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School of Rock East Lansing, a musical education program that focuses on — you guessed it — rock ‘n’ roll, isn’t quite ready to pack up its Stratocasters and Flying V’s in face of the coronavirus.
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Skyler Ashley
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4/2/20
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More than 30 years ago, when the Internet was still a vague glimmer in most people’s minds, I was on former Gov. James Blanchard’s Hi-Tech Task Force, which was charged with studying and issuing a roadmap for the future of technology communication in Michigan.
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Bill Castanier
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4/2/20
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Ray Walsh celebrated his 50th anniversary selling books in 2019, a milestone you don’t achieve in any business without trying new things.
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Dawn Parker
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4/2/20
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Heather Frarey, owner of the vintage Reo Town vinyl store The Record Lounge, is staying home these days. One of her customer’s sons built her a website so she could keep up an online storefront during the coronavirus outbreak. She said that she received three orders right when the site went live.
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COLE TUNNINGLEY
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4/1/20
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Ezra Kelly, 23, is a frequent volunteer at The Fledge, a musician and performance artist.
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Skyler Ashley
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4/1/20
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Christopher Baratono, 50, is a manager at Schuler Books & Music and a guitarist and songwriter with several bands, his current fulltime project being Narc Out the Reds. Since Schuler closed, Baratono is at home and is finding relief by finally having the time to play guitar and write new songs.
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Skyler Ashley
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3/31/20
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Ashley Medina, 40, is a hairstylist at Bliss Salon Spa Boutique known for giving people unique cuts.
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Skyler Ashley
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3/30/20
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Root is one of many Michigan residents now working from home, performing his daily tasks with a Windows laptop. His wife, Karin Root, is also an MSU employee working from home through the pandemic.
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Skyler Ashley
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3/28/20
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In the old days, if you ran out of toilet paper, you reached for a 200-page Sears catalog and wiped yourself in style, with ornate renderings of fancy stoves, Lincoln hats and lace gloves.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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3/27/20
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Bored? Perhaps a little bit lonely? Miss even the most mundane forms of human interaction? There’s a Facebook group filled with others just like you, and it’s called “Party Like it’s COVID-1999! Livestream Anything.”
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Skyler Ashley
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3/26/20
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John Warmb, multi-instrumentalist and chief songwriter behind Lansing folk punk band Rent Strike, is taking the time to produce demos for his upcoming projects, should the world ever get back into order.
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Skyler Ashley
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3/26/20
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If you are a reader who stockpiles books on the bedside table, you are one of the fortunate ones. Start digging in.
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Bill Castanier
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3/25/20
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Think of the title "The Lion in Winter" for a moment. What comes to mind? If you saw this play first, as I did, as an innocent young person in the early-70s, you might recall a vague impression that it has something to do with aging, and the disillusionment that comes along with it.
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Tom Helma
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3/12/20
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Thomas Lynch can’t get away from death. Last weekend, the longtime Milford funeral director, poet and essayist was at his summer home on Mullett Lake, fighting an invasion of mice that made it all the way into his silverware drawer while he was away for two months.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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3/12/20
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Owosso’s Lebowsky Center for the Performing Arts’ production of “Cinderella” isn’t exactly like the fairytale generations grew up with. This “Cinderella” is better.
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David Winkelstern
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3/5/20
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The stark black and white biological diagrams of “Gray’s Anatomy,” drawn by Henry Vandyke Carter, might not give off the same fuzzy feelings you get from your favorite homemade quilt, but they’re a surprising source of inspiration for artist and quilt crafter Milie Funk.
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Skyler Ashley
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3/5/20
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Since its formation eight years ago, Tyrant has played its incredibly fast, furious and organic metal on four national tours. The Lansing-based road warriors, so far, have gigged in 38 cities in 21 different states.
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Rich Tupica
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3/5/20
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Sam Shepard’s play “True West” has been lauded as a masterpiece that addresses themes of sibling rivalry, family dysfunction, masculinity and the mythos of the Old West versus the genteelness of suburban life.
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Mary Cusack
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2/27/20
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Ágnes Mócsy did not always want to be a theoretical physicist. Like a lot of us, she at first failed to see the beauty and grace hidden within those stale science textbooks.
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Cole Tunningley
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2/27/20
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Krissy Booth, known for her sleek-pop prowess, returns Friday to The Avenue Café to perform at Culture Clash, a monthly event highlighting diverse genres and artforms.
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Rich Tupica
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2/20/20
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