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Savor your summer 
Some say there’s nothing to do in Lansing, but this year’s schedule of summer events begs to differ. As the school year wraps up and the weather continues to warm up, the area will begin … more
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2315 N. High St., Lansing  
Eyesore of the Week 5/15
2315 N. High St., Lansing     Built in 1918, this 1,032-square-foot, four-bedroom home in north Lansing was initially red-tagged for safety issues in July 2018. The city boarded it up … more
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Pianist Harmony Zhu showed total commitment to the music of Mozart at Friday’s (May 10) Lansing Symphony Orchestra season closer.
Titanic tutti tornado: High drama roils Lansing Symphony season finale
Some people avoid drama like the plague. Those people wouldn’t have had much fun at Friday’s (May 10) Lansing Symphony Orchestra season finale.   The night was drenched in … more
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The Meridian Historical Village’s Barnes House is surrounded by native plants, courtesy of the Meridian Garden Club.
Roses and hostas and elephant ears, oh my!
Barb Sears, president of the Meridian Garden Club, hates to throw out a plant, “But to tend your garden properly, you need to thin them and give them room to grow,” she … more
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Participant Mike Dombrowski (left) and Lansing Bike Co-op executive director Aaron Fields pose in front of the co-op before its monthly alley cat scavenger hunt on April 20.
Locals bike around the city for fun, glory in monthly alley cat
By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS Last month, a new era began at the Lansing Bike Co-op’s monthly alley cat scavenger hunt when reigning champion Mike Dombrowski was unseated by newcomer Jacob … more
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New fest in town 
A roster of national and regional bands is set to perform on two stages at Rock Lansing, a one-day music festival on May 18 at Adado Riverfront Park . Gates open at 2 p.m. , and music runs until 11 … more
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Local artist Dennis Preston created the poster for Heavy Music’s May 18 “Live Bullet” tribute show at the Green Door, illustrating a portrait of vocalist Ben Hall in the style of the album cover.
Heavy Music recreates Bob Seger’s ‘Live Bullet’ at the Green Door
If you lived in Michigan back in ‘75, Bob Seger was a certified rock star. The Ann Arbor native had been cutting local hits since the mid-1960s and was known for selling piles of tickets … more
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Q&A: Matthew Carlson kicks off national tour at the Robin Theatre
Matthew Carlson is known locally for his work in the Stick Arounds and Harborcoat and his “What Am I Making” podcast, but in June, he hits the road on a coast-to-coast solo tour. Oh, and … more
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According to the National Restaurant Association, in the wake of the pandemic, “Business conditions have settled into or are on the path to their new version of normal” for 70% of restaurant operators. That “new normal” includes a pivot toward more outdoor dining options, like the popular patio seating at the Peanut Barrel in downtown East Lansing.
What the ‘new normal’ looks like for local restaurants
Like many Greater Lansing restaurateurs, Jacques and Christine Driscoll were forced to close their doors during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.    They did so twice, most recently … more
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‘Mascots in Motion’ takes readers back to an era of automotive artistry
The new coffee-table-style art book “Mascots in Motion” will sweep readers away with its grandeur and beauty. The more than 300-page paean to vintage hood ornaments and automotive … more
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Ari Wilkins, a genealogist who has been researching family history for more than 25 years, will be the keynote speaker at the Archives of Michigan and Michigan Genealogical Council’s annual Family History Seminar May 10 and 11.
Learn to ‘peel back the layers’ of your ancestors
Each year, the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council host a seminar on compiling family histories that’s geared toward both genealogical experts and amateurs who want to learn more about their families and where they came from. more
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A ceramic sculpture by Mark Chatterley.
Williamstown Township studio tour welcomes newcomers
According to local artist Ron Cook, studio tours allow patrons to connect with artists more intimately than typical art exhibitions. more
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(From left): Dennis Hinrichsen, Ruelaine Stokes and Masaki Takahashi, three of Lansing’s four poets laureate since the program started in 2017, at the Robin Theatre in REO Town last week at which Stokes accepted the symbolic laurel. The fourth, Laura Apol, was unable to attend.
‘It’s the godmother’s turn’
No more than five minutes after becoming Lansing’s fourth poet laureate, Ruelaine Stokes summoned up thunder. more
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Ann Carlson (left) and Rich Kopitsch rehearse a fight scene for “Not Part of the Choreography,” one of nine short plays featured in Ixion Ensemble Theatre’s new works showcase “Let’s Fight,” running May 10, 11, 17 and 18 at Stage One at Sycamore Creek Eastwood.
Ixion Ensemble explores conflict in new works showcase
Lansing locals might know Rose Jangmi Cooper as the woman who sings on her motorcycle or as a member of the spoken-word and gospel music group Voices of the Revolution. more
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Jeff Boerger (left) as Garth Williams and Ayden Soupal as Thomas Franklin in Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.’s production of “Alabama Story,” by Kenneth Jones.
Peppermint Creek brings historic book-banning battle to the stage
The quote “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” attributed to Mark Twain, is an apt summary of the central theme of Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.’s current production. “Alabama Story” is a cautionary tale that reminds us that the hatred and bias of the civil rights era are not bygone. more
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Tamara PiLar (left) as Vicky and Dani Cochrane as Erica in Williamston Theatre’s production of “Bright Half Life,” by Tanya Barfield.
Williamston Theatre’s ‘Bright Half Life’ explores ‘the infinite moments that make a relationship’
There’s an old adage that the time it takes to completely get over the death of a relationship is approximately half the length of time the relationship lasted. In pondering Williamston Theatre’s production of “Bright Half Life,” more
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Cait West, who lived in a Christian patriarchal household until she was in her mid-20s, hopes her new memoir, “Rift,” will reach other survivors and help them understand they’re not alone.
‘Rift’ provides a chilling look at the tolls of Christian patriarchy
 When she was 5 years old, Cait West remembers her father telling her to change out of her two-piece swimsuit. In her new book, “Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy,” she writes, “I didn’t know what modesty meant then … Most of all, I remember feeling ashamed.” more
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The fresh leadership team of music director Jader Bignamini and concertmaster Robyn Bollinger arrives in East Lansing next Thursday (May 2) with the energized legions of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
‘So many colors’
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is riding a strong spring breeze into next Thursday’s (May 2) visit to the Wharton Center. more
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Lansing author Dedria Humphries Barker tells the complex life story of her Irish-American great-grandmother in her book, “Mother of Orphans: The True and Curious Story of Irish Alice, A Colored Man’s Widow.”
‘One generation’s secrets are another generation’s history’
In her book, “Mother of Orphans: The True and Curious Story of Irish Alice, A Colored Man’s Widow,” Lansing author Dedria Humphries Barker tells the true story of her great-grandmother Alice Donlan, a second-generation Irish American who married a Black man in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the hostile Jim Crow era. more
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The Ukulele Kings, a Lansing-based trio, will perform a children's concert 11 a.m. Saturday at University United Methodist Church. Another ukulele-focused event, a fundraiser for this year's Mighty Uke Day Festival, runs 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at UrbanBeat.
Fundraisers, a film festival and further weekend fun
The schedule of events in Greater Lansing this weekend is packed, from numerous fundraising events, concerts, theater productions and film screenings to horse shows, art workshops, kids’ activities and much, much more. more
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