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Ann Arbor, Mozart & Friends (1/28): Relive the music of Mozart and his contemporaries in this vibrant program from the Michigan Theater.
Grand Rapids, Introduction to Robotics - You get to keep the Kit! (1/29): Introduction to Robotic Class! You will get to build a smart vehicle, learn to program it, and then you get to keep the robotics kit!
Dearborn, Caffeine and Chrome-Gateway Classic Cars of Detroit (1/28): Caffeine and Chrome: 9am-12pm (January, February, March, May, June, July, September) Calling all car enthusiasts! Join us for the best day of the month. Every last Saturday, Gateway Classic Cars
Monroe, Cat Fanciers Association Cat Show (1/28 - 1/29): Cat Fanciers Association All Breed and Household Pet Cat Show
East Lansing, Glen Erin Pipe Bands Robert Burns Birthday Celebration Sold Out (1/28): The Glen Erin Pipe Band has been celebrating the birthday of Scotland's most beloved bard for 50 years. Join us on January 28 for a festive celebration of Robert Burns' 264th birthday. In 2020, the ev
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Fife Lake, $1000 Ice Fishing Derby in Fife Lake (2/4): Annual Ice Fishing Contest
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Ann Arbor, 1 year anniversary Pop-Up (1/27): Please come and celebrate with me for my 1 year in business. Samples will be available.
Ann Arbor, An Evening with George Winston (2/11): A legend of solo piano. Tickets on sale Fri., 11/18, at 10 a.m. Proceeds from merch sales benefit Food Gatherers.
Ann Arbor, Balsamic 101 (2/3): Ever wandered around the Deli and wondered what food could possibly be so valuable that it would be locked inside that little glassed off section of shelving near the olive oils?
Ann Arbor, Dreams Come True Winter Gala (2/5): Dreams Come True Winter Gala, Sunday February 5, 2023 AT 5:30 Pm
Ann Arbor, Eventjazz: Jazz at Webers with Singing Bassist Rob Crozier (1/27): Singing Bassist Rob Crozier leads a professional jazz quartet for a swinging and funky night of music. Dancing is encouraged.
Ann Arbor, Getting Started with Ritual Magick (1/13 - 2/24): ?Have you been exploring the esoteric world for a while and are now asking yourself: now what? Have you been looking for a daily spiritual practice? Let me introduce to you ritual magick.
Ann Arbor, Joe Mull, CSP: Systems and Automation for Speaker Survival (or Save Time, Stress Less, and Never Miss a Thing) (2/11): In this program, Joe Mull, CSP will teach you how to create and implement the systems needed to run an organized, profitable business.
Ann Arbor, Love Train puppy adoption day (1/13 - 8/25): Want to adopt a rescue puppy?
Ann Arbor, Necto Pride Presents - Jaida Essence Hall (2/10): Save the date for Necto Pride Presents - Jaida Essence Hall which will happen on February 10 at Necto
Ann Arbor, Puentes Bowling Night (1/27): Join PUENTES for a fun night at Revel and Roll!! Your ticket comes with unlimited bowling, complimentary shoe rental, and food and drinks.
Ann Arbor, Romance Trope Bingo (2/4): Three Romance writers – D.A. Henneman, DK Marie, and Alana Oxford – host a hilarious game of Romance Trope Bingo!
Ann Arbor, Sound Bath (2/3): In this time of sound bath, Rob will play singing bowls, gongs, and more with the intention of washing you with the sounds that bring calming vibrations to reduce stress and ease tension.
Ann Arbor, Summercamp On The Road (2/3): Summer Camp: On The Road brings the magic of Summer Camp Music Festival to Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Up With The Sun Breakfast (1/27): Join us for The Sun Times News networking breakfast "Up With The Sun!" .
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Reads Author Event _ Kiley Reid (2/5): AADL hosts Kiley Reid, author of the 2023 Washtenaw Reads title Such a Fun Age for a talk, reading, and Q&A session.
Ann Arbor, Winter Fruits & Vines (2/11): Winter is the perfect time to plan your native plant garden!
Bay City, Second Annual Womens Night (1/27): Maillette Family Chiropractic invites you to a women's evening benefiting Foster Families Navigation & Resource Center. Admittance is FREE!
Belleville, Rainbow Love (2/10): Mark your calendar for Rainbow Love which will happen on February 10 at The Art Factory Creative Arts Studio.
Cadillac, Mitchell State Park, Hard Water School (Ice Fishing Class) (2/4 - 2/5): Learn to ice fish from the pros in this two-day class covering everything from how to set up equipment and how, where and when to fish to ice safety and rules and regulations.
Cass City, Sound Bath Meditation with Beth (1/27): Join Beth from Centered By Sound as she takes you on a meditative journey using sound, rhythm & vibration to heal the body, mind & spirit.
Cassopolis, Stone Lake Ice Fishing Bowl (1/28): Saturday, January 28th 2023 6am-11am *If there is not enough ice formed by 1/28 then the back up date will be February 3rd.*
Cedar Springs, Noodlin Workshop: Adults Only (1/27): Adults Only! Get a babysitter! Grab your Friends or Partner in crime, & come on out to O'Flynn's for Noodlin' Workshop! Be a kid!
Charlevoix, Charlevoix Groundhog Shadowfest (2/4): Charlevoix's Ground Hog Shadowfest celebrates the best of winter. With numerous fun activities, there is something for everyone.
Coloma, Snowman 5K Dash (2/11): Snowman 5K Dash and 1 Mile Shuffle Saturday, February 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am Salem Lutheran Church 275 Marvin Street, Coloma MI
Columbiaville, Adult Coin Ring BYOB (1/27): Bring a Quarter, or Half Dollar to get started (quarter suggested for smaller sizes, half for larger),you'll make a ring out of it!
Copper Harbor, The Snowshoe Hare (2/4): The Snowshoe Hare at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge is an event celebrating snowshoeing in the Keweenaw.
Davison, January Comedy (1/27): Join us for a late-night comedy show!
Dearborn, DJ Rockin Rodney Mack Presents Pre Valentines Steppin In Red Affair (2/10): Mark your calendar for DJ Rockin Rodney Mack Presents Pre Valentine's "Steppin In Red Affair" which will happen on February 10 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Detroit – Dearborn.
Dearborn, Luna Beauty Spas One Year Anniversary (1/28): Wow guys!!! We are coming up on Luna Beauty Spa One Year Anniversary!! Come on out and see each of the amazing service providers in the suites (Like Me!!!!)
Dearborn, Scooby-Doo!™ Mansion Mayhem (2/12 - 4/9): For over five decades, the members of Mystery Inc. have shown that through courage, teamwork, and ingenuity, even the toughest mysteries can be solved.
Dearborn, V Day Ball (2/11): Celebrate your valentine with us! 5 full food stations, premium open bar, and great entertainment!
Dearborn, Womens Fun Nights 2023 (1/27): Join us for an evening of dinner, games, and entertainment. WOMEN ONLY. Event will be held in Arabic.
Detroit, 14th Annual Frozen Fish Fiasco (2/4 - 2/5): The 14th Frozen Fish Fiasco, which is an annual fundraising outdoor hockey weekend, will be on February 4th & 5th, 2023 at Clark Park!
Detroit, 48 is Great Its My Birthday Yall (2/10): Save the date for 48 is Great It's My Birthday Yall which will happen on February 10 at Marygrove Conservancy Arts & Culture.
Detroit, Annex Fridays (1/27): Annex Fridays is your go to weekly Friday Night Destination For Night Life, Feat. Hip Hop, Top 40, R&B, & Throwback Hits From The 99s & 00s
Detroit, Artist Co-Work Space (1/27): A space for artists and creatives to meet and cowork! Coffee & Tea Available!
Detroit, Candles with a Twist (1/27): Come join us for a fun evening of making your own special candle creations, with drinks and food.
Detroit, Comic Book Club Double Feature- Squire & Firepower (1/29): Comic Book Club returns in the New Year with a vengeance! This session we'll be hanging out and chatting about two of the most stellar graphic novels that 2022 had to offer!
Detroit, Detroit Pop Up Shop Smoke (1/27): You can use the link below to purchase your membership and vendor ticket for our next event PopUpShop Smoke 7 Days 12-9pm p. 313-769-8647
Detroit, Dirty Show 23 (2/10 - 2/18): Mark your calendar for Dirty Show 23 which will happen on February 10-18 at The Russell Industrial Center.
Detroit, Fashion Jazz & Food (2/11): NJTMBC is celebrating our 70th church anniversary! Join us Saturday February 11, 2023 for an extravagant Fashion show, live Jazz and delicious food!
Detroit, Friday Night at Trust (1/27): CELEBRATE IN STYLE AT METRO DETROITS #1 NIGHTLIFE DESTINATION TRUST COCKTAILS & SHAREABLES
Detroit, Installing Baseboards/Wall Trim Workshop (2/11): Looking To Remodel Your Kitchen? Learn To Properly Install Baseboards/Wall TrimTo Give Your Kitchen A Brand New Look!
Detroit, Jason Revok: The Artists Instruments (11/5 - 3/25): Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is pleased to present The Artist's Instruments, an expansive exhibition of boundary-pushing artist Jason REVOK.
Detroit, Judy Bowman: Gratiot Griot (10/29 - 3/25): MOCAD proudly announces Gratiot Griot, the first solo museum exhibition of mixed media artist Judy Bowman.
Detroit, Melanie Hearn at Berts Comedy Warehouse (1/27): Melanie Hearn will appear with Comedian Martini Harris & Hosted by Dre Murray. Sponsored by Proof Pointe Seltzer & the Motown Bistro!
Detroit, Motor City Recovery Night (1/28): Join us on Saturday, January 28 for Motor City Recovery Night - a special day of sober connection, energy and fun with the Detroit Pistons!
Detroit, Paddington Gets in a Jam (1/28): Watch Paddington, the famous, accident-prone bear, as he takes to the stage in this fun-filled comedy.
Detroit, Rusty Drake and the Watchmen (1/28): Join us for our debut concert!!
Detroit, Shiver on the River (2/4): Bundle up and join us for another year of the Shiver on the River Eco Fair on Saturday, February 4, 2023! From 10 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Detroit, SpaceLab Detroit (1/27): Get out of the house, focus, and get work done! Drop in at a safely spaced desk, the work bar or work café to work for the day.
Detroit, SWAN SONG (10/29 - 3/25): Swan Song features the individual and collaborative work of Halima Afi Cassells and Shanna Merola, combining their photo-based collages alongside sculpture and installation.
Detroit, The Royal Party it's my Birthday yall! Purple & Black Affair (2/10 - 2/11): Mark your calendar for The Royal Party it's my Birthday yall! Purple & Black Affair which will happen on February 10-11 at Marygrove College.
Detroit, Tony Roneys Comic Vibe: The Krack Jokers (1/27 - 1/28): Tony Roney's Comic Vibe Presents THE KRACK JOKERS Comedy Shows, Every Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 PM at 18426 Plymouth Rd Detroit MI
Detroit, Walker & Royce (1/27): For over a decade, the duo of Sam Walker and Gavin Royce has released taste-making, chart-topping house tunes by way of industry heavy hitter imprints.
East Lansing, Abrams Planetarium Public Feature Show (1/27 - 1/29): Abrams Planetarium January 2023 public feature show. Showtimes: Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 4:00 pm.
East Lansing, LaToya Ruby Frazier: Flint Is Family In Three Acts (8/6 - 1/29): Flint Is Family In Three Acts is a multi-part exhibition by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier.
East Lansing, Zaha Hadid Design: Untold (9/10 - 2/12): World-renowned architect and designer Zaha Hadid is known for her dazzling forms that defy expectations, and for her dynamic approach to design—one that matched her vivacious personality.
Eastpointe, Womens Fellowship: Ill Be Your 2 (1/27): Come for an evening of fun, light refreshments, friend-shipping , and the Word of God with Evangelist Alexander!
Ferndale, 80s vs 90s vs early 2000s Friday Night Party (1/27): Playing the best of the 80s vs 90s vs Early 2000s. Doors at 9pm. 21+ $10 at the door. Cover charge for most events is available at the door.
Ferndale, Friday Night Booths at Orchid (1/27): Buy Your Booth Reservation @ Ochid Ferndale Friday 01/27/2023
Ferndale, Remnose _ Charlie Millard Band (1/27): Remnose is a four-piece indie folk/rock band out of Detroit, MI.
Ferndale, The Reefermen: 30 Years All-Star Reunion with Shadow Show (2/10): Mark your calendar for The Reefermen: 30 Years All-Star Reunion with Shadow Show which will happen on February 10 at The Magic Bag.
Flint, 16th Annual Community Gala (1/28): 16th Annual Community Gala Saturday, January 28, 2023
Flint, Breaking the Mold: European Cast Glass (10/29 - 4/2): Although this technique dates back to ancient Egypt and Rome, contemporary artists continue to push its boundaries and create innovative artworks.
Flint, Hospice Volunteer Opportunity (1/27): The Medical Team (Hospice) goal is NOT to end life, but to make the end of life as full and meaningful as possible.
Flint, Walk on the Wild Side (8/6 - 2/5): Animals, both real and mythological, have occupied an important place in art from prehistoric to modern times, often carrying a rich variety of symbolic associations.
Frankenmuth, Frankenmuth Jaycees Winterlaufe (2/4): Start your 2023 race season off right with the 14th Annual Winterläufe 8K on Saturday, February 4th! The Winterläufe is hosted by the Frankenmuth Jaycees, and all proceeds go to charitable causes.
Fremont, Frostbite 5 and 10K Run (2/4): THE RACES The race originated in 1979 as part of the Fremont Winterfest Celebration. It is the only event from the Winterfest Celebration that continues today. The race is a fundraiser for the Fremon
Garden City, Beaded & Wired Fused Glass Dangle Accent (1/27): Please join us for this exclusive beaded & wired glass "baubles" class $30
Grand Blanc, Dueling Pianos (1/27): Join Atlas Valley Golf Club for a night of music, food, and drinks as we host Dueling Pianos!
Grand Rapids, Art, Love, and Chocolate Tour (2/11): Celebrate Valentine's Day with a special guided tour at GRAM!
Grand Rapids, Auditions- William Shakespeares Hamlet (1/28 - 1/30): Master Arts Theatre is announcing auditions for the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare, HAMLET, visually contemporary production using Shakespeare's classic text.
Grand Rapids, Bass Country Winter 2023 at The Intersection - Grand Rapids (2/4): SectionLive and Ignyte Events presents Bass Country Winter 2023 featuring Troyboi, Infekt, Tape B, Attak b2b David Vance in The Intersection Showroom, Ravenscoon, NotLo, and more.
Grand Rapids, Bassmint present Secret Recipe & Benji Robot: All About The Benjis Tour at The Mint - Grand Rapids (2/10): BASSMINT present Secret Recipe & Benji Robot: All About The Benji's Tour at The Mint - Grand Rapids, 11 Friday, February 10, 2023 AT 8:00 PM
Grand Rapids, Chris Thile (2/5): While Thile's critically lauded interpretations of Bach on mandolin (2013's Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1) also showcased him on his own, that was a kind of duet, a dialogue between Thile and his
Grand Rapids, Country Night at The Grand (1/20 - 9/15): Come join us for a night filled with great music, food, drinks, and company as we dance the night away to a mix of Top 40, Country, Pop, and a lot more!
Grand Rapids, Daac Music Show: Bitter Truth, Felon Class, Suffer No Fools, Reality Check (2/10): Daac Music Show: Bitter Truth, Felon Class, Suffer No Fools, Reality Check. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023 AT 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Grand Rapids, Discover (1/27): Grand Rapids, here is your opportunity to increase your God-given influence and discover your unique purpose!
Grand Rapids, Foundations in Spirituality 2022-2023 (In-Person) (9/17 - 5/20): The course introduces the practice of contemplative prayer as grounding practices for living a richer spiritual life.
Grand Rapids, Fuego Friday (1/27): Fuego Friday with DJ Money Mike. Friday, January 27th 2023
Grand Rapids, GR Symphony Presents Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 In Concert (1/27 - 1/28): The end begins. Part one of the epic finale Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is here!
Grand Rapids, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert (1/28): In the epic finale to the Harry Potter Film Concert Series the battle between good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war!
Grand Rapids, Join the FUN! Free Soccer Day! (2/4): Looking for new things to try with your kids this winter? You are in luck! Join us for a FREE soccer class!
Grand Rapids, Kids & Family Expo (1/28): Bringing families together through Interactive, Physical, and Educational Activities and Attractions.
Grand Rapids, MANIA The ABBA Tribute Tour (2/5): MANIA The ABBA Tribute band brings their live tour to DeVos Performance Hall on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 at 8:00PM.
Grand Rapids, Once On This Island (1/20 - 2/5): This highly original and theatrical Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid garnered a combined 16 Tony nominations between the original production in 1990 and the 2017 reviv
Grand Rapids, Pierogi Class (2/5): Pierogi Class, Sunday, February 5, 2023 AT 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Grand Rapids, Pig Butchering Demonstration (2/11): This demonstration features a nose to tail walk-through on how to break down half a pig from one of our local farmers.
Grand Rapids, Roast Battle (1/27): It's the Roast Battle you know and love with Roastmaster Mike Logan live at Ambrosia Theater! January 27th the insults will fly!!
Grand Rapids, Saturday Series with Gold Coast Doulas (2/4): Gold Coast Doulas offers a Saturday Series of classes including Comfort Measures for Labor, Breastfeeding, and Newborn Survival. You can sign up for one, two, or all three classes.
Grand Rapids, Sci-Fi Book Club (Grand Rapids) (1/27): Science Fiction has long been a genre which has explored Humanist values. Join us as we read and discuss everything from classic sci-fi to newly published works.
Grand Rapids, Silent Disco _ World of Winter Festival (2/4): Silent discos are a unique way of experiencing live music. Guests wear wireless headphones and can tune into any of the different DJs' channels. You have full control of the music you jam out to!
Grand Rapids, Songtellers featuring Jamie Dionne and Monte Pride (1/29): Songtellers featuring Jamie Dionne and Monte Pride, Sunday, January 29, 2023 AT 7:30 PM
Grand Rapids, The Emerald Hour @ Turnstiles (1/27): Please welcome The Emerald Hour all the way from Massachusetts as they take over Turnstiles in Grand Rapids, MI. With special guests 19TilDawn and the incredible MUDBUKiT.
Grand Rapids, Valentines Day Family Yoga Party (2/10): Save the date for Valentine's Day Family Yoga Party which will happen on February 10 at The Grand Rapids Yoga Company.
Grand Rapids, West Michigan Golf Show at DeVos Place (2/10 - 2/12): What's better than golf? Golf in February! Golfers can discover great courses in Grand Rapids, West Michigan and beyond!
Grand Rapids, Winter Festival at Indian Trails Golf Course (1/28): Join us for our family-friendly Winter Festival at Indian Trails Golf Course.
Grosse Pointe Farms, RECITAL: Resident Artist Program at The War Memorial (2/10): The Alger Center at The War Memorial has partnered with Detroit Opera to bring you a recital series featuring members of their Resident Artist Program!
Hamtramck, The Last Meow: An original Planet Ant production (1/27 - 1/28): An original murder mystery comedy with a twist, presented by the Planet Ant Farm Team!
Hamtramck, The Reject Room (1/27): We're starting 2023 off raging! You'd be a psycho (or stupid) to miss this smorgasbord of Michigan's sickest bands, rappers, art & media!
Harrison Township, Motown Concert (1/27): Enjoy an evening out with Detroit-style Motown music by the band Sound Proof!
Haslett, Build-Your-Own-Terrarium Bar (2/11): Stop in for our Build-Your-Own-Terrarium Bar! We will have our terrarium supplies set up all week, w
Hastings, A Winter Walk on Candlelight Trails (Family Friendly) (2/4): Take an evening to enjoy the quiet, peaceful sounds and sights of winter under a full moon.
Hastings, Family Snowshoe Hike (Family Friendly) (2/11): Experience the magic of winter in Michigan. Enjoy a guided snowshoe hike on the trails while looking for animal tracks, scat, and other signs of animals.
Holland, GPS Series: The Acting Company in The Three Musketeers (2/3): Founded 50 years ago, The Acting Company launched the careers of great actors, including Kevin Kline, Rainn Wilson, Patti LuPone, David Schramm, and many more.
Holly, Holly Area Chamber of Commerce: Networking Breakfast (1/27): Join us at Villager's Restaurant to connect with each other and hear about a special website offer by Jobes Technology Solutions.
Holly, Kids' Tea Party (2/10): Save the date for Kids' Tea Party which will happen on February 10 at The Gather Station 313.
Howell, Love Gnomes: a clay hand building workshop (2/10): Save the date for Love Gnomes: a clay hand building workshop which will happen on February 10 at The Ceramic Studio Etc.
Jackson, Annual Fundraiser Gala - From thé Heart (2/10): Save the date for an evening of good food, great friends, fun raffles and live entertainment.
Jackson, Groundhog Gallop (2/4): Grow Jackson is excited for the 2023 Groundhog Gallop to benefit our Summer 2023 Initiatives.
Jackson, Michigan Gem and Mineral Society Annual Rock, Mineral and Fossil Show (3/17 - 3/19): Lots of Fun for the entire family! If you like Rocks, Jewelry and Fossils this is the place to be.
Kalamazoo, 2023 Night To Shine - Kalamazoo (2/10): Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, is an unforgettable prom night experience centered on God's love for people with special needs, ages 14 and older.
Kalamazoo, Human Trafficking: Changing the Narrative (1/27): Join the YWCA Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo Area Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition as we collaborate and offer a day of reflection and learning.
Kalamazoo, Jeffest 2 (1/28): Creatures of the night! We are happy to announce the return of JEFFEST! Last year was so rad that we decided to do it again!
Kalamazoo, Journey & Discovery (2/3 - 2/4): Caregivers: Join us for a hands-on Montessori Experience!
Kalamazoo, Kleinstuck Preserve Volunteer Day (12/11 - 8/13): Join us for a few hours in the woods the second Sunday of each month.
Kalamazoo, Live Music with Lucas Perkins (1/27): Join Folk Musician Lucas Perkins at 'this is a bookstore''s Table of Contents Cafe
Kalamazoo, Moments in Time: The Kalamazoo County Photo Documentary Project (10/15 - 6/4): This photo project has been documenting life in Kalamazoo since 1984. Learn about the people who created it and see images that will shape the community's understanding of Kalamazoo County history in
Kalamazoo, The Bronk Bros LIVE (1/21 - 2/11): LIVE MUSIC in the backroom THE BRONK BROS are here in Texas Corners!
Kalamazoo, Vintage in the Zoo: Night Shop, Vintage, & Handmade Pop-Up Market (1/27): Pop-up vintage & handmade market event featuring 11 true vintage vendors, and 2 handmade vendors, with live vinyl sounds from DJ Dan Steely!
Kalamazoo, Visiting Artist Workshop: Thrown and Combined Vessels with Seth Green (1/27 - 1/28): Learn to increase the size and complexity of your wheel-thrown vessels by combining and stacking elements during this hands-on workshop.
Kalamazoo, What is Going On in This Picture? (9/10 - 4/1): Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a skill that anyone can use to visually analyze artworks, stories, billboards, magazine pictures, and more.
Kentwood, Valentines Dash (2/11): This race will get you outside to enjoy a combination of trails, roads and paved pathways.
Lansing, 2023 Imbolc Ritual (2/4): *Visit our website at https://weaversoftheweb.org/events/2023-imbolc-ritual/ for links and more. *
Lansing, Anthony Taylor Trio (2/11): Doors at 5pm | Dinner menu available Anthony Taylor has an impressive music resume, co-writing a
Lansing, Atomic Annie LIVE @ Lansing Brewing Co (2/11): It's our first show of the year at our favorite brewery! Come on out and shake off those winter dold
Lansing, Community Drum Circle at Keys to Manifestation (2/11): Join us every Sunday this winter from 1:00-3:00pm at Keys to Manifestation in downtown Lansing for a
Lansing, Creative Colorz Makeup class (2/11): We have some exciting makeup classes coming up! Confident colors eyeshadows for beginners and T
Lansing, Dollar Club (12/4 - 10/1): Dollar Club is a special collection we take on the first Sunday of every month. Every one-dollar bill you donate will go to building up our Benevolence Fund.
Lansing, Fight For The Fledge (2/4): A Music & Art Extravaganza with a good cause. Ticket sales to this event will go to helping The Fled
Lansing, Gelli Printed Valentines Workshop with Cindy Mielock (2/11): Learn how to make unique mono printed papers with gelli plates and acrylic paints and stencils!
Lansing, Healing with Reiki Master Jason (2/11): $50/30 minute session $85/60 minute session Reiki is a spiritual healing art with its roots in
Lansing, IEV Fiesta with Tejano Sound Band (2/3): Join us for the IEV Fiesta on February 3rd at The Junction with the special performance of Tejano Sound Band. Don't dare miss one of IEV's biggest annual fundraisers.
Lansing, IEV Fiesta with Tejano Sound Band (2/11): Join us for the IEV Fiesta on February 3rd at The Junction with the special performance of Tejano So
Lansing, Midwest Expos - Lansing Reptile & Animal Extravaganza (2/11): Midwest Expos, the Great Lakes region premier provider of hobbyist expos and shows, is hosting anoth
Lansing, Mid-Winter Art/Craft Farmers Markets (2/11): South Lansing's Mid-Winter Art/Craft Farmers market features 60+ local vendors selling a wide variet
Lansing, Mid-Winter Art/Craft Farmers Markets (2/4 - 3/4): South Lansing's Mid-Winter Art/Craft Farmers market features 60+ local vendors selling a wide variety of Michigan-made food products, original art pieces, home décor, jewelry and more.
Lansing, Moss Mirror Making (2/4): We'll be making a preserved moss mirror! Materials, fun + friends included.! 10% off shopping d
Lansing, Open Drum Circle (2/11): Join the Greater Lansing Area Drummers (GLAD) every Sunday as they bring their weekly drum circles t
Lansing, Sunday Development Circle (2/11): Sunday Circle Sundays 10:30-12 $10 Each Sunday, we meet at Oracle's Apothecary from 10:30-noon
Lansing, Sunday Development Circle (2/4): Sunday Circle Sundays 10:30-12 $10 Each Sunday, we meet at Oracle's Apothecary from 10:30-noon
Lansing, Super Bowl 5k (2/12): Kick off your Super Bowl Sunday with a 5k run/walk thru beautiful Downtown Lansing in front of our State Capitol! Run a fast accurate race, stay healthy and fit and then go and enjoy your Super Bowl P
Lansing, Swift Bros at Horrocks Beer Garden (2/3): Oh the weather outside may be frightful but the beer and music inside is so delightful with the Swift Brothers return to the Beer Garden at Horrocks.
Lansing, Tejano Sound, International Engagement Volunteer benefit baila (2/11): The Junction is proud to be hosting Tejano Sound as they perform for a benefit show for Internationa
Lansing, The Exchange of Lansing (2/11): Classic and current hits
Lansing, The Poetry Room Presents Rudy Francisco (2/11): Doors: 6:00pm Events: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Hosted By: Natasha T. Miller … More We got Rudy Fra
Lansing, The Upside Down 4-week intensive (2/4): The Upside Down – Focus on flipping things topsy turvy with safety. Build confidence, explore someth
Lansing, Walk-In WELLness Service Specials (2/11): We've created a sacred space in Lansing for people to support, empower and connect to one another on
Lansing, We Made a Name for Ourselves w/ Ebony Stewart and Natasha T. Miller (poetry) (2/4): Presented by The Poetry Room! Some of spoken word poetry's finest, Ebony Stewart and Natasha T. Miller, will perform on stage.
Livonia, Friends of the Livonia Library Book Sale (2/3 - 2/5): It's time once again for the Friends of the Library Used Book Sale! The book sale will be held in the Bennett Civic Center Library Atrium and conference wing February 3-5, 2023.
Livonia, Premium Paint (1/27): Open paint all are welcome. Beautiful garden theme. Limited seating. All paint supplies included.
Livonia, Snow Ball (2/4): Dress the kids in their favorite princess and prince attire and join us for an afternoon of frosty fun 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Greenmead Historical Park!
Livonia, Thrumming 101 Workshop (2/3): In this two-hour workshop we'll share the history of thrumming with you, and show you the basic techniques to turn roving into useful thrums for both crochet and knitting.
Ludington, Ann Arbor Film Festival Screening (1/27): The Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA) will host a screening of the 60th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.
Macomb, P.A.A. Wine Tasting Dinner (2/10): Save the date for P.A.A. Wine Tasting Dinner which will happen on February 10 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club & Banquet Center.
Mancelona, White Pine Stampede (2/4): Hundreds will compete in Michigan's longest and oldest point-to-point cross country ski race.
Manchester, Prom for Mom (1/27): Dig out your old dresses.....prom, bridesmaid, blast from the past evening wear. Get fancy and enjoy a night out of fun just for the ladies!
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Dozens of English and Welsh fans were seen drinking beer in Doha's Red Lion British pub, on Tuesday, ahead of their national teams' clash for the last matchday of the 2022 World Cup group stage.
The fans were seen chanting and signing, while dressed in their countries' national teams' jerseys.
"Tonight there's gonna be a huge match for England. We are desperate to beat Wales, we want to be the kings of the UK. I guarantee there is absolutely no chance they are gonna beat us by the number of goals they need to knock us out. I'm looking forward to the Round of 16," said Charles, an English supporter.
"Clearly tonight is an important game, you know we have to qualify. We have expectations that we have progressed from the previous campaigns. I do think that from English perspective we should win the game and win the group, but ultimately our expectations are well beyond tonight's game," said Adam, another English supporter.
On the other hand, Welsh supporters stated that a win against England will be a big deal for them.
"It's a matter of national pride to win today. If we win today I'm sure the Welsh government will give us a bank holiday tomorrow, a day-off from work," said Welsh supporter, Steve.
England has a dominant 3-0 victory over Wales, clinching the top spot in Group B.
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August 9, 2015 By Ivan Čerečina | Melbourne International Film Festival Reviews
After reading that Thom Andersen's newest film The Thoughts That Once We Had took its major inspiration from French philosopher Gilles Deleuze's two books on the cinema, Cinema 1: The Movement Image and Cinema 2: The Time Image, my response was both one of intrigue and trepidation. I wanted to see how Andersen would be able to navigate such a complex and esoteric text, but also how much he would place of his own imprint as a filmmaker and thinker on the cinema into the mix. Deleuze's heady mix of abstract philosophical taxonomies of the medium and far-reaching assertions about its relation to history remains the primary thrust of intellectual inquiry in The Thoughts That Once We Had, though Andersen does depart at times from the text to reflect on his own philosophy of the cinema. The overwhelming presence of Deleuze in the film is perhaps to its detriment, as Andersen slips into the abstruse rhetoric that has the unavoidable connotations of dry academia.1 However, when Andersen steps out of the philosopher's shade and creates his own imaginative and original connections about cinema history and philosophy, the film redeems itself as a worthwhile critical piece of cinema-about-cinema.
In The Thoughts That Once We Had, Andersen eschews the voiceover that marked his previous works with pre-existing footage, such as Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer and Los Angeles Plays Itself. Replacing the voice are blocks of white text on a black background that are intercut between clips from films throughout cinema history,2, which recalls the interplay of text and image in the work of film essayists like Harun Farocki and Jean-Luc Godard (though without the graphic ingenuity of the latter). Much of this text consists of direct quotations from Deleuze's Cinema 1 and Cinema 2, which strikes me as being an unsound formatting choice given how difficult Deleuze's text is to parse on a basic level, even for those that are familiar with it. Despite the director's insistence that he didn't want to make the film for people familiar with the philosopher,3 it's hard to see how this wouldn't be a more valuable experience for those that are. The plethora of concepts introduced by Deleuze on an almost page-by-page basis ("chrono-image", "seer", "affection-image"), are dropped liberally into the intertitles, making certain passages fairly taxing on the viewer scrambling to understand their nuance.
The principle of arrangement here often seems to be one of equivalence between Deleuze's text and moments in cinema history, acting in essence to illustrate concepts in Deleuze's book. Sometimes this works well, as in a sequence matching excerpts about the ambiguous notions of "firstness", "secondness", and "thirdness" with clips from Harry Langdon, Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers. It's a comparatively simple passage from the books that is charmingly played off by the clips, though it's hard to say whether the success of this sequence is down to the clips chosen or their relationship to the text. Mostly, however, this approach of finding direct equivalences in cinema history to Deleuze's taxonomy of concepts often flattens out the imaginative possibilities of both the idea and the clip chosen. For example, there is a connection made between Deleuze's notion of the "affection-image"— about which there is a quote from Cinema 1 — followed by a series of close-ups from Godard's films as examples of the "new affection-image." This sequence falls flat in that it collapses the reading of each image into Deleuze's framework, creating a kind of one-to-one equivalence that is less illuminating that taking the text and image separately. In a way, it demonstrates that Deleuze's text works more as a series of imaginative connections about films across cinema history than as a rigorous taxonomy; its value comes in bringing together films via conceptual links rather than shared formal properties.
Andersen's film is at its best, then, when the associations he makes between clips go beyond the direct equivalence of text and image and into more abstract terrains. For example, about halfway through the film is a clip from a documentary on the history of the late '50s dance hit "The Twist". Hank Ballard, the artist who wrote and recorded the song before Chubby Checker massively popularised it with his own recording, recounts how Checker released an almost identical recording to Ballard's, which then sky-rocketed up the charts. Over images of Checker performing the song in front of an all-white audience (clapping on the 1 and 3 beat no less!), Ballard talks about his grudging respect for Checker's recording and its freakish resemblance to his own. Andersen then plays the two recordings side-by-side, before inserting an excerpt quotation on the American burlesque comedy tradition from Deleuze. In this tradition, an action has "the slightest difference from another action (firing a gun – playing a shot), but in this way it discloses the enormity of the distance between two situations (game of billiards – war)."
Andersen then cuts to a brilliant sequence from Chaplin's The Idle Class, where the tramp receives a telegram from his wife telling him that she will leave him if he doesn't stop drinking. After reading the telegram, Chaplin turns his back to the camera and his shoulders begin to shake as if he is sobbing uncontrollably; he turns and we see he's actually been mixing himself a drink in a cocktail shaker. It's a wonderful sequence, bringing together the idea of burlesque repetition with the very idea of the reproducibility of media (here, the reproduction of sound), and it's done in a way that forces us to think imaginatively both about the film excerpt and Deleuze's text.
Ultimately, it's sequences like the one described above that make Andersen's newest film worth seeking out. While the film is clearly going to appeal above all to those with an acquaintance with Deleuze's film philosophy and a broad knowledge of the medium's history, the director's flashes of imaginative critical discourse act more broadly as testaments to the value of insightful reflections on image-making.
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A university course on Deleuze served as the jumping-off point for Andersen's film, who made the film over several years after teaching a university seminar on the philosopher. See Peter Labuza's piece in Filmmaker Magazine.
The selection generally conforms to the universally established canon of pre-war directors (Griffith, Chaplin, Von Stroheim) while the post-war directors generally conform to a loose European modernist canon (Godard, Resnais, Bresson) and select auteurs of the late classical Hollywood era (Aldrich, Lang). Some interesting recent choices reared their head, particularly the multiple references to Hou Hsiao-Hsien's Millenium Mambo, and Pedro Costa's Bones and In Vanda's Room.
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AUDIO: The legacy of Peacocke: a man who believed in creationism *and* evolution
By Birmingham Eastside on	 February 18, 2019 Audio, Religion
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40 years ago, the late Anglican biochemist Arthur Peacocke delivered a Bampton Lecture at Oxford University about "Creation and the World of Science". It was his belief that creationist beliefs did not need to oppose scientific evidence.
It is common for believers of God as a creator not to believe in evolution — but Peacocke said that his belief that "creation is an ongoing process" enabled him to believe in both ideologies.
In a special audio documentary, atheist Joel Birkett explores Peacocke's legacy and asks what Peacocke's arguments means for today's Anglicans and biochemists.
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"I have often felt that rhetoric and petty arguments can cloud what is a very interesting debate. Although I am not religious myself, I think it's deeply important to gain a stronger understanding of what other people believe and why it is possible for them to reject years of scientific research when it appears possible to be a member of both schools of thought.
"I often say to myself 'Why not just say God did it [evolution], surely you can still have faith and accept evolution as a well-supported scientific theory?'
"When making the piece, I was conscious about upholding the dignity of those whom I may have disagreed with. I felt it was important to declare my own stance and then simply present the views of others, rather than argue with the participants and push my own beliefs onto them, which is what a lot of other outlets have done.
"My conclusion in the programme is of course my own opinion based on what I've been told by the people I spoke to and further research. I am not claiming that I am objectively correct. This topic is part of an ongoing debate and I felt that Peacocke's viewpoint was an interesting one to remember."
If you feel that there is a side to the story that needs to be told, Joel welcomes your thoughts via: joel@birkettmedia.com
A special interactive version of the story can be found on Joel's website.
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When allocating resources to a Kong cluster, slightly over-provision the cluster to make room for request spikes. Kong requires a database to run and you can choose either Cassandra or PostgreSQL.
Generally speaking, PostgreSQL works well for most of the use-cases, and it's usually easier to setup. We recommend setting up a master-slave replication with servers located in different racks, data centers or availability zones to account for infrastructure failures.
In Multi-DC environments, PostgreSQL may not be the right fit, since a Kong node located in a different datacenter will have to send write requests all the way to the PostgreSQL data-center, adding increased latency to the system.
We recommend using Cassandra in Multi-DC environments because it supports native replication and availability capabilities of the system. When starting a Cassandra cluster for Kong, we recommend starting at least 3 nodes in every datacenter with a replication setting of 2.
Cassandra is an eventually consistent datastore, which means that over time the data will be the same across the cluster, so please account for inconsistencies in the system.
Regardless of the datastore being adopted with Kong, the Kong nodes themselves need to join in a cluster. The Kong nodes will talk to each other via their connections to the database—PostgreSQL or Cassandra. Please refer to the clustering reference for more details.
For Kong, prefer CPU optimized instances. We recommend at least 4 CPU cores, 16GB of RAM and 24GB of disk space. Kong performs better on a system with multiple cores. In an AWS environment, we recommend running c4.2xlarge instances in production that guarantee enough cores (8) and memory (16GB).
For Cassandra and PostgreSQL, prefer memory optimized instances. Assume more intensive workload on the datastore if you are using the rate-limiting or response rate-limiting plugins with a "cluster" policy. Use this only if Redis is not an option. High ulimit value, possibly >=65535. A higher limit value will allow Kong and the datastores to process more incoming requests.
Instances with multiple cores are required. Kong, by leveraging the underlying Nginx runtime, will start a worker process for each core. On systems with multiple cores a worker crash will not badly affect the system since the other workers can process the ongoing HTTP requests until the crashed worker is being automatically replaced with a new one.
At least 2 nodes/instances of Kong, behind a load balancer (Nginx, HAProxy, AWS ELB or similar). This prevents downtime if a Kong node crashes, since the other nodes can process the incoming HTTP requests. The number of instances behind the load balancer should increase with the number of incoming requests, to avoid the scenario when after a node crashes the sudden increase of load to the remaining nodes will effectively DDoS them and make the other nodes crash too.
Kong is stateless and more nodes can be added behind the load balancer to scale the system. Incoming HTTP/s requests can be processed by any server, and that also includes the Kong's Admin API.
Every new Kong node should target the same datastore, and join the existing Kong nodes in a cluster. Failure to join the Kong nodes in a Kong cluster will result in data inconsistencies and errors when processing requests. Kong automates joining a node in the cluster as long as the right configuration settings have been provided. For more information, we recommend reading the clustering reference.
Network latency from the client to Kong, and from Kong to the final upstream servers, greatly affects the performance. The faster the network, the better Kong will perform in pretty much every aspect, including system resources.
Number of incoming HTTP requests and the size of requests and responses that have to be processed.
Response time from the upstream server. The fastest the upstream servers can process a request, the faster Kong can process the response back to the client and free up resources to handle more incoming requests.
The number of plugins that are being executed. The more plugins, the more processing time Kong will require when proxying requests.
We recommend using the NetworkTopologyStrategy with three replicas in each data center to tolerate either the failure of a one node per replication group at a strong consistency level of LOCAL_QUORUM or multiple node failures per data center using consistency level ONE.
We recommend using a master-slave setup that will guarantee an appropriate replication of data in case of failures.
In this section, you will find a summary about the recommended network and firewall settings for Kong.
Allow HTTP traffic to proxy_listen. By default, 8000.
Allow HTTPS traffic to proxy_listen. By default, 8443.
Allow HTTP traffic to admin_listen. By default, 8001.
Allow HTTPS traffic to admin_listen. By default, 8444.
Allow HTTP traffic to admin_gui_listen. By default, 8002.
Allow HTTPS traffic to admin_gui_listen. By default, 8445.
Allow HTTP traffic to portal_gui_listen. By default, 8003.
Allow HTTPS traffic to portal_gui_listen. By default, 8446.
Other listen directives comply to the new format.
The upstream APIs behind Kong will be available on proxy_listen. Configure listeners accordingly to the access level you wish to grant to the upstream APIs.
Protect admin_listen, and only allow trusted sources that can access the Admin API.
Kong assumes a flat network topology in Multi-DC setups. If you have a Multi-DC setup, Kong nodes between the datacenters should communicate over a VPN connection.
Kong will try to auto-detect the node's first, non-loopback, IPv4 address and advertise this address to other Kong nodes. Sometimes this is not enough and the IP address needs to be manually set, you can do that by changing the advertise property in the cluster configuration.
On every Kong release we also upgrade the Upgrade Path document available on the official Kong repository on GitHub. We recommend following the instructions when upgrading to a newer version of Kong.
Major versions in a pre-1.0 release are, for example, v0.7.x, v0.8.x, v0.9.x, etc.
Minor versions in a pre-1.0 phase are v0.7.1, v0.7.2 considering a 0.7.x baseline version, or v0.8.1, v0.8.2 in a 0.8.x baseline version.
Start a new cluster with the new version, and with the same number of nodes, pointing to the same datastore.
Instructing the load balancer to point new traffic to the new cluster.
This process can be done without any down-time.
Upgrading to different major versions (i.e., from v0.8.0 to v0.9.1, or from 0.9.0 to 0.10.0) is a more elaborate process that cannot be done on the fly. Newer major versions provide database schema migrations that are not necessarily compatible with the previous version of Kong. Administrators should follow the instructions below carefully to avoid any issues.
Prior to Kong CE 0.11 and Kong EE 0.29, nodes automatically ran migrations when started. On later versions, Admins should run migrations manually before starting nodes.
Disconnect the datastore from the current Kong cluster by setting up the appropriate firewall setting or updating the appropriate security group.
Kong will now rely on its internal cache to serve existing requests.
Create a node in a new Kong cluster and run kong migrations up to process migrations. Once the node has completed the migration, start it with kong start. Confirm that it can process requests and configuration changes (creating and deleting a test API will suffice to confirm Kong can communicate with the datastore).
Start additional nodes in the new cluster until its node count matches the old cluster size.
Once the new cluster is running and able to process requests, configure your load balancer to direct new traffic to the new cluster.
Upgrades between major versions need to be planned in advance as they involve downtime for new consumers that have not been cached in memory yet, and because the Admin API won't be available on the old cluster for the entire process.
Key Authentication is being deprecated in favor of Basic Authentication. Before migrating to 0.34, anyone using Key Authentication in 0.33-x should create Basic Authentication credentials for all of their Admins.
Vitals will now be enabled by default. Any Admin who logs in to Kong Manager will have the ability to see charts and metrics for Workspaces they have access to.
The Dev Portal and Kong Manager no longer allow use of proxy ports in 0.34. Note that any previous proxies will need to be updated according to Dev Portal Networking and Kong Manager Networking.
For a complete list of new features in 0.34, refer to the Changelog.
Disconnect the datastore from the current Kong cluster by setting up the appropriate firewall setting or updating the appropriate security group. Kong will now rely on its internal cache to serve existing requests.
Create a node in a new Kong cluster and run kong migrations up to process migrations.
Once the node has completed the migration, start it with kong start.
Confirm that it can process requests and configuration changes (creating and deleting a test Service will suffice to confirm Kong can communicate with the datastore).
Log in to Kong Manager as a Super Admin.


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extern crate treeflection;

use treeflection::{Node, NodeRunner, NodeToken};
use std::fmt::Debug;

fn assert_set<T>(mut node: T, set: &str, expected: T) where T: Node + Debug + PartialEq {
    let tokens = vec!(NodeToken::Set(String::from(set)));
    assert_eq!(node.node_step(NodeRunner { tokens: tokens }), String::new());
    assert_eq!(expected, node);
}

fn assert_get<T: Node>(mut node: T, expected: &str) {
    let tokens = vec!(NodeToken::Get);
    let result = node.node_step(NodeRunner { tokens: tokens });
    assert_eq!(expected, String::from(result));
}

#[test]
fn string_set() {
    assert_set::<String>(String::from("Foobar"), "string set", String::from("string set"));
}

#[test]
fn string_get() {
    assert_get::<String>(String::from("foobar"), "foobar");
}

#[test]
fn string_copy_paste() {
    let copy_token = NodeRunner { tokens: vec!(NodeToken::CopyFrom) };
    let paste_token = NodeRunner { tokens: vec!(NodeToken::PasteTo) };

    let mut a = String::from("copied value");
    let mut b = String::new();

    assert_eq!(a.node_step(copy_token), "");
    assert_eq!(a, String::from("copied value"));
    assert_eq!(b.node_step(paste_token), "");
    assert_eq!(b, String::from("copied value"));
}

#[test]
fn string_help() {
    let output = r#"
String Help

Valid values: Anything

Commands:
*   help  - display this help
*   copy  - copy this value
*   paste - paste the copied value here
*   get   - display value
*   set   - set to value"#;
    let mut value = String::from("YO");
    let runner = NodeRunner { tokens: vec!( NodeToken::Help ) };
    assert_eq!(value.node_step(runner).as_str(), output);
}

#[test]
fn bool_set() {
    assert_set::<bool>(true, "false", false);
    assert_set::<bool>(false, "true", true);
    assert_set::<bool>(true, "true", true);
    assert_set::<bool>(false, "false", false);
}

#[test]
fn bool_get() {
    assert_get::<bool>(true, "true");
    assert_get::<bool>(false, "false");
}

#[test]
fn bool_help() {
    let output = r#"
Bool Help

Valid values: true or false

Commands:
*   help - display this help
*   get  - display value
*   set  - set to value"#;
    let mut value = true;
    let runner = NodeRunner { tokens: vec!( NodeToken::Help ) };
    assert_eq!(value.node_step(runner).as_str(), output);
}

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Sam Amick conducted a Q&A Sports with National Basketball Players Association vice president Maurice Evans for Sports Illustrated. It is a well-articulated position of how Evans sees the current labor impasse between the owners and the players. Evans believes every word he says there, and it comes through.
So it doesn't matter so much that every word he says is wholly self-serving and every bit as misleading as the words he criticizes NBA Commissioner David Stern for saying on a recent "BS Report" podcast with Bill Simmons. Evans will not be called out for what he said. It's unimportant that his interview serves the exact same purpose with the exact same motives — to make his case — that Stern's appearance did. Why? Because he actually believes the mislead, and he's speaking to an audience that (mostly) has accepted the mislead.
Even if he is caught in some factual misstep, it will be dismissed as a technicality. He was, after all, being honest in his statements. When he said them, he considered them to be true. He can't be expected to fully understand and articulate all of that financial mumbo jumbo. He's a real person speaking real stuff, not some accountant.
The problem with nuanced situations is, the more you understand them, the less firm and more oddly specific you become in your statements. And that combination of being fuzzy, yet oddly specific undermines the credibility you have with a broader audience. We live in a world that has come to equate simplicity with truth and complexity with obfuscation.
It's why the players have such a huge advantage from a public relations perspective over the owners, and it's also indicative that the players are much stronger in relation to the owners than is generally believed. Evans may be subject to being considered wrong, but he cannot be accused of lying. It's even questionable, I guess, as to how guilty he is of "misleading" people, since he's been somewhat misled himself.
David Stern, on the other hand, is always assumed to know something more than he's saying. Nothing he ever says or does is taken at face value. Of course, Stern is at least partially responsible for this perception. He has cultivated an image of being a shrewd, sharp operator. He has pissed off the fan base of virtually every NBA team at one time or another.
Some respect David Stern. Many fear David Stern.
That "exasperation" that came through in the podcast was probably the most honest expression of how Stern feels that we have heard publicly. He misdirects some on the financial issue of depreciation and parses his words on the owners offer when he talks about the 8% pay cut, but he is making his case. But because we hold Stern to a different standard, and because Stern is saying things we don't want to hear, all of his points are largely either diminished or ignored entirely by most of those interested in how this impasse will be solved.
Stern characterizing the owners' latest offer as an "8% [pay] cut … [to] $2 Billion, then hold them there while we try to grow out of the where we find ourselves" is no more misleading and no less accurate than, say, the following statement from Evans.
The major, if not the most, misleading thing was him saying that if Billy [Hunter, NBPA executive director] just tells the players that all I'm asking for is eight percent salary cuts that there would be resolution. That eight percent is actually 40 percent over 10 years, and the actual total is $7.6 billion that he's asking for. Even if you're saying, 'We already make $2.17 billion [annually] in salaries.' That hasn't grown. That's why we got our entire escrow back and then some.
Unsurprisingly, Evans' statement of position is being taken at face value, while Stern's has been described as "truthiness." In all actuality, the opposite is the case.
If "truthiness" is defined as "truth that comes from the gut, not books" or, even more appropriately, "the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true," then Mo's statement is chock full of truthiness. Meanwhile, Stern's is almost entirely composed of fact (tinged with smarm) — accurately (though narrowly) representing the action the owners want to take based on the current actual payroll.
The numbers used by Evans and the NBPA are based on a reality that doesn't exist, but are presented earnestly and with righteous indignation. They're based on rolling the current system, or something very much like it, forward for the next decade. However, that system and that reality ended — died — at midnight on June 30. These two sides are negotiating fighting over what the new system and the new reality will be.
Evans and the players frame the $7.6 billion as money that is already theirs that the owners are trying to take from them. Strictly speaking, the $7.6 billion is actually the difference between what the owners want to pay the players and what the players want to be paid. Neither is "real." They are simply stakes set in the ground by the two sides.
Evans' statement is a regurgitation of talking points, playing on a broadly accepted narrative that is mostly incorrect. Stern's statement is spin based on narrowly defined facts that don't hide anything, per se, but that require the listener have a certain level of understanding to grasp the total impact. Both are "untrue," yet one is accepted and the other rejected.
This is why I am skeptical when I read the conclusion from Tom Ziller of SBnation's reaction.
I don't understand why Stern feels the need to mislead the fans. Again, there's no PR war to win. There are PR ramifications, but all Stern can do is hurt the future of his league by reinforcing the nasty stereotype that American pro athletes, and NBA players in particular, are greedy bums. What does Stern get out of lying to fans, other than perhaps some nods of approval from the Rick Reillys of the world? If you aren't going to let us have basketball, at least give us the truth. We can handle it.
The fans don't want anything to do with "the truth." The fans want games. That's it. They'll treat things that support that goal as their truth, and they'll reject anything to the contrary as lies. That's as far as that goes. It's a perfectly sensible stance to take. The truth isn't going to help them get what they want, and quite frankly, "Stop running your mouths and get back to me when you get your acts together" is probably the appropriate message for the fans to send both sides.
"The truth" is a messy thing. (And I'm not just talking about Paul Pierce's facial hair.) It sounds great in theory, but in practice, it's really more of a "be careful what you wish for" type of thing. Transparency is another thing that people like a lot more when they are demanding it than when they actually have it. "Transparency" conjures a Wilsonian open-covenants-arrived-at-openly kind of vibe that makes everybody feel puffy and, you know, ethical. In fact, transparency is more akin to watching someone go to the bathroom — it's an uncomfortable experience for all involved.
Actually, the relative transparency of the current CBA process is why most NBA onlookers are miserable right now. We have all been forced (or, more accurately, have volunteered our attention) to watch the "sausage-making" of the NBA. It is a process we have no control over, so it fills us with the most luscious of emotions — impotent rage.
But, hey. Here we sit, and we're not going anywhere any time soon. So let's consider this.
First, if the truth is what we want, then it raises the bar for everybody. We can't just chastise Stern and then accept Evans when he says that "the last [players'] offer was [a giveback of] $630 million over a six-year period. That's over a $100 million a year and they told us that it was pathetic" without bothering to understand why the owners may have been underwhelmed by such generosity.
Because, to the owners, a "concession" of $100 million per year is pathetic. Assuming they have reached the same conclusions that I reached here — and it's an absolute certainty they have — $100 million represents only a fraction of the amount of money they think goes to waste annually in players' salaries. It does nothing to accomplish the "reset" Stern has said the owners feel they need to re-gain league-wide profitability. Especially when it's tied to largely the same salary cap visor system that the owners are committed to changing.
If we're demanding the truth, perhaps we should give some notice to the NBPA's entire strategy: deflect and distract. They must get people to ignore the fact that core purpose of the Collective Bargaining Agreement is to determine how much and in what manner the players get paid. Move the conversation away from any in-depth analysis of that — particularly regarding the paychecks given to the league's also-rans who add little or nothing in terms of wins or revenue. That's a total loser for the players, so their leadership has created the following marching orders.
Point to the fixed percentage of BRI and claim that as proof that the problem lies elsewhere. Hammer away about revenue sharing. Use the phrase "they should clean up their house first," all the while ignoring the fact that it is their house. All of it. Their house.
Talk about what you are "giving back," but never discuss that you're really taking out. It's the owners' money, a fact actually reinforced by this silly insistence that it be treated like a hobby. Cast doubt on the financials that your own accountants audited and signed off on by rejecting certain line items, then allow the narrative to drift from "we don't think interest and depreciation should be included" to "the owners are lying about their financials" and give it your tacit approval.
Cite the example of Golden State being sold for $450 million in 2010, complain how you didn't share in that, thus proving interest on debt incurred in purchases is "not your problem." Fail to mention that your players were paid almost $800 million in salaries and benefits during the time Chris Cohan owned the Warriors. Claim that "you helped build the franchise," but don't show this list of players or talk about the fact that those players lost 62% of their games and only made one playoff appearance.
Don't forget to claim guaranteed deals as a birthright. But be sure not to get into any discussion as to why you should get such security. You can't acknowledge the reality that every player — on some level — views each contract he signs at least as much a reward for getting to that point as compensation for future play, but . Better to claim, according to Evans, it's what the league's founding fathers would want.
The Bill Russells, Michael Jordans, Larry Birds and Magic Johnsons have done great things to allow us to make the salaries we have and wear these great uniforms. It'd be a shame to give up everything those guys have fought for.
Talk down to the public about the struggles that Michael Jordan faced while becoming perhaps the most famous person in the history of the world. Try to make us think of Bill Russell instead of Eddy Curry or Jamaal Tinsley. Evoke the memory of Elgin Baylor's and Jerry West's refusal to play in the 1964 NBA All-Star Game to make this feel like it's about true labor benefits like pensions, better workplace conditions and the right to not play in so many unpaid exhibition tours — not about keeping the dream of that one big contract alive for most of their rank and file.
As described by one such agent who was briefed about the owners' proposal and what it could mean, a player such as Lakers forward Lamar Odom would see his salary plummet from $8.9 million to $2.6 million next season in one particular doomsday scenario, according to the union officials putting on the presentation.
A more measured and accurate response appears within a great piece from Zach Lowe of SI's The Point Forward. Zach reached out to a few labor lawyers, agents, attorneys and economists for some expert opinions on how the institution of a hard cap would effect the payroll structure going forward.
And here's what Jeffrey Kessler, lead outside counsel to the players' union and a partner at the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, had to say.
Now, I think Mr. Kessler is pretty close to the mark here, particularly in regards to limiting guaranteed contracts. However, the definition of "enough money" depends on who you're talking to. I mean, doesn't that pay structure align more closely to the way the NBA actually works? Further, if the NBPA leadership is using the Lamar Odom scenario to make sure every NBA player understands this "big time," then they're basically employing scare tactics on their own people.
It's easy to say the players will earn what they earn, whether the cap is soft or hard, as long as total player salaries are tied to the league's overall revenue. That hard cap scenario might be scary for those run-of-the-mill veterans, though. Imagine each team has a hard cap of $50 million, and they reserve $30 million of that for two superstars. That leaves $20 million for at least 11 players. Suddenly there are fewer guys with listed salaries in the $4 million-$6 million range and many more earning $1 million to $2 million. Even in a system in which players might end up earning more than their listed salary, it's not hard to imagine them taking a big overall hit if the end-of-year pay bump they get is based upon a salary floor that is suddenly much lower.
Lowe is clearly and fairly representing a concern here that exists in many players' minds, but I'm not entirely sure that the fear isn't overblown. First — and it's a minor quibble — the $50 million number is a bit light given the current proposal would put it closer to the mid-$60 million range. Second, there aren't 60 superstars. Finally, it may be a bit of a stretch to assume that the market would behave purely that way.
Put another way, as the league adapts to the new rules, the salary structure by player will start to look more and more like it does today, minus the guarantees and pro-rated downward based on a lower cap.
But, that type of uncertainty about what may happen is of no value in this context. For Billy Hunter and Jeffrey Kessler, its simply more expedient to tell horror stories of Lamar Odom — a quality player on a championship team — getting a 70% haircut, and leave it at that. Particularly when you consider in a union/league with a membership of 450 or more players, the CBA will be decided by the bottom two-thirds of that group.
They're unified, and as unified [as the players], and that's great for them. It's not about who's more unified and having a battle of wills. It's about knowing what's right.
Of course, he's completely wrong here. It is a battle of wills. Always has been, always will be. There is no "right." There's just what is agreed upon.
Even so, Maurice Evans believes he is "By God Right," as do his compatriots. Meanwhile, Stern and the largely silent owners hold the same measure of faith that they are "By God Right." What both should know, and are about to demonstrate, is that justice tends to favor the hand that is swifter with the sword.
Ultimately, demanding honesty from either side is something of a fool's errand. It will be forthcoming from neither. Each will continue to stick to their talking points, zealously and earnestly making their case. Truth is of no real benefit to either. Not when lies are just as often created in the ear as the mouth.
This article tells us what most of us already know.. But it's pretty funny that he mentions how simplicity leads us to believe it's the truth and he tries to explain things in the most complex ways he can..
At the end of the day, the owners want league-wide profitability.
Their offers right now are based on 100% of the teams going from the red to the black. Eventually their offers will be negotiated by the players to the point that the owners become split. If 'most' are getting a profit under the negotiated offer, 'most' will vote in favor, rather than hold out for the smallest team.
I don't know what the actual vote count is, but for discussion sake, let's say 2/3 owners have to agree on the offer... that's all the players need to shoot for in their negotiation tactics, because I assure you... powerhouses like LA, NY, CHI, MIA who have a lot of money to lose on a lost season of profit will eventually convince the CLE's of the league that you can't please everybody and it's "too bad".