GM is not profiting from this venture. Our sole interest is a selfish one to improve the area in which we live.
Former GM Chairman, Thomas Murphy
They say they don t want the lower middle class. can t help it because I m constantly out of a job.
Donna Redden, a former New Center tenant he slick, multi-color promotion.
T packet from the New Center Development Partnership bills the area north of General Motors world headquarters as Your new neighborhood.
The area between W. Grand Blvd., Virginia Park, Woodward and the Lodge freeway was Tom Williams neighborhood for 15 years. ;
Until last July.
Williams, 59, a retired GM worker, moved from his rented Bethune flat to a new neighborhood about six miles from New Center through no choice of his own.
Williams and 300 other former New Center tenants: didn t fit in GM s $36 million plan to restore the aging neighborhood as nearly as possible to its turn-ofthe-century elegance.
The displaced black families, elderly whites and single persons of both races have been called Detroit s first victims of
willSt
a oe ' ih | E = L ya
classic gentrification the planned _replacement of inner city poor by young upper middle-class professionals attracted by the convenience of living near their downtown and New Center jobs in restored architectural gems of a by-gone era.
In Detroit, GM s New Center plan fits in a larger downtown design to transform the area to a commercial-convention center a mini Chicago or Toronto. The plan, which includes the subway, apartments and the Kern Block shopping mall, is stalled.by the worst economic conditions since the Depression and an axe-wielding Reagan administration.
One ¢old, hard economic fact of GM s plan, whichis one-third funded by federal grants obtained by the city, is that it offers _ another pocket of middle-class homeowning taxpayers to a city starved for money. The city is using the federal funds to build new sewers, place utility lines underground, close streets and build alleys.
GM has been careful to cultivate the support of the Detroit political establishment, starting at the top with Mayor Coleman Young. A consistent adversary and leader on the city council of the displaced tenants successful fight for relocation assistance was Kenneth Cockrel. GM and the Young administration initially opposed the relocation aid, since public funds were not to be directly used to rehab the houses. Continued on page 9
s it possible that Detroit, with the country s highest percentage of home ownership, coupled with a freeway system linking the
sprawling suburbs with the city for a quick daily commute between home and work will become a candidate for a back-
The phenomenon, to-the-city movement? far more pronounced in eastern commercial center cities with different housing patterns, fewer housing choices and larger white-collar populations,
isn t about to reverse 30 years of corporate disinvestment and related white flight from the central cities, according to a two-year-old federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report. Urban renewal or urban removal of the poor and working classisn t new. Freeways. and the destructive renewal programs in the 1950s and 1960s that often tore down the old but didn t build anything new, displaced far more than urban pioneers trooping back to the cities have.
Photo: David Brooks
Yet, two ecehbochoods close to downtown have and will undergo great changes. Here s a glimpse of what s happening to beth.
WOODBRIDGE:A Slow Transition
by Laurie Townsend
slow process of change is occurring which allows for the accommodation of the so-called urban pioneers without the displacement of long-term residents. The Woodbridge community, just west of Wayne State University, encompasses some 800 dwellings in the area bounded by Grand River, Trumbull and the Ford Expressway.
Developed from 1860 to 1920, the buildings reflect the eclectism of the period, ranging from worker's cottages to near mansions. There is a mix of single and multiple-family dwellings, with scattered apartment buildings and some foster care homes.
In its heyday the 1920s Woodbridge was the home of the upper and middle class, economically beyond the range of most in the city. As with any major city in the U.S., social forces were the strongest contributor to the decline of the neighborhood. The rise of private transportation, building of urban freeways,
|: one Detroit neighborhood, the _the move to the suburbs coupled with corporate flight to lower-taxing areas took its toll on Woodbridge.
During the Depression and war years, the pressure for low-cost housing caused many of the area s large homes to be divided into apartments and_ sleeping rooms, thus radically changing who lived in the community. Racism played into this,
causing many to flee to what they considered better neighborhoods. -The political actions of the 60s battered the neighborhood from all sides, thus initiating -the struggle for community control which continues today.
In the late 60s, the city skola ona massive urban land renewal clearance program in the University City B area toprovide large parcels of land for expansion by Wayne State University and the Detroit Board of Education. Hundreds of homes were lost, and those families displaced received pitiful relocation sums ($2,000$4,000). This, compounded by the disastrous effects. of the HUD lending program had a catastrophic impact.
Angry and concerned, residents formed the Woodbridge Neighborhood Citizens District Council, an elected and appointed body of 24 neighborhood representatives. We won't move was our motto, says - Victoria Buckley, an outspoken community leader who sits on the Council s executive board. She and her husband Francis have lived in a restored home since 1967. She described what they had to do to get the city to prepare a house-by-house survey to prove the necessary percentage of blight existed to declare Woodbridge an urban clearance area. Unable to do so, the city was forced to redesignate the area for urban conservation.
2.
DETROITMETRO TIMES
EDITORIAL
Ron Williams, Editor
Jan Loveland, Associate Editor Herb Boyd, Contributing Editor
Linda Solomon, Listing Editor Florence Walton and Bob Gordon, Editorial Assistants CONTRIBUTORS
Michael Betzold, Susan Borey, Michael Berger, Peter Dale, Janis Fernandez, Lillie Guyer, Scott Haas, Steve Holsey, Geoffrey Jacques, Marshall Kotzin, Tom Lonergan; Garaud MacTaggart, Rod Reinheart, Bill Rowe, Laurie Townsend PHOTOGRAPHY
David Brooks, Gregory Hallock, Harriet Hartigan, Karen Sanders, Barbara Weinberg ART
Debra Jeter, Art Director Toni Swanger,Compositor
Paul Demers, Adella Garcia, Jim K. Moore, Peter Ndenga, Marty Rosenbluth, Karen Sanders, Production Assistants ADVERTISING
Jim Coch, Rob Hayes, Penny Kruse, Keith Lenart, Joe Lueck, Linda Solomon, Tim Wojcik BUSINESS
Laura Markham, General Manager
Michael Vaughn, Circulation/Distribution
Mary Bloomer, Bookkeeper PUBLISHERS
Laura Markham, Ron Williams
Frequency: Bi-weekly Circulation: 35,000
VOLUME I, NUMBER 14 ok
NEWS
Angry Artists Confront DCA, by Marshall Kotzin ...°.........02..0.00: p. 6
Wnion Serious: About Solar, by Scott: Haas = oe Se eee oe pe Z Women s Health Center Closes, by Lillie Guyer and Ron Williams ....... p. 8 Briefs: May 3 March, Corporate Windfall, CARD Conference ............ pir
FEATURES
Two Faces of Renewal, by Laurie Townsend and Tom Lonergan ....... Cover Fresh Fortnightly, by Jan: loveland 203. 20. a oe ee p. 4 Dialogue, by Rod Reinheart and Michael Berger ................54. Spe 5 Temptations; by Jan-Eoveland 7.60 oe a ok p. 10 Mothering: A Difficult Art, by Jan Loveland....... hei ee net pazo
THE ARTS
Jammin With Paradign, by Janis Fernandez .......2... 2000. eee cece p. 19 Flicks,-by: Michael: Betzold 2. 05.2 ee ee 2 tat er ot eg p. 14
Record Reviews: LKJ in Dub, by Bill Rowe; - John Cale, by Peter Dale; Ullanda McCullough, by Steve Holsey ......p. 20 Leo Kottke, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, by Garaud MacTaggart ........p. 21 Figayesronsa Beach, by Susan Boreyx. 62... 5 is sy Dp. 225 Creative Arts Collective, by Geoffrey Jacques..........+.00.-00e- \ee po 23 Heaven s Gate, by Michael Betzold.. 20.4. sori ce ee ee en p. 24
LETTERS JUMPING SHIP
Regarding your story on housing discrimination (DMT, April 16-30). Now free to choose a racist path, in light of Reaganstein s death blows to budgets which at least cosmetically treated malignant housing tendencies, the word is out to landlords and developers; its okay to discriminate.
They can now clean out the cities so suburbanites can move back to enjoy - smaller gasoline bills. Henry Perry
SAVE THE 4 BILLION
Look, am getting sick and tired of writing letters so will lay it on the line. We need more laws, that s right, we need lots and lots more laws. And, first of all we need. a good sound law on . let me see, oh got it!
Masturbation. Masturbation is highly sinful. Not only is masturbation sinful, but it is murder. Did you hear that? Murder. Every time a man ejaculates he murders over four billion sperm! This must be stopped at any cost. And something else youmight like to know: Women are murderers too if they parade happily through life month after month without becoming pregnant. Ba
And because our government does such a good job, think that we should give them all'a break and vote zygotes the right to » hold congressional seats. To hell with.the age requirement. They need a break. Don t you think.
The Right to All Kinds of Life Branch of the Moronic Majority Germano Zygotski Rochester
GRENADE CONTROL
The other day I dropped into my conveniently located, friendly neighborhood gun shop, run by an enterprising fellow named Rocky. Rocky, said, I'd like to buy.a dozen hand grenades.
Are you cra. .? I cannot sell hand grenades, Rocky said. It s against the law. How about some nice .22 caliber revolvers though?
But what about my constitutional right to bear arms? Too-dangerous, Rocky explained. Grenades could kill: people. « Come on, Rocky, I replied, how many people were killed last year by hand grenades?
With a paralyzed expression, Rocky thought for a minute. I don t know of any, he conceded.
All right, I said. You see its pretty obvious then that grenades don t kill people ..people kill people.
Rocky reflected another long moment. Finally, he retorted with triumphant bravado. Use your head, your brains, man. If every kook and screwball could come in here and buy a dozen hand grenades, you d soon see how fast they kill people. =
Indignantly, | was resigned to the fact that my constitutional right to bear arms had been compromised but still not cancelled. could tell there wasn t any point attempting to reason with someone as: stubborn as Rocky. Nevertheless, even though a disappointed customer, was still free to choose the gun of my choice and was able to walk out the door of the gun shop with a freshly purchased 44 magnum. Paul C. Warehall -E. Detroit
Now that the Times is six months old and has perfected the definitive entertainment guide, The Great Search is on!
You'd be amazed how fast 35,000 copies go. Why settle for every other or every third issue, when you could be assured of getting every issue in the mail in time to plan your weekend!
Send Name & Address to: DMT, 2410
May 8.
OOPS!: Though it seems logical to assume that the DIA s Ellington birthday bash would take place on the 29th, his 82nd_ birthday, 't ain't so. Tonight, the 30th, jazz archivist and film collector David Chertok will share two anda half hours ofSir Duke on film. Our sincere apologies to the DIA, co-
sponsor WJR, and you, the -
misled reader.
BLACK WRITEBS COMPETE: Now s the time for all aspiring black writers to contact the Black Reading Month Committee, whichis sponsoring acompetition they hope will be a total teaching, learning and development process. Instead of submitting words, writers are asked first to submit a resume and schedule an interview. David Rambeau can fill you in at 931-3427.
SCHOOL
Register NOW For
Ages 3 to.6 years | June 22 to August14 2, 4, 6 or 8-week sessions (Day Care Available)
3950 Livernois at'Wattles. in Troy
SHELTER BENEFIT: This afternoon at Porter Street Station, a benefit for Women In Transition, the largest shelter for battered women in the state. Dean Rutledge, local folk notable, entertains. Call WIT at 963various ticket.
6633 for locations.
FRI.
MAY
DEPARIMENT STORE ART:
Another wave on the local avant garde: installing art in department stores (turn right at the lingerie department. .). Hudson's has been showing art in cdoperation with the Detroit Artists Market in a seventh floor gallery since the beginning of this year. The Other Space at Hudson's is currently showing _a show by ceramicist Ralph Pacquin: One of the two rooms is a busy space consisting of ceramics moving through a sysem of cantilevers and levers. The other is quiet space a ospital room with pottery patients.
Meanwhile area artist Pam Freund dreamed \a long-time dream and convinced . the owners of the New Center Bidg., Trizec-Western, to let her gather a group of artists to assemble and display pieces in the old - Saks showcase windows. The result is Behind the Glass, which opens tonight with a flourist and a video documentary 30 x 1 x 81 of the show's assembly by Stirling. Unusual names crop up in the catalogue of artists: Marianne Penzer of Fabulous Second Hands, for example. Another
feature will be an installation by Kurt Novak entitled Lake. The work consists of glasses, water and fish. Something for everyone, of course, with 30 artists occupying all 33 windows. The opening runs from 5-7 pm.
SAT. MAY
SKATE FOR KIDS: This afternoon at Belle Isle, a skate-athon for Children s Hospital sponsored by a number of city departments, the State Police and the Michigan Roller Skate Company. Pledges are being accepted for members of the Motor City Hawks roller hockey team, who will skate from East Lansing down Grand RiverAvenue: about 100 miles in all. You can pledge from a nickel up on each mile and help Children s. Call 399-3955 for details. . ;
CONCERNED WOMEN: All day at Cobo, the Ninth Annual Women s Conference of Concerns. This year s theme is Lest We Forget, which will honor the physically challenged in honor of the UN s International Year of Disabled Persons. Call WCOC President Erma Hender-son's office for more information, 961-3835.
SUN.
MAY
SOLAR ENERGY: The Detroit Chapter of the Michigan Solar Energy Association sponsors a solar fair today at the Local 80 Solar Heated Training Center, and as-yet undisclosed locations on Wayne State and Oak\OMUCCIOLI STUDIORY 962-4700
land University campuses. A raffle of solar cookers may start you down the road to solar conversion. Other details available at 941-8187.
MON.
MAY
VEGGIE WORKOUT: The Downriver YWCA is giving a vegetable gardening workshop this morning. One interesting topic will be what to plant ina small space. Call 281-2626 and keep on truckin .
FRI.
MAY
WAYNE WAXES: Today Fort Wayne opens for 1981. Call 849-0299 to find out about special events and tours.
FRI.
MAY
POET LORDE: Audre Lorde, one of the most highly respected Black feminist poets across the country, comes here tonight to read her works. Lorde has published many books of poetry, has traveled worldwide to read and work with other writers, and has much stature in her field. At present, she s at work on a new novel and will also read from her latest poetry. Wayne County Community College Focus on Women and Women s Liberation Coalition are co-sponsoring this promising evening, which will take place at First Unitarian, Cass at Forest. Call 381-3550 for ticket and other information.
DON T SELL YOUR GOLD!
Have your jewelry redesigned through the lost wax process. Creative jewelry made by Nate. Expert jewelry repair, stone setting. Unique and unusual pieces Beaubien -"0w on display. ot Open Tuesday-Saturday 11-6
LITTLE PROFESSOR BOOK CENTER
Large selection of magazines and out-state * newspapers. We'll order any text book in print. 189 S. Woodward 642-1977 Downtown Birmingham (2 doors N. of Birmingham Theatre) -
Black feminist poet Audre Lorde, First Unitarian Church,
Dialogue is a regular feature of Detroit Metro Times and is intended to offer a forum for opinions ona diverse range of subjects of importance to Detroit-area readers. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the paper or staff.
by Michael Berger au Rod Reinheart
On a daily basis the American people are bombarded with President Reagan s call for greater military spending and lower wages and social benefits. Meanwhile, many people in Detroit and other cities are organizing to oppose these policies.
Last November, the Jobs With Peace Campaign gave the people of Detroit the opportunity to say NO to the Carter-Reagan policy of more money for the military and no money for jobs. Working with a very limited budget, these Detroiters were able to put the referenda question on the city ballot. Our task now is to do the same type of referendum on a state-wide level. Running against the national conservative tide of the 1980 election, Detroiters accepted this question by a 54% margin. This put our city on record as saying officially that we demand that the government spend more of our tax dollars on civilian industries in Detroit and Michigan. Several Jobs With Peace proposals have been passed in other cities such as Boston, Madison, Oakland and San Francisco. These small successes must only be a beginning. Events in Michigan and the midwest are moving rapidly toward a dangerous state of crisis. To grasp the depth of this crisis we need only to look at these facts. (1) Auto industry* losses for 1980 were nearly $5 billion; (2) Chrysler Corporation is all but through with over 50% of its workforce unemployed and_ additional factories slated to close; (3) Through the Chrysler pattern contract to save jobs, both
OLLY :
WITH ADRIENNE TORF (PIANO) & CARRIE BARTON (BASS)
AAND solo jazz piano performance by
JUDY ADAMS
FRIDAY, MAY 1
Ford and GM are seeking to re-open ee master agreements; (4) Construction of new GM: factories in Lake Orion, Michigan, (replacing Pontiac Assembly in the city of Pontiac)and Detroit (replacing the Cadillac and Fleetwood plants in the city) will cause an additional 10,000 workers to lose their jobs due to automation.
The Chrysler and Uniroyal experiences of plant closings prove that these contract concessions did not save any jobs at all. Presently, Chrysler has closed 11 factories. During the first ten months of 1980, tire manufacturers closed ten factories across the nation. The United States Department of Transportation projects the loss of a half million jobs in the midwest and northeast in the next decade.
The UAW, AFL-CIO and organized labor in general have done nothing. Nothing about the gutting of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health standards and enforcement). Nothing to stop U.S. involvement in El Salvador. Nothing.
Today over 500,000 people have said yes to Jobs With Peace. In Michigan we want to take this state-wide campaign to television, radio and the newspapers. We want to campaign in the churches, communities and union halls. We want to go to the street corner and factory gate. We want to mount a petition drive that will collect 500,000 signatures across the state and place the question on the November, 1982, ballot. This will take both money and organization.
Only Jobs With Peace offers a plan of action to salvage and organize resistance to the military madness that has gripped Washington and is destroying our economy. We need your help, and we need it NOW.
Michael Berger and Rod Reinheart are members of the Steering Committee of the Michigan Jobs With Peace Campaign. You can reach the campaign at 368- 7064 or 924-7175 or write them at 4605 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48201.
THE TAPROOT SCHOOL
e@ A Humanistic Learning Environment
e A Challenging Academic and Developmental Curriculum
@ For Children Ages 5-12 16122 Meyers at Puritan 341-3187
8:00 pm RACKHAM AUDITORIUM
(next to the Detroit Institute of Arts)
Co-sponsored by Detroit Metro Times, Public Radio ee FMFocus on Women WCCC WSU's Students for Alternative Education
Tickets available at: Car City Classics Marty's Records Dearborn Music Sam s Jams Available by mail from: Students for Alternative Education Wayne State University, Box 8 OPEN HOUSE MAY 16-17, 11-4 SUMMER PROGRAM JUNE 22-AUG 14
If you have a health related skill, poor people across America and in over 60 developing nations need your help. Whether you're a nurse, a physical therapist, a lab technician or other health professional, you can help Student Center Building Detroit, MI 48202
Also available, by mail only:
$6 Students, Seniors, Unemployed $12 Reserved Seating (Make money orders out to Detroit Women s Music ) Tickets: $7 advance, $8 at door Info: 865-0058
show others how to get well and stay that way: Call the Detroit Peace Corps/VISTA Office about Summer programs 226-7928 Ext. 20
ANGRY AR
by Marshall A. Kotzin
A group of local professional artists are arming up to claim, in court, that their work has been spirited away by city politics while they participated in the Detroit Council of the Arts (DCA) CETA (Comprehensive | Employment and Training Act) Community Artist Program circa 1978.
- Albert Fludd, graphics designer and spokesman for the group, explained that 12 CETA artists were enlisted by DCA Director Mary Jane Hock to participate in the renovation and general face lifting of the Beaubien Street Corridor, now called Bricktown, an eight-block area lying just south of Detroit s Greektown.
This was a group of sculptors, printmakers and painters working side by side with city planners, architects and builders it was ideal, says Fludd.
The culmination of the threemonth effort was a slide presentation made by the artists to Detroit Renaissance Corporation, a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to fund civic projects. The slide presentation, created by Norman Kwiecien, CETA staff photographer, was a result of a miniature scale model
ISTS CONFRONT D.C.A.
The DCA claimed the rights to all our work, according to Dennis Orlowski, a muralist with international credits.
A year or so after our ieaving the CETA program, I was talking with a friend who said he saw my building design downtown. When I saw it was shocked and upset. had been assigned to design a new face for the old Blue Cross Building at Beaubien and Jefferson. The design on that building was taken from my work, claims Fludd.
Artists are funny people, says Barbara Parker, present Director of DCA, sometimes ideas are so similar that it reminds you that you once had that same idea. That internal process that the artist goes through precipitates the idea that a concept was stolen.
We are a viable, important, useful resource, . says Fludd at his midtown Detroit studio.
of the district built by the group. We heard via the grapevine at DCA thatthe proposed plan had been rejected, remarked Fludd. We were so busy gearing up for the Ethnic Festivals we didn t
have time to be concerned at that point.
Some of us asked about our drawings and plans, said Joe Fugate, local wood sculptor, but we didn t get any response.
This sort of thing happens periodically, Parker told Detroit Metro Times. The summer of "78 was hectic. The DCA was young and things were a little confused. Mary Jane s intentions were always good. These designs and the model were probably lost when we moved from the GAR Building-on: Grand River to our present headquarters in Cadillac Tower.
The present policy on ownership of works of arts, designed to protect both artists and the city, states copyrights are owned by the artist- All sketches, drafts and models also become the property of the artist upon termination. We never received any of our workon that project, commented Fugate.
According to Parker, The CETA artists worked for the city ... their work belongs to the city. T know what designed, says Fludd. It s not only a matter of money, its the time and skill that goes unnoticed by the business community. The CETA program offered an opportunity to show that the artists of this city are as good if not better than anywhere else in the world, and that we too can work hand in hand with the city to improve. our environment that is -what this is all about.
We're angry because the art community cannot be pushed aside. We are a viable, important, useful resource. I m trying. to make a point.
Fludd s attorney, checking into the claims, insists that the artists copyrights have been violated. The group is expected to file suit next week.
Photo: Karen Sanders
UNION IS SERIOUS ABOUT SOLAR
A solar oven.
by Scott Haas
On. May 3 you will have the opportunity to meet people who believe they are livingin the future. You won't need a space shuttle, nor is a ticket to see another siar Wars epic necessary. These individuals live in your midst, and on Sunday, May 3, they are hosting a Sun Day exposition to illustrate what they believe to be the benefits of solar power.
Its all being done by members of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 80 at their solar-heated training facility in Warren. The building was completed four years ago and was built to conserve energy and exemplify the practical use of solar. According to a union publication, its solar system is the first straight-air solar system in Michigan. Solar collectors are used to heat the air directly instead of heating water to maiecty heat the building.
In conjunction with Sun Day, tours of the facility, film strips on solar power, and a raffle of solar ovens are planned. For ingesters of knowledge, there will even be a Solar Hot Dog Roast. The parabolic ovens within which the frankfurterswill be roasted look like bright silver animal traps, but they can heat up to 700 degrees Farenheit.
If the South begins.to look toward solar power as an energy-efficient source, more jobs for sheet metal workers will become available.
According to Ed Season, an instructor at the training facility, it was Pat Flood, the union s business manager, now deceased, who had the foresight to push a solar design for the building.
At the time it cost a lot, Season told the Detroit Metro Times. But the payback has been great.
According to the union, expenditures have been over $100,000 to incorporate this new experimental system. It has proved to be cost-efficient, however, because the straight-air system is 35% more efficient than solar-water systems.
This will help in the energy crises, Season said. If we can promote solar up North, southern states will begin considering its use there, where the sun is stronger.
If the South begins to look toward solar power as an energy-efficient source, more jobs for sheet metal workers will become available. The union says that it contains the experts on the fabrication, installation, planning or efficiency of solar systems.
Some of the initial jobs in the warmer climes may go to non-union workers, but that has not yet become an issue.
We don t care, said Season. Right now they should be built. More use of solar power means lower prices of oil and gas for heating. More jobs will appear.
The training facility itself is used by apprentices and journeymen who wish to brush upon skills, or be trained in more progressive areas like solar. As a structureheated by an unusually modern solar system, it presents a unique opportunity to learn about new techniques of heating.
Pro-solar power in this case does not mean antinuclear, however. Describing a heating system that could incorporate both energy systems, Season pointed out the cooperative aspects of energy in the future.
Solar and nuclear can work together, he said.
The training facility is along and wide brick building, and for those who think reflecting glass: when they envision a solar-heated building, it is a pleasant surprise. Solar panels to its rear provide proof that this is not an ordinary structure, but the casual observer doesn t notice much difference between it and other modern offices and plants. The sight remains a familiar one until you step inside and see the rock storage bins which contain heat-collecting rocks. These accumulate and retain heat. When it is needed, return air circulates through the rock storage, extracts heat and is then ducted to supply registers as heated air.
Sun Day is a national event and is being coordinated -locally by the Michigan Solar Energy Association. For further information, call 941-8187. Sheet Metal Workers Local 80 Solar Heated Training. Facility, located at 32700 Dequindre, will be open from 11 am to 4:30 pm on Sun Day, with all events free.
CORPORATE WINDFALL PROPOSED
The Reagan administration proposal to deregulate~ the price of natural gas by September 30 would result in_ the price doubling by next winter, according to the Energy Foundation (which more accurately than the Reagan administration predicted the actual 10-15¢ hike in the price of a gallon of gas as a result of gasoline deregulation earlier this year).
Fay Gates, co-director of the Michigan Citizens Lobby. (MCL), sees mass consumer protest against the move likely across the country. I don t think they re going to stand for it, she said. The MCL is in the process of organizing with other groups nationwide against the administration s plan, she said.
Consumers have an unlikely ally. The Michigan Consolidated Gas Company s Mike Brogan says it would add to the inflationary fires you already have burning. Brogan feels that the current plans for deregulation by 1985 are adequate. Michigan Consolidated is allowed only 13.25% profit per year by law and thus would experience much less. of a windfall than the producers.
Producers say price decontrol is necessary to insure continued exploration for natural gas.
For more information on this issue, call the Michigan Citizens Lobby at. 356-1250.
Bob Gordon
HIGH SCHOOL DRAFT CONFERENCE
A group of high school students, with the aid of Detroit Committee Against Registration and the Draft (CARD), is sponsoring the Southeast Michigan High School Conference on the Draft at the Wayne State University Student Center on Saturday, May 16 from 9 am until 4 pm, in Room 784.
There will be a panel discussion and 12 workshops on subjects such as Women and the Draft, Volunteer Army: Are There Alternatives?How to Write a Leaflet, El Salvador and Where is the Threat of War?
The conlefence has been endorsed by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Friends Service Committee and Superintendent of Detroit Schools, George Bell. A school board meeting Tuesday, April 28, will decide if students can leaflet in the .schools. to promote the conference.
Bob Gordon
MAY 3 MARCH
On Sunday, May 3, demonstrators will gather in Washington, D.C., for a march on the Pentagon. Demands include an end to U.S. intervention in E] Salvador; money for jobs and human needs, not for the military; an end to racism, sexism and anti-gay bigotry; no draft; and a halt to the U.S. war build up.
Though the People s Anti-War Mobilization (PAM) has racked up plenty of endorsements for the action, there have been complaints from participating organizations about Workers World Party dominance in making crucial tactical decisions such as picking the locale and selecting speakers. Some participants felt strongly that a march on, say, the Capitol instead of the Pentagon would be less likely to lead to a violent confrontation and would be more-effective. But on this issue and others they were voted down at a meeting of PAM s United Steering Committee, leading at least one group the American Friends Service Committee to withdraw its endorsement of the march.
Still, despite the many frictions, unemployed auto workers from Detroit, anti-nukers from Boston, antiKlan activists from Atlanta and others will gather at 11 am on 22nd Street and Constitution Gardens, and marching will begin at noon.
Call the Detroit PAM office at 832-4847 for more information on local planning.
In These Times
Photo: Karen Sanders
WOMEN S HEALTH CLINIC CLOSES
by Lillie Guyer and Ron Williams
The Detroit Feminist Women s Health Center (FWHC), the only totally woman-owned and con-trolled facility of its kind in the state, formally closed its doors in late March after more than seven years of operation. By 19890, more than 9,000 area women, regardless of age and ethnicity, were served by the center.
Staggered by financial debts of more than $30,000 and continuing tax troubles, the FWHC was waging a losing battle for survival and the writing was on the wall by the time Ronald Reagan was elected in November, insiders say.
Actually, we had obtained credibility in the medical community. The problem was economics unpaid and_uncollectable accounts, inflation, rising energy costs, a conservative trend all of it coming together, said Jacki Stefko, its recent director.
Wed., May 6
Fashion & Fusion fashions by Silver Lining Esthesis and new Parkside
Recording Artists 5th Estate
Wed., May 13
Fashion & Fusion II
Silver Linings Esthesis 5th Estate
FWHC services, based on a basic feminist philosophy of selfhelp, alternative work structure and free choice for women in all areas of medical health care, included instruction in breast and vaginal self-exams, counseling and abortion services, routine gynecological and obstetric exams. The Detroit center, one of the first to fold nationally, sprung up as part of a national women s health movement in the early 1970s. Throughout the country, 23 women-controlled clinics still operate, primarily on the east and west coasts.
Stefko, employed at the center for nearly seven years, boils the center s closing down to a failed business venture. It was purely a - business/financial decision, she told Detroit Metro Times. You can t operate when funds aren't coming in.
While agreeing that the business part just slid by us, Cathy
"Ss RECORD & TAPE SHACK
10524 W. McNichols 862-4247REGGAE WORLD
Courtney, FWHC founder and past director, argued that much more was involved. The closing must be placed in a larger socioeconomic context, she says.
According to Courtney, these events among other setbacks contributed to the demise of the FWHC:
® financial problems and. a lack of expertise continually involved the center in entanglements with the IRS, banks, the Feminist Federal Credit Union and creditors,
@ a few anti-abortion foes intensified a zoning problem with the city which eventually forced the move to the present address on Eight Mile,
@ in 1977, an all-out feminist war was waged in court when FWHC sued the Feminist Economic Network (FEN) for fraud and loss of business. $9,000 was lost in legal costs, with the loss of business and staff incalculable.
If the troubles the center wrestled with seem overwhelm: ing, the accomplishments of the facility are just as impressive. Bright highlights include spread-
FWHC
ing gynecological self-help clinics, innovation in abortion delivery, pregnancy screening by lay women, a 1976 Spirit of Detroit award, a grant from the Michigan Bi-Centennial Commission to develop a prenatal program anda health center training program which has enabled many women to become self-reliant in healthrelated jobs.
Today, the facility leaves as a legacy a collection of feminist literature, books and medical knowledge. The center would like to give the collection to a worthwhile organization for a small donation. Interested groups and women needing past medical records. should contact the FWHC, 15251 W. Eight Mile, Detroit, MI 48235.
Thurs., May 7
Music Magic with Esthesis and 5th Estate
Thurs., May 14
Parkside Revue featuring Parkside Recording Artists 5th Estate and The Cadets
18800 W. MeNichols at Avon). $4.00 at door. For info call 861-3396.
Parkside Records, in conjunction with Creative Flow, Ltd. and C-Jett Productions brings you DETROIT S FINESTQ four-night mid-week affair FEATURING
At the beautiful Blue Chip Il Lounge,
Fire InThe Rain
New Album By HOLLY NEAR
The
on Eight Mile.
OPPOSITION
When the plan was announced in the fallof 1978, not one organization opposed it, said Madeline Talbot of ACORN. The relocation aid battle by New Center tenants was the 10year-old neighborhood organizing group's first Detroit effort.
House on Delaware oars rehabilitation as part of the New Center Commons area. relocation aid fight say the primary sue. was. economic the more affluent displacing the poor rather than racial. They were genuinely surprised when people in the neighborhood said, What are you doing to us? Rev. Martzold said. I think they really thought people were going to be grateful for it.
The New Center Commons brochure promotes a neighborhood designed to accommodate people of all ages, all races, all religious beliefs. There is only one real qualification for potential buyers: a sincere desire to make New Center Commons one of the finest neighbor: hoods anywhere.
Not mentioned in the promotion is the ability to afford houses between $75,500 and $118,000, townhouses at $50,000 and apartments that project representatives say will be competitive with downtown apartments which ;now- range from about $250 to $600 a month.
Rents in New Center las GM s real estate agents purchased the apartment buildings reportedly averaged $120 a month.
By 1983, the GM partnership plans to have 125 houses and 175.apartments renovated. Some of the first Pallister home buyers have come from the suburbs, and according to partnership officials, one-third of an average 200 weekly Pallister sales model visitors were suburbanites.
The partnership has 15 corporate members led by GM. It includes a Ford Motor Company property subsidiary, the city s three largest banks, First: Federal Savings, Burroughs, Hudsons, the gas, electric and phone companies and Trizec Western Inc., owner of the Fisher Building. There s a lot behind this, said New Center Development Director Bob Gregory.
Trizec and GM are partners in a $50 million eight-story shopping and office center under construction at Second and Grand Blvd. @ The city granted the project a 12-year tax break (opposed by Council members Cockrel and Maryann Mahaffey) worth nearly $6.5 million, in addition to obtaining a nearly $10 million federal Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG).
A CATALYST?
While GM apparently has no plans to buy another area on its horizon, Gregory says the New Center project should provide a catalyst for real estate investment north of Virginia Park and in other areas within earshot of downtown. The area just north of New Center, from Euclid to Clairmont, bordered also by the Boston-Edison Historic District, is likely to become the only pocket of low-income housing between the Lodge and Woodward, says the Rev. Richard Martzolf, minister of ChristLutheran Church at Third and Philadelphia.
Martzolf says he started asking questions about the New Center plans when it became clear to him the interests of the poor and powerless were being ignored.
It was a power struggle for land, he said. The 200-member church was apparently alone among area churches in its skepticism of the project. Martzolf opened the church for ACORN community meetings.
There s only a matter of time, he predicts, before the 90 pereent black Euclid to Clairmont is squeezed by appreciating property values and property taxes which may cause many long- time homeowners to sell to the seul: zers. ¥ 5
The New Center project has not beeri all. smooth sailing for GM; a corporate resident on Grand Blvd, since 1920.
While the vast majority of families pushed out of New Center were black, organizers of the
SUIT PENDING
A pending lawsuit filed a year ago in U.S. District Court alleges the GMproject disproportionately displaced black families from an intein violation of federal law. tee
grated area to more racially impacted areas, g
The suit seeks more and better low-income housing than GM s pledge to provide 50 apart. ments for families. A 250-unit, $10 million senior citizens tower, to be developed by Forest City Dillon, Inc., awaits approval from the Continued | from.
Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA).
The low-income sections will be isolated from the high-priced housing, say Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services attorneys Michael Barnhart and Tom Carey. Traffic, which now passes through the area on Third and Pallister will be re-routed around the new neighborhood. Barnhart says the senior tower and low-income housing will be separated from the rest of the project by a multilane main artery a new Pallister Street that starts at the Lodge and will merge with Third. The city has committed nearly $1.5 million in federal block grants to the re-routing.
We put the city in-a morally indefensableposition, says Francis Buckley. These efforts led to the establishment in 1974 of a Block Grant Program for Woodbridge, making lowinterest loans and grants available to homeowners for repair and improvements.
With the commercial strips along Trumbull, ~ Grand River and Forest long given up for dead, plus the destructive urban renewal policies, its a wonder there still is a neighborhood. ge
Woodbridge s strength.was, and.continues to be, that it is an integrated neighborhood, both economically and racially. According to preliminary 1980 census tracts, the area that includes Woodbridge is63% black.
The people who live there are young and old, black, white and Latino. The levels of education vary as does family income. And, it has never lost all of its original inhabitants. Mrs. Aida Billion, a Maltese immigrant, is 64 and has lived in Woodbridge with her husband Leo, 71, for more than 30 years.
It s a good mix of people, Beesays. She does not resent the newcomers to the neighborhood: I wish more young people would move in; it makes me feel young.
The neighborhood has been a haven for nontraditional living arrangements. The large houses lend:themselves to communal living and are convenient to the campus.Victoria Buckley claims there are many racially integrated couples living in Woodbridge, although few young black couples have elected to purchase homes there. She attributes this to an attitude which says,, I grew up in the inner city and when I m ready to buy, want anewer house further out, rather than racial prejudice.
You don t:
Barnhart sees no likelihood of a pre-trial settlement. GM at this stage has told us to stuff it, he said. Barnhart maintains, have to be throwing anybody out of here.
Gregory says: We don t think (the suit) will have any affect on the project.
We said we'd give them (the displaced) first option to come back in and buy the rehabilitated homes or apartment units.
For Dolores Tolliver, one of two named plaintiffsin the law suit, that meant she was offered the house she used to livein at 756 Delaware for $80,000, Barnhart said.
Donna Redden, a 30-year-old mother of two,who didn t get a wooden nickel in relocation benefits, doesn t believe displaced tenants will be back, yet says she s really excited about the project!
Most definitely, says Redden, a former secretary at Chrysler, the upper middle class to the rich will be drawn to New Center.
We were all aware of that when we knew we were getting kicked out, she said. Redden, who s been receiving welfare benefits since her unemployment compensation ran out. lastsummer, is a trainee in a federally*sponsored - home repair training program the New Center Partnership is assisting.
The unemployed participants are - paid the federal minimum wage ($3. 35° an hour) for classroom and hands-on training rehabbing several GM-owned New Center houses.
Mary Mickey is one displaced elderly New Center tenant who remains very bitter. She was one of 50 residents in Fra Don. Hall, demolished last year for Trizec s $50 million building.
Trizec accused me of harrassing them, says Mrs. Mickey, 69, who now lives in Canton Township. All did was come and ask ques_tions.
T-got so angry with them for pushing the poor people around in that building, she Said.
Mrs. Mickey would probably agree with the GM planners that New Center is a convenient place to live. She liked it because five bus lines connected there. But its likely the new neighborhood residents aren t going to worry about missing a bus.
This will never be the place to live, say the Buckleys. The homes don t lend themselves to the splendor, say, of an Indian Village, the east side community of magnificent 1920s and 30s style homes wedged between two ~~ income neighborhoods.
STILL INTAC T
~The significance of Woodbridge is not in the individual homes themselves but, rather, that the neighborhood has remained intact as an architectural whole.
Most homes contain ornate woodworking, plaster walls, stained and beyeled glass, hardwood floors, large rooms, full attics and fireplaces. Purchase prices range from a couple thousand dollars for home which needs major repair to $30,000 or more for a home that has been rehabilitated or was kept in good condition.
Usually the homes are sold by the elderly no longer able to maintain them. The emphasis is on returning the homes to their original use. Consequently, some of the homes, previously divided up into apartments or sleeping rooms, ww] s010Y4q
are being bought up and restored to singlefamily dwellings. This has led to some displacement of low-iincome persons. Absentee landlords are another problem.
There has been little or no land speculation in the area. Most of the houses that are rehabilitated and later sold at a profit are done so by residents who get the rehab bug.
In 1979 Woodbridge was designated both a state and national historical district. But not everyone who lives there is concerned about historical preservation. The Council has not
applied for local. historical recognition becausewith it, among. other restrictions, Comes a mandate on what types of changes can be made externally to the homes.
We're not so much concerned what bolok a person paints their house, says Christopher Schimm, 29, who serves on the Council's - executive board, so long as they paint it.
Schimm, a Detroit native, and his wife Stephanie purchased their four-bedroom brick
Rehabilitated gabled wood home on Avery in the Woodbridge Community. home for $10,000 three years ago. After a running battle with the bank, who: turned them down for a home-improvement loan solely on the basis of location, they sought additionalmonies through the community grants and loans program. They have put an additional $30,000 into the home to repair the plumbing, heating, roof, replace falling ceilings, and do some rewiring. Schimm comments that his city property tax averages $700 per year
Now expecting their first child, the Schimms hope to encourage other new parentsto send their children to the local public school. We re comfortable here, says Schimm, pointing to the strong sense of community.
Crime has been a problem. The Schimms' were wiped out about a year after they moved in and are not about to replace all the bars they painstakingly removed from the first- floor windows a leftover from the previous owner's paranoia.
CONQUERING RED TAPE
Many of the residents who have participated in the grants and loans program are dissatisfied with the time-consuming procedure. Of the.204 applications received since 1975, work on only 71 homes has been completed. Robert Davenport, Project Planner- Coordinator for the city s
Mona Scott, an attorney and Woodbridge homeowner with her husband, Tony. Rothschild, says her paperwork process with the citywas like wading through a river of mud. Acting as her own general contractor, the entire process, from application to finished job, took almost two and a half years.
The rising costs of building materials and | energy are proving that new is not always better. The notion of rehabilitating older housing is gaining slow popularity. But the old Catch 22 situation persists. Providers of goods and_
services are not attracted to a community which does not provide an economic base for support. Conversely, people.don t like to settle in an area where there are no support systems, e.g., schools, shopping, medical facilities and cultural institutions.
With gas prices rising, interest rates and taxes skyrocketing, areas like Woodbridge may become more attractive to the prospective home buyer. It is Woodbridge s hope that by marketing its historical aspects together with a strong sense of community that people will continue to be attracted to the area.
WINDY WONDERS
One of the privileges of spring is opening your windows and letting a winter's worth of musty, dusty nasties escape. But wind chimes add the pleasure of hearing the balmy breezes, and Opus II in Oakland Mali has such a remarkable selection that you'll want to go look and listen. Beautiful Noise windchimes have ceramic leaf shapes hanging from wood and range from $9-$27. Some plain white porcelain chimes have dove or sailboat motifs and are between $10 and $13. Or try large porcelain rainbow for $22, or stacked ceramic birds for $27 and $33. Or most reasonable terra cotta pieces with pretty designs stamped thereon for $8-$13. If you can't -bear the audio, try these visuals incredibly bright soft sculptures of fish and parrots for $15 up. The whole store is a tinkling twinkling wonderland at present: (Oakland Mall, 585-1430, M- Sa, 10-9; Su, 12-5.) 9-41 ib,
NOTES
Dawn. Records, together with Horatio, WDET s cultural dread and host of Caribbean Connection have been co-sponsoring Friday night reggae dances right next door to the record store at 10524 W. McNichols. Things get movin at 11 pm, and do they ever...
kK kK kK kK wk
Glad to see the Vanity Ballroom forging ahead with a May 23 show produced by Gail Parenteau featuring New York's Robert Gordon, and local openers Steve Nardella and Rockabilly Cats. That should put to rest any rumors.
kK kK kK wk wk
Dulcimer fans will want to check out the International. Dulcimer Exposition May 8-10 at Colombiere College in Clarkston. Various forms of hammered dulcimers ftom around the world cimbalon, hackbrett, yang chin, kanun and santouri -all amount of a trapezoid-shaped stringed instrument played with small mallets. Representing the various styles will be Detroit's own Gusty Horvath and his Gypsy Wanderers, Plymouth s Hatchig Kazarian, the Lansing Chinese Music Group, Windsor, Ontario's Johri Makichuk and His
Country Pals, and players from outside the area as well.
kK kK kK kK kk
Those of you who are planning on attending Holly Near s concert tomorrow night may want to consider catching feminist ecologist Suitarist (whew!) Marcia Taylor in concert at Birmingham Unitarian Church May 9 at 8 pm. Proceeds will benefit three sponsors of the show: National Organization for Women, Detroit Safe Energy Coalition and the Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center. There will be a separate jam (featuring eats, including the inevitable bread and. ..) 531-8943 will give you more details.
kK kK kw kk
Apologies to Pam Felix and Cathy Maier who are the réal bookies behind the new wave shows at the Pretzel Bowl. thanks Scott Campbell (you imposter you) for correcting our mistake.
kik ok kK ok
Dennis Loren, who writes a column Motor City Rock 'n Roll News for the Fraser-based Goldmine Magazine,will start contributing a regulat column about all sorts of Motown music next issue. Loren's a regular goldmind of information (sorry!).
HONORABLE MENTIONS
To All Things Considered, which will celebrate its 10th Anniversary May 3. To Alvin's, which has been adding some new, formerly timid burbanites to its funky crowd of late. Rumor has it that some of these newcomers have not set foot across city limits in years..
Looking for a way to let yer mum know you care? Here are two bright ideas. Beautiful Sold baubles from Rudolph's (Tower 300, Ren Cen, 259-2510, M-Sa, 10-6) are marked 30% off for Mother's Day starting Monday, May 4. Any gold item in the store trings, bracelets, chains and pendants are all affordably priced. But the piece de resistance is a series of kissing critters dolphins, lions, rams and horses, to be specific. Or pick a pendant of precious or semi-precious stones opals, rubies, sapphires or emeralds. If you'd like to use your creativity to design a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry, Nate Muccioli can help. In his studio at the Muccioli Studio Gallery, he will execute your design or one of your choosing using your old metal say, an old class ring. Instead of unloading your Hoboken High ring and getting only a fraction of its worth from a gold buyer, you can give a pretty instead. The lost wax-casting method is responsible Muccioli creates a wax model of the new trinket, makes a mold from it and pours the molten gold into the mold. The whole process takes about two weeks, and labor is $75 up. (511 Beaubien, 962-4700, TuSa, 11-6.)
GREEKTOWN:
963-8888 Your hosts, John Ginopolis, Ted Zegouras, Nick Krust and Peter Ginopolis Manager Mike
Open Mon. Sat. 11 am-2 am
Starting Sunday, April 26
Open Sundays 1 pm-1 am
WHAT'S |
Andrei Sakharov
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 May 6.
JAZZ
ALEX KALLAO TRIO: Tu-Sa, Top of the Pontch, 965-0200.
AL HEINIZLEMAN DUO: F-Sa, Union Street II, 831-3965.
.
ANDREA CHEOLAS TRIO: Th-Sa, Sit Charles Pub, Royal Oak, 541-9593.
ANDY PERRI: Wednesdays, Union Street II, 831-3965.
ALLAN BARNES BAND: May 1-2, World Stage Cafe, 962-4124.
BEN SIDRAN: May 29-31, World Stage Cafe, 962-4124.
BESS BONNIER: Sundays, 1-4 pm, DIA Crystal Gallery, 832-2730.
BILL DOGGETT: Thru May 24, Dummy George's, 341-2700. ~
BOB SZAJNER S TRIAD with ED PICKENS and FRANK ISOLA: Thursdays, World Stage Cafe, 962-4124.
CHARLES BOLES: May 8-9, Cafe Detroit, 831-8820.
CHARLES EHRLIN: May 8-10, Baker's Keyboard Lounge, 864-1200.
CHARLES GREENE QUARTET: Tu-Sa, Archibald s, Birmingham, 642-9400. -
DONALD WALDEN, MARCUS BELGRAVE and the NEW DETROIT JAZZ
ENSEMBLE: Sundays, Vanity Ballroom, 822-3393.
FRANK ISOLA TRIO: May 3, Cafe Detroit, 831-8820.
FREEPLAY: May 3, 10, Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483.
GEORGE HIGGINS: Th-F, Song Shop, 832-8032.
HOWARD WHITE TRIO: May 8-9, The Earle, Ann Arbor, 996-8555. -
JACKIE McLEAN: May 8-10, World Stage Cafe, 962-4124:
JEFF LORBER FUSION: May 8, 7: 30, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610.
JODY MASSEY: Thursdays, Cafe Petseg, 831-8820.
JOE PASSE: May 5, Baker's Keyboard Lounge, 864-1200.»
CARSON II: Tuesdays, as CENTER STAGE: Canton, ae Oak, 583-1292. BAROOGA: May 6-10, Bentley s, Royal Oak, 583-1292. BITTER SWEET ALLEY: May 1-3, Bent- 455-3010. ley's, Royal Oak, 583-1292. May 8-10, CLUB U.B.Q: Th-Su, 923- 2357. \ 24 Karat Club, 531-2332. May 11-12, DILEON'S: W-Sa, 546-4466. ) September's, Warren, 756-6140. DOWNSTAIRS PUB: With DJ Ken Collier, 345-5970.
WED. Beer & Kamakaza Nite Cheap prices til midnite FRI. & SAT. No Cover til 10 pm Reduced drink prices til 10:30 507 BIDDLE, WYANOTTE, MICH. Phone: 282-7442
OSCAR'S: Nightly, 353-6806. May 13-16, Jagger's, Pontiac, 681-1701. .BRISTOLS: Thru May 3, 300 Bowl, Waterford, 261-9640. = CURTIS HIGH FLASH: Thru May, Al's ge Dancing Club, Taylor, 946-7510. DARYL HICKS: W-Su, Piper's Alley, Grosse Pointe, 885-9130. 0
Bosch, Nunzio s, May 15. XK DAZZLE: Thru May 2, Pier 500,,Wyan- | ROCK
ALICE COOPER: July 10, 8 pm, Joe Louis Arena, 962-2000.
APRIL WINE and DOC HOLLIDAY: May 26, 8 pm, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610.
AUTOMATIX with SHAWN MURPHY: May 1-3, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350. May 4-5, Bentley s, Royal
DITTILIES: dotte, 282-7442. Sixties rock. May 1-2, Center Stage, Canton, 981-4111. May 710, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 9945350.
THE EDGE: Thru May 2, Coral Gables, Taylor, 295-2200. GARLAND JEFFRIES with the RUMOUR: May 6, Center Stage, Canton, 981-4111.
Fri. & Sat.: Eileen Orr Trio Sunday Brunch With the Classics Mother's Day Special with Bork-Em Riff. 4124 Woodward Ave., a blocks South of
ee eeeMarx
dy ING
y ss rig"REMY, Lm FIVE. Sees GoT SOMEA THOSE " MARDEE GRAW SERIES te HAND TOWELS, You KNOW ANE THEY PuT "A By ge TTY LITTLE PERSONALITY [W MY LIVIN TODAY, x pi Ce SAY A LOT ABOUTA PERSON, MA, 11. So istage a DON'T week), Ok, ?,,
John McCormick's tribute to Mother's Day.
1.0.U:: Starting May 4, Tu-Su, 300 Bowl, Waterford, 261-9640. GREG KIHN: May 13, Harpo's, 8236400. 6400.
GRACE JONES: May 3, Harpo's, 823-
oon May 5, 1 18
JOHN CALE: May 11, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
MARINER: Thru May 2, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640.
MARY ROBERTS and the INSIDE/
OUTSIDE BAND: May 1-2, Cafe Detroit, 831-8820. May 8-9, Song Shop, 8328032.
LOOKOUT: May 4-6, September's Warren, 756-6140.
MARIAH: May 13-17, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
MARIA MULDAR: May 18-23, db s, Dearbom, 593-1234.
MILLERZ KILLERZ: May 10-11, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640.
NEWT and the SALAMANDERS: May 5, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
NEW WORLD: Opening May 5, Pier 500, Wyandotte; 282-7442.
OFF BROADWAY: May. 4, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
OFF THE RECORD: May 1-3, Papillon Ballroom, Dearborn, 278-0079. May 89, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150. May 11-12, September's, Warren, 756-61 40. May 13-17, 24 Karat Club, 531-2332.
PLUM STREET: FSa, 60s rock, Carter's, 521-9216.
PRODIGY: May 1-2, Center Stage, Canton, 981-4111.
PULSTAR: May 5-9, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640.
PURPLE HAZE: May 8-9, Harpo's, 823:
6400. QUICK _CITY URBAN RENEWAL: May 12, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109. RADIO CITY: April 30-May 2, Jagger's, Pontiac, 681-1701. May 3-4, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640. May 1317; Bentley's, Royal Oak, 583-1292.ROBIN LANE and the CHARTBUSTERS: May 6, Second Chance, AnnArbor, 994-5350.
SCRATCH: April 30-May 2, Mr. Robert's, Romulus, 941-0777. May 6-31, W-Su, Jamie's, Garden City, 522-7194. THE SHIRTS: May 11, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350. 2
SKIDS: May 11-12, Royal ~Oak, 583-1292.
STINK & BOOZE BROTHERS: May 1216, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640.
STRUT: April 30-May 2,seis Sek s, 8236400.
STYX: April 30, May 1, 8 pm, Joe Louis Brena, 962-2000.
TEEN ANGELS: May 5-9, Jagger's, Pontiac, 681-1701. May 12, Second Chance, Ann ieee o94- 5350. TOBY REDD: "May 1. 3, Papillon Ballroom, Dearbom, 278-0079. May 8-9, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150.
TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS: June 5, Cobo Hall, 962-5921.
U.F.0.: May 26, Center Stage, Canton, 981-4111.
WILLIE NILE: May 13, Harpo s, 8236400.
SON OF BAMBOO PRESENTS AT HARPO'S GREG KIHN BAND .,WILLIE NILE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT HARPO'S AND ALL C.T.C. OUTLETS: MLE C ANNOUNCES AT MASONIC AUDITORIUM TUESDAY MAY 19. 8 pm CZZ¥ Ce0uRN,
BLIZZARD OF OZZ WITH 6 VESTS MOTORHEAD and R.UR. TICKETS $9.50 & $8.50 at Masanic Box Office. Hudsons. and all C.T.C. Outlets
ANNOUNCING OUR NEW RECORD RENTAL SERVICE
For those of you who enjoy . recording, we are renting LPs at 75¢ a.day 1,000 s to choose from. WYANDOTTE RECORD EXCHANGE WE PAY TOP $$ FOR YOUR USED LPs & CASSETTES Mon.-Fri. 10 to 8 Saturday: 10.to 9. 3008
1800 Southfield Rd. Linco!n Park, MichiganONE NITE ONLY FROM NEW YORK CHEETAH CHROME plus BAD HABIT Fri., May 1
The REPUTATIONS
Sat., May 9 ONE. NITE ONLY. FROM NEW YORK SCHRAPPNEL Wed., May 13 Also: VIDEO ROLLERBALL
HAPPENIN
died May 16, 1979
STAINLESS STEEL: May 1-2, Tupay s, SZ 1el 7
tean, W orid
BORIS SAVAGE: May 6, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
Z.Z. TOP and LOVERBOY: June 13, 8 pm, Joe Louis Arena, 962-2000.
NEW WAVE
THE AMERICANS: May 7, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121. BELFIELD and the CATS: May 9, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
BIG FUN: May 7, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
BOSCH (from Cleveland): May 15, Nunzio 's, Lincoln Park, 383-3121. THE BRIDES: May 3, Harpo's, 8236400.
CADILLAC KIDZ: May 8-9, Kegabrew, 343-9558.
CHEETAH CHROME: May 1, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
CINECIDE: May 1-2, Lili's, 875-6555.
FALCONS: May 8, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
THE FAST (from NYC): May 15, Tupay s, 521-1717.
FLEXIBLES: April 30, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555. May 5, Star Bar, Ann
Arbor, 769-0109. May 14, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
GLASSINGS DAVID: May 14, The Bowery, 871-1503.
INDIVIDUALS: May 2, Bookie's, 8620877.
IVORIES: May 9, The Bowery, 8711503.
- LUKEWARM: April 30, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
MARSHALL CRENSHAW: May 8, Bookie s, 862-0877:
NATASHA: May 8-9, Lili s, 875-6555.
NEW TOYS (from NY): May 8, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
PLIMSOULS: May 1, Bookie's, 8620877.
RU.R: May 9, Red Carpet Lounge, 8859881.
RAGNAR KVARAN: May 7-8, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555.
RAYBEATS: May 9, Bookie 's, 8620877.
REPUTATIONS: May 1-2, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881. May 9, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
ROCKABILLY CATS: May 1-2, Alvin's Finer Bar, 832-2355.
ROOMATES: May 2, The Bowery, 8711503.
ROUGH CUT: May 7-8, The Bowery, 871-1503.
RUSSELL GOODE & THE OUTLINES: May 7, Lili's, 875-6555.
SHRAPNEL: May 13, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 383-3121.
SILLIES: May 2, Nunzio s, Lincoln Park, 832-3121. May 6, Peppermint Lounge.
SINGLES: May 14, Lilis, 875-6555.
STEVE NARDELLA: May 14, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
STEVE NEWHOUSE: May 1-2, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
STRANGERS: May 2, The Bowery, 8711503.
TOM DICKEY and DESIRES: May 1, Bookie's, 862-0877.
TORPEDOS: May 1-2, Kegabrew, 3439558. May 14-15, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
WALKIE TALKIES: May 8, Tupay s, S217 17; THE WELDERS: May 2, Les Lounge, 592-8714.
WHITE LINES: May 9, The Bowery, 871-1503.
YOUNG & DIRTY SHOW: May 9, Tupay's, 521-1717.
COUNTRY
IRON MOUNTAIN COUNTRY: May 9June 13, M-Sa, Phoenix City, Berkley, 542-9797.
KENNY MILLER and the COUNTRY LADS: W-Su, All Around Bar, 292-6838.
LARRY LEE ADKINS: M-Sa thru May 9, Phoenix City, Berkley, 542-9797.
FOLK
DAN CANTWELL& GUESTS: Tuesdays, Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483.
DAVE GORDON & WATERSHED: May 8-9, bluegrass, Griff's, Pontiac, 334-
7651.
THE GAELS: Tu, Sa, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 280-2902.
JERRY STARLING: Sundays, Union Street I, Grosse Pointe, 331-0018.
JIM. PERKINS & JOE VERMILION: Sundays, Four Green Fields, 280-2902.
HOLLY NEAR: May 1, 8 pm, WSU Rackham Auditorium, 865-0058.
MARCIA TAYLOR: May 9, 8 pm, Birmingham Unitarian Church, 531-8943.
MARIE SCHLEPERS: May 3, Cripple Creek Coffee House, Birmingham, 6451173:
MARK ILER: Thursdays, Union Street I, Grosse Pointe, 331-0018.
MARTY BURKE: Fridays, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 280-2902.
MICHAEL McCREESH & COMPANY: May 10, Cripple Creek Coffee House, Birmingham, 645-1173.
PAT S PEOPLE: Thursdays, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 380-2902.
PAUL NAGEL: Mondays, Union Street I, Grosse Pointe, 331-0018.
PHOENIX: May 6-16, W-Sa, Larry's, Warren, 575-4380.
RICH MANDERFIELD: Wednesdays, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 2802902.
SECOND ANNUAL MOTOR CITY
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL May 24, Meadow Brook Music Festival site, Rochester, 577-4204.
SHAR: Sundays, 4-8 pm, Griffs, Pontiac, 334-7651.
STONEY CREEK: May 1-2, Griffs, Pontiac, 334-7651.
TERESA TRULL with JULIE HOMI: May 16, 8 pm, Michigan State University's Erickson Kiva, E. Lansing, (517)
| 4 Ha i "s
Ee men RIOT
321-0679 for info.
TIM ROSE: Wednesdays, Union Street Grosse Pointe, 331-0018.
CLASSICAL
ALLEN PARK SYMPHONY: Allen Park Municipal Aud., 928-8777. May 3, 7:30 pm. An aill-Beethoven concert featuring Akiko Matsuo on piano.
AMERICAN ARTIST SERIES: Kincswood Aud., 885 Cranbrook Rd., Bloomfield, 647-2230. May 3, pm, American String Quartet.
BRS MUSICA CHAMBER ORCHES-
TRA: DIA, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. May 7, 8:30 pm, final concert of the season.
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF DETROIT: Orchestra Hall, Woodward at Parsons, 832-7400. May 5, pm, Juillard String Quartet.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
Ford Aud., Jefferson at Woodward, 9617017. April 30, 8:30 pm, May 3, 3:30 pm; May 7-9, 8:30 pm, Antol Dorati, conductor.
GROSSE POINTE SYMPHONY: Parcells School, Mack at Vernier, 8246186. May 10, 3:30 pm, young artists from Michigan Opera Theatre.
MACOMB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: John Lewis Student Community Aud., Macomb College, Warren, 445-7456. May 1, 8 pm, Thomas Cook, conductor. ORQUESTRA FILARMONICA DE LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO: Music Hall, 350 Madison, 963-7680. May 7, 8:30 pm.
RENAISSANCE CONCERTS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Rd., Grosse Pointe, 851-8934. May 12, pm, Misha Rachlevsky, violin and
David Wilson, harpsichord. SATURDAYS ATI FOUR: Madame Cadillac Hall, Marygrove College, 8628000, Ext. 316. May 2, pm, James Varing, violin; Lawrence LaGore, piano.
SCANDINAVIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610. May 3, pm, featuring baritone Hakan Hagegard.
W.S.U. MUSIC DEPARTMENT: Community Arts Aud., Cass at Kirby. May 2, 8:30 pm, P.D.Q. Bach concert.
MUSIC ETC.
GREAT LAKES CHAPTER OF SWEET ADELINES: May 1-2, four-part harmony, Warren Woods High School Aud., Warren, 791-6106 or 731-7083 for info.
INNER CIRCLE: May 14, reggae, Bookie s, 862-0877.
INTERNATIONAL DULCIMER EXPOSITION: May 8-10, music begins at noon, Colombiere College, Clarkston. Call 882-6853 for info.
MAKAH RHYTHM: May 6, redsae, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
STEEL PULSE: May 7, reggae, Bookie's, 862-0877.
ONXY2Z: Thursdays, reggae, Alvin's Finer Bar, 832-2355.
PEREGRINE: Fr-Sa, Sentimental Lady Saloon, Mt. Clemens, 465-5230.
AIRWAVES
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED: May 4, 56:30 pm, special retrospective celebrating the show's tenth anniversary.
NPR's award-winning nightly newsmagazine is broadcast weekdays 56:30 pm and weekends 5-6 pm. WDET, 101.9 FM. ALL TOGETHER NOW: Tues., pm. Metro Detroit's longest-running radio show produced by and for women addresses events and music from ferninist perspective. May 5, live call-in show on motherhood. WDET, 101.9 FM.
COMMERCIAL-FREE JAZZ: V-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.
DANGEROUS EXPOSURE: Sundays, pm, stuff that isn't normally heard in the market. WABX, 99 FM. DETROIT BLACK JOURNAL: Airs every Friday at 9:30 pm Sunday, 2:30 pm. WIVS, Channel 56. FREE FOR ALL: Fridays, pm, Mort Crim hosts talk show featuring panel of five Detroiters addressing current issues. WDIV, Channel 4. HITCHHIKER S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: Thursdays, 8:30 pm. This BBCproduced show pokes fun at contemporary social values and the science fiction senre. WDET, 101.9 FM. JAZZ 'N' JAM: M, Tu, Th, pm to midnight, Community Block Radio with Lou Jones. WNEC, 830 AM. LIVE CONCERT DOUBLE BILL: Sundays, 8-10 pm, two houts of live rock roll. WRIF, 101 FM. MORPHOGENESIS: Unique forms of
Walter Reuther
creative music from al! 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, 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
BENEFIT FOR WOMEN IN TRANSITION: Porter St. Station, 1400 Porter, 963-6633 for ticket info. April 30, 5-9 pm. Ticket price includes live entertainment, all the beer, wine, food you want. Proceeds benefit Women in Transition, an emergency shelter for battered women.
CONCERNED CITIZENS COUNCIL: Cobo Hall Riverview Ballroom, 9633944. 10th Anniversary fundraiser for Detroits only non-profit, city-wide, research-oriented advocacy organization.
D.S.0. BENEFIT: 264 Pine Ridge Dr., Bloomfield Hills, 961-0700. May 1-23, tours of the 1981 Symphony ASID
Showhouse will be given to benefit the DSO.
FUN SKATE-A-THON: May 2, 11 ampm, 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 Michigan. Everyone is invited to bring their skates and participate.
ROCK AGAINST REPRESSION: Wayne State University DeRoy Auditorium, May 16, Rock Against Racism benefit for the Pontiac Brothers. Call 869-0109 or 832-2264 for info.
ONSTAGE
ACTORS RENAISSANCE THEATRE: Ren Cen btw. Towers 200 300, 5682525. Thur May 16, Tuscaloosa s Calling Me But I'm Not Going.
ATTIC THEATRE: 525 E. Lafayette, 963-7789. Thru May 16, W, F& Sa, Bent and the music review Follies in Blue.
BIRMINGHAM THEATRE: 211 S. Woodward, 644-3533. Every day except Mon. Thru May 10, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? COMEDY CASTLE: Stafford , W. Bloomfield, 545-2576. April 30-May 2, Bill Kirchenbauer. May 5-8, Bruce DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Thru May 3, Th-Su, Puntila and Matti. Opening May 14, Bosoms and Neglect. FISHER THEATRE: Fisher Bids., 8721000. Bob Fosse Dancin . FOURTH STREET PLAYHOUSE: 301 W. Fourth St, Royal Oak, 543-3666. Thru May 16, & Sa, 8:30 pm; Su,
os
HaPP
died May 9, 1970
7:30 pm. The Wall and Beyond Mozambique. Midnight performances & S, The Stronger and Suppressed Desires. LANGSTON HUGHES THEATRE: 13325 Livernois, 935-9425. Opening May 1 thru June 28, Sa, 8:30 pm; Su, JZ pm, Why Old Men Sit On Park Benches.
N.Y. LABOR THEATRE: WSU General Lectures Aud., W. Warren at Anthony Wayne Dr., 861-8555 for ticket info. May 8, 8 pm, Railroad Bill. May 14, pm, Railroad Bill will be performed at UM Dearborn Rec. and Organization Center. 593-5151.
U-D THEATRE COMPANY: Studio 100, U-D Campus, 927-1130. May 1-3,8pm, Butley.
W.S.U. THEATRES: Hilberry Theatre: Cass at Hancock, 577-2972. April 30, May 2, 8, Bloody Jack; May 7, 9, Tonight at 8:30. All shows at 8:30 pm. Bonstelle Theatre: 3424 Woodward, 577-2960. May 8-9, 8:30 pm, Feiffer People. WILL-O-WAY REPERTORY THEATRE: 775 W. Long Lake, Bloomfield Hills, 644-4418. Sa, 8:30 pm, thru May 16, Picnic.
DINNER THEATRE
ALFRED'S SOMERSET DINNER THEATRE: 2475 W. Big Beaver, Troy, 6438865. Thru May 16, & Sa, dinner at 7:30 pm, California Suite. BOOK CADILLAC IN DETROIT: 1114
Don Tapert, The Bowery, May 1. Washington Bivd., 288-0450. Thru June 6, Ragged Andy. Dinner at 7 pm. JOANNE'S RESTAURANT: 6700 E. Mile Rd., 527-9385. & Sa, 7:30 pm, The Merrymakers. LIGHTHOUSE SIX INN: Mile and Telegraph Rd., 535-9411. & Sa thru June, Cabaret.
MR. MAC'S STABLE: Parkland Tower, Dearborm, 288-0450. May thru June 27. The Apple Tree. Dinner at pm, show time 9 pm. Call for reservations.
BALLROOM DANCING: Vanity Ballroom, 14201 E. Jefferson, 822-3393. Sundays, 3-8 pm, dance to the music of Donald Walden's Wood and Brass Septet.
DETROIT CITY DANCE COMPANY: Music Hall, 350 Madison, 963-7680. May 6, 8, 9, 8:30 pm.
1308 Broadway, 963-1274. May 9, am-12:30 pm, training session for volunteer testers.
DETROIT FOLK DANCE CLUB: 380 Lone Pine, Bloomfield (Brookside School), 649-2878. Club meets every Friday evening 8-11:15 pm.
H.E.CC. CENTER FOR NEW DIRECTIONS: Dearborn Heights Center, 2712750, Ext. 330, May 2,9 am-3:30
WRITHM DANCE COMPANY: Liberal Arts Bldg, Room 228, Marygrove Collese, 867-7707. May 2,8 pm and May 3, pm, special works by choreographer Rosina Bonsu. PARADIGM DANCE THEATRE: Every Thursday, 7:30-9:00
[lth Annual Insh Fortnight, series of evening lectures and performances by seven scholars from Ireland. MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR. CHILDREN AND ADULIS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: OCC Southfield Campus, 471-0790
STOUFFER'S DINNER SHOWCASE: Northland Inn, Southfield, 569-4700. Every & Sa, 7:30 pm, The Gonzo Theatre. Show time pm.
STOUFFER'S EASTLAND DINNER THEATRE: 18000 Vernier, St. Clair Shores, 371-8410. Thru May 30, Brigadoon. THE WINE TASTIERS RESTAURANT THEATRE: 17 Mile and Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, 288-0450. Opening May2, The Owl and the Pussy Cat.
ROBERTO'S: 2485 Coolidge, Berkley, 288-0450. Thru May 9, Do! Do, Dinner pm, show time 7:30 pm. Call for reservations.
BRONCO BILLY. Overlooked Clint Eastwood: too tame for Clint's fans, and the rest of us wouldn't dare believe an Eastwood flick could be worthy of attention. But Elliott W. says it is. (Detroit Film Theatre, May |)
The first 3-D rating system in flmdom was CAVEMAN. Ringo Starr and friend Barbara Bach go primeval.
and tested in Chrysler laboratories
THE CHOSEN. the Chaim Potok bestseller comes to the screen with Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson and Barry Miller as pair of tathers and sons srowing up Jewish in Brooklyn in the 40s. (Opens May 11)
of the
viewer: 222 Comatose
az Deep Sleep Z Naps (none) Wide Awake
Unrated movies betray that the reviewer is not omnipresent, but lives in Detroit, does not frequent Hollywood or New York, and sometimes goes to baseball games instead of movies.
BMY. Jenny Agutter (Walkabout, Equus) is woman recovering from painful mariage and the death of her chiid who devotes hersell to work with the handicapped Marcaret Brien also appears in this latest adult Disney effort (Opens Apr 17)
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: its boring. Linking all the disparate legends of the Knighis of the Round fable together becomes tedious, it's 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. Despite occasional brilliant touches. was reminded of Monty Python Holy Grail _I kept expectind Merlin to break mito scurrilous ditty. That's how preposterous the dialogue and its delivery could set.
FAREWELL MY LOVELY. Robert Mitchum and Charlotte Rampling attempt to revive Raymond Chandler and Phillip Marlowe (Cass City Cinema, May 1-2)
FESR NO EVIL. Another Carrie clone about those devils in hich school.
FRIDAY THE 13th, PART TWO. Only 1! more unul Erday the 13th Pan 13 (Opens May 1) FILMS FROM GRAND RAPIDS. Independent firimiakers from Wester Michican, including
students from William James Collede. Program includes Barbara Roose s-M.WF./Tu.th. and Deanna Morse s animated Star Cycle and Charleston Home Movie. (Detroit Film Project. May 2.)
GOING APE. Did you heat the one about an ia Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach in Caveman.
HARD COUNTRY. What is Jan Michael Vincent doing singing W? Stay tuned, cowpokes. {Opens May 1) HARDLY WORKING. Jerry Lewis returns to the bis screen for the first time in over decade, and retarded children worldwide are rejoicing. In Hardly Working, this bumbling, unemployed oOtangutan that kidnapped two Hollywood screenwniters and held them hostade for two weeks while it jumped about on typewriter and produced script that they later sold to major studio about an orangutan that kidnapped clown plays suess what? a bumbling, unemployed clown. HEAVEN'S GATE. (ZZ) Reviewed this issue. 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.
IMAGE BEFORE MY EYES. Documentary about Polish Jews traces developments of the half-century prior to the Nazi invasion. (Detroit Film Theatre, May 2)
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN. Dennis Hopper s back on the road, with Joseph Bottoms, drastacins along the Pacific Ocean. (Opens May 1)
THE KINO EYE. short history of the documentary besins daily (except Monday and Tuesday) at the Institute of Arts. April 29-May 3: The Kino Eye (1924, Russian). May 6-10: the one and only Nanook of the North (USA, 1921). May 13-17: Spanish Earth, 1937 documentary about the Spanish Cid War ~ directed by Joris lvens and narrated by Emest Heminoway, with Luis Bunuels rarely seen Land Without Bread. (Afemoon Film Theatre)
THE KIRLIAN WITNESS. If plants could talk, what tales they tell. That's the premuse of this rather leafy, offbeat murder mystery that brings Kiran photography to the screen. (Detroit Fim Theatre, May 8)
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES IL. («* WWW) What you laugh at in this sequel about Renata and Albm, the manager and star, respectively, of nighiclub drag show on the French Rivera, will teveal lot about you you laugh only at Albins ridiculous poses and smirk pamly becatise he is such an apparent freak, you may
be missing the point of Edouard Molinaro's surprisingly successful comedy machine that no sender or sexual preference has monopoly on preposterous behavior We ail look silly dressed up in our man s or womans uniform, and Albin and Renato just hold up mirror and fet us see the arbitrariness of society sex role prescriptions.
THE LAST WALTZ. Martin Scorcese's ultimate rock concert movie, featuring the Band, Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, and more. (Cass City Cinema, May 8-10)
LION OF THE DESERT. Historical drama fea turing Anthony Quinn as the Libyan patriot Omar Mukhtar and Rod Steiser as Benito Mussolini. Plot: Quinn tells Steiger out of my country! (Opens May 1)
LUNA. (ZZW) Bemardo Bertolucct s surprising failure is almost comic in its proportions as he attempts to make the histdonic Jil Gayburgh into an epic tragic figure. It not that the subject matier incestuous love between a mother and her son cant be handled on film (Louis Malle did # delightiully and beauthidly in Murmur of the Heart it's just that Bertolucci, after string of critical successes (Last Tango, The Conformist, 1900), apparently started taking himself too seriously. The performance of Matthew Barry, as the confused son, is the movies only redeeming feature. (Detroit Film Theatre, May 9.)
NIGHT HAWKS. Sylvester Stallone takes off his boxing gloves and joins Billy Dee Williams as an undercover cop.
TELL ME A RIDDLE. Melvyn Douglas and Lia Kedrova play an aving matred couple falling in love all over again. (Opens May |)
LEARNING
TESS. («*«*) Polanskis masterpiece is more than Victorian soap opera about the rape and subsequent troubles of Thomas Hardy heroine Tess of the DUrbervilles (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 neatly universal, As filled with precise and vivid detail as Hardys writing, Tess is the best picture of the year. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (*WW2Z) Jack Nicholson is getting so sleazy as he ages that he may end up tuming to pure scum before he dies. His performance im this new version of the steamy james Cain novel that was too hot for Hollywood m the 30s is masterful, and done with a minimum of sarcasm. Jessica Lande is appropriately hungry and desperate as a womdn whose history director Bob Rafelson and screenwriter David Mamet never bother to explain, but who loves little blood mixed in with rough sex. Why she cares for the disgusting creature Nicholson portrays can only be explained by a tather disrnal view of female sexuality, how Nicholson gets reformed by this weird love cant be explained at all Sven Nykvists cinematography creates sullen Depression setting, but the story is interminable, misleading and ultimate fy unsatisfying.
THIER (&*2W) Crack Salectacker Frank (Games Caan) camies little collage of is Life in his wallet With pictures cul out fom magazines whie he was serving fis time in the pen, Franks collase postcard remunds fin of his
pare individuals for the RE Salespersons License Examination.
working for godfatherly underworld execu tive. It's standard B-movie me-against-the world stuff, but what grabs you
WHAT'S.
John Brown
VEGETABLE GARDENING WORKSHOP: Downriver YWCA, Wyandotte, 281-2626. May4, 10 am-noon, Whatis Best to Grow in a Small Space.
LECTURES
CONCERT/TALKS AT ART INSTITUTE: Recital Hall, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. May 13, 8 pm, Karl Haas will conclude his series with Chopin Poet of the Piano.
O.C.C. WOMENCENTER: Orchard Ridge Campus, J-Building, Room 308, 476-9400, Ext. 509. May 13, 7:30-9 pm, Attorney Vicki Buckfire will lecture on legal issues concerning women such as ~-divorce,-child-support, credit, wills, WOMEN'S CENTER PROFESSIONAL NETWORK: 746 Purdy, Birmingham, 642-1132. Kay Thompson, Spiritual Psychology.
FAMILIES
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: 67 E. Kirby, 494-1210. Saturdays, workshops for children ages 4-12. Special Mother's Day workshop May 9.
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.
DETROIT YOUTHEATRE: DIA, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. May 2, 11 am & 2 pm, the Meliken Puppets presentJohnny, Paul and Dan'l. May 9, 11 am &2 pm, the musical Jack and the Beanstalk.
FAMILY THEATRE SERIES: Henry Ford Museum Theatre, May 2, 9,2 pm, Aladdin.
f Onxyz, Rock Against Repression benefit, May 16.
FORT WAYNE: Livernois at W.Jefferson, 849-0299. The historic barracks opens its 1981 season May 6.
LIVELY ARTS FOR LITTLE ONES: Southfield Parks and Recreation Bldg., 354-4717. May 3, 1 pm, the Nicolo Marionettes present Peter Pan. MELIKIN PUPPET THEATRE: Jewish Community Center, W. Bloomfield, 6611000. May3, 2 pm, American legendary heroes and puppetry. In the Heart of the Eastern Market Tu: Alaskan King Crab Leg Dinner 5.95 Th: 200z.
POLITICAL
EL SALVADOR: REVOLUTION OR DEATH: 17425 Second, 934-8866. May 1, Babis Banner, featured speaker. Call for time and details. HEALTH & SAFETY DEMONSTRATION: May 4, 11 am. Protest the Reagan administration's attempt to delay action on the proposed cotton-
_born May 9, 1800'
dust standard. Meet at Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union Hall, 1550 Howard St, march to the Federal Building.
NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD: May 2831, National Executive Board Meeting. Various committee meetings, workshops and presentations. The title ofthe meeting is I Don't Mind Working, But Do Mind Dying. Keynote speaker Arthur Kinoy will address Current Trends in Civil Rights and Constitutional Law. Call 963-0843 for info. This event is open to the public.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH FOR WORKING WOMEN: WSU General Lectures Aud. 577-4625. May 16, 9-5 pm, a one-day conference on women's work, health and rights. Keynote speaker Barbara Ehrenreich. Child care provided. prorieored by SEMCOSH.
SUN DAY: May 3, 1-7 pm, The Solar Energy Association of Detroit is sponsoring various exhibits and speakers at three locations: Oakland University Dodge Hall, Wayne State University Manoogian Hall and Local 80 Solar Heated Training Center, 32700 Dequindre at 14 Mile Rd.
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.
WATER QUALITY HEARINGS: Southfield Recreation Bidg., 26000 Evergreen, 961-4266. April 30, 2:30 & 7 pm, public hearings on proposed amendments. Sponsored by SEMCOG.
WOMEN'S CONFERENCE OF CONCERNS: Cobo Hall, 961-3835. May 2, 8am-5 pm, LestWe Forget, a forum to address core issues facing our city, state and nation.
PRIDE DAY CLEAN UP: May 2, 12 noon. Meet at Cass and Selden parking lot for community effort to clean up the area. At 4 pm there will be a party at the Unitarian Church, Cass at Forest. One bag of trash is the admission price. Other neighborhood communities may want to contact their neighborhood councils about activities in their community.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Hills, 645-3210. May 9, 2:45 & 3:45 pm, the adventure film Cattleguard Care, about crawling through Canada s largest known cave.
DUKE ELLINGTON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: DIA, 5200 Woodward, 8322730. April 30, 8 pm, David Chertok will present a collection of jazz films in honor of the late composer's 82nd birthday.
ETHNIC FESTIVALS: Hart Plaza, 9630879 for info. May 1-3, Fine Foods Festival. May 8-10, Far East & French Ethnic Festivals.HARBINGER DANCE COMPANY: 75 Victor, Highland Park, 883-1998. May 3, auditions for the 1981/82 season. e
BROWN WN BAG SPECIAL! Soup of the Day Small Salad Half Sandwich of Day All $2.75 + tax (Carry Out Only) Call in your order 841-4093 Tues. to Sat. 11 am to 7 pm Sunday 11:30 to 3:30 pm
Tues. to Sat. 11 am to 7:30 pm 5901 W. Vernor at Cavalry
Complete luncheon from 11 am Wednesday 3-8 pm
Fish & Chips $3.50
Kitchen & Bar open Wed.-Fri. til 8 pm 225 Jos. Campau 259-3675
peesPhoto: Barbara Weinberg
__ WHAT'S.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEEK
BUS TOUR: May 16, Discovering Detroit's Neighborhoods. Call. 9627900 for iriformation and reservations.
ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELE-
BRATION: Southfield Civic Center. May 10, 2 pm, musical and other types of festivals to celebrate Israel's 33rd birthday.
MOTOR CITY THEATRE ORGAN
SOCIETY: Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser Rd. Gaylord Carter, famous silent film organist will accompany the1927 Academy Award Winner Sunrise.
MI. CLEMENS COMMUNITY ART FAIR: Macomb Place. May 8, 9:30 am9 pm.
OAKLAND YOUTH SYMPHONY
SUMMER ORCHESTRA: Auditions will be held for the Summer Camp program. Call Rosemary Lewis, 624-1540.
THIRD ANNUAL .GESNERIAD FLOWER SHOW & SALE: Tel-Twelve Mall. May 3, 12-4 pm, indoor flowering plant sale.
WALKING TOUR OF DETROIT: Meet at Birmingham Unitarian Church, 651 N. Woodward, May 6, 10 am. Call Julie, 373-5403 for details.
EXHIBITIONS
ABOVE ALTIER S: 3965 Woodward. Thru May 16, Another Unruly Art Show, featuring the works of Detroiters Diana Bonner, June Hund, Bill Rzepka and Mike Zimmerman.
_ Mother Jones
AFRO-AMERICAN MUSEUM: 1553 W. Grand Blvd., 899-2500. Thru June, an exhibit about. six Black insurance companies.
THE ART CENTER: 125 Macomb, Mt. Clemens, 469-8666. Thru May 10, a and poster display.
ARTISAN S GALLERY: 19666 W. 10 Mile Rd., Southfield, 356-4449. General gallery selections.
ARTRAIN GALLERY: 316 Fisher Bidg., 871-2910. Thru May 22, charcoals and pastels by Samuel Pope.
BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD ART ASSOCIATION: 1516 S. Cranbrook, Birmingham, 644-0866. Opening May 9 (reception 6-9 pm) thru May 29, Birmingham Society of Women Painters (BSWP) exhibit.
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. Thru May 16, paintings by Harry Nadler.
CAROL HOOBERMAN GALLERY: 155 S. Bates,. Birmingham, 647-3666. May 4-26, Flat Glass by Harriet Hyams, Albinas Elskus and Beverly Weiser.
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART MUSEUM: 500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield, May 1-10, Student Degree Show.
DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET: 1452 Randolph, 962-0337. Opening May 124, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) on Harmony Park.
DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET'S OTHER SPACE: 7th Floor, Hudson's Downtown, 962-0337. Thru May 8, Untitled Fathers, a show by Ralph Paquin. Opening May 15, Paul aes * and Nelson Smith.
_ born May 1, 1 May 1, 1630,
DETROIT GALLERY OF CONTEMPO-
RARY CRAFTS: 301 Fisher Bidg., 8737888. Thru May 16, For Tea, an. homage to the art of tea.
DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 5401 . Woodward, 833-1805. Thru May 19, Buildings Reborn: New Uses, Old Places.
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: 5200 Woodward, 833-7900. Thru Sept. 6) The Nude» Prints, Drawings and Photographs from the Permanent Collection.
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY: Main Branch, 5201 Woodward, 833-4043. Photogallery: May 2-June 6, Public Monuments of Michigan, photographs by Robert Mosher. *
DONALD. MORRIS GALLERY: 105 Townsend, Birmingham, 642-8812. Thru May 9, works by David Barr.
DREYFUSS GALLERY: 209 N. Main, Ann Arbor, 996-1787. Thru May 23, volcano photographs from Iceland ae Hawaii by Bern Pedit.
ELOQUENT LIGHT GALLERY: 145 S. Livernois, Rochester, 652-4686. Opening May 5 thru Sept., group show featuring A. Adams, J. Sexton, Y. Karsh.
FEIGENSON-ROSENSTEIN GALLERY: - 310 Fisher Bldg., 873-7322. Opening May thru May-30 oe works by Nancy Pletos.
FOCUS GALLERY: 743 Beaubien, 9629025. Thru May 22, sculpture, paintings and drawings by Detroiters R. Downs, S. Gunsberg, N. Smith, P. Soderberg and M. Vidakovich.
GALLERY CASONOVA: Bemhardt Bldg., 2479 Grand River, 961-7782. Drawings and paintings by Ruth
Ra Goldfaden. GALLERY RENAISSANCE: 400 Ren Cen, 259-2577. Thru May.7, paintings and works on paper by seven Detroiters connected with CCS.
ilroad Bit, WSU General Lectures Auditorium, May 8. GALLERY 22: 22 E. Long Lake, Bloomfield, 642-1310. General selections.
HALSTED GALLERY: 560 Woodward, Birmingham, 644-8284. Thru May 16,
WHAT'S Malcolm X
photogravures of North American Indians by Edward S. Curtis.
HEART GALLERY: 868 Dix, Lincoln Park, 388-7590. Thru May 15, mixed media collages and soft seule by Diane Belcher.
HENRY FORD MUSEUM: Greenfiaid Village, Dearborn, 271-1260. Thru Nov., Mass Produced Elegance.
ILONA AND GALLERY: 30165 Orchard Lake, Farmington, 855-4488. Opening May (reception 5-8 pm) thru May 30, a one-woman fantasy exhibition by Deborah Kashdan.
KLEIN GALLERY: 4250 N. Woodward, Royal Oak, 647-7709. Thru May 2, pastels by L. Blovils, D. Bonner, S. Gold, A. G. Smith and D. Vogel.
LONDON ARTS GALLERY: 321 Fisher Bidg., 871-3606. General gallery selections.
LOOKING GLASS GALLERY: 1604 Rochester Rd., Royal Oak, 548-1149. Thru May 17, photographs by Imogen Cunningham.
MEADOW BROOK ART GALLERY: Oakland University, Rochester; 377-~ 3005. Closed until Fall.
MERCY COLLEGE: 8200 W. Outer Drive, Mercy Confererice Center, 5926080. May 6-10, 25th Annual Student Art Exhibit.
MUCCIOLI STUDIO GALLERY: 511 Beaubien, 962-4700. Gallery regulars.
COLLECTABLES CLOTHING
*
MULLALY GALLERY: 1025 Hayes, Birmingham, 645-2741. General gallery selections.
PAINTER S PLACE: 140 N. Comer Northville, 348-9544. Works by Caroline Dunphy.
PEWABIC POTTERY: 10125 E. Jefferson, 822-0954. Opening May 10 thru May 30, John Gaskins and Tom Phardel. PIERCE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY: 217 Pierce, Birmingham, 646-6950. Thru May 9, fashion photography by Debra Turbebille. PITTMAN GALLERY: 300 Ren Cen, 259-2235. Thru May 15, linoleum block prints and sculpture by Doug & Laura Belind.
PONTIAC ART CENTER: 47 Williams St., Pontiac, 333-7849. Opening May 4 thru May 14, Pontiac Secondary School Show.
POSTER GALLERY: 304 Fisher Bldg. 875-5211. Fine Art posters. May 6-9, come celebrate the Baleey, s second birthday.
RUBINER GALLERY: 621 S. Washington, Royal Oak, 544-2828. Opening May 2 (reception 3-7 pm) thru May 29, watercolor constructions by Aviva Robinson.
SAK S FIFTH AVENUE'S OLD STORE: Lothrup at Second. May 1-31, 30 artists will display their work in the windows in a show titled Behind the Glass. 511 south washington avenue royal oak, michigan 48067 SAY IT TO OVER 100,000 READERS With a DMT Classified '. See Page 26 rom ot with this |coupon
\ HAPPENIN __
SHELDON ROSS GALLERY: 250 Martin, Birmingham, 642-7694. Thru May 23, watercolors and drawings by George Grosz.
SUSANNE HILBERRY GALLERY: 555 S. Woodward, 642-8250. Opening May 5 thru June 6, gree by Alex Katz.
TROY ART GALLERY: 75 Big Beaver, Troy, 362-0112. Thru May, Michigan Group Exhibition.
U-M MUSEUM OF ART: S. State St. 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, plus a variety of clay, glass and fibre pieces.
WILLIS GALLERY: 422 S. Willis. Hours: Tu-Sa, noon-6 pm. Opening May 15 (reception 6-9 pm) thru May 30, recent works by Diane Carr.
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 May 23, works by Janice Charach. YAW GALLERY: 550 N. Woodward, Birmingham, 647-5470. Thru May 14, 19th and early-20th century American Indian beadwork.
Imogene Cunningham, Looking Glass Gallery, thru May 17.
JAMMING WITH i. ARRADIGM DANCE THEATRE
by Janis Fernandez
A paradigm in a pattern, example or model. It is universal and archetypal. Jean Raczkowski, founder and coordi| nating director of Detroit's Paradigm Dance Theatre, explains that Paradigm desires to be community for collective creativity. We choreograph, promote and prepare for performances collectively. In this sharing we experience a spiritual connection with each other and the audience. She considers the group to be an overall pattern formed by individual expressions in various artistic media. The collective effort is concretized in the form of contact improvisation in which dancers share weight, momentum and impulses through physical contact. Paradigm focuses on this form in performance and at its weekly jam sessions.
Every Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9:00, Paradigm holds its Contact Jam in the fifth floor gym of the Central United Methodist Church at the corner ofWoodward and Adams in Detroit. The Jam is open to all, though anominal donation is required. It serves as a forum for solo ~ and group improvisation, multi-media collaboration, and a hearty dose of discussion and critique of one another's and the collective works. :
Participation in the Jam means participation in the collective creative process of the Dance Theatre. The scores for the group improvisations which are part of every Paradigm performance are set at the Jams. Participants not only have input but also the opportunity to become involved in performance. Active members of the collective rehearse at Jams and welcome feedback and suggestions.
Stewart Shevin, presently a member of the collective, and Hughthir White, a former member who is now at the Naropa Institutein Colorado, both stress Paradigm's desire to ~deformalize dance, to break down the barriers between trained dancers and nondancers, to make dance more accessible. The collective is very much open to new members, to friends at the Jams, and also to audiences.
Their upcoming concert will include an improvisation involving active audience participation. Raczkowski feels that. concerts can include works in
Diane Patterson and Ellie Tudor. The concert will consist of choreographed and improvised.solo and group works by Paradigm and guest appearances by Mirage and Men Working, dance collectives based in Ann Arbor who also focus on contact improvisation.
-Raczkowski will perform her work Connections to original guitar compositions by Robert Abate and to her original poetry which she will recite. The progress as well as finished pieces, not only to give choreographers the chance to experiment and grow, but also to give audiences the chance to critique and - suggest. 2
Since its inception in 1978, the group has remained open and ever changing, with over one dozen past members. Paradigm presently includes five active members who will be performing with the group: Jean Raczkowski, Stewart Shevin (dancer, photographer), Ted Woods (dancer, technician/designer),
kowski s feelings about Paradigm's
piece is about relationships or connections between people and reflects Raczcreative process. Performance dates will be May 14 and May 15, though a location is not yet set. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a floor for the new space which the collective is planning to occupy in the near future. For more information about the concert, call 1-348-3342, or write Paradigm, 1437 Randolph, No: 3 South, Detroit, Michigan 48226.
Photo: Stewart Shevin
Paradigm members in action.
Photo: Stewart Shevin
Linton Kwesi Johnson LK] in Dub Mango Records
Before we sing the praises of LKj, let's take a look at the art of Dub, for those uninitiated.
Dub took form in Jamaica in the 60s and 70s, as DJs ( Toasters ) would take recorded tracks (usually instrumental B-sides of 45s), and dub over them with raps and poetry. As the technology improved, toasters would increasingly electronically modify the music, treating it with echo, phasing, and editing procedures, modifying it to the point where tracks would usually be identifiable but of a new character.
Over the years, dub has become quite popular in Jamaica and England, with such figures as I-Roy, Burning Spear, Scratch Perry and Blackbeard: becoming well known. Which is absolutely justified: dub, contrary to some opinion, is not about sitting around stoned, playing with expensive toys and babbling senselessly. It is, in essence, a blissful unity of the timeless, sensual feel of reggae with the powers of modern technology. It demands great musicianship, taste and /an acute sense of balance. And it demands commitment, which brings us to LKJ.
Linton Kwesi Johnson is a Black Englishman, a recognized poet and a man of enormous. heart and political: vitriol. In
POWER OF THE WORD MEETS THE BEAT
voicing his concern for the oppression of the, Black English minority, LK] has chosen to wrap his - deeply sonorous speaking voice within the warm womb of reggae, resulting in the power of the word being magnified by the beat. His extensive use of Jamaican patois, rather than limiting his effectiveness
on foreign ears, intensifies it - through the musicality and economy of the language.
His taste in co-producer (Blackbeard) and backing musicians is impeccable. LKJ's first two LPs, Forces of Victory and the transcendant Bass Culture - confirmed him as a new and major force in the reggae world,_
and as a er in an English reggae vanguard, with Steel Pulse and Matumbi, and his stature as a poet of the oppressed is a motivation for concerned people everywhere.
It may seem odd that a poet such as LK] would abstract the flow of his words with the radical chop of dub, which, in fact,he Pres
has been criticized for. This is tantamount to criticizing Duke Ellington for not writing everything around his piano. In Dub is a testimony to LKJ as composer who, with Blackbeard, creates an elegantly physical sonic wash of .texture and rhythm. Rhythm, in fact, is what In Dub ultimately glorifies, as a million bits of beat meet aithousand crossroads of pulse. Bass and drums are mixed, to shake the earth, assisted in multitude by machine-gun bursts of conga, sharp jabs of keys, constant interjections. of scratchy 'n' sweet R & B suitar, and a creation full of electronic mathematics. The icing on the cake is the incredible richness of. the horns, so gracefully simple and poignant, of a childlike perfection. Melody here is a whole new logic, as its shared by all instruments, a continuum that operates by permutation| and implication. (If you've heard what Talking Heads are currently up to, you have aL oeof | - a reference.)
Granted, In Dub holds an extra significance for those familiar with Forces and Culture, but that doesn't stop it from being the best dance music this side ofJames Brown ora great document of reggae in 81. Pick any ofthe three LPs up; it all depends on where you want your message to hit.
Regardless, guaranteed.
John Cale
Honi Soit
A & M Records
John Cale s latest album, Honi Soit, is a disappointment. By and large, this collection of songs is made up oflight-weight stuff. The lyrics are sophisticated but seem pretentious when heard in the context of the un-interesting cliched rock which couches them. It seems that Cale is not able to focus orintensify his musical impulses without the assistance of another musician who is able to add an edge or drive to the ideas. I say this because his work with-Lou Reed, Iggy, Nico, Terry Riley, Jonathan Richman and
others is much more consistently arresting and satisfying than either this album or Vintage Violence, another solo album still available. The only songs on Honi Soit that stand out at all are the titletrack and Strange Times in Casablanca. Honi Soit slightly ironic French verse calling for love and understanding in the world, backed bya strong Memphis-style rock riff. Casablanca brings to mind some of the Velvet Underground s songs. It has those same slightly obscure and sinister lyrics sup.ported by that characteristic powerful rolling suitar and drum sound found in the Velvet's stronger stuff. Unfortunately, these two songs harking back to past days of glory are the only ones of interest on this otherwise nondescript album.
- Peter Dale
1981, iS ae
Ullanda S McCullough Atlantic
Records
By now Ullfanda McCullough has sung background for what - seems like everyone of significance in the recording industry. Still, as far as the public is concerned, she is most recogniz-. able for her long stint as backup singer for Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. It seems fitting -and proper, then, that her new album was produced by that prolific duo. People attending Ashford-Simpson concerts would often ask about the tall, slender, attractive young woman from Detroit on stage doing backup vocals. Now they can find out much more about her. The album on Atlantic is entitled Ullanda McCullough, and it is a success.
That this LP was no rush job, that much tender loving care went into it, becomes quickly _My Life, - aforementioned Rock Me.
apparent. The tunes, all written by Nick and Val, are well constructed and varied enough to allow McCullough to fully demonstrate what she can do with her voice.Ifthere isa probJem at all, it is that occasionally (like on Rock Me ) she comes across sounding (too) much like Valerie Simpson. Otherwise, all is well. You might want to pay special attention to Rumors, Love Had Changed Its You and the
Bill Rowe it will hit,
LKJ
Ullanda McCullough is the kind of album that will require much airplay in order for the record-buying public to appreciate what is being offered here. Why? Well, for one thing, its McCullough s soprano against. the tougher, more attentiongrabbing styles of Chaka Khan, Teena Marie, Aretha Franklin, et al.
Using the traditional five-star method of rating albums, this one ee a three-and-a-half. Steve Holsey
THE HOT SLIDE
KOTTKE
Leo Kottke
Guitar Music
Chrysalis Records
Ok, here s the basic train of thought for this review.
I'ma sucker for the sound ofa well-played slide guitar. Leo Kottke plays a lot of slide guitar. I like Leo Kottke. Having listened to his crystaline guitar playing for over a decade, can feel safe in stating that this new album is the best I've heard from him in a long time.
Guitar Music is one in the tradition of all the instrumental LPs before it. He does sing. Some of his past work has featured his voice along with his guitar. This album is not one of them. At one time even Leo has spoken ill of his vocalizing, likening it to seese farts ona muggy day. It's a pleasant enough baritone that isn't as hard for me to take as that of Tom Waits or a Leon Redbone. But, the general concensus of people who like Leo Kottke seems to be that they like him for his guitar playing. And he is a guitar musician extraordinaire. He plays like there s an orchestra in hisfingertips.
His writing has improved, in spots, as much as or even more than his playing. Some pieces are folk/classical (sort of slide/ sonata form) like the Three Walls and Bars and segments of his Side One Suite. Others are vintage Kottke, like Part Two with its rolling, flailing slide playing and- picking. Leo s choices for cover tunes (Tumbling Tumbleweeds and All Have to Do Is Dream ) are - treated humorously but affectionately.
But the one thing that pokes through any real listening session that I've given this album is the impression of a mature artist. Somebody, not only technically proficient but young and wise in their craft. Kottke is capable of writing some substantial acoustic guitar music now and then. The clarity with which you hear the Kottke soloog guitar orchestra shows that Leo also knows how to produce his instrument as well as he plays it.
Not a rocker, but inspirational to say the least!
Garaud MacTaggart
Kate & na McGarrigle _ French Record
Hannibal Records
For all practical purposes, don't understand a word of French. The chanson is all Greek to me. Sometimes though, the syllables and phrasing of spoken French seem to lend. themselves particularly well to the cafe vignette type of song. That's what we have here in this case. But there s more than that. The album jacket saves me somewhat in that some of the lyrics are quoted on the back, but most of the information
about the songs comes from hints before the lyrics.
There s some atmospheric accordian playing, a fine brass and reeds section, some gracious melodies and singing and vocal harmonizing of high caliber. I'm also caught in the paradox of liking something that know little of. It's nice to have a little Quebec in the old living room once in a while though.
Garaud MacTaggart
y
TOP DOLLAR PAID FOR QUALITY USED LPs
BUY SELL TRADE FOLK, JAZZ, ROCK, CLASSICAL, SHOWS, SOUL, COUNTRY & WESTERN, FEMINIST, SPOKEN, DIXIELAND, GOSPEL, COMEDY. FOREIGN, KIDS, BLUES, POP and CHRISTMAS. Mon. - Sat. 10-5:30
8845 . Jefferson mi. East of Belle Isle Bridge ft ~ Next to McDonald's 331-2700
thursday
OUT ON ADAILY BASIS
(OWL Et aren's ec ciek
SELECTION OF IMPORTE 45'S,MAGAZINES, BOOKS DLPS A Ps re res ric!
CULLUM TILE (VED! Lance
SELECTION OF RARE-HARD TOFIND AND OUT OF PRINT RECORDS A TEL SAREAS LARGEST
SELECTION OF BUTTONS, BADGES, PINS,POSTERS, T-SHIRTS,COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS, BEATLES ITEMS
by Susan Borey
Three keyboards dominate the band. They don't express a choppy mechanical pulse like the one found dryly driving Gary Numan s band; its more a sound that leans toward the sub-strata impact. of Kraftwerk. Along with a guitar that is flanged and recessive, they project a tightly woven background that has no holes in it. Potentially disconcerting to an audience reared on/geared for the Holy Backbeat, this band s cloak of sound is effectively (and- necessarily) torn by emphatic, piercing vocals. The songs revolve around the lyrics of synthesist/ vocalist Paul; full of sharp imagery, they paint surrealistic scenarios.
Formerly, as Razor:.1922, the band had been playing around Detroit for the past year. According to. guitarist Rik, the group was originally formed to be an alternative unit to bands on the scene. We wanted to be as experimental as we possibly could. Using their Razor phase as a learning period, the band developed their arrangements and stage presence, a contrived aloofness that wavers in the spectrum between mystery and self indulgence. Feeling like they had saturated the circuit in Detroit, the group backed off from gigging long enough to add another member, refine their material, and change their name.
Friday, April 17 Figures on a Beach are in the midst of their debut gig, a three-day stint at Lili's in Hamtramck. The crowd is languid. Remotely aware
that the jukebox is fading, they tune in to an electronic salad coming off the stage. Each night, two members of Figures ona Beach have opened as the Horse He s Sick, a duo which applies synthesized noises over pre-recorded tapes and utilizes tape loops to create an abstract ambiance. The crowd s reaction to this expanded offering of experimental music is, on Friday, at first tolerant; gradually their attraction wanes and returns to socializing.
Saturday night, full moon blazing, there is no apathy. Wearing African masks, the Horse He s Sick plays a set which contains an audience-participation section of trenchant boos and manic cheers. Reaction of any sort is favorable to none; these guys have taken a chance with a presentation that is as unorthodox as playing Eno s Discreet Music at a high school dance.
Figures on a Beach's regular set, punctuated by crisp, concise drumming, is better suited to the drinking crowd. Some people check out the packet of. lyrics distributed before the set. Others watch dancers wheel in the half-dark room, their motions strangely accenting the contemplative music coming off the stage.
Figures on a Beach will be appearing May 2 at Club Doobie, East Lansing; and May 9 at Radio City Music Tavern, Windsor.
Photo. Gregory Hallock.
Left to right: Rik Iski, Paul Schwochow, Steve Schroat, Tony Kaczynski, Mike Flores.
The
CHAMBER JAZZ CONCERT AT D.I A.
by Geoffrey Jacques
Creative Arts Collective Detroit Institute of Arts Saturday, April 18
Douglas Ewart, with painted face and _long black and white robe, mounted the stage at the Detroit Institute of Arts Recital hall Saturday evening, April 18, and proceeded to drone. It was no ordinary drone, considering that it came from an oboe, but the music, punctuated by the sound of bells which were tied to Ewart's ankles, as well as by A. Spencer Barefield s guitar and Tani Tabbal s percussion, was an extraordinary ending to another extraordinary concert by the Creative Arts Collective.
The drone reminded this listener of certain. forms of Asian music, transported to an urban-U.SA setting and played by musicians from Detroit's west side and Chicago's south side. This particular piece, the last one of the evening, gave one the impression you might set sitting iin a room listening, as they sav, to the silence, with Tabbal and Barefield
occasionally, and quite abruptly, shake you out of the meditation and back to rude reality.
This piece highlighted just one aspect of the concerns of this adventurous groupof musicians who are dedicated to playing sounds like you've never heard in your life.
Barefield, with his series of AfroAmerican Chamber Jazz Concerts, has for several years presented some of the most adventurous and creative music on the Detroit scene, and- Saturday's concert, with multi-instrumentalist Douglas Ewart,of Chicago via Kingston, Jamaica, was no disappointment to that tradition.
Earlier in the concert, Ewart, Barefield and Tabbal presented a tour-de-force featuring Ewart on saxophone, which, with surprising musical constructions and multi-rhythms, was very hot.
Barefield, whose guitar virtuosity is sometimes smothered by the fact that he doesn't seem to care much about volume, played masterfully nonetheless.
He has an ear for the kind of deadpan sound that gives the music, incredibly, a
sudden lift. It's something like aJohn Lee Hooker-Detroit guitar sound fitted to the most modern of musical styles.
Along with percussionist Tabbal, whose virtuosity and versatility can make a dozen drummers jealous, Barefield and bassist Jaribu Shahid make up three-fifths of the latest quintet of saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell. Mitchell, a Chicagoan and member of the Association for.the Advancement of Creative Musicians and Art Ensemble of Chicago, took the quintet to Europe earlier this year and, according to reports, recorded _two albums on the successful tour. At last Saturday's concert, both local
This trio, along with nine other musicians, will play May 2 concert of Roscoe Mitchell's music at the DIA Recital Hall. Along with them at that date for orchestra will be saxophonist Faruq Z. Bey, who has been burning the ears of Detroit creative music lovers for well over a decade, and trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, as well as Mitchell himself.
If the music last weekend was any indication, this next concert is one not to be missed. You Don't Have to Play Alone
e Recorded by top studio musicians e Like having your own band to practice with 24 hours a day
Available in ¢ Rock ¢ Jazz ¢ Blues * Country, and ® Funk. Each 40 minute professionally-recorded cassette tape consists of 4 ten- minute variations of uninterrupted rhythms, plus a chord sheet included with each tape. Send check, money order or charge to your Visa or Master Charge to: MULTIPLE SOUND PRODUCTIONS, INC., P.O. Box 1215, Berkley, Ml 48072. Allow 4-6 weeks delivery. Full money BOEK guarantee.
INTRODUCTORY OFFER
For a limited time only, buy 4 tapes and get the 5th one free.
i've enclosed $33.80. (Includes Postage and Handing OR
Yes, send. me alll five tapes.
Please send me theote RIES EUS SON a S/ O5Eplus pos postage and handling. Specify quantity.E Rock Jazz Blues Country m3 Funk | i
Photo: Barbara Weinberg musicians played duets and solos as well as in the trio setting with Ewart. Barefield also played piano with Ewart.
CIMINO'S SOPHOMORIC CINEMA
What fs worse than reading a 100page term paper by a college sophomore who has tons ofenthusiasm for his worthy-though-obscure subject but geewhizzes his way around huge gaps in his information?
Answer: watching the movie version of such-an essay.
Every teacher must find something encouraging to .say when grading papers, and if Michael Cimino turnedin the script for Heaven's Gate to me, I'd scrawl something on it like good ideas, an excellent topic while marking it F.
The Johnson County land wars of the 1890s could be a compelling subject for a book or a film. Here s a whitewashed bit of American history involving the ruthless extermination of dozens of. immigrants who are looking for land in Wyoming at the hands of the Stockgrowers Association, a gentlemanly group of propertied capitalists who don't mind killing foreigners to protect their cattle holdings.
But Cimino takes this gold mine of material and behaves exactly like a junior-high student who's just found his first example of social injustice. Its breathless cinema all the way through: golly, these guys look, they smoke fat
by Michael Betzold
cigars! have this death list, see, andthe Johnson County Marshall, James Averill, gets a hold of a copy, and, wow!, look at the expressions on those poor bearded Europeans faces when he reads them their names off the list, boy, and did forget to tell you that the bad guys have the U.S. army behind them, too, and Averill, he s old school chums with the guys who made the death list, remember, and his woman's name is on the list, too and she s the local prostitute, she s French, isn't she, must be from the way she talks.
Cimino doesn t bother between all these open-mouthed bursts of righteous indignation to fill in unimportant details like who the characters in his story are, what they're doing there, how they get from one place to another (and. from one decade to another). Tight bud-
get, you know only $36 million you can t expect a director to make any sense at all with that kind of money.
Watching this re-edited version (reduced by an hour to a 2¥2-hour running time and drastically re-arranged after being roasted by the few critics who saw it in its original release last fall), you have to keep reminding yourself this is a second draft. Amazing! It's hard to imagine a movie being more incoherent. Cimino s movie grammar is so atrocious he can t string two sentences I mean, scenes together without creating total confusion.
As for hidden meanings, don t bother.
Anyone who has seen The Deer Hunter can easily see what Cimino intended to be parallels. This isn't subtle crossreferencing it s more like a student who keeps turning in the same paragraphs (words slightly changed) on every essay. The naive insulated innocence of the Harvard graduation which opens the movie, martial music ominous throughout the celebration just like pre-Vietnam America. The rollicking dance of the graduates like the wedding dance in Deer Hunter. Kristof ferson (as Averill, though we don t yet know that s who he is) arrives in Casper, Wyoming, a frontier town full of commo-
ALVIN'S, FINER
tion, violence an ack-market dealings please read Saigon, folks. Chris Walken, heavy with eye shadow, blowing peasants away in the countryside a mercenary who doesn't find out until later he s working on the wrong side. Sound familiar? Instead of a Russian roulette game, a cock fight. Refugees in majestic marches across the land. And just in case you might miss the connection, there s a huge set of antlers atop the engine of the train arriving in Wyoming loaded with foreigners.
As in The Deer Hunter, Cimino has made the panorama ofhistory into mere backdrop for showdowns between men all good Americans who somehow end up on different sides. Much of the film is wasted constructing and then dismantling the senseless love triangle whose sides are Walken, Kristofferson and Isabelle Huppert (as head whore Ella Watson). Its the good macho men who fight (for totally unexplained reasons) for the romantic cause of the underdogs versus the bad macho guys who forget its un-American to kill people so openly, with Walken the poor macho suy caught in the middle. Even in American History 101, Heaven's Gate would flunk.
TWILIGHT BAR
CHICAGO PETE & THE DETROITERS
DICK SIEGEL 29-30 &HIS MINISTERS OF MELODY
by Jan Loveland
When four area women sat down last year to design a support organization for mothers, they. had good reason to think their idea s time had come.
One was a midwife who had attended at and photographed childbirths bothin hospital birthing rooms and in private homes. The others were mothers who had at times felt the need for such an _| organization. They were convinced that there were others like them who could be reached and helped with the many concerns and anxieties that parenthood provides.
The result of their planning is Mothering Art, network they have built which includes 24-hour call lines, a monthly meeting, a growing number of localized rap groups and an eight-page monthly newsletter. About 300 people are currently receiving the newsletter, and the women whose numbers are made available for calls report that a small but steady number of mothers. needing their support call in.
Founder Harriette Hartigan came to understand how deeply women need support when she kept in touch with women whose births she had shared. It was Clear to me howlittle we know about parenting, she recalls. When the American family was more often than not an. extended one, grandmothers, aunts and cousins furnished mothers with valuable advice and information. Hartigan wants to bring this kind of family back with the group's network of services.
Once you have the confidence, the work of parenting becomes pleasurable. Many of the women who call have the information, they just need. reassurance.
Cheryl Ross, another founder who gets as many as five calls a day, feels that all women feel isolated, whether they're traditional or interested in alternative lifestyles such as home birth. She tells of a young woman who has contacted her regularly in past months and has in the process been able to
make some healthy demands for help on her husband. Ross points out that many women want to do more than just parent. She gets as many calls from women who are trying to figure out how to cope with all the jobs they must perform at once, and sometimes their partner s lack of willingness to support them.
Dori Middleton vividly remembers first joining the others to plan activities. I was shy and didn t know a lot of other women. I needed this group as much as it needed me. Middleton now also answers a steady stream of calls from women who just need contact with other women like she did. She notes that usually its an emotional need, not a crisis, and: that the typical caller feels isolated and needs contact with the outside world. -
Tdon't suggest that they do anything. tell them what do, explains Middleton of the group's approach. You have to do what you have confidence in.
The monthly meeting that had been intended to raise funds for theggroup has not drawn the hoped-for throngs of interested mothers, though the topics have been interesting child care options and poison control were two recent offerings. This month s meeting will be ascreening of a film based on Ashley Montagu s book Touching, followed by discussion.
The June meeting will feature Hartigan s slides of alternative births and another discussion.
Informal rap groups have started in
AMOTHERING: DIFFICULT ART
Pontiac, Flint, and are constantly starting around the Detroit area. Ifwomen need advice to get started, Mothering Art s women will share their skills and help publicize the group's existence. Hartigan feels that the group has - made waves in women s lives. A lot of the women weren't at all willing to be defined as feminist when they joined us, she explains. It s slowly coming but the more they realize how much they've lost in their dealings with men, the more they're being able to resist repeating their mistakes. Its gradual, but its real.
For further information about Mothering Art, or to share your concerns about parenting, call 399-8455 or 862-8139. All Together Now, a - feminist radio program on WDEI-FM, 101.9 FM, will present two women from Mothering Art for their live callin show on Tuesday, May 5 at 7 pm. Call-in number will be 577-0808.
MAUHAWK, INC. Cosmetic and skin care service. See the difference the natural way. High-fashion look also available. 935-3057.
GEMOLOGICAL detailed written Appraisals. Insurance coverage, estate legal cases or curiosity. 721-1666.
REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING Commercial and residential. Service call $25. Qualified and honest. Jack, 3682966, or Carlton, 342-1395.
SPARTAN CLEANING SERVICES, cleaning and dyeing of wall-to-wall carpeting and upholstery cleaning. Professional shampoo and steam extraction, residen-tial-commercial. 20% off with this ad. Scott, 368-7678, or Bob, 399-1714.
WELLNESS
COUNSELING for health improvement, stress and dis-ease reduction. Call Kathy Tennyson, RN, Polarity Practitioner, Wholistic Health Counselor. 272-0756.
IN THE NEW CENTER AREA. ..
Boulevard
House of Flowers
3004 E. Grand Boulevard Detroit, Michigan 48202 (1% blocks East of Woodward Ave.)
Phone 872-5212
We Specialize in:
* Dried & Silk Arrangements
* Green Plants
* Blooming Plants
* Weddings
* Hospitals
* Corsages
x Complete Family Funeral Flowers Flowers for all occasions
Come in and browse around .
We're open Monday-Saturday -9 am to 6 pm
COMMUNITY SERVICES
DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUPS for Women: Mon. and Inurs. evenings, OCC Womencenter. Orchard Ridge Campus, 4769400, Ext. 509 for info. For women considering, in the midst of, or ean from divorce.
FOOD CO-OP The Birr Resource Center is starting a food co-op that will offer fresh. fruits and vegetables and
many other food staples. Membership is open to anyone. For info call 834-6598 or 865-5818 and ask about food co-op.
RENTING? Do you know. your. rights? Renters with general questions about the law with regard to renting should call 963-6806.
SCHOLARSHIPS and Financial Aid Free booklet for those interested in continuing their education. Contact Mercy College Admissions Office, 592-6030.
SUPPORT for non-custodial mothers and women currently involved in child custody battles. Call Women s Alliance for Child Custody Rights (WACCR) at 331-1810 (days) or 549-8225. (evenings).
FREE CERVICAL and breast cancer screening clinics will be.available at the Michigan Cancer Foundation s Detroit Service Center, 15600 W. 7 Mile during May. To schedule an. appointment, call 493-0043.
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.
PSYCHOLOGICA!. | COUNSELING Lowcost training clinic sponsored by U-D helps Detroit-area adults with their personal problems. For info or appointment call 863-8881.
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, 742 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit 48203.
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
TWO BROWN AND WHITE striped couches plus matching brown chaise lounge chair. $500 or best Offer. 259-4692 or 893-9640.
COMPUGRAPHIC |, JR. and 7200 (headliner) for sale by the Flint Voice. Good price. Call 742-1230.
5376 days, 883-4930 evenings.
MARXIST LIBRARY for sale 545-1265.
SOPRANO SAX for sale call 543-2330.
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.)
HONEST PLUMBER NEEDED. Also, honest person fo fix turntable and recorder. Rate Box 21581, Detroit 48221.
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINES and mintcondition jazz LPs. Reasonable prices paid. Max at 547-0679.
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
You need print sales experience, a dedication to democratic group process, an unqualified willingness to work hard, management ability/experience, aready sense of humor, and an appreciation/understanding of the Detroit Metro Times.
We offer a chance to work in a friendly, exciting, challenging and supporting environment with the staff of Detroit's only alternative paper! Women and minority applicants encouraged. Call Laura Markham 961-4060
POSITIONOPEN
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, fine arts, 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.
ALBUMS made by Passport and FM (Canadian trio). Audiophile recording first album. Call Bob at 758-5694.
CEDAR CHEST for a growing family. Call Tim at 584-9435.
MUSLIM MINISTER wants all past editions of Muhammad Speaks, Lessons on Supreme Wisdom (especially Ministers Advanced Lessons), FOI/MGT uniforms, Islamic jewelry, books, pictures and members for Muhammad's Mosque No. 1, 1510 Woodward, (313) 963-9300,
- FEATURE WRITERS Are you searching for the right byline? Have we got assignments for you. Send clips and resume to Detroit Metro Times, Attention Feature. Editor. Small pay, good experience.
PHOTOGRAPHIC MODELS wanted. Call Mr. Lawrence, Keller Photographic and Casting, 10 arm-2 tom, M-F, 961-8534.
MUSIC
HEAVY DUTY/New Wave bass player seeks working band or soon to be. Tony, 3318024.
KEYBOARD PLAYER, songwriter, singer looking for someone to play with. Shawn, ae 9888.
GUITARIST wanted for versatile original band with American roots. Call 581-3886 or 422-8202.
SONG COMPOSER wants contact with. singers and arrangers who need original material. Call Pete. 393-2460.
FREE CLASSIFIEDS
FREE CLASSIFIEDS
SHOW BUSINESS
ACTRESS in need of an agent and work. Call Dorotha at 894-2308.
WAYNE STATE'S Alumni Association invites you to an inflation-fighting evening at. the Hilberry Theatre. Enjoy Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30," partake of champagne, hors d oeuvres and sweets on Wed., May 6, 8 pm. ($7.75) Phone 5772161 for tickets.
\IEED A DISC JOCKEY? Call MEGA COM SOUNDS. Professional performances for all occasions. (313) 353-1916 (24 hours).
ALTURO SHELTON impressionist, comedian. Information for booking and concerts, contact Robert Hudson or. Reginald Smith, Worldwide Productions of Michigan,Inc. 272-2990-1.
DIRECTOR needed for a summer production of Grease. Also, Musical Director needed for a fall production of The Pajama Game. Send resumes to: Pontiac Theatre IV, PO, Box 1154, Pontiac 48056.
NOTICES
INFORMED HOMEBIRTH teacher training, June 20-24. Become an accredited homebirth educator. For more info call 387-2223.
FAIR HOUSING CENTER will host a get together to celebrate Fair Housing Month. Members and friends of FHC welcome. April 30, Multi-Purpose room of Bicentennial Towers, 4 E. Alexandrine. DETROIT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION announces publication of the 1981 Detroit Film/Video Guide, a compre} hensive survey of film/video activity in the Metro area. For more info, call 259-3585. TAPROOT SCHOOL Open House, May 1617,11. am-4 pm. 16122 Meyers at Puritan. Two special workshops. Saturday: Humanistic Elementary Education for Children of the 80s Dr.
ALVAREZ 6-string, acoustic folk guitar; almost new. $300. Call Kathleen, 494-
Sunday: How to Build the $9.99 SchoolCommunity Playground David Cohen. Workshops at 11:30 am. For information call 341-3187.
STATE EMPLOYEES need aggressive unionism, rights to organize, collective bargaining, alliances. Join us. Fight the state. Write State Workers Organizing Committee, 19161. Ardmore.. Detroit 48235.
CENTRAL HIGH CLASS REUNION. Class of 1946 (Jan. and June).Saturday, May 16. Call Norma Sklar. 626-6750,
ALL TOGETHER NOW Detroit's 10-year old Feminist Radio Collective (WDET, 101.9 FM) is encouraging new membership. You need only. have interest and share a perspective. Regular meetings monthly. For info call 837-2469 or leave word at 577-4146.
LEARNING
THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES offers summer classes in the visual arts. For info on courses/registration, 872-3118. The eight-week classes begin June 15.
ECKANKAR It's Your Right to Know by Darwin Gross, with subjects ranging from the spiritual body of man to abortion, science, the sun, and the awakening of one s consciousness. Send for a FREE complimentary copy today! Mail to: Oakland County ECKANKAR Center, 124 S$. Woodward, Birmingham, MI. 398-0205.
ST. JOHN S SEMINARY, 44011 5 Mile, Plymouth, offers 5-day courses for credit or audit in theology/personal growth, June 22-July. Brochure available. Call 453-6200.
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.
LITE
LINES: POETRY AT THE D.I.A. Informal talk and reading in lecture hall, featuring Ron - Padgett. May 7, 7:30 pm, DIA, 5200 Woodward. For info, call 832-2730.
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.
RARE BOOK APPRAISAL Detroit Public Library Rare Book Department, May 2, 4-3 pm. 5201 Woodward, 833-1476.
PERSONALS
P. DAY B. Since Anderson's closed you'll have to get someone to play with your balls at 4th St. Drive Drive. Dr. Z.
ROBBIN Better days are sure to come Trust in the Lord. Love, Richard
Going into our 5th year of helping nice people (like you) have ACTIVE DATING TODAY!
Friends & Lovers Dating Service, Inc. Mon.-Sat. 10 am-10 pm 545-7272
~ Metro Escort Service has attractive, personable, well-screened escorts. 541-3080
TONY Thanks for telling me! Flintstone. Fred STEVE SHOTWELLI Happy Birthday!
You're the light in my life, love always.
Sweet Polly
WELL-ESTABLISHED creative young man seeks companionship of attractive woman for business and pleasure in a nautical environment. Contact John, 671-8328. Leave message.
LOVING at the Wisconsin delist!!! Z"
SCIENTIST, 34, (Single White Male), wants to meet Female with Bachelor's or graduate degree. PO Box 32215, Detroit 48232.
FRANK JONES, who attended WCCC around 1975 or 1976. Dark, good looking, mixed gray hair, glasses, age, 32 or 33. Please contact Janet Bradley, DMT Box 5.
CASWELL and French Class Remember that Barbra and Gloria love you!! Mo
fullfilled weekend? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, and you would like to join a singles friendship club, write to Singles, Box 21581, Detroit 48221.
The best minds around me frazzled by all the faces and voices and places and more, The Lifeblood
CHUCKIE, throwing that rock through your school window was the highest expression of poetry and politics combined. And you say you don't know anything about that-stuff. Shoulder
TO RCP: Your dogma gives me catatonia. _ Mike Balk-at-ninis
WISH you had taken pictures during that special event take me along. Earl, 9228148.
SASHA Glad you enjoyed Alice. Maybe you'd like to see her again? TB
VOLUNTEERS
-
HELP FIGHT for social change. Volunteer your time to work for MACO, the Michigan Avenue Community Organization, to fight for jobs and neighborhood. Call 898-5000.
Y.W.C.A. INTERIM HOUSE needs mature people to help women and children victimized by domestic violence. Call Deborah Black, 962-5077, weekdays 9-5.
MICHIGAN OPERATHEATRE needs people to Kelp with their giant garage sale. Call 963-3717.
FOURTH STREET PLAYHOUSE needs volunteers to help with set construction, at the box office, and just about everywhere else. Call Jim-or Roserra, 543-3666 after 6.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES able to deal with stress and with communication skills, are needed at Tel-HELP, a programof United Community Services, 51 W. Warin fhe Cultural Center. Call Janet McDonough, 833-0588, 8:30 am-3:30 pm, business days.
W.R.ILF. RADIO, 20777 W. 10 Mile, Southfield, needs volunteers who can communicate well with others, especially 18-34 year olds, for their Community Information Line. Call Debra Wilson; 444-1010, during business hours.
PERSONS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN MATH and science are needed by Readings for the Blind, 29451 Greenfield in Southfield. A four-hour. weekly commitment. Call Gloria Lewis, 557-7776, M-Th, 9 to noon.
ROOMMATES
ROOMMATES NEEDED Four-bedroom New Center flat. Must be responsible for own share of cleaning, utilities and food. $100. 610 Gladstone/Second. James.
ROOMMATE WANTED Large two-bedroom flat (tasteful), Indian Village area. Prefer neat, responsible, liberal person. Call 331-5872, early am or evenings.
HOUSING/REAL ESTATE
INDIAN VILLAGE 20 rooms, side drive, fenced and gated plus income garage apt. $100,000, 821-6988.
APARTMENT TO RENT Large studio with separate kitchen, large lawn, on Detroit River near Belle Isle Bridge. $265 per month. 824-3289 or 559-4738.
FOR RENT North Rosedale Park, 4,000 sq. ft., bedroom, 3 full/2 half baths, 3 fireplaces, 3-car attached garage with servants quarters above. Available June 41, 1981. $1,000 per month. 272-4673.
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 homé#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, 7739408.
100% union, non-profit print co-op. 865-6900
1,500 SQ. FT. FOR RENT. Ideal downtown location, income-producing area in apartments are the best apartment values inh downtown Detroit See them today tomorrow may be too late!
ROYCOURT APTS. 1720 RANDOLPH
Outstanding apts. in Downtown / Detroit. Quiet, well-maintained & 2-bedroom apts. within 5 min. of the Medical or Renaissance Centers. Professionals with references.
Biva.
ee Centrally located for
wien the Medical Center $150 and Downtown activities. Studios, one bedrooms, from $197 to $245. Corner of Woodward and 10 West
Fmingham, an $0odiesi
ncock B. Ahmad Jamal _ D.Bob James
Best Guitarist CS .George Benson B. Al Dimeola Pat Metheny OD.Earl Klugh
