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LISTINGS - WEEK OF MARCH 20

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

Clubs and concerts
Vladimir Feltsman. Recognized as one of the most imaginative pianists of our time. 7:30 p.m. Wharton Center, MSU campus. $28. 432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON.

Events
Opening Night of the East Lansing Film Festival. Featuring the Jeff Daniels vacuum-salesman comedy “Super Sucker.” 7:30 p.m., Hannah Community Center Theater, 819 Abbott Road, East Lansing. Opening Night Party afterward in the Hannah Banquet Center.

Theater
“Three Days of Rain.” Richard Greenberg’s dramedy about how the ghosts of the previous generation persist in our lives. 7 p.m. BoarsHead Theater, Center for the Arts, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. $8-$29. 484-7805.
“Orpheus in the Underworld” orchestra dress rehearsal. 7 p.m. Fairchild Theater, MSU campus. 432-2000.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21

Clubs and concerts
I-Fu Wang, violinist and Ralph Votapek, pianist. 7:30 p.m. Music Auditorium, MSU campus. $7 adults/$5 seniors/students free.

Events
East Lansing Film Festival. 7:30 p.m. (For complete schedule, see Page 12). Wells Hall, MSU campus. www.elff.com for more information.
Spike Lee speaks as part of the World View Lecture Series. 5:30 p.m. Wharton Center, MSU campus. $20. 432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON.
Poetry Night 8-10 p.m., Barista Café, South Case Hall, MSU campus. Free.

Theater
“Art.” Tony Award-winning play revealing the importance of friendship, life and art. 7:30 p.m. Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center, MSU campus. 432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON.
“The Wiz.” 7 p.m. Gardner Middle School auditorium, 333 Dahlia Drive, Lansing. 325-6540.
“Orpheus in the Underworld” piano dress rehearsal. 7 p.m. Fairchild Theater, MSU campus. 432-2000.
“Talk About the Passion.” Ah, the price we pay for tell-all TV and tabloids. Presented by Icarus Falling. 8 p.m. Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St., Old Town Lansing. $10. www.icarusfalling.com or 290-4375.
“Three Days of Rain.” 7 p.m. BoarsHead Theater, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. $8-$29. 484-7805.
Auditions for “The Wizard of Oz.” All-of-us Express is seeking approximately 60 young people between the ages of 6 and 18 for July-August show. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Auditions will be held at the rehearsal space in the Logan Square Shopping Center, Holmes Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Lansing. 394-4118.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

Clubs and concerts
Madcat and Kane. Blues music. Sponsored by the Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse Series. 8 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St., East Lansing. 337-7744.
Friday Night Music Series. First-time, start-up bands. 7 p.m. Otherwise Gallery, 1207 Turner St., Old Town Lansing. Free. 371-4600.

Events
Edward James Olmos. 11:30 a.m. Lansing Community College, Gannon Vocational Technical Building Gym. Olmos will speak about the importance of an education and being involved in the community. Olmos is also the keynote speaker at the Cesar E. Chavez Commemorative Dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the Lansing Center. $30. 483-4700.
East Lansing Film Festival. 7 p.m. Wells Hall, MSU campus. www.elff.com for more information.
Cena Mazehual. Dinner commemorating Cesar Chavez’ mission of non-violence and empowerment. Bring a dish to pass. 7 p.m. Xicano Development Center, 800 W. Willow, Lansing. 517-371-4140.
“The World of Suzie Wong.” William Holden stars in this 1960 film of love found and lost. 7 p.m. W449 Main Library, Lansing. Free.
Friday Night Improv Live! All-ages live show. East Lansing Recreation and Arts, Bailey Community Center, 300 Bailey St., East Lansing. 7:30 p.m. 337-4442.
“The Thief of Baghdad.” Free presentation of the 1940 early sound classic. 12:45 p.m. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, East Lansing.

Theater
“Orpheus in the Underworld.” Jacques Offenbach’s rollicking, bawdy operetta has been updated to a (not-so-fictional) Big Ten university setting. 8 p.m. Fairchild Theatre, MSU campus. $16 adults/$12 seniors/$8 students. 432-2000.
“Art.” 8 p.m. Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center, MSU campus. 432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON.
“Talk About the Passion.” 8 p.m. Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St., Old Town Lansing. $10. www.icarusfalling.com or 290-4375.
“Three Days of Rain.” 8 p.m. BoarsHead Theater, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. $8-$29. 484-7805.
“The Sound of Music.” 7:30 p.m. Performed by the Lansing Catholic Central High School, corner of East Saginaw and Marshall streets. 267-2187.
“Fiddler On The Roof.” 7:30 p.m. J.W Sexton High School auditorium, 102 McPherson, Lansing. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, available at the door.
Auditions for “The Wizard of Oz.” 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Logan Square Shopping Center, Holmes Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard., Lansing. 394-4118.

Dance
“Dance Concert for Young People (and Their Grown-Up Friends).” 7:30 p.m. Show by Happendance members has adaptation of “Peter the Wolf” and “Quidditch” (to musical score from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”). Dart Auditorium, LCC. $7/$4 at door or call 333-3528 before Thursday.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23

Clubs and concerts
Spring Children’s Concert series featuring Mystic Shake. Combining world beat, rock and roll, calypso and jump blues. Sponsored by the Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse series. 11 a.m. to noon. Martin Luther Chapel, 444 Abbott Road. 319-6927 or www.cityofeastlansing.com.
Artists in the Round. Features singer/songwriter Carmen Paradise, slam poet Shannon Sangster and singer/songwriter Brian Westrin. 8-10 p.m. Bistro 547 (formerly Espresso Royale). 547 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing.

Events
East Lansing Film Festival. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Wells Hall, MSU campus. www.elff.com for more information.

Theater
“Orpheus in the Underworld.” 8 p.m. Fairchild Theatre, MSU campus. $16 adults/$12 seniors/$8 students. 432-2000.
“Art.” 8 p.m. Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center, MSU campus. 432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON.
“Three Days of Rain.” 8 p.m. BoarsHead Theater, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. $8-$29. 484-7805.
“Talk About the Passion.” 8 p.m. Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St., Old Town Lansing. $10. www.icarusfalling.com or 290-4375.
“The Sound of Music.” 7:30 p.m. Performed by the Lansing Catholic Central High School, corner of East Saginaw and Marshall streets. 267-2187.
“Fiddler On The Roof.” 7:30 p.m. J.W Sexton High School auditorium, 102 McPherson, Lansing. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, available at the door.
Auditions for “The Wizard of Oz.” 10 a.m. to noon. Logan Square Shopping Center, Holmes Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Lansing. 394-4118.

Dance
James Sewell Ballet. 8 p.m. Wharton Center, MSU campus. 432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON.

SUNDAY, MARCH 24

Clubs and concerts
“Benefit for Karen.” 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. Karen is a Lansing woman fighting ovarian cancer. Performers for benefit are singer/songwriter Kate Peterson, Gypsie-bluegrass band Hot Toe Mitty, rock group Stone 60, The Ve Trio (jazz with Chad Fisher) and Terra Haute Sound. $10. Tickets at Elderly Instruments, 1100 N. Washington, and Temple Club.
“Hot-Buttered Pops.” Sing along with the orchestra, play “Name that Movie,” and pick the winner of the SingLansing! competition. Presented by the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra. 3 p.m. Great Hall, Wharton Center. $17-$13. 487-5001 or 432-2000.
Paul Emery and Marty Tiebor. Local folk musicians. 5 p.m. Barnes & Noble café. 5132 W. Saginaw, Lansing. 327-0437.
Suren Bagratuni, cello, and Deborah Moriarty, piano. 7 p.m. Music Auditorium, MSU campus. $7 adults/$5 seniors/students free. 353-5340 or 432-2000.

Events
East Lansing Film Festival. Michigan’s Own Competition kicks off at noon. Also at noon, “Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey” by Emmy Award-winning documentarian William Greaves, presented by the director himself. Wells Hall, MSU campus.
Book Signing. James E. Davidson will sign copies of his novel “Highway One: A Viet Nam War Story.” 1 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 5132 W. Saginaw, Lansing. 327-0437.

Theater
“Orpheus in the Underworld.” 7 p.m. Fairchild Theatre, MSU campus. $16 adults/$12 seniors/$8 students. 432-2000.
“Three Days of Rain.” 2 p.m. BoarsHead Theater, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. $8-$29. 484-7805.

Dance
“Dance Concert for Young People (and Their Grown-Up Friends).” 2 p.m. Show by Happendance members has adaptation of “Peter the Wolf” and “Quidditch” (to musical score from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”). Dart Auditorium, LCC. $7/$4 at door or call 333-3528 before Thursday.

MONDAY, MARCH 25

Clubs and concerts
Midday Music Series. MSU Chamber Music. Noon. People’s Church, 200 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Free.
Ron Newman, piano, and faculty jazz ensembles. 7:30 p.m. Music Auditorium, MSU campus. $7 adults/$5 seniors/students free. 353-5340 or 432-2000.

Events
“Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace.” Opening ceremony 3 p.m. MSU Union. Lansing School District Superintendent E. Sharon Banks will receive a Morehouse College award that celebrates worldwide commitment to peace and nonviolence during the reception. The art exhibit continues through March 24.

Theater
“Bees.” Comedy set in the solarium of a mental institution. Part of the Dark Night Series at the BoarsHead Theater, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. 7 p.m. Free. 484-7805.

TUESDAY, MARCH 26

Clubs and concerts
Premieres of New Music. 7:30 p.m. Music Auditorium, MSU campus. Free. 353-5340 or 432-2000.
Premium Blend. Locally famed a capella group. Barnes & Noble café. 5132 W. Saginaw, Lansing. 327-0437.

Theater
“Bees.” 7 p.m. BoarsHead Professional Theater. 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. Free. 484-7805.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27

Clubs and concerts
Yong Hi Moon, piano. 7:30 p.m. Fairchild Theatre, MSU campus. $7 adults/$5 seniors/students free. 353-5340 or 432-2000.

Theater
“Three Days of Rain.” 7 p.m. BoarsHead Theater, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. $8-$29. 484-7805.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

Clubs and concerts
Sunny Wilkinson and Ellen Rowe. The “sisters in jazz” perform various styles of music including Beatles and Joni Mitchell material as well as jazz standards and original compositions. 7:30 p.m. Music Auditorium, MSU campus. $7 adults/$5 seniors/students free. 353-5340.

Events
Mid-Michigan Art Guild Meeting. 7 p.m. Scott Center, 125 W. Main St., Lansing. Free. 371-4600.

Theater
“Three Days of Rain.” 7 p.m. BoarsHead Theater, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. $8-$29. 484-7805.

ONGOING MUSEUMS

Abrams Planetarium. Public observing this Friday and Saturday. 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Also “Orion Rendezvous: A Star Trek Voyage of Discovery.” The science ship Antares awaits the latest Starfleet Academy recruits. Travel through a wormhole and explore planetary nebula NGC-2022. Also, “Zubenelgenubi’s Magical Sky,” an all-ages show. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. MSU Campus. All shows $3 adults/$2 kids. 355-4672, 332-STAR (24-hour “Current Sky Recording”).

Impression 5 Science Center. “Model Trains.” Featuring a display by the Capital Area Miniature Railroad Society. Runs through March 30. Other exhibits include “Heartworks,” “Throwing Things” and “Our Small Planet.” “Super Saturday” every week allows for hands-on learning. Interactivities include slime demonstrations every hour. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. $4.50 adults/$3 students and seniors/under 3 free. 200 Museum Drive, Lansing. 485-8116.

Kresge Art Museum. “New York, New York.” Forty photographs and prints provide a view of the changing face of the city. “Department of Art Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition.” Yiran Lin’s mixed media installation explores the meeting of Eastern and Western cultures. Opening reception for both exhibits 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 22. Both exhibits run through April 7. Also, “Art in Motion: Sculpture from the Kresge Art Museum Collection.” Motion-themed art featuring recent sculpture acquisition, John Scott’s “Doorway for the Blues” among others. Runs through April 7. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Auditorium Road on the MSU campus. Free. 355-7631.

Michigan Library and Historical Center. “Schooner in the Sand: Unlocking the Secrets of a Great Lakes Shipwreck” explores a mysterious Upper Peninsula shipwreck from the 1840s. Runs through Aug. 31. Also “Michigan in the 20th century,” featuring artifacts from the 1900s to the 1970s, including a 1920s street scene, the 1957 Detroit Auto Show and a one-room schoolhouse. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 717 W. Allegan St. Free. 373-3559 or TDD 1-800- 827-7007.

Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame. “Remember Mama: Women of the 20th Century.” Watercolors by Carol LaChiusa. Also, “From Suffrage Through Today,” featured in the Middle Gallery, showcases women’s contributions and achievements throughout the 20th century. “The Century of Women” presents milestones for women in every decade, and covers the first feminists, the achievement of the right to vote and violence-against-women issues. The Hall of Fame Gallery features permanent exhibits chronicling the lives of prominent Michigan women. 213 W. Main St. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

MSU Museum. “Storytelling through the Mail: Tall-Tale Postcards.” More than 80 postcards from around the world dating back to the early 20th century. “The Michigan 4-H Project” celebrates the 100th anniversary of the agricultural organization. Exhibits run through Sept. 29. “The Age of Packaging” explores the history, innovation and advancement of this branch of agri-science. Runs through Oct. 27. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 355-2370.

Museum of Surveying. Exhibits on the history of surveying in Michigan. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 220 Museum Drive, Lansing. 484-6605.

Nokomis Learning Center. Features exhibitions focusing on the Ojibway, Ottawa and Potawatomi tribes. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. 5153 Marsh Road, Okemos. 349-5777.

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum. World’s largest museum collection of Oldsmobiles. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 240 Museum Drive, Lansing. 372-0529.

The Tuner-Dodge House and Heritage Center. “American Gardens Legacy: Exploring Garden Transformations, 1900-2000.” Exploring garden preservation from the first American endeavors through present-day efforts to restore our nation’s historic gardens. Runs through March 28. Hours are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, and extended hours 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. 100 E. North Street, Lansing. $3 adults/$1 kids. 483-4220.

Anselmo Gallery. Traditional, avant-garde, modern and local and international period exhibitions. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 3320 E. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing. 332-7777.

Art Studio One. “Life Forms,” watercolors by Diane Wolter and oil abstracts by Toni Hendrick. Runs through March 23. The Co-op Gallery is open featuring original paintings, pottery, raku, sculpture, photography, glassblowing, art classes, handmade jewelry and more. Richard O’Malley teaches watercolor classes Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 130 W. Ash St., Mason. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Please call 676-1920 for info/to register, as class sizes are limited.

Cassie’s Campus Art Studio. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. 310 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. 267-8760.

Conifer Gallery. “Silent Voices,” acrylics by Barbara MacKellar. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. First Sunday. 4211 Okemos Road, Okemos. 347-2425.

Creole Gallery. “Child Labor in the 19th Century.” In cooperation with “Our Daily Work, Our Daily Lives,” a joint program of MSU Museum and Labor and Industrial Relations. Artist Rosemary O’Carroll’s oil paintings convey the horror of child labor and the great dignity and strength of oppressed children. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 1218 Turner St., Lansing. 487-9549.

East Lansing Public Library. “Gardens in Glass,” an exhibit of decorative and functional fused-glass works by Williamston artist Margabeth Cibulka. Continues through March 29 in the North Foyer Gallery of the library at 950 Abbott Road. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 351-2420.

Hankins Gallery and Framing. “Recent Acquisitions,” an exhibit of Hogarth etchings and 18th century art from England, Turkey, Greece and the United States. Inside the Marriott Hotel, 280 M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 337-6366.

Lansing Art Gallery. Exhibits from LCC students. Includes fine art, animation, multi-media, graphic design, commercial illustration and Web design. Center for the Arts, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 374-6400.

Ledge Craft Lane. Oil paintings by Mary Metler, the Artist of the Month. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. 120 S. Bridge, Grand Ledge. 627-9843.

Mackerel Sky Gallery of Contemporary Craft. “New Ceramics by Linda Sikora and Matthew Metz.” Functional work in wood, oil and salt-fired porcelain. Runs through March 25. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 217 Ann St., East Lansing. 351-2211.

Otherwise Gallery. “Of Anxious,” an all-media exhibition featuring anxiety-themed works by five artists. The gallery features artists whose works represent a mix of progressive styles, social commentary and experimentation. Hours are 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 1207 Turner St. in Old Town. 371-4600.

R Owings. “A Translucent Mind Peel,” featuring the satirical, cynical and humorous work of Patrick Dunning. Custom framing, artwork, cards, gifts and interiors. 307 E. Grand River Ave. in Old Town. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 482-8845.

Spiderhouse Antiques and Gallery. Contemporary antiques, paintings, folk art and prints. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday or by appointment. 515 E. Grand River Ave. in Old Town. 346-7620

Saper Galleries. Display of new artists’ works recently added to the gallery inventory. 433 Albert Ave., East Lansing. 351-0815.

Trillium Gallery. “Wabi-Sabi,” a tribute to the simple and humble. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 207 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing. 333-3130.

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