writing workshops.
Fallen Angel Press 1913 W. McNichols Highland Park, Michigan 48203
Fallen Angel Press, which began in 1974, is unique among small presses. Unlike most publishers, Leonard Kniffel does not limit himselfto a specific kind of poetry. Rather, he publishes alittle bit of everything, from E. G. Burrows On the Road to Bailey s to Melba Boyd s Cat Eyes and Dead Wood. Fallen Angel pub-
MILITARY OUTPOST (Emporium)
210 W. 9 Mile Rd. Ferndale, Mich. 48220 (313) 399-6790
Lotus Press was founded by Naomi Long Madgett in 1972 and is quickly becoming a mecca for Black authors in this country. Madgett, who is only interested in publishing material that is really strong in literary merit, manages to publish six books per year.
Moving Out 4866 Third Detroit, Michigan 48202
Moving Out, the first feminist literary magazine in the country, was established as a collective in 1970 in connection with a .Wayne State University student organization. It broke away from the university in 1977. This bi-annual magazine publishes short stories, parts cf novels, literary critiques, photographs and interviews. Its five editors are Margaret Kaminski, Gloria Dyc, Jone Gartland, Paula Robinowitz and Amy Cherry.
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ALBERT BROOKSORDINARY ROMANCE
by Michael Betzold
Comedy is what happens to us every day. The funniest moments in life aren't captured on a nightclub stage in jokes or one-liners. Rather, they occur at odd moments in bathrooms, supermarkets, automobiles, or at work when we or someone near us thinks or says or does something silly. nee
The silliest. things most people do these days come under the umbrella of relationships. With lovers, including the ex- and would-be varieties, we too often behave like spoiled or insecure children. We catch ourselves or are caught being weird. It's excused in the name of love.
If you agree with these propositions, you'll love Albert Brooks new movie, Modern Romance. Brooks is a very funny guy who is not a comic. Like his previous movie, Real Life, Modem Romance is simply 100 hilarious and odd minutes spent close up with Albert Brooks being a very ordinary person. There are no routines, very few sight gags or slapstick, few jokes, no outlandish caricatures.
Modern Romance, like Brooks old home movie bits on Saturday NightLive, has a (certainly intentional) documentary look and feel to it. Brooks is on screen all the time, and half the time its like Candid Camera. Here s Brooks brushing his teeth, shaving, dialing a phone, sitting in his car, staring blankly off into space. What makes him think he s funny?
Perhaps he has a massive ego, but more likely he realizes that ordinary behavior is laughable.
Brooks or at least the character he portrays in Modern Romance, film editor Bobby Cole has no shame, no guilt, no compunctions about acting out his neuroses. All his thoughts surface, instantly and unabashedly. He sees his girlfriend's phone bill in a drawer he takes it out and reads it and later asks her who this guy is in New York that she s talked ,to for hours. He tracks her to a restaurant where she is dining with business clients and interrupts her meal to complain about a date he imagines she has broken. And he is not ashamed of any of this behavior.
All this kind of petty jealousy and possessiveness is permitted, in Cole's mind, because he's deeply in love. Never mind that he seems to know very little about Mary (Kathryn Harrold). He s in love with the idea of being in love.
The funniest bits in the film concern Brooks futile attempts to start a new life with vitamins and jogging and positive thinking after one of his many breakups with Mary. oe
Being in love or having broken up are both diseases, and they are the only two states of existence in Brooks world in Modern Romance. And he alternates between them like an electric current. True to its Los Angeles setting, everything in Modern Romance is transitory. Brooks is impulsive and decisive, yet his decisions last about as long asa song on the radio at most. oan
Brooks humor is probably not for everyone, andit borders perilously at times on being lame! His work far exceeds even Woody Allen's for being personal and unpretentious. What he says in Modern Romance about modern relationships is far more profound, in an offhand way, than Annie Hall.
After seeing Modern Romance, at least we know-we have company when we stumble our way through modem relationships.
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HUBBARD PACKS PUNCH/ LANDE S FINGERS SPARKLE
Freddie Hubbard Live at the Northsea Jazz Festival, 1980
Pablo Records
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Pablo and ECM both have substantial reputations as jazz labels, but they're quite different in their approaches. Pablo hasa penchant for forties and fifties jazz artists doing updated recordings of generally high quality, although they do have other catalog artists like John Coltrane and Nat Adderly to diversify their options. ECM s forte, on the other hand, seems to bea style ofjazz closer to the European tradition of chamber music, although they also have artists like Jack DeJohnette and the Art Ensemble of Chicago people to aid the mix. With that in mind, its time to consider two different jazz albums and their respective virtues.
Freddie Hubbard has earned his place in the pantheon ofjazz trumpet players. His playing on some historic sessions of the sixties with musicians like Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman rightly deserves to be recognized. Hubbard's stream of solo albums on CTI in the early
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seventies introduced such now classic tunes as Red Clay and First Light, both of which are offered up on his new album in new versions with plenty of punch. Somewhere in the mid to late seventies, though, I got the feeling that he left off playing that material which showed off his broad-toned, muscular trumpet style for.a more electronically induced funk fever in order to pay some bills. There was a vetitable plethora of albums released by him that were immediately forgettable.
Now there s this new live album to show that the Hub is still with us. He s aided by a quartet of youngbloods with the technique and flair to drive Hub-. bard back into the stratosphere.
The tenor player, David Schnitter, plays tough and has had experience with Hubbard's old mentor, Art Blakey, along witha few solo albums under his own leadership. His soloing on John Coltrane's Impressions is very gutty, and his backup. throughout the rest of the album is very commendable.
The rhythm section of Larry Klein, electric bass, and Sinclair Lott, drums, is new to me, but they both play very well.
Each of them has his own moments during the set, and the young keyboard player, Billy Childs, is playing right up there in some pretty rarified atmosphere. All in all, this tworecord set is an impressive return for Freddie Hubbard and a welcome, one at that. Seven
tunes spread out over four sides allow for long, well-thought-out solos and fine ensemble -playing.
Shift in the Wind is more music of the aforementioned chamber jazz type that I find wonderful to listen to early in the morning whenI don t want to jump right into the activities of the day, or late at night whenI want to recoup from those activities, This is an album of piano trio music by a group of equals, some of whom are more equal than others. I realize that Gary Peacock is a marvelous bass player with marvelous tone and a fluid manner of playing. He s also a pretty fair composer. I've also admired Eliot Zigmund s subtle push behind the drum kit on the beautiful You Must Believe In Spring album by the late lamented Bill Evans.
However . .. pianist Art Lande. is so good that it matters not whose name this session was released under; | still react to this album like it's his record under consideration here.
So Green, the first tune on the album, is a for instance. It starts off with notes just sliding off Lande s fingers only to land on the keys of the piano in patterns of such beauty andi clarity as to come near to breaking my heart. The rest of the album comes close to matching that opening moment of ecstasy, but it seems almost to be resting in the afterglow of that first wonderful moment
the album include Last First, which features some fine ensemble playing and an intense, stirring solo by Peacock, and Caverns Beneath the Zoth with some relatively (mildly) out playing over a steadily fluctuating pulse from all of the trio members. |
- Other noteworthy pieces on. and day, show the vitality and diversity of the musics that come to rest under the label of jazz. Both are well crafted and full of interesting music performed by musicians of high caliber. If either album sounds like they'd be interesting in print, chances are that they'd be as interesting coming from your speakers.
Both the Hubbard album and Shift in the Wind, while as different from each other as night
subconsciously taking certain things for granted? Or is it just a matter ofa gifted artist being ata temporary creative ebb? The possibilities seem endless as you listen to In Our Lifetime, his latest (and long awaited) album. Itis nota failure by any stretch of the imagination, but it does leave you with a feeling of notbeing satisfied, let alone excited.
neither is his artistic integrity. And by his own Ebony
Magazine interview), a new Marvin Gaye album any new Marvin Gaye album can be counted on to-sell. But could it possibly be that he is albeit
Stylistically, In Our Lifetime is similar to I Want You. It is smooth and ably produced yet, ~ like Here My Dear, sorely lacking in spark and the ability to spark. At times there is an almost lethargic feel to it. And that s strange, coming from the
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man who gave us such greats as Got To Give It Up (1977), rLet's. Get= It: On (1973); What's Going On? (1971), I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968) and Can Get a Witness? (1963). There are brighter moments on this new release Far Cry and Praise for example but not enough of them to stop this LP from being just so-so. When he is all done with whatever he is going through, Marvin Gaye is going to come back strong. And that will be in our lifetime.
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by Mitch Stanley
I think that this should dismiss any notions that people had of us being a bar band, explains the Look s lead singer Dave Edwards, who is discussing the group's debut oe We're Gonna Rock.
After nearly a year of promise, the Look have finally made good on their word of having a record of theirs hitting the streets. The band signed recently with Plastic Records, a small label that is distributed by the Piks Corporation which handles such major independent labels as Chrysalis.
The question of why the Look didn't sign witha major label is quickly answered by Edwards. We did everything right but unfortunately the record industry's recession set in, and the major labels stopped signing new groups. With a little prodding he reveals that there were some offers from the heavies but
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none that suited the band s taste. There was no security in any of these déals, is the way he puts it.
One of the better known and commercially well-received local Detroit bands, the group says the reason for its formation was due to musical frustration. Made up of Edwards, John Sarkisian (drums), Sam Warren (guitar), Rick Cochran (bass) and Randy Volin (guitar), they were intent upon featuring alloriginal material in their sets.
Epic Records was impressed enough to spend $5,000 in 1979 for the Look to cut demo
tapes with veteran producer Johnny Sandlin, whose other projects have included the Allman Brothers, Martin Mull, Cher, the Rockets and the Outlaws.
Even though Epic chose to pass, Sandlin was impressed enough to produce the first record for the band whenever they decided to enter the studio. The group traveled to Birming-. ham, Alabama, and spent three months working on the record at the Music Place Studios.
The album s contents are a mixture of old and new
material. One of the standout tracks is We're Gonna Rock, a Detroit AOR radio station classic. During the summer of 1980,
the song spent four months in WWWW 's regular rotation.
We gave Johnny (Sandlin) complete creative control with this record, muses Edwards. I don t believe that it sounds like us live, or what we may sound like two albums from now. We're still a growing band, and we consider this current period a growing stage in our career.
There seems to be some truth to that statement. Most of
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The big question which will determine the eventual success of this record lies in Detroit radio's hands. With the three major AORstations caught in a ratings war, its getting harder to break new acts. It would be a damn shame if they ignore this one with a little support, the Look could join the likes of fellow Detroiters like Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Bob Seger and the Rockets on the national level.
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LOUI'S
METRO DETROIT S : MOZZERELLA MECCA
by Marty Rosenbluth
Loui s Pizza, on Dequindre just north of Nine Mile Road in Hazel Park, is the best pizza in Detroit. Yeah, yeah, I've eaten at Buddy s and Shields, but its just not the same pie. even rooted for Buddy s in the Detroit News Pizza Poll,. but a truck driver friend of mine (and everyone knows truck drivers know good food, right?) told me that Loui s was ten times better.
Now, this isn t the thin crust greasy stuff that gets delivered coldto your door, or the stuff with the plastic-tasting cheese from the funny guy with the big nose and the pizza on his spear. This is real pizza.
Good pizza takes time. You can't make a five-minute fast-food pizza like they try to do now, says owner-chef Louis Tourtois. It takes time, its still hard labor. He came to Detroit in 1953, made pizza at Buddy's for 17 years and Shields for seven. He taught them how to make a pizza.
- Tourtois opened Loui s in 1977. The
tone of the place is set by over 4,000 wicker-covered wine bottles that hang from the wall with things like Thelma and Al 1/11/79 and Boopsie loves Carl (in a: big heart) written on them. Look also for bottles signed by your favorite ball player or Mr. We do good work Belvedere while you're waiting for your pizza.
The old fashioned way often means a 20-25 minute wait, but its well worth it. This is pizza lover's heaven, a mecca for the mozzarella set. Louis wouldn't tell us any trade secrets, but there is something secret and special in his crust. Its not just a base for the sauce, cheese and pepperoni, but a treat in itself. Louis claims that this culinary delight is made fresh every three or four hours, and the attentiveness shows. Easily the: best pizza crust I've eaten, it is crunchy where it should be crunchy and gooey where it should be gooey.
The sauce, also made fresh daily, is not the best I've had but easily makes the top five. It could use a little more
garitc but the blend (ofspices is excellent and doesn t overwhelm the cheese and the crust. I always get mine with double sauce, double cheese and mushrooms.
It's the small touches, though, that make Louis fun: the wine bottles hanging all over, the hot red peppers in the baby food jars (with holes poked in the lid with a screw driver).
You have to sit on top of the juke box if you want to hear it (it has everything from Frank Sinatra singing Besa Me Mucho to Jimi Hendrix singing Purple Haze ), and the non-smoking section is
stuck in next to the bathrooms, but these are forgivable offenses.
Loui s is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 am to 12 pm and Sundays from 2-10 pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Small pizzas from around $4, large from around $6, extra ingredients 50 cents each. Loui's has full liquor license, beer on tap and, of course, Chianti in bottles. There is also an extensive menu of other Italian dishes, but why bother? I don't know anyone who's tried anything but the pizza.
AN EXOTIC BUT SENSIBLE WAY
OF LIFE
by Jan Loveland :
Ownership has its joys, but rental, like courtship, lets you get to know an item first. And beyond prosaic tools, chairs and bedpans, there's an exotic side to renting that makes it all the more alluring. After all, where else are you going to come up with a champagne fountain?
Whole new varieties of rentals are available now to the curious and thrifty whimsies and weirdities alongside sensible stuff. And rentals could even be the stuff that your dreams-are made of. Create some atmosphere with a fog machine. Discover whether you can really fulfill the lifelong goal of becoming a concert pianist, or whether your talent is limited to chopsticks. Or change your decor with rented furniture and art. There are more than a few situations in which the rental money you pay can be applied to the purchase of.an item if you discover you can't live without it.
But even if you know you can in the first place, isn't it fun to flirt with the off beat, the opulent and the outrageous?
ART: The Rental Gallery at the Detroit Institute of the Arts (833-7973) rents both reproductions of classic and contemporary masters -and original works by Michigan artists. The reproductions are of originals that hang in American museums, and the local originals are juried to assure a level of quality. The only hitch is that you must first join theFounder's Society to be granted access to rental. gallery privileges. All art is framed. Reproductions cost $3/month to rent and range in purchase price-from $40-$175, including the framing. Originals cost $10-$40 for two months and average around $220 to purchase. Note: The DIA is insured against theft and damage, so you incur no additional risk with renting.
ALBUMS: Two local record stores rent records to those who would hear what they're getting before they buy. An interesting update on the listening booth, perhaps, but a deposit of the price ofthe record is required to assure that you do the disc no damage. Off the Recordin Dearborn (278-8304) rents its considerable stock of used records at 50¢ per disc per day (double albums cost a buck, triples $1.50, etc:). They also rent new records at a buck per disc per day, a unique service to the community. Wyandotte Record Exchange in wonderful Wyandotte (2828750) only rents used wax, and has essentially the same rules as OTR but charges 75¢ per day per disc. They claim to have an extensive collection, which means you may be able to find the Thirteenth Floor Elevators there.
FOUNTAIN: A fountain for champagne is available for rental from the Key & Bottle Party Shoppe (365-7561). A small fountainholds 2% gallons and costs $20/weekend with no deposit. A large fountain holds five gallons and costs $25/weekend. Opt for couianrs with one of them.
FURNITURE: Apartment Furniture Rentals, with numerous locations around the Metro area, rents furniture by the piece, room -or grouping for your living room, bedroom or dining room. Most rents for a year lease, though short leases are available. Threeroom packages range from $49.95/month to $90. All furniture is available for purchase, and your rent is 100% applicable toward purchase. Apartment Furniture Rental has lots of services oriented toward temporarily or permanently relocating families they rent linens and housewares as well. And they sell their rented furniture at outlets around the city. Consult your Yellow Pages for details.
BLACKLIGHT: Recreate your last acid trip with a blacklight from Alfred Runnel Scenery Studio (898-4266). They have a selection of blacklight paint so you can go all the way. They also have mirror balls, in case the seventies (or the twenties) are more your style. Cost: $25/week (no daily rentals).
FOG MACHINE: While we're on special effects, have you been noticing your love life getting a bit boring about the edges? Do you need to say something important to someone special? Say it with fog. Jack Frost, Inc. (873-8030) will rent you a fog machine, minus the dry ice to fuel it, for $25/day. A$50 deposit is required.
JALOPY: Need a car to get around? Find the big rent-a-car companies too expensive?. Then rent a heap from Rent a Jalopy (535-
EnAN $100
5147). No real hot '57 Chevys in their fleet, but they have a mongrel hoard of midseventies vintage cars, from compacts to station wagons. Cost: $11.95 per day with 50 free miles or $75 a week with 400 free miles.
PERSONALITIES: Personality message services are a boom these days. Two of the most varied and flamboyant? Bellygram, (962-4094), which will rent -you a bellydancer. or a sheik to deliver a ten-minute appearance complete with your message and a photo, to someone you need to communicate with. Prices, depending on where you send the messenger, start at$35.Eastern_. Onion (552-8888). offers a smorgasbord of personages to get your message across. Wonder Woman, Mae East (based on West), a shocking pink gorilla and the Unknown Messenger are among them. Price structures are complex, so call to get prices from the onion s mouth.
PIANOS: Smiley Brothers (various locations) rents Baldwin pianos in various sizes for $35/month up and will apply rental costs to your eventual purchase. They also charge a cartage fee of $35-$40 depending on the size of those 88s.
PLANTS: Foliage for rent from Planterra - (259-1414) sounds lush and lovely. These are not long-term rents, but day-or-two greenery for a special occasion. They also apply.rent to purchase. Tabletop plants are $3/day; two to four footers $6/day, four to six footers $12.50/day, and larger plants up from there. Available are ficus, diffenbachia, warmeckii, areca palms, peace lilies, scheffleraand the inevitable rubber plants. Long-term leases which include maintenance are also available.
POPCORN MACHINE: Detroit Popcorn Co. (531-9200) rents a popcorn machine for $35/day without popcorn or other supplies (but, of course, they'll gladly sell you those, too). Reservations are a good idea, apparently.
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COMMERCIAL SERVICES
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WOMAN, 29, would like babysitting or companion work-with elderly. Experience. Call 834-7964.
GEMOLOGICAL detailed written Appraisals. Insurance coverage, estate legal cases or curiosity. 721-1666.
AVANT-GARDE ARTISTS, ALL MEDIUMS: Communicate and contribute about yout latest in newsletter, The Wire, a journal re non-censorship in art. Artists should include background along with thinking and working processes in their voluntary, written contributions for consideration. Poets and musicians will also be welcome for consideration. Info thru Progressive Press, 7320 Colonial, Dearborn Heights, Mi 48127.
-DETROITS BLUE BOOK of Bachelors. is coming. Be one of the lucky guys. Send resume; photo and non-refundable 2 fee to DMT Box 8.
WOMEN S WELLNESS WORKSHOP Begin to reach your fullest health potential in a one-day workshop April 25. Presented by Kathy Tennyson, RN, and Mary Gerald, licensed myomassologist. Phone 2720756 for infor mation/registration. Limited enrollment.
SPARTAN CLEANING SERVICES, cleaning and dyeing of wall-to-wall carpeting and upholstery cleaning. Professional shampoo and steam extraction, residential-commercial. 20% off with: this ad. Scott, 368-7678; or Bob, 399-1714.
CALLIGRAPHY by Hal Custom hand lettering. Poems, awards, nameplates, invitations. 676-6523.
PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by Stephen Debolt. Certified technician. buy rebuildable Grands. 879-9056.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
PREVIOUSLY PREGNANT TEENS Receive free medical exams and birth control for one. year. Call Planned Parenthood League at 861-6701 for details.
WHEN YOU NEED INFORMATION on activities of interest to neighborhood organizations in Detroit; call the NIE 24-hour hotline, 861-3024. Neighborhood information Exchange, 742W. McNichols Rd., Detroit 48203.
SUPPORT for non-custodial mothers and women currently involved in child custody battles. Call Women s Alliance for Child Custody Rights (WACCR) at 3311810 (days) or 549-8225 (evenings).
PSYCHOLOGICAL | COUNSELING Lowcost training clinic sponsored by U-D helps Detroit-area adults with their personal problems. For info or appointment call 863-8881.
RENTERS RIGHTS General questions about the law with regard to renting can be directed to the Michigan Consumer's Council Hotline, M-F, 8:30-4:30, 963-6806 in Detroit; other areas 1-800-292-5680.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD offers special programs for teens explaining different contraceptive methods. Call 861-6700.
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING American Lung Association has a new self-help smoking cessation program. Learn to cope with the urge to start again by calling 961-1697.
WOMENCENTER offers women help in identifying needs and developing skills to achieve personal fulfillment. Call 4769400, Ext. 509.
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of Detroit offers a free booklet Scholarships and Financial Aid explaining assistance and how to qualify. Call Admissions Office for a copy, 592-6030.
CHILD CARE SERVICES For assistance in identifying and locating, appropriate child care arrangements, call the Office of Child Care Services, 577-2332, weekdays, 9-5.
FOR SALE
KING-SIZE Imperial Deep Freeze in good running condition on wheels. Handle needs repair. $125. Call 875-3799.
MAYLINE DRAWING TABLE, six foot. Straight edge included. $200 or best offer. 925-8573.
MODEL 4000 XEROX Under service contract. $3,000 with supplies. Contact YMCA, 962-6126, Mr. Winters.
NEW WAVE POSTCARDS Black and white, from original artwork. Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry, more. $1.00 for two cards, list Altese, 3115A Genesee West, Lansing, MI 48917.
YOUNGSTOWN SINK 66 and Roper Gas Stove. 882-4079 after 6 pm.
LADIES! Get your.attractive gas defense weapon with leather keychain, $5.95./ Send to. DMT Box 75.
THE IMMORAL MINORITY NEEDS YOU Stem the tide of moral fascism! Join the Immoral Minority. Bumper sticker $3, poster $5, T-shirt $10, newsletter $12/year. All for $25. Donations to Immoral Minority, Box 7135, Berkeley, CA 94707. (DBA S/A Enterprises, Route 2, Stover, 65078.)
WANTED
WANT TO BUY ALBUMS, all kinds, any quantity. 833-37 70.
DOMESTIC WORKER needs work daily or weekly. Cleaning and laundry. Call 8698939 after 6 pm.
S.LT. PRODUCTIONS will begin auditions for a talent/variety television program. For further information, call 873-4584.
FEMALE to share flat on east side must be at least 24, 962-0034, Ext. 302 or-3318087 after 5 Julie.
CLEAN, CONSCIENTIOUS, non-smoking persory interested: in sub-letting downtown apartment from end May-beginning August. One bedroom. Lafayette Park area, close to Ren Cen. 259-5380.
VEHICLES
BRADLEY GT Il unassembled body kit for WW. White with black interior. Retails for $7,000. Asking $4,750 or trade. 261-6637.
1968 MERCEDES-BENZ. 4-door sedan. Body and engine in excellent condition. Transmission needs some repair. Call 8337051 after 6 pm.
BAND needs heavy bass player; ob 368-4553 or Paul 643-0563.
MUSICIANS seek keyboard player to rebuild band Motor City Monster Slayers. Call Mel or Sylvia, evenings or weekends, 542-3706.
GUITARIST seeks bdss and drums to form Punk band. with original ideas. Call Pete, 886-6178.
DRUMMER Seeking musicians to form Rock group. Call Brian, 459-7899.
FOR YOUR WEDDING CEREMONY Female Vocalist/Guitarist, 273-6716.
MUSICIANS=Send photo along with information on where and when you'llbeplaying for possible inclusion in our calendar to: Linda Solomon, Detroit Metro Times, 2410 Woodward Tower, Detroit 48226.
PERSONALS
DEAR GEORGE: Roses are red, violets are blue, do you really know how much love you? Love you dearly! Pudding
WISH you had taken pictures during that special event take me along. Earl, 9228148.
DMB You never asked me to buy you dinner. What would Mother Lou say? Break it up, break if up... R.
STEVE: love you with all my heart. Forever and ever. Pam
MICHAEL Excellent job chairing! With a little practice you could overrule General Haig!
DOWN-TO-EARTH INDIVIDUAL, _ single, openminded, lonely bachelor, employ- . ed clerk, 56 , 56, 160. Saggitarius, Jewish, non-drinker, eyes nearsighted. Enjoy dining out, dancing, shows, outdoors, nature, conversation. Desires unattached non-prejudiced sophisticated healthy lady companion with car. Nonmaterialistic, unselfish, honest, for sincere lasting loving meaningful happy relationship. Reply include phone DMT, Box 50.
STEVEN So you're in love! Who's the lucky lady? Love, Big Sister.
DAVID | miss you so, if you're not doing anything tonight; how about putting pen, paper, envelope and stamp together and sending the results to Detroit? Love, Little Sister.
JERILYN Com and ice cream? still love ya, Mike
BOB & FLO What willwe dowithout you?
JEAN Was wonderful to see you, even in crisis. Eastern Market will never be the same! Look for a surprise in the mail soon! Love, Us.
HANG ON TO THOSE BOOKS a couple more weeks KIDZ, its almost over. The summer KNOZE! Subscription for the blahs from Doc. DR.J
SASHLOVA Dance yourself around in those size 10s! IB_,
PAM What about Michael Jay? Get it?
FRED Congratulations! Big Bro
DARRYL There s a rumor going around that you don t manage your funds too well. Your creditors are preparing to tighten their generosity towards you! HUMPBACK Thanks for the Favor.
J.D. LUV MH.
MA, Thanks and Love. Michael Attractive, Artistic and Demanding Bull is looking for you, Mister Wonderful - You better beyeady!
Mom, enjoy the good life where the strings are loose!
L.N. Thanks for a great weekend! Hope you are around for many conferences to. come. A fan
Cathy Lynn, told you Deetroit was OK. Wanna watch the boats go by. and throw crumbs to the birds? C.G.
MICHELLE & PETEY ROBERTS: Congratulations and so many happy returns. knew you was goona do it anyway. Love, deb. Meter Maids and Butlers are nothing but Urban Vultures. BG
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LEARNING
LOVE ENGLISH CLASSICS? Study your Anglican. heritage, King James Bible, Book of Common Prayer. The Anglican Society, Forum, 1950 Trumbull, Detroit 48216.
AGORAPHOBIA~The fear of the sensations of fear when away from home or away from trusted person. SASE for information to: Briefly Speaking, Box 4371, Aubum Heights, MI 48057.
COLLEGE ENGLISH TEACHER offers tutoring, editing, typing, consulting, re basic skills, business writing, resumes, letters, theses, dissertations, foreign students in exchange for other services. 356-6635.
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LITERARY
OBSIDIAN: Black Literature in Review. Since 1975 the best works in English by and about Black writers young and old, worldwide. Articles, short fiction, plays, poetry, interviews with writers, etc. Editor: Alvin Aubert, English Dept., WSU, Detroit 48202. Write for information or call 5773213 or 577-2450.
HIGH NOON POETRY SERIES: Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward, 833-1470. April 22, noon, Christine Lahey-Dolega. April 29, Joan Gartland. Bag lunches welcome.
POETRY DETROIT A magazine of Detroit poets. $3.50 includes postage and handling. Send to Broken Twig Press, 4709 Second, Detroit 48201.
POET'S CORNER: U-D Student Activities Bidg., Ministers Lounge, 491-2164 or 9271238. April 26, 2-5 pm. April s topic is. Links The Black Belt/Harlern/South America/West Indies/Afrika. There is also a poetry and writers workshop every Tuesday, 4-6 pm, on the East Side at Inner City Sub-Center, 8411 E. Forest; and Wednesdays, 4-6 pm, at U-D Student Activities Bidg. Call 491-2164 for info.
VOLUNTEERS
AMERICAN RED CROSS YOUTH needs people between the ages 14-17 to volun-" teer in a variety of areas including the Health field, Special Education. Wayne County, 833-4440, Ext. 344; Oakland County, 334-3575.
FOLK ARTS FAIR 81 needs security persons, ticket takers and lots of other volunteer types. Call Lynda Henderson, 5595080, weekdays 6-11 pm.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE needs volunteers interested in family planning issues. Call 861-6740 for info.
OAKLAND COUNTY JUVENILE COURT needs Case Aides to develop one-to-one relationships with adolescents. Call Zella Benson, 858-0044 weekdays.
VOLUNTEER Office Assistant, four hours per week, Southfield non-profit organization. Rural Outreach. Opportunity to serve, 569-3850.
NOTICES
STATE EMPLOYEES need aggressive unionism, tights to organize, collective bargaining, alliances. Join us. Fight the state. Write State Workers Organizing Committee, 19161 Ardmore, Detroit 48235.
CENTRAL HIGH CLASS REUNION. Class of
1946 (Jan. and June), Saturday, May 16. Call Norma Sklar, 626-6750.
MUSLIM MINISTER wants all past copies of Muhammad Speaks, Lessons on Supreme Wisdom (especially Minister's Advanced Lessons). FOI/MGT uniforms, Islamic jewelry, books, pictures, donations and members for Muhammad's Mosque No. & Muharnmad's University. 1510 Woodward, Detroit, Mi 48226. (313) 963-7777.
AQUARIUS GROUP FAN CLUB Diagram Motown Magazine. Aquarius in concert May 2, tickets $15. Posters $2, magazine $2. For info call 961-1631.
TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS needed for new, free softball league to play Sunday evenings Wayne State area. Call Mike at 869-1767.
ALL TOGETHER NOWL Detroit's 10-year old Feminist Radio Collective (WDET, 101.9 FM) is encouraging new membership. You need only have interest and share a perspective. Regular meetings monthly. For info call 837-2469 or leave word at 577-4146.
EVER WONDER how to reach your elected officials in:Washington? Send letters or Western Union mailgrams to the Senators and House members from your state to: US. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20510. Or call the local office (in Detroit) of your congresspeople. Ask to make an appointment. Be persistent and you'll get in. Also, did you know that Senators will be in their home states April 13-20, and House members on April 16-26? Call their local offices to set up a meeting they re here to meet with their constituents! ee eee
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CANVASSERS for Michigan Coalition on Utilities and Energy. Must have flexible hours; starting pay $125 per week. Ask for Sam at 963-2439.
NEEDED: Expérienced grant writer to develop proposals for Women s Justice Center. Fee negotiable. Apply in writing, 651 E. Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48226.
Ways to Support THE TIMES
Detroit Metro Times is accepting applications for the position of Associate Editor. Writing and editing experience required; knowledge of the local arts scene, including music, dance, theatre, finearts, etc. necessary. Part-time commitment, long hours and low pay. Understanding and belief in alternative publishing a must. Women and minority applicants encouraged.
Send resume, clips and reference to Ron Williams 2410 Woodward Tower 10 Witherell, Detroit 48226 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE De eo
HOUSING/REAL ESTATE
INDIAN VILLAGE Fireplace, leaded glass windows, side drive, and much more. $100,000. Land contract available. Owner, 823-3000.
WOODLAND PARK, Michigan. Newaygo County. 2-bedroom home. Near lake. Built in 1963. $10,000 cash or best offer. 871-0284 evenings. Owner.
4,500 SQ. FEET FOR RENT. ideal downtown location, income-producing area in Greektown. Great opportunity with Ren Cen view. Call 962-9025, Tu-Sa, 12-6.
WORKING COUPLE with child seek 2 to 4bedroom house in east side suburb with good schools. $350-$400. rent; more if home has heat pump or is low-energy user. June-July move-in. Prefer long-term lease with fair increases. Good landlord, job references. Please call evenings, 773-
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NEED A DISC JOCKEY? Call MEGA COM all occasions. (313) 353-1916 (24 hours).
ALTURO SHELTON Impressionist, Comedian. Information for booking and concerts, contact Robert Hudson or Reginald Smith, Worldwide Productions
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